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VOL. III,-ltt- 212l HEL.!NA, MONTANA. TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20, 1892. PRICE FIVE CM1NT
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To-DAY, in Washington, the
rand Army of the Republic
ill hold its annual parade.
It is expected that Ioo,ooo
eterans will be in the pro
ession, which will march down
ennsylvania Avenue in double
olumn so as to reduce the time
f passing a given point by four
r five hours. None but veterans
ill be allowed to march.
We Do as We Advertise.
FACTS.
SOME MORE OF THEM.
FACT.
That Our line of Children's
Wear this season excels
previous lines by "a large
majority."
FACT.
That our prices have been
made Popular Prices.
FACT.
That now is the time to
take advantage of the
complete assortment.
FACT.
That we carry the largest
line of Boys' and Children's
Suits, Waists, Hats, Hose,
Underwear, Collars, Cuffs
and Furnishings in the
City of Helena Today.
FACT.
That we will sell these
goods owing to our Low
Prices on them.
We Have Some More Facts.
Watch For Them.
GANS &
nI EIN
A DEMOCRATIC REYIVAL.
Speaker Crisp Says One I In Pro.
gross All Through the
South.
Southerners Know That the Force
aill I Designed to Corrupt
Eleotions.
Blaine Says the Republleans Are Making
a Mistake--Carter Arranglag to
Vote the Indans.
New Yolr. Sept. 19.--Speaker Orlsp's
presence was a notable event of the day.
He reached here n a mornnlg train, and
was at both state and national headquart
ers. In an interview Mr. Crisp explained
the existing condition in the south and em
phatically denied that the last oongreess was
an extravagant one.
"Binee the adjourament of congresse." he
said, "I have been actively engaged in the
canvass in Georgia, but have had some sot
respondence with members of congress
from the southern states, and fanoy from
what they wr.te that the situation in Geor
gia is typical of the situation elsewhere in
the south. We have a third party which is
effecting an organization in every county in
the state. They have nominated a full
state ticket for governor and statehouse
officers. The republicans have made
no nominations, and the third party peo
ple, I gather, hope to get the
support of the republicans. Our state
election comes off on the first Wednesday
in October. I think it is a conservative es
timate that the democratic majority at the
election will be at least 50,000. Our people
are rapidly organizing. Speakers are ad
dressing them almost every day and every
night, and we are having what we might
call a democratic revival down there.
Exactly what the strength of the third par
ty is we don't know, but discussion of the
issues before the people seems to convince
them that their best interests would be
subserved by the success of the democratio
party. Times are hard there, the price of
cotton is very low, farming is not remuner
ative and naturally thereis a feeling of un
rest. The legislation, however, of which
farmers generally complain, Was enacted
by the republican party and opposed by the
democratic party.
"Taking the lodge bill as s type of the
election laws which the republicans want to
pass, our people see that the real purpose is
to defeat and not to promote the purity of
elections. We are very much gratified to
And such harmony among the democrats of
Newrork. We fully realize the necessity
of earrying this state, and 1 think that if
our friends hete will hold together and
keep New York in line the south will be at
this election as it has been for twenty years
past-solidly democratic. so long as we
are threatened as we are now by the re
publican party we cannot afford to divide.
fhe dernoo ate of the south are enthusi
aetically for Mr. Cleveland, and any diviS
ions that might have enlisted them as to
the choice of candidates are healed."
It is believed that Mr. Blaine intends to
continue to be to Mr. Harrison what the
Bulgarians were to the old Roman empire
a thorn in his side. It is stated here, upon
very good authority, that a republican
of the national committee went up into
Maine the latter part of last week and
called upon the ex-seeretary. Mr. Blaine
talked freely in regard to the political sit
nation. His talk was not soothing to the
committee-it was astounding. Mr. Blaine
said that the republican managers were
making a great mistake in putting the tariff
issue to the fore. It was their weakeet
noint. as the election of two years ano
ought to have shown them. The tariff isne
should be dropped and dropped just as
quick as might be. What the republicans
ought to make the fight on was reciprocity
first, with opposition to the removal of the
tax on state banks as advocated by the
democrats in their national platform. Mr.
