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Few Ulm Review.
BRANDT & WEDDENDORF, Publishers.
P"7 NEW ULM, MINNESOTA*
The importations of all kinds of
glass into this country were larger dur
ingthe last fiscal year than ever before,
aggregating 62,355,178 pounds
against 55,000,000 pounds the pre
vious year.
The bureau of statistics reports
that for the eight months of the cur.
rent year to Sept. 1, the number of
immigrants landed in this country was
362,839, against 264,679 during the
corresponding part of last year.
Washington's big boom has made
living so expensive that some of the
new congressmen find great difficulty
in suiting themselves with due regard
to their salary, and talk of living in
Baltimore where board and rents are
much cheaper.
Eev. John Baxter, of the Church
of England, has fixed the date
of the millennium afc April 11,
1901. The date has been fixed many
times but there are not many indica
tions that it is any nearer than it
was hundreds of years ago.
At Portsmouth, England, there was
launched a British ironclad which is
the most heavily plated vessel in ex
istence. The vessel will cost four mill
ion and a half, and has an armor
twenty inches thick. According to an
account in the New York World, her
turret guns will discharge projectiles
weighing 1,250 pounds, and she has
thirty other guns, large and small,
and a number of torpedoes.
When Wall street parted in sorrow*
some years ago, with Henry Villard,
ex-journalist and financier, he quoted
the words of Catiline: "I go, but I re-
turn." Now he is back, as large as
life and with a better support than he
has ever had before, and the people
who was in such haste to bid him fare
well forever are tramping over each
other for the privilege of a first chance
to grasp his hand in joyous welcome.
I is the "way of the world."
A writer in the New York Times
claims that Washington Territory
will ruin the wheat-growing industry
of India by shipping annually 200,-
000,000 or 300,000,000 bushels of
wheat which will pay a profit sold at
25 cents a bushel. This may be all
very well so far as India is concerned,
"but how would our farmers in the
rest of this country fare in such a de
luge of dirt-cheap grain? However,
there is no need for much worry just
yet. It will be some time before
Washington Territory exports 200,-
000,000 bushels of wheat a year.
Here, in brief, is an account of the
seven anarchists who are to be hang
ed in Illinois: August Spies came to
America from Germany six years ago.
He is thirty-three years old, is gentle
in manner, and is prone to faint at
the sight of blood. Michael Schwab,
on the contrary.is ferocious and filthy.
Samuel Fielden is a native American,
forty-six years old, and quit carpentry
to go wrong. Editor A. B. Parsons is
forty-five-year-old Yankee zealo^
Louis Lingg is a little more than a lad
three-and-twenty. Anarchist Fisch
er and Anarchist Engel are middle
aged men ot German birth.
The increase of taxable property in
Los Angeies county, Cal., during the
last twelve months, as reported by
the San Francisco Chronicle/was from
$42,000,000 to $93,000,000, in San
Diego county from about $9,000,000
to $18,000,000, and in San Bernardi
no -county a clear increase of $10,000,-
000. The boom of Southern Califor
nia is believed to be unparaleled in
the history of the state, if not of the
country. One would think from read
ing the papers that tens of thousands
were going to Los Angelas the coming
wintervastly more than can be ac
commodated. But California is a
large state and those who cannoi rest
at Los Angeles can have the choice oi
many other pleasant and healthful
winter resorts.
4|Sensational stories are afloat re
garding the anarchists of Chicago. It
is said that the judge who tried and
tha jury who convicted tne boinb
thrower8,and all other active officials,
wiil be murdered if the hanging takes
place, ^and that great apprehension
exists. The Chicago Journal denies
these statements and says: "There is
not a perceptible emotion of popular'
alarm. The dynamitards outside oi
the jail are conscious ot the danger
that surrounds them from the agents
of law and justice. The desperate
and criminal men whose short term ot
life is fixed may be reckless in View ol
the certainty of their dodm but none
of their associates want to look
through a slipping noose, nor will any
of that class rush upon thnr fate. I
VETERAN GRANDABMY.
The Parade of Veterans at St. Louis
Takes Place Amid a Ceaseless
Downpour of Rain.
A Business Meeting: Held at "Which
Commander-in-Chief Fairchild.
Delivers his Address..
The Grand Army of the Republic assem
bled at St. Louis on Tuesday 27th, in
great numbers, the officers reporting at the
headquarters of Gen. Fairchild.
John H. Cook, A. D. C. and a member of
La Fayette post, New York, advanced
and presented the commander-in-chief a
badgeglisteningwit seventy-fivediamonds.
Gov. Fairchild made a fitting response,
which Aid Cook, in behalf oi his associat
ed members of the staff, presented an ele
gant watch and chain to Adjt. Gen. E. B.
Gray.
Nearly all of the state delegations have
held meetings to decide upon choice for
commander-in-chief, but the decisions were
held private. A tremendous rainfall pre
vented the proposed procession, but
a grand reception was held at
the Merchant's Exchange,where a welcome
was extended by Mayor Francis. Speeches
were made by Vice-President Hannibal
Hamlin, Gov. Oglesby, Gen. Sherman and
others.