Blaine spoke his words bluntly, even
vehemently. His outburst staggered his
visitor, who went meekly back to New York
and was barely able to give a report of the
interview. Upon a certain memoiable oc
casion Mrs. Blaine said to President Harri
son in his office at the white house: "You
shall never be president of the United
States again." It looks as if the ex-seore
tary concurred in that sentiment.
The democrats are considerably agitated
over information that it is the intention of
the republicans to secure a large number of
Indian votes in several of the Northwestern
states this fall. For the past few months
the work of preparation of the plate and
surveys and patents for the allotment of
lands in severalty has been going on with a
good deal of activity, and the department
is now ready to make a large number of
allotments, and it is anticipated that the
Indians who have so long been taken ocre
of and received such benefits at the hands
of the republican oonge se aud
republican administration will undoubt
edly vote the republican ticket. When
Senator Pettigrew was here a few days ago
he made arrangements to have the allot.
ments in South Dakota pushed to a consid
erable extent, so the Indians in that state,
about 2,000, would be able to vote. The
senator also said his information was that
these Indians would almost solidly vote for
the republican ticket, as they felt grateful
to the present administration and to the
republican congress, which had paid them
money due them, erected school buildings,
and, in faeet, carried oat all former treaty
stipulations. The democrats have received
information that the republicans were look
ing after this Indian vote, and are amerting
that the allotments have been held in order
to have the Indians become citizens a very
phort time before election.
Mrs. Harrison Better.
LooN LAKE, Sept. 19.-Mrs. Harrison's
physicians this morning decided to comply
with her request to be taken to Washington.
This afternoon it was decided that the
party would leave here to-morrow noon, and
is expected to reach Washington Wednes
day morning. Dr. Gardner said Mrs. Har
rison is much improved and there has been
no reproduction of fluid into the chest car
ity to any extent. Secretary of State Fos
ter arrived this morning and had a long
conference with the president about foreign
affaire.
Etlthusiastically Received.
WINrs.on, N. C., Sept. 19.-Hon. A. E.
Stevenson was here today and a tremendous
crowd greeted him. 'I here was a parade
with 1,6(K) men in line, tOof them monuted,
and 700 school children. Stevenson re
viewed the parade and delivered an address.
He said the crowd was the largest that had
yet greeted him.
Cowboys Staid a eank.
AnKANrAs OTui. Kan., Sept. 19.-Word
was reeeived from Dexter to-night that
while Cashier Watkins was alone in the
btank this afternoon two masked men rode
up, entered and compelled the cashier to
give no $8,.1) and fled. They are supposed
to be sowboys.
FILLOW8HIP, LOVE, TRUTIL
Wearers of the Triple Link In Line Cs
Peortland.
PonmAx., Ore., Sept 19,-The grand rep
remntatives to the sovereign grand lodge of
Odd Fellows assembled in the Marquals
theater this morning. Addresses of wel.
come were delivered by Gov. Pennoyert
Mayor Mason and J. J. Walton, of the
grand lodge of Oregon. Hon, Charles IM.
Bushba, grand sire, delivered the regony .
The body was then escorted to Arnon hall,
where the sisty-eighth annual session ad
journed, and at 2:80 p. mn. the parade
formed in six divisions and marshed
through the yrtnoipal streets. The oity is
profusely and beautifully decorated. About
5,000 Odd Fellows were in line and the par
ade was reviewed by at least 40,000 people.
The cantons were by far the most imposeng
part of the procession. They were in fall
uniform and consisted of Bao-amente,
Cat., No. 1; Baunts osse. Cal., No. 48; Baker
City, Ore., No. 2; Portland, Ne. 1. This
eveniug the sovereign grand lodae oleers
and representatives attended the theater in
a body. To-morrow the electio of offleere
will occur. Grand Sire Charles M. Besby.
according to brecedent, will be succeeded
by Diputy Grand Hire C. T. Campbell, of
London, Ont. The names mostprominently
mentioned for depaty grand sire are Dr.
Wmn. H. Ieeard, of New JerHe, and J. W.
Stebbins. of New York.
Last night a meeting of Odd Fellows
connected with the fraternal prees of the
country was held and a national fraternal
editorial assoeiation organyjed, James
Young, of the Baltimore Telegram, was
chosen temporary president, and Charles
H. Gard, of the Lodge beoretary, of Chi
cago, tempolary secretary. Another meet
ing will be held during the week to com
plete the organization.
LOSING ITS TERRORS.
The Cholera No Longer a Source oe
Fear.
NEW Yons, Sept. 19.-The cholera as a
matter of news has fallen out of public in
tereat. The city napers print it on the in
aide pages, reserving the more prominent
places for the Grand Army encampment
and politics. No new sanse have appeared
here and news comes from quarantine of
the arrival of the steamer Furnaesia, from
Glasgow, with 629 cabin passengers, all
well. Three hundred and fifty-six passen
uere from the steamers rtgia and heandia
were taken to Hoffman island this morning,
making the total number in quarantine
there 1,065. The passengers from the pest
ships JugiRa and Boandia. are thus turned
loose among people who are not known to
be infected and held there merely as a pre
cautionary measure. Thirteen of the lot
from the Seandia had been in the peast
house on Swinbarne island. Gen. Hamil
ton in very indignant at Dr. Jenkins for
sending them to offman island.
No Ports Properly Equipped.
CoNoonn, N. H., Sept. 19.-Dr. Irving A.
Watson, chairman of the' international
quarantine committee, recently appointed
by the international conference of boards
of health, who has just returned, said in an
interview to-day that there is not a single
port on the north Atlantic coast supplied
with all the requisite means and methods
of modern maritine sanitary science. At
no single port was there found a suitable
plant for quickly and efficiently disinfect
ing a plague-stricken stip. A.tiqqated
methods are mostly employed. While
many of our ports are deficient as regards
quarantine stations, cholera is not very
likely to be admitted through ports during
the present year, although the danger is
ever present of its introduction, and all
immigration from cholera infected coun
tries should be absolutely suspended for a
year or more.
Few Patients on the Island.
QUARANTrNE, Sept. 19.-The following dis
patch from Dr. Byron at Swinburne island,
this afternoon was received by Dr. Jenkins:
"Dr. Abbott is just back from the ships.
He brings two bodies from the Scandia,
Regina Gistoff, aged 06, who died of heart
failune, and Chris Oleson, aged eight
months, from marasmns; one new patient
from the steamship Bohemia. Scholen
Schasen, aged 16. With this exception all
our patients are out of danger and the
island will soon be free from cholera
patients.
BASE BALL.
Results of Yesterday's Contests Between
the Clubs ot the League.
CHICAoo, Sept. 19.-Ryan's single and
Dahlen's .our-bagger earned two runs and
shut out St. Louis. Chicago 2, hits 6,
errors 3; St. Louis 0, hits 4. errors 1. Bat
teries, Hutchinson and Kittredge, Hawley
and Buckley.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 19.-Timely hitting by
Cleveland won. Cleveland 11, hits 10,
errors 2. Pittsburg 15. hits 10, errors 2. Bat
teries, Young and Zimmer, Ehret and Mil
ler,
PHILADEIPHEA, Sept. 19.-Brooklyn made
hits and the Pnillies errors at the same
time. Brooklyn 9, hits 10, errors 8; Phila
delphia 3. hits 6, errors 2. Batteries, Ken
nedy and Daily. Wehying and Clements.