The second day 28th, was wetter than
the diky preceding. The rain fell in tor
rente, but the order to march was given,
and the route duly observed.
Here and there a pose armed with muskets,
or a drum corps broke the monotony of the
line as the column passed under the beauti
ful stained glass transparencies of Gen.
Grant on Fourth between Lucust and
St Charles streets, all the men
uncovered their heaes and passed
by in silence. As soon as the procession
passed there was a general rush for cover,
and many wanted to start for home. The
rain haB been so severe that a general
illumination was an Impossibility.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
The encampment
openedin dueform
in the entertain-
ment hall of the
exposition build-
ing at 3 p. m. The
commander-in-
chief. Gen. Fair-
child, presided.
The following
committee on
)\$ credentia 1 was
^'appointed: Adjt.
GEN. Luc/us FAIRCHILD. Gen. Gray,Thomas
G. Stewart, Pennsylvania John Thacher,
Connecticut James Stewart, Ohio E.
Henry Jenks, Rhode Island. The annual
address of the commander-in-chief, which is
very lon$r, was then presented.
The general began by sending greetings to the
people of the Pacific coast for the hospitality
and cordial reception of last year. He sincerely
congratulated the order that they were per
mitted to gather in this great metropolis, and
thanked the citizens of St. Louis for their gen
erous welcome. He was pleased to announce
the evidence of permanent and h?althy growth
of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the
strong love of the order entertained by the loyal
people of this country. That this may continue
he earnestly cautioned every member that he
beep a, watchful guard over himself when be
acts or speaks as a member of the A. R, and
not unconsciously further schemes foreign to
the legitimate purposes of the organization.
Article 9. forbidding the use of the organization
for partisan purposes had, so far as he knew,
been strictly obeyed in letter and spirit. From
Adjutant General Gray's report he learned
that the total number of members borne
on the rolls of the order at the last national
encampment was 370,495. The number re
ported June 30. 1877, was 372,674 actual gam
in five years, 46,157. The increase of members
in ninety days ending June 30,1887, in good
standing, was 15,616. In 1880 there were 60,-
634 members. In. the last five quarters there
have been mustered into the Grand Army 72,-
355. There were reported June 30.1887, in
good standing 326,562: suspended, 26.220: by
delinquent reports, 10.892: total it last returns
home upon the rolls, 372.674an increase in
membership that must be gratifying to all mem
bers. The amount reported expended in charity
March, 1886, to March. 1887, inclusive is $253,-
934.4a This money was disbursed ro 17,670
comrades and their families, and 3,999 others
were assisted, giving 26,606 individuals
who had received benefits during the year. He
had established the provisional denartments of
Idaho and Arizona. During the year death had
claimed 3,406 member He selected for special
notice, John A. Logan, who in his life had man
ifested his love not only in words, but by active
public and private effort". Did any poor,
maimed, helpless veteran need an advocate, did
the Grand Army need a defender, his was the
first name that came to the lips, and he was
never appealed to in vain. The patent for the
Grand Army badge had been duly transferred
and is now the property of the order. The coun
cil of administration has invested $20,000 of the
surplus funds of the order in bonds of the United
States.
MEMOBIAIi DAT
was more generally and appropriately observed
this year than ever before. This day, sacred to
the memory of the fallen defenders of the re
public has become a most impressive and in
structive national holiday. A letter was re
ceived by him from Joseph W. Drexel offe.ing
in perpetuity the cottage on Mount McGregor
which Gen. U. S. Grant spent his last days, to
the survivors of these gallant men who saved
the country the only conditions being that the
cottage and surrounding grounds be held in
trust bv the commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic the president of the
Mount McGregor Railway company and another
to be numed by the donor. Gen. Fairchild
recommended that it be referred to the incoming
commander-in-chief with authority to accept
on satisfactory arrangements. In September
last, when the citizens of Charleston, S. C.
were suffering from the effects of a terrible
earthquake, the Grand Army joined in the re
lief. He, in company with Adjt. Gen. Gray,
went to the stricken city and called upon the
comrades to raise money for relief. Collections
were rapidly made, and $047 was reported to
national headquarters. It was understood that
there was no immediate haste, and before the
collections had gotten fai.ly under way the
mayor of Charleston telegraphed headquarters
that no further relief would be required. Had
the needs of Charleston required it he felt
assured that $100,000 could have been
raised within another month. Many posts had
simultaneously received the call for aid
and the order to suspend onerations. He rec
ommended the appointment at once of a compe
tent comrade to write a history of the organiza
tion, and suggested that the general government
will include in. the next decennial census an
enumeration of the soldiers of the late war of
the rebellion who may be living in 1890. Believ
ing that the practice of moving the national head
quarters to the place where the commander-in
chief resides is becoming impracticable.o wing to
accumulation of the property of the order, he
recommends that the national- headquarters be
located at some central point, and that an as
sistant adjurant general be pul in charge.