BALTIMOInE, Sept. 19.-Darkness stopped
the farce at the end of the eighth. Balti
more 11, hits 14, errors 5; Boston 14, hits 16,
errors 4. Batteries, Vickery and Cobb,
Onunson; Nichols and Stivette. Bennett.
WasarsNTON, Sept. 19.-New York
bunehed runs in the third. Washington 3,
hits 7, errors 2; New York 4, hits 7, errors
4. Batteries, Meekin and McGuire, King
and Boyle.
Gravesend Races.
GRnAVEScND, Sept. 19.-Five and one-half
furlonag-Stonewell won, Ella second,
Chesapeake third. Time, 1:07%.
Mile and one furlong-Count won, Diablo
second, Now-or-Never third. l'ime, 1:564.
Six furlongs-Glamor won. Canvas sec
ond, Transit third. Time, 1:16.
Ocean View stakes, mile-Rex won, Fid
sllo second, Leonawell third. 'lime, 1:42.4.
Five and one-half furlongs-Simmons
won, Prince George second, Annie F. colt
third, Times, 1:08%.
Mile-Fred Taral won, Mordette second,
Fagot third. Time, 1:41%.
German Catholle Convention.
DounUQs, Is., Sept. 19.-The German
Catholic convention was formally opened
this morning by Bishop Hennessey, of
Dubuque, who, in his welcoming address,
took strong ground in favor of parochial
schools. The annual roport of the presi
dent of the society showed the organization
in flourishing condition. Greetings were
cabled the pope: also notice that $.00 had
been sent him for Peter's pence. A num
ber of resolutions were referred to the com
ittees, including one declaring it the duty
of Catholics, in defense of their politicsal
right, to oppose any candidate for public
offise holding membership in the American
Protective union,
Ittulatig tluntnery.
BALTrIMroaa, Sept. 19.-An explosion
occurred on board the cruiser P'hiladelphia
yesterday during a sham battle. A shell
seploded as the breeoh elosed on it, blow
ing the entire load from the bresch of the
gunu People standing on shore could
barely discern the thelads of a man's
clothing clinging to the port rigging. The
chaele and a portion of the shell entered
the left breast of Gan Captain Martin King,
tearine away flesh and shattering his ribs.
Another gunner standing alongside was
badly injured, The Philadelphia at once
put to sea. The cause of the accident is
not known.
SENATOR HILL.
The Napoleon of New York Demo..
racy Is at the Head of the
Hosts.
Viotory in the Empire State As
sured Beyond the Shadow
of Doubt.
Tremendous Ovation Given Senator
David B. Hill by the Brook
lyn Democrats.
A Democrat in Whom There Is
No Gulle Nor Shadow of
Turning.
Warm Endorsement of Cleveland and
Stevenson-Powerful Eposaltion of
the Prialiples of Democracy.
Naw Yona, Sept. 19.-There was
agreat outpouring of democrats
Ia Brooklyn tonight, The Academy
of Musie sould hardly acoommodate the
crowd that tried to get in. The principal
speaker of the night was Senator David B.
Hill, who was greeted with tremendous ap
plause. Hi' speech wea listened to atten
iteyly on the whole, though broken by fre
quent bursts of cheering. Interest toward
the elose of the address was great, the
speaker not having once mentioned the
name of Cleveland, referring in each in
stance to the ex-president as "he." When,
after one grand phrase of deepest meaning
he closed with the words "Cleveland and
Stevenson," the audience rose en masse
sad cheered him to the echo, recognizing
the ingenious climax to his address.
When the applause which greeted his ap
pearance had subsided, Senator Hill said:
"I am reminded of the fact that it was in
this edifice in 1885 I had the honor of ex
pressing the sentiment, 'I am a depoecrat,'
and under the existing political situation I
know of no more appropriate place or pres
ence than here to declare that I was a dem
ocrat before the Chicago convention, and I
am a democrat still. The national demo
cratic convention has passed into history.
It was the court of last resort, and its de
SENATOR HILL.
eision will be accepted by loyal acquie
scence by every true and patriotic demo
oral who recognizes the necessity of party
organization and discipline. From this
time forward imperative duties are imposed
upon us. Factional appeals should now
eease, the spirit of resentment be aban
doned, state pride be subordinated to the
general good, real or fancied atlievances be
dismissed, personal ambitions be sacri
ficed, and individual disappointments be
forgotten.
"In the great emergency which demands
from us all an exhibition of widespread and
lofty party patriotism, permit me to repeat
what I had the honor of expressing to the
Tammany society on the Fourth of July
last, before the echoes of our national con
vention died away. 'Our course at the
present time is plain. In the approaching
struggle the democracy of New York should
presenat a solid front to the common enemy.
Loyalty to cardinal democratic principles
and regularly nominated candidates is the
supreme duty of the hour.' I reiterate
these sentiments now."
Senator Hill reviewed the history of the
two parties and said: "The republican
party advocates the doctrine that the Rov
ernment has a constitntional as well as
moral right to impose tariff duties for the
purpose of eneouraging the building of pri
vaete industries by imposing duties suffi
ciently large to prevent competition, irre
spective of the needs of the treasury, while
the democratic party believes the
government has only a right
to impose the duties neeessary
to raise sufficient revenue to support the
government economically administered.
This is the precise issue, squarely stated.
The democratic national platform Rives
forth no uncertain sound upon this subject,
and correctly states the true position of the
party. We have always insisted that there
is no warrant in the constitution for the
imposition of tariff duties to aid private in
dustries, but wheteer such taritl Is a consti
tutional or not, or whether it is practicable
to have the question properly raised or de
cided, the system itself is visoious in the
extreme, unjust to the people and contrary
to the spirit of our free institutions. Ito
publican protection is imposed upon the
people by fraud, false pretense and gross
abuse of the taxing power, and with care
ful examination of the matter fair-minded
men will arrive at the conclusion
that the democratic party was right
when it declared that 'taxation for
private purposes is unconstitutional.' In
so far as tlhe tariff is necessary to meet the
necessities of the government it may be
imposed, and any other benefit which may
be legitimately derived from its imposition
may and does necessarily aceompany. If
thq burdens imposed would operate to pre
vent of foreign competition, the benefit is
indirect and unobjectionable.
"President liar leon, in his ingenious
letter of acceptance, endeavored to pleae
our party in a false attitude by calling at
tention to the fact that while our platform
of 1884, readopted in t1888, contained an oex
press plank upon the question of eq ulisa
tion of taxes, yet it was omitted in 1892, antd
asserts that we have changed our position.
There has been no change. It is not al
ways practicable to place in the platform
the details of the proposed leglslation. The
platforms of 1854 and 1888 were elaborate
and lengthy, and it was desirable to situ
plify them. General principles were slated
in 18098, rather than particulars, as in 1884.
There is no conflict between them: there is
no neessity for a repetition of that plank,
ea the perty's position is evideneed by the
Mill. bill.
We stand not only upon the platform of
1891, but upon the Mullt bill, which was the
latest general democratic legislation upon
the tariff subject. That bill wasu a good
an exposition of our principles as any
elaborate platform could epossble be. If I
tried to defne as conelisely as possible the
whole democratic policy, I should state it
substantially as follows: 'We favor a tariff
for revenue only, limited to the necessities
of the government economically adminis
tered, and so adjusted in application, as far
as practicable, to prevent unequal burdens,
encourage produetive industries at
home and afford just competition to labor,
but not to create or foster monopolies.'
"President Harrison and all other great
and small advocates of the vicious proteo
tive system diligently seek to 'create the
impression that the democratic party has
assumed a bolder attitude than formerly
and become the advocate of absolute free
trade. I said, in the campaign of 1Mt8,
that if I believed the democratic party
favored absolute free trade I should not
advocate its cause, and I repeat the state
ment here to-night, I insist that neither
the democratic party nor I have changed
our position upon this nquestion, haut stand
where we ever stood. Tariff reform does
not mean free trade. Our opponents mis
represent our position now as they ever
have done since the famous tariff message
of 188L7."