IN .THE MATTES OF PENSIONS
it has been an aim of the order to have congress
grant relief of the pressing needs of the com
rades. The government has responded in many
Instances. Influence has been brought to bear
on state:legislation, and state Ba.diers' and or
phan homes and laws for temporary relief of in
digent soldiers and their families have been
nassed. Fer this work more than any other his
the Grand Army of the Republic livedthis
more than all else has ennobled its lifefor this
purpose the Grand Army will in the future give
it* earnest endeavors-and- by reason of its per
sistent endeavors it will be remembered. The
Grand'Army, wj&h the approval of thepeople in
general, bare enlisted in this cause. -Men of all
shades of political belief have been foremost in
these efforts, and*never until this year has it en
tered the mind of any well informed' "man to
charge that this zeal in behalf of our needy com
rades was of a political partisan character. Tne
Grand Army of the Republic will never cbusens
that this question of pensions shall bo classed
among those which men commonly call partisan.
It has been for manv years discussed by
post,
department and national encampments.1
Reso
lutions and- addresses have been adopted,
and published. petition* -ana ^MMJ-:
peals have often baen -sent"**" to
congress. The efforts of the newspapers of the
country have been enlisted and with a few ex
ceptions they have heretofore beenin full accord
with the oider. There has been no, change or
opinion or change of method' In the ranks of the
Grand Army members. They have been ofone
mind in considering it but simple justice that
the United States 'should.at least grant a pen
sion of not less than $12 per month to all per
sons who served three months of more in the
military ordnance service of the United States
during the war of the rebellion and who have
been honorably discharged and who are
now or who may hereafter be from mental or
physical disability, not the result of
their own vicious habits, which incapacitates
them for the performance of manual labor. This
has been publicly advocated, and all men who
cared to know have been fully aware of the ac
tion, and yet until recently there has been heard
no objection to such measures. Because others
hav"changed their minds, the Grand Armv need
not therefore change theirs. The putb in this
direction has been straight. The order has di
rg*d neither to the right nor to the left. Be
cause the comrades' need help the Grand
Army will draw closer and closer to them.
They sh 11 not be the inmates of the common
pauper house, nor shall theirwidows ororphans,
if i he Grand Army can prevent it. What is
asked now in the way of general pensions has
been asked for years. It is not demanding too
much. Many members are of the honest opin
ion that it is not enough, favoring a broader
-asuie of relief, which will embrace all who
served a certain length of time and can show an
honorable discharge, common]v called the serv
ice pension bilL uen. Fairchild said he was not
there to argue against that as an ultimate meas
ure. He wished to do nothing to postpone the
coming of th long-coming day of
BELIEF TO THE SUFFERING.
He assured the members of the Veterans'
Rights union that their kindly labors were
fully appreciated and congratulated them on
their marked success in the direction of the en
forcement of laws giving preference for public
service to ex-Union soldiers. He was pleased to
report beneficent results of the" woman's relief
corps. The zealous, thouzhtful and efficient
labors of the members have been in the past,are
now and without doubt will continue in the fu
ture to bo the most convincing evidence
that) they are banded together for high
ana holy purposes. The Grand Army
did not fail in the exercise of a
deep and tender interest in the society of the
Sons of Veterans. In fraternity, charitv and
loyalty we stand proud of the fact that there is
not now nor has there ever been anv bitter feel
ing of hate for those of our fellow citizens who
once in arms against us, but now being loyal,
have long ago taken their old-time places in our
hearts, never, we devoutly hope, to be removed
therefrom. We have not now nor have we at
any time since the war closed had anv disposi
tion to open again the bloody chasm which once
unhappily divided this peonle. We not only
will not ourselves reopem the dreadful abyaa,
but we will, with.the loyal people North
and South, protest against all attempts which
others may make to do so by holding up for
especial honor or distinction anything that per
tains to or in any manner glorifies the cause of
disunion. With the people Sonth we only seek to
continue the friendly rivalry long ago entered
upon in the effort to make our beloved land
great and prosperous and its people intelligent,
happy and virtuous. We will rival them in ex
alting all that pertains to and honors this great
union and in condemning everything that tends
to foster a hostile sentiment thereto. We will
rival them in earnest endeavors to inculcate in
the minds of the citizens of this country,
and especially of our children, a heartfelt
love for the United 8tates of America
to the end that present and coming genera
tions shall in every part of the land be
lieve in and maintain true allogiance thereto,
based upon a paramound respect for and fidelity
to its constitution and liws. which will lead
them to discauueenance whatever tends to
weaken loyality, incites insurrection, treason or
rebellion ,or in any manner impairs the effi
ciency and permanency of our free institution,
and will impel them to encourage the spread of
universal liberty, equal rights and justice to all
men, and to defend these sentiments, which are
quoted from the fundamental law of our order,
with their lives if need be. and to the further
end, that they shall so revere the emblems of
the Union that undergo circumstances can ba
coupled with them in the same honorable terms
the symbols of a sentiment which is antagon
tic to its perpetuity.
The position taken by the commander-in
chief in the pension question was received
with great favor and warm approval, and
the kind but firm conclusion of the address
and his allusions to the South met a most
hearty response and was greeted with cheer a.
A MINNESOTIAN'S BAD LUCK.