Speaking of the McKinley bill, Senator
Hill said: "It is undoubtedly true that in
this state the aggregate amount of all
wages paid the year after its passage may
have been greater than the year proceeding,
baut that does not prove any increase in the
rate of wages paid, and only shows that
some new industries were established
or additional men were employed in others;
and it does not appear that such increase
was more than the usual natural increase
occasioned by the steady growth of the
state. It may possibly also be true that
there have been a few less strikes during
the past two years, but this may be at
tributed to the moderation and good judg
ment or our labor organizations rather
than to the effect of any tariff law. I know
this much. the democratie party is entirely
content to permit every workingman whose
wages have been increased since the passage
of the McKinley bill, to vote the republican
ticket if our opponents will consent that
all whose wages have not been increased
vote the demooratic ticket; and upon that
basis we will carry the country by a million
majority."
Senator Hill devoted some little time to
the force bill, saying it was conceived in
political animosity, urged from the narrow
eat and worst of motives, and unworthy a
place among the statutee of the American
republic. "The democratic party," said he,
"desires free. honest and fair elections
everywhere. It desires them not merely
because they would accrue to its benefit,
but upon the unselfish and high ground
that they are essential to the preservation
of our free institutions. The democratic
party has suffered much in the past from
the corrupt and tyrannical election meth
ods of its adversaries." The senator con
cluded with an earnest admonition to dem
ocrats to "organize in the most thorough
manner, buckle on your armor and fight
for the triumph of our party and the eleo
tion of our honored standard bearers,
Cleveland and Stevenson."
CHALLENGED BY GODDARD.
Co rbett Must Accept or He Will Clain the
Championship.
N1EW YOKt, Sept. 19.-Joe Goddard. the
Australia pugilist, admits that he made"t
great mistake on Wednesday when he
issued his sweeping challenge to the world
without supporting it with any deposit. He
fails so see how he overlooked such an im
portant matter, especially as he had such
an astute man as Billy Madden to coach
him. Goddard paid another visit to the
Police Gazette office to-day and the follow
ing amended challenge was issued:
"Several sporting men who read the chal
lenge I issued having insinuated that I
failed to post any money, I wish to state
that it was an oversight on my part, not
knowing the custom of this country. Now
I have posted $1,000 with Kichard K. Fox,
and I stand ready to arrange a match with
James Corbett, the champion of the world,
tor $5,000 or $10.000 a side and the largest
putse the Olympic or the Coney Island Ath
letic club will offer. Corbett, as the recog
nized champion of the world, having de
feated John L. Sullivan, the holder of the
championship, must defend his title against
all bona fide challenges; therefore, if he ig
nores my challenge, which is backed up by
$1,000. I shall claim the championship of
the world, and stand ready to defend it
against Peter Jackson, whom I fairly de
feated in Melbourne, or any other pugilist.
I do not wish to drive Corbett to the wall,
but I shall insist on his either fighting me
at any reasonable time or claim the title.
This challenge is open for four weeks."
HIS SPHERIE LIMITED.
Bergman, Would-be Assassin, Gets Twean
ty-one Years.
PrTTenuno, Sept. 19.-Alexander Berg
man, the anarchist who tried to kill H. C.
Frick, was placed on trial in the criminal
court this morning. Bergman conducted
his own case, and pleaded not guilty.
Friok took the stand and testified to the
facts of the attempted assassination, as al
ready told in these pages. This evidence
was corroborated by Vice Chairman
Leisebman. the only witness of the assault
and Dr. Litohfield described the nature of
Friek's wounds. Bergman was perfectly,
cool during the progress of the trial. At
the conclusion of the testimony for the
state Bergman refused to be sworn, but
read a lonp statement in his own defense,
declaring his act the outgrowth of o'pres
slon to labor by capital, asserting that the
end of the st, uggle between them was near,
with the result of freedom to labor. His
lesson for shooting Frick was to rid the
earth of an oppressor of workmen. The
judge had finally to limit him as to time,
and then out off his discourse. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty without leaving
their seats. When sentence was passed
Bergman said he did not expect justies and
did not get it. He was sentenced to twen
ty-one years in the penitentiary, one year
in the workhouse.
Heir to Much Money.
W1LKasnuA6. Pa., Sept. 19.-ltiohard J.
Owens, of this city. received a cable die
patch from Cardiff, Wales, last week that
his aunt had died leaving a fortune of $80,
000. Owens became so overjoyed that he
got drunk and was sent to jail for thirty
days. The police justice did not take any
stock in his story. To-day Mayor Nichols
reeeived word from Wales confirming
Owons' story, and that the latter was want
ed in court at Wales as soon as possible.
The mayor released the prisoner and he
started at once for New York to take a
steamer.
Deecided to Dissolve.
LONvON, Sept. 19.-The London Commer
cial deposit and Permanent Boilding So
oietv didn't open this morning, Notice was
posted that the directors had decided to
dissolve the society because of the increas
ing number of applications for withdrawals.
The liabilities are £87,000. The directors
say all depositors will be paid in full and
the shareholders get sixteen shillings on
the £1.
Slltluley'sa trottter Dead.
Stn FiuANClco, Sept. 19.--D. A. McKin
ley, brother of (joy. MIKinley, ef Ohio,
and Hawaiian consul at this port, died
here to-day. He was stricken with paraly
sis yesterday and another stroke came on
to-day, cansing death. He was 63 years
old and ease to Caliorania in lk 2.
ON HISTORIC GROUNDS.
Veterans of the Republic Again
March Through the Streets of
Washington.
Revislting the Place of Stirring
Soenes of Which They
Were Part.
The Address of Welcome by Vice-Preelo
dent Mortoa-Candidates for Head
of the Organlsation.
WAsrnmero, Sept. 19.-It is stated that
105.000 persons arrived up to 11 o'clock last
night. The question of who will be the
next commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army is one of absorbing interest to a
great number of Grand Army men here.
Three candidates for the honor are in the
field-Col. Charles F. Lincoln, of Washing
ton, Col. A. G. Weisert, of Wisconsin. and
Gen. S. . H. Hearst, of Ohio.
Twenty-six years ago a loyal organlze
tion, known as the Grand Army of the Re
public, was formed with B. F. Stevenson,
of Illinois, as the first commander. Since
then yearly reunions of the men who
fought to preserve the union have met in
reunion, but never in this city since the
close of the war of the rebellion until to
day. For days the grizzled comrades have
been gathering from every part of the
union, until the attendance surpasses any
thing ever seen in Washington. All hotels,
tented camps, school houses, and a large
number of private residences are thrown
open to them, and are erowded with men
who defended the capital against invasion
in the dark days of fraternal strife. Every
available resource is drawn on, and in spite
of the vast throng everybody is eared for,
sheltered and fed.
As the hours of the night wore on. the
bustle and stir which characterized the day
and evening subsided and the statement,
"All quiet on the Potomac," became as
true as in the days when some of these
same patriotio men slept on their irms
under the open sky on the banks of the
historic river. To-day broke bright and
as the sun mounted the east there was a
genial warmth like that of early autumn
or belated summer.
It was just the day for going about and
enjoying life out of doors. The camp was
early astir and ablutions and breakfast
attended to and the visitors were ready to
enjoy the day. Decorations of the city
were elaborate and tasteful throughout, but
along historic Pennsylvania avenue, from
the capitol building to Twenty-second
street, along which the union armies
marched with service-.worn uniforms and
battle-scaried flags at the close of the war,
wes particularly brilliant.