The junior commander-in-chief made a
short response and presented the case of A.
J. Judkin to the encampment, who had been
robbed of all his money and left destitute
with his family in the city. On motion the
matter was referred to the committee of ad
ministration with power to act, and past
department commander Thomas, of Minne
sota, stated that he understood that
the man was a member of the department
of Minnesota, and if so Minnesota wouid
take care of him. The report of the surgeon
general was read and book of forms present
ed for the use of surgeons of posts and de
vartmenta A resolution was adopted that
ali matters relating to rules and regulations
and ritual, whether by way of resolution or
in officers' reports or otherwise, be referred
to the committee on rules, regulations and
rituals, and that a committee on resolutions
be constituted on the basis of one from each
department, to whom all resolutions should
bereferred without debate. Comrade Turner
of New York presented obituary resolutions
to Past Department Commander Gen. H.
Patch of Massachusetts. Comrade Thomas
of Illinois presented the following resolu
tion, which was adopted under suspension
of the rules.
Whereas, The legislature of Illinois has ap
propriated $50,000 for the erection of a monu
ment to our late illustrous comrade, John A. Lo
gan, and Mrs. Logan has selected one of the pub
lic parks of Chicago as the final resting dace of
his remains and Whereas, The trustees who
have charge of the erection of said monument
have invited theco-opeiation of the GrandArmy
of the Republic in this noble enterprise there
fore
Resolved, That a special committee of seven
be appointed by the commander-in-chief, who
shall take the subject into consideration and re
port to this encampment the feasability of ac
cepting the invitation of said trustees.
The commander-in-chief appointed as such
committee:
Gov. R. A. Alecr, Michigan: S. S. Burdelte,
Washington: H. EL Thomas, Illinois John C.
Robmson, New York J. A. Beaver, Pennsylva
nia: Hannibal Hamlin, Maine Charles D. Marsh,
Massachusetts.
THIRD DAY.
EEPOBT ON PENSIONS.
The reports of committees were resumed.
The first in order being the committee on
pensions.
They relate their efforts to prooure liberal
legislation from congress and the fate of the
dependent pension bill. The bill was far from
what they wanted, but it at least wouid have re
moved 12,000 veterans from pauper houses.
They call attention to the Mexican pension bill,
far more liberal than the one for pensioning the
soldiers against the rebellion. This bill met the
approval of the president, and they were fairly
stuuned when from the same hand came .a veto
of the measure of like principle, but infiutesimal
in degree for the veterans of the war against
treason. They appealed to the Grand Army of
the Republic and the response came from 300,-
000 members in no uncertain tones. The com
mittee therefore prepared a new pension bill.
This bill makes provision for pensions to all
veterans who or may hereafter be unable to earn
their own are livelihood for a direct con
tinuance of pensions for widows in- their
own right for an increase of the present.. pit
tance to minor children and for fathers or
mothers from any date of dependence. Such a
law would at once remove fully 12,OOO veterans
from alms houses, provide pensions for fully as
"many more now dependent upon private charity,
and put into the general pension taw,' for the
first time the recognition of the principle that
pensions may be granted to survivors of the
late war without absolute proof of disabil
ity arising from the service, proof almost im
possible to procure after the lapse of more than
twenry years. The bill is similar iu general,
principle to that vetoed, but the objectionable
pauper clause is omitted, uiakins this a di-iabil
ny and not a dependent bill. The result:of sub
mittiatf this bill to the comrades of the Grand
Army of the Republic shows that whatever leg
islation"some of the comrades desire, they are
'practically unanimous for everything contained
in Lhis bill. Any additional legislation is only
to be secured ruch by inch after most persistent
effort. Your committee therefore recommend*
the continuance of earnest effort in favor of the
following: The b.l 1 prepared by this commit
tee, granting peasioDs to all veterans now dis
abled or in iued, to mothers and lather* from
date of dep-ndence: continuance of pensions to
widows in their own right, and an increase fox
minor children: all of the recommenda
tions for increase and equalization of
pensions for special disabilities -oads in
^^i^^W^^^^^^WPf^t^': N-
his recent report by Pension Commissioner
Black a pension of $12 per month to all widows
of honorably discharged soldiers and Bailors of
the late wax increased pensions for the severer
disabilities, substantially as presented in the
bill-prepared bv the United States Maimed Vet
erans' league p-nsions for the survivors of
rebel prisons, substantially as presented in the
bill of the. National Association of Prisoners of
War increased pensions for loss of hearing or
eyesight a re-enactment of the arrear law an
equitable equalization of bounties the same
peusion for the widow of the representative vol
unteer soldier of the Union armyJohn A. Lo
ganas is .paid to the widows of those typical
regulars. Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga, and
Hancock, always the superb.
GEN. FAIBCHHJ) APPRECIATED.
The committee on the annual address of
the commander-in-chief endorses the ad
dress and congratulates Commander-in
Chief Fairchild and the Grand Army of the
Republic upon his administration of the past
year, stating
The report was unanimously adopted with
three cheers for Fairchild. The department
of Pennsylvania presented to every delegate
and other persons entitled to seats in the
convention a memorial bronze medallion of
Gen. Fairchild.
PENSIONS.
The following resolutions were also re
ported back by the commtttee:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of this en
campment that the United States government
should furnish to each honorably discharged
soldier, sailor or marine, on application by him
self or through an agent, his medical record as
found in the archives of the surgeon general's
office at Washington.
Resolved, That this resolution be properly
brought to the attention of congress by the
pension committee of this encampment and the
proper agency be brought to bear for tne enact
ment of a law to the above effect.
Resoved, That it is the sense of this encamp
ment that there should be a place set apart by
law at the capitol of the nation where all cap
tured flags and other trophies of war shall be
preserved and displayed. We therefore request
congress to makesuch provisionand recommend
peusion hall as a suitable place for such pur.
pose,
HONORING A CAB DIN AL.
tfantes Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltl.
more, a Guest of the Catholics of St. Paul,
His eminence, James Cardinal Gibbons
of Baltimore arrived in the city of St. Paul
on Thursday the 29th inst., accompanied
by his secretary, Father Chappelle oj
Washington Father Cleary of Kenosha,
Wis. Father Cotter of Winona Father
Reardon ol Chicago, brother of Arch
bishop Heardon of San Francisco Fath
er Fagan of Milwaukee, and W. J.
Onaham, of Chicago.
At the entrance to the depot Bishop Ire
land was in waiting with a closed carriage
to convey the cardinal to the episcopal
residence whose crowds were it attendance
at the station and in the streets, Cardinal
Gibbons was on his way to Portland, Or.,
where he will confer the pallium on Bishop
Gross.
In the evening, there was a grand ban
quet at the Ryan Hotel in honor of the
Cardinal. Nearly 500 sat down to the ta
ble. Following are some of the clergy who
were present:
Cardinal Gibbons, Rt. Rev. J. Ireland of
St. Pau Rt. Rev. J. B. Brondel of Monta
na, Bishop M. Marty of Dakota, Rt. Rev.
Rupert Seidenbuch of Northern Minnesota.
Abbot Edelbrock of St. John's university,
Reverends Reardon, Chicago Thomas Fa
gan, Milwaukee James Clearly, Kenosha,
Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Ireland
were stationed in the main parlor, sur
rounded by the local and visiting clergy,
and there they held reception until nearlv
10 o'clock. C. D. O'Brien, P. H. Kelly and
other members of the committee intro
duced the guests. All the table speeches were
made by Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop. Ireland,
Judge William Louis Kelly, W. J. Onahan,
Chicago, Senator C. K. Davis. Lt. Gov. Rice,
I. V. D. Heard. John W. Willis, Wm. P.
Murry, Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, and Pres
ident Cyrus Nortlirup of the State Univer
sity. At the conclusion of Prof. Northrup's
remarks, the assemblage dispersed, the
cardinal and bishops Grace and Ireland
and visiting clergymen being escorted in
their carriages.
In person the cardinal is man of light
physique, medium height with mild blue
eyes set beneath a wide forehead. His
manner is easy,his voice very pleasant and
his conversational powers indicative of a
ripe intellect. He is fifty-three years of
age, and was twenty years a priest before
he was elevated to his present position.
The term "cardinal" is a term given only
to individuals, and upon his elevation
Bishop James Gibbons became James Car.
dinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore.
New York De mocratic Convention.
The New York State Democratic Conven
tion was held at Saratoga. Resolutions
in the memory of Samuel J. Tilden, Hora
tio Seymour, Hendricks, McClellen and
Hancock were adopted. A resolution en
dorsing the administration of the treasury
under Manning was also passed amid
cheers.
The indorsement of Gov. Hill and Prcsi-
dentCleveland was greetedwith tremendous
applause, continued for several minutes,
though that in regard to the president was
the most tumultuous. The platform was
unanimously adopted. Frederick Cook was
renominated for secretary of state by accla
mation. Edward Wemple was renominated
for comptroller and Lawrence J. Fitzgerald
for state treasurer. For attorney general,
Herbert F. Bisseil presented the name oi
Charles E. Tabor. Mr. Bulgar nominated
W. A.. Poucher and Col. Fellows seconded
it. Peter Mitchel spoke on behalf of Tam
many Hall in favor of Mr. Tabor. The
roll was called, but before its conclusion
Poucher'8 name was withdrawn and Mr.
Tabor was nominated unanimously. John
Bogart was nominated for state engineer
and surveyor.
Hassachnsctts Republican Convention.
The Massachusetts Republican State
Convention was held in Boston. Francis
W. Rockwell of Pittsfield, chairman. A
protective tariff platform was adopted.
Mr. Hoar, i-i an addiess. renominated Oli
ver Ames for governors. The convention
unanimously nominated Ames by acclama
tion. J. Q. A. Brackett .was nominated
for lieutenant governor, H. B. Pierce for
secretary of state. Allison W. Beard for
itate treasurer, Charles R. Ladd for aud
itor and A. J. Waterman was nominated
for attorney.