-,blio buildings received speoialpare in
"tafs regard and the white house and treas
ury department were conspinonslyJbeauti.
ful and elaborate. The feature of the day
was the inauguration and dedication of the
Grand Army place, as it is called. Is is a
magnificent stretch of green award lying
just south of the white house grounds. On
this, by arrangement of tents and stands,
had been laid out a reproduction of the
closing of the campaign war. with Rich
mond in the center, surrounded by grouop
of tents representing the various army
corps which assisted to wind up the war.
A prominent feature on the grounds is
the model of the old war vessel Kearserge.
Some portions of the original vessel, such
as the rudder post, port holes and dead
latch being from the old vessel itself. The
dedication of the Grand Army plaee was
preceded by a parade of members of the
regular army and navy and was of special
interest to the veterans affording them an
opportunity to contrast the arms and ae
coutrements now in use with those carried
during the war.
The procession consisted of five brigades,
including troops of the regular army, naval
batteries and marines, the District national
guard, the posts of the department of the
potomac, G. A. R., and Sons of Veterans.
The procession marched from Second street
up to Pennsylvania avenue to the treasury
building, where it was reviewed by Vice
President Morton; thence to the Grand
Army place.
Commander-in-Chief Palmer dwelt on
the glorious record of the union armisel
referred feelingly to the absence of beloved
dead comrades; spoke regretfully of the
enforced absence of President Harrison,
paying tribute to him as soldier and prsei
dent, and introduced Vice-President Mor
ton. Ilaving first read the president's tele
gram of rearet at his absence Morton then
delivered the formal dedicatory address.
After the parade Vice President Morton
was escorted to the Grand Army place and
was received with a salute from the gene of
the Kenreage, and took his olace on the
stand beside Commander-in-Chief Palmer.
Mr. Morton began the address of wel
come by referring in sympathetic terms to
the domestic reasons which canesed the ab
sence of President Harrison and prayed
God to give him grace in the hour of need,
"he who had boun standing at the gates of
the nation to challenge the entrance of an
implacable enemy that must be confronted
at the outposts." Turning to the matter
directly in hand the speaker continued: "I
see before me survivors of a generation of
men who have emblazoned the pagee of his
tory and freedom for all time to come; who
have set the example for republican France,
for united Germany. for reconstructed
Italy, and who have broadened and deep
ened the foundations of the English consti
tution, and of Anglo-bazon liberty. Of
this great army of liberty whether they
have ,assed away or are still present for
duty, you are honored representatives. I he
president would speak to you as a comrade.
It is for me to greet you in behalf of the
business intorests affecting the welfare of
the whole people, in behalf of trade and
commeree, of the husbandman and arti
san, employer and employed; on behalf of
all men and women from every section who
love the union. I bid you welcome on be.
half of the iresident and his cabinet ad
visers, on behalf of the congress of the
United States and the national judiciary,
administering collectively the government
you have secured, and on behalf of the
whole people made illnetrioss by your
heroism and that of your adversaries, now
your friends. I great you on behalf of the
stalwart north and the loyal south, of the
uann-illunmined east and the commanding
west; under the shadows of the capitol
in this beantiful city, founded by Washing.
ton, made sacred by the services and scri
flees of Lincoln. and in full view of Vir
ginia, the birthplace of presidents and the
burial place of heroes.
"lit the otder of time this may or may
not be your last urand review, but I express
the Lhope of a grateful people that heaven
will bounteously lengthen out your lives
before you are ailed to the other shboe to
rejoin the ranksof your companions. And,
my countrymaen, on behalf of the whole
American people I dedicate this 'Grand
Army palace,' and the commemorative
memorials which, it is believed, will be
hereafter erected apon it, to the everlasting
alories of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Gob bless all, and those who to-day unite
with you in strengthenina the anion of the
great republic."
After Mlortonthere were very brief Ia
formal speeches by Seeretary noble. Att.e

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