Young George Brown, son of the Georgia
senator, speaking about what Atlanta
would do for the president next month,
says: It will be the biggest thing of its
kind that has ever taken place in our
state\ The crowd will.be tremendous. We
will do all that can lie done to make his
visit one long to be remembered, and I
am sure the president will not meet with
a much heartier reception anywheie on
his trip. About ten miles from Atlanta
we.will give the finest display of fireworks
in honor of the president ever witnessed.
BesRenier's steel patents have brought
him in $5,385,000 in royalties, beside
what he has realized from sales of the
metal, and his partners in the business
have mede fortunes.
The reported sale of the Knapp, Stout &
Co company's property to the Mississippi
river syndicate is confirmed. It is one of
the largest lumber deals on record. 4:
John M. Kellets, has, for Mrs. Mr'&r.
Hazen, filed a bill against John M., Emiline
1/.. Reuben B. and George S. Hazen to
construe the will of he*- late husband, Gen.
W., B. Hazen.,^
.spfris
THE NATIONAL. G. A, K.
lOecQoa Soa of Srrnnerrpollsv for m
^fU" "ander-in-Chief,
Gen. Srosveno of Ohio spoke agaiast
Vandervoort'e resolutions censuring the
President of the United States.
McDonnell, of Indiana, spoke on the
same side. Under the operation of the
previous question, Vandervoort'e amend
ment was overwhelmingly defeated, and
the report of the committee was Adopted
by vote of 318 to 173.
ELECTION OF COMMANDER.
The following were the nominations for
commander-in-ehief for the ensuing year:
Gen. Slocum, Gen. John P. Rea, Gen. T. An
thony and Gen. D. P. Grier. Slocum le
ceived 153, Anthony 66, Grier 49 and Rea
294. Sherman received 1, and Warner of
Missouri 1. Rea was declared elected. He
was escorted to the platform by the defeated
candidates, Grier andAnthony, and returned
thanks co the encampment as follows:
Commander-in-chief and Comrades: 1 es
teem it au honor equal to any that can possibly
come to an American citizen to be elected com
mander of this organization, embracing as it
does almost the entire number of the survivors
of the men who crowded lour centuries of
progess into four years of war. [Applause.] I
shall not undertake now to make a speech to
you, but I hope to see you all sometime during
the coming year. I thank you from the bottom
of my heart, and I appreciate the honor which
you have conferred upon me. In four month
from this time I will have reached my
majority as a member of the Grand
Armv of the Republic. {Applause.] I have
loved it, and I have a eincere hope to preserve
its honor and keep it true to the cardinal doc
trines upon which it is founded, and whatever it
is necessary to do that will be done by me. I
have only this to saythat I trust that, as the
events of this year are woven as woof into the
warp of time making the web of Grand Army
history, it' will be my ambition, it will be my
purpose, as it is my highest hope, that there
may be in that web, Comrnde Fairchild, no seam
that will at all show where your administration
ended and mine began. [Cheers for Rea.]
The rules were suspended, and Nelson Cole
of Missouri was elected senior vice com
mander. The junior vice commander was
John C. Linaban of New Hampshire. Gen.
Lawrence Donahoe was elected sargeant
general Rev. Edward Anderson was elected
chaplain in chief. When the committee on
ruies and regulations submitted their report
the proposition to enable a olass of per
sons to enter the order who have served in
field, but have never been mustered into the
service, was defeated. The committee on
the Logan monument reported recommend
ing that a fund be provided for the erection
of an equestrian statue at Washington, Gov.
Alger subscribed $1,000, and George
G. Lemon of New York subscribed $1,000.
The officers of the encampment were then
installed.
THE NEW COMMANDER.
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John P. Rea was born Oct. 13.1810, in Lower,
Oxford township, Chester county, Pa. His
father owned a woolen factory, and he passed
his time there and attending school until Sep
tember, 1860. when he went to Piqua, Ohio,
where he tauaht school. When the war broke
out he promptly enlisted and became a member
of Company R, Eleventh Ohio infantry. He
served with this regiment four mouths and was
then commissioned as second lieutenant of
Company I, First Ohio cavalry: promoted to
first lieutenant March 12, 1862, and in April of
the following year to the rank of captain, and
was breveted major. He served in the regiment
three yers and four months, and was absent
but ten days, seven as prisoner and three days
on sick leave. After returning from the war be
entered tne Wesleyan college, at Delaware. Ohio,
and graduated In the classic il course
in June, 1867. During the vacation of
1866, he entered the office of Hon.
O. J. Dickey of Lancaster. Pa., as a law student,
and was admitted to the bar there in August,
1868. He became associated with Judge Dickey,
ami in March, 1869, was appointed one of three
notaries public in Lancaster by Gov. Geary, but
April 12, 1869, was appointed assessor of inter
nal revenue by President Grant lor the Ninth
district of Pennsylvania, which office he held
until it was abolished by law in 1873. In 1869
he was married to Miss Emma Gould of Ohio.
They have no children. He continued practiciu
law in Lancaster until December. 1875, when he
removed to Minneapolis. His cousin, John A.
Rea, now of Rlsmarck, was at that time actively
engaged in newspaper work in Minneapolis, and
in conjunction with A. G. Wilcox, James 1 Hen
dryx and Charles F. Hendryx, Judge Rea and
John A. Rea purchased the Tribune, and the sub-
JectMayf,
this sketch became the editor-in-chief.
1876, a controlling interest in theTrib
une. then a morning paper, was purchased by
the PIONEEE PRESS and converted into an even
lng paper. Judge Rea, a minority stockholder,
continued as editor until May. 1877, vhe he
RESUMED THE PEACTICE OF LAW
and became a member of the firm of Rea, Hooker
& Woolley. This firm was subsequently changed
and became Rea, Wool lev & KitcbelL and subse
quently Rea, Kitchell & Shaw. In November,
1877. he was elected judge of probate, and
served for four years with conspicuous ability.
He continued his relationship, however, with the
law firm with which he was connected. This
firm had, probably, the largest practice of any
in the city. In April, 1886, Judge Eoon re
signed bis seat on the bench of the district court
of this district, and in response to the very gen
eral wish of the Hennepin county bar Gov. Hub
bard appointed Judge Rea. He now adorns that
position of honor and responsibility. Judge Rea
has always been prominent in the Grand Army
He is a member and past commauder of George
N. Morgan post, and his voice is always heard
on any occasion where the interests of the old
soldier are involved. He is a forcible public
speaker, infusing pathos and power iuto his
utterances. He is thorough going Republican,
and has always taken an active interest in poli
tics, but his is not offensive partisanship, and
the necessity of excluding political mattecs
from the realm of the G. A. R. is with him a car
dinal principle. He has already held the posi
tion of senior vice commander of the national
organization. Personally he is one of the most
genial of men, and he is the last man in the
woyld to injure another's feelings in any way.
The result is, he has a host of friends to rejoice
over his latest and greatest honor and no ene
mies to lament the event.
THE VOLUNTEER'S TICTORT.
In the Twenty-XUe Thrash to Wind-ward TOIMI
teer Beats Thistle by Nearly Fifteen Binntea.
New York Special: The America's cup
will remain here. The race over the out
side course, which was postponed on
Thursday the 28th inst., because of lack
of wind,was sailed the 30th, and the Volun
teer won by 11 minutes 48% seconds,
after allowing the Thiatl* six sec
onds. The course was twenty miles to
windward and return from the Scotland
lightship. During'thej-ace fresh, wbolesail
breeze prevailed with a lumpy sea, just
the sort of weather in which a cutter usu
ally, shows to the best advant
age as compared with a center
board sloop. But in the twenty
miles thrash to windward the Volunteer
beat the Thistle by 14 rain. 49% sec. These,
figures are cancluaive. They tell their own
story. The condition were the same
for both boats. They simply represent
to what extent the Volunteer is supe
rior to the Thistle in winward work in
such weather as prevailed. The issue of
the race was never in doubt after the boats
came about on the second tack and it was
only a question of how much the Volunteer
had gained by being able to lie closer to
the wind than the cutter. The actual
time consumed by the Volunteer in
completing the forty miles was 5 hours,
42 minutes, 56-% seconds, and by the This
tle 5 hours. 54 minutes, 51 seconds.
There is cause for rejoicing in this latest
evidence that the Americans can still build|
faster yachts than any other nation. I
There was little excitement in London)
ver the result of to-day's race, except}
among Americans, who awaited with keeri
interest bulletins announcing the progress*
of the Yachts.
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Secretary Lamar has denied the appli
cation of E. F. Drake and A. H. Wilder,
acting as trustees for certain holders of
bonus secured by mortgage of the lands
granted to the State of Iowa to aid in the
construction of the Sioux City & St. Paul
railroad, made against the order of July
26, 1887, throwing 26.016 acres open to
settlement. These are the lands in O'Brien
and other counties of Iowa which, having
once been patented to the state and un
earned by the road, where by direction of
the legislature certified by the governor
back to the government, accepted by it
and thrown open as above stated. The
protestants based their protests and re
quests for revocation upon the theory
that the action of the government was
in effect forfeiture, which is a
light resting, not with the department bub
with congress, which made the grant. The
secretary holds that these lands had been
granted as indemnity, and as the road in
question had no reason for indemnity
lands that have no basis for their claim.
The State of Iowa recognized that the
lands had been inadvertently patented to it,
and returned to tliem. They had been
conveyed to it without any authority un
der the granting act, and having been con
veyed, the department could do nothing
hut throw them open to settlement. The
lands not being granted lands, this act did
not constitute a forfeiture. They were
merely placed in the hands of the govern
ment as lands that had been erroneously
conveyed by it, and were therefore clearly
public lands.
After being open thirty-four years, Harry
Hill's famous resort on Houston street, N.
Y. was closed, because Hill could not get a
license.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in St. Paul as
the gueet of Bishop Ireland. An elaborate
reception and banquet was given in his
honor at the Hotel Ryan.
F. M. Severance, cashier of the defunct
Farmers' Bank of Fayetteville, N. Y., has
been arrested on complaint of Receiver.
Andrews, charging him with embezzling
$50,000 of the bank's funds.
Chief Justice Ruger of New York granted
a stay of proceedings for five days to Ja
cob Sharp in the face of a unanimous de
cision from the four justices of thesupreme
court that he was righteously convicted.
Col. Sir Jos. West Ridgewav, recently in
charge of the British commission on the
Afghan boundary question, will succeed
Maj. Buller as under secretary for Ireland.
The president has invited Hon. William
L. Putnam of Maine and Hon. James B.
Angell of Michigan to act with the secreta
ry of state in the negotiation for a settle
ment with Great Britain of the fisheries
dispute. Both of these gentlemen have ac
cepted, and it is believed by Secretary Bay
ard, that their fitness lor their important
duty will be recognized by the country.
Postofrices established: Dakota: Kin
loss, Walsh county. Postmasters com-
missionedMontana: Drummond, J. B.
Featherman."
A plow manufacturers' trust was formed
at Chicago. About thirty Western and
Northwestern manufacturers signing the
agreement. The trust will exercise th* us
ual ironclad restriction on the trade.
The Northern Pacific, through Land
Commissioner Lambora nnd Counsel Mc
Nanght, has issued notice that it claims
title to all lands within its indemnity lim
its for which it has filed selection lists at
land offices, and will resist any attempt
by any person to acquire title to these
lands except through the company.
Fort Benton, the head of navigation on
the Missouri, and the oldest town in Mon
tana, recently celebrated the arrival of its
first railroad, the Manitoba. President
Hill and a large party of odicers and di
rectors of the road were present and took
part in the celebration. Mayor Sullivan
and W. G. Conrad, president of the board
of trade, delivered addresses of welcome,
to which Hill responded.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin: Mother of W. Arnold,
Fond dti Lac mother of H. Oswald, Mil
waukee E. Ommons, Roscobel P. Dwyer,
Monroe J. A. Fish, Georgetown J. G..
White, Mount Hope J. B. Rowell.Dane J. C.
Rassbach, Madison. Minnesota: J. B.
Griffith. Alma City J. Cluka, Faribault
L. Griffin, Austin F. Pottsmith, Fergus
Falls W. Bruekmaier, Henderson. Da
kota: T. N. Kendrick, Plankinton P. R..
Barret, Wessington Springs J. Jordan,
Bridgewater. Montana: M. J. Learning,
Fort Benton.
Mr. Chamberlain,speaking at Birmingham,
said: No one was more sincerely animated
by friendly feelings toward America than,
he. No one more desired to maintain good
relations between England and America.
He regarded the appointment of the fish
eries commission as affording an oppor
tunity for cementing the union of Great
Britian and her colonies. Chamberlain,
denied that he had accepted the appoint
ment to the fisheries commission in order
to evade the responsibility of declaring Ids'
opinion on current political questions, but
affirmed that when Lord Salisbury asked
him to accept the position, he felt an op
portunity was afforded him of rendering
important services to three great English
speaking communities. He did not believe
differences could possibly arise between
two Puch nations which could not be hon
orably and amicably settled.
The presidential party on their way to
the South and West is being made up in
Wilmington, 111., in the Pullman shops.
Over five hundred skilled mechanics have
been at work on the cars for the past ten
days and they will be the handsomest and
most complete in the world. The train ia
made up of the Alfarata, a vestibule car oi
the Pennsylvania company the Velasco,
a sleeper, and Mr. Pullman'B private car.
An engine and dynamo the forward car
will furnish electric lights and bells for the
train. The work is the most elaborate
ever done by the Pullman company, and
the train will represent S200.000.
Gov. McGill has named the following
gentleman as delegates from Minnesota
congressional districts to attend the Farm
ers' National ongress, which meets at Chi
cago Oct. 10, for its seventh annual ses
sion: At LargeSpringer Hatha ugh, St.
Paul E. D. Childs. Carman. F'-st dis
trict. M. A. Matland, Brattsburg: alter
nate. A. B. Ellis. Austin. Independent
district. Joseph Book waiter, Blue Earth
alternate, Andrew Nelson. St. Peter.
Third district, A. W. Riddell, Northfield
alternate, A. H. Reed, Glencoe. Fourth
district, W. H. Fisher. St. Paul alternate,
H. F. Brown, Minneapolis. Fifth His
trict. -"vna Loring, Minneapolis alter
nate, L. w. Stanton, Morris.
A wri* equisition was issued by the
attorney ral to secure the person ot
one lea jf*iJtverB,
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who filed from Cook
county. 'T* Minneapolis. The'crime
with which rs is charged is mayhem.
Thomas F. Applet on, the complainant,
lost a part of the thumb of his right hand
in a quarrel with I~aac.
The quadruple wedding at the Minneap
olis exposition a stupendous success, on
account of the interesting couples, the cos
tumes of the brides and the impresuhe
ceremony.
Hon. Warren Brfetol, for a long tirnp
a prominent attorney arid ex-fttntos^^-
ator from Goodhue county, arrived in St.
PanI from Deming, X. McX.. where he is
serving as United States judge ol th at ter
ritory,,, ,^-y

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