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and Assistant Adjutant-gener- al Kdwin CMilliken. California showed up twenty- -five strong, notwithstanding the distancethey bad to come. At their hal with otherpast commanders marched W. K(Smedburg,whom the delegation Is booming in snch anenthusiastic manner for the position ofcommander-in-chie- f. The post was officeredby Department Commander W. H. L.Barnes. Adjutant-jrenera- l T. C. Masteller,and Ouarteruiaeter-genera- l 11. H. Wartield.

Following the little Rhode Island groupwas the New Hampshire division, twohundred strong, marching to inspiringmusio and headed by Department Com-mander K. B. 11 use. Vermont followedNew Hampshire with 150 men. They werereceived with great apnlauso in compli-ment to Commander-in-chie- f Veazev, whoseown post.heaaed the delegation. The Ver-mo- ut

bors were headed by DepartmentCommander W. L. Morgan, Adjutant-genera- l

A. T. Woodward and Senior Vice-command-er

Doty. The Department of the Po-toma- o,

under command of James M. Pipes,was five hundred strong, and its rank pre-sented many faces familiar to tbe Nation.The strains of Virginia's martial musio wasdying In the distance as Maryland, somethree hundred strong, passed the stand.They elicited marked applause by theirfine appearance, especially Post No. 7 ofcolored veterans. The delegation washeaded by Department Commander Coh J.C. Hill.

GOVERNORS ON FOOT.The Governor of a State is not often

trudging along in the dust with the boys,but that sight was witnessed more thanonce to-da- y. As the Nebraska G. A. R.,500 strong, with Department CommanderTeeter and Governor Thayer, passed thegrand-stan- d it was impossible to tellwhether the cheers were for the Governor,the soldier boys, or that venerable old fig-ure which always provokes the cheers ofthe volunteer soldiers Paul Vandervoort,past national commander-in-chie- f.

Of course, Michigan, with its 15.000 vet-eraus. received tbe ovation of the day. Thedivision was officered by Department Com-mander C. L. Eaton. Adjutant K. W. Noyesand Quartermaster-genera- l Spicer. Iowacame to the Wolverine State 800 strong,and marched with military precision to theever-popul- ar tune of "Yankee Doodle." De-partment Commander C. L. Davidson, Adju-

tant-general Longley and Quartermaster-genera- lTamplin headed the column. That

tbeO. A. K. indeed levels all distinctionswas again exemplified when Indiana's 2,800veterans moved in majestic colnmn pastthe reviewing stand. At the head and be-side Department-commande- r I. N. Walker,marched Gov. Alvin P. Hovey and rightroyally did the multitude greet Indiana'schief executive. But though a Governor,be was a soldier still, and not even by bowor glance did the hero of the battle ofChampion Hills return the cheers of his ad-mirers. But there were others to share tbegenerous ovation tendered to the Indianabo vs. Gen. A. D. Streight. one of the lead- -

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the city, marked the line of march. Peacearch at Fort and Griswold streets, throughwhich the procession first passed, bore theinscription, "Cheerily cn, courageonsfriends, to reap the harvest of perpetualpeace." And on the opposite side was readthe sister inscription. "Their prowessbrought us peace; undying be their fame."Another arch bridged Jefferson avenue, butthe magniticent lower and war arch at tbeintersection of Woodward and Jeffersonavenues was the monumental piece.

A MONUMENTAL ARCH.It was bailt upon the plan of the famous

Eiffel tower of Paris and is a double arch,looking through from either avenue. Thofirst thing to strike the eye on this archwas the fluttering flaa held by the erectfigure surmounting the tower a white flagwith a square of red in the center. It isone of the numerous designs used by thosignal corps attached to the armies of theUnion, by which messages were sent longdistances from the code of signals. An ex-

cellent picture is given of the tiring onFort Sumter; in the foreground a coveredsignal mortar battery is represented asfiring on tho confederate national rJag fly-ing from a staff' planted near by. Abroadreacnof water to the fort is wreathed insmoke from the guns. On the other sidesare represented the surrender of Lee andthe famous march down Pennsylvania ave-nue in Washington ou the occasion ot thelast review in the war of tbe rebellion.

"Triumphal arch." as it is call, d, ia an-other excellent piece of art. It displays inwood tho insignia or the various corps oftbe Union army. Crowning tbe structureare field-gun- s unlimbered aud in position,and on the caps of the lateral supports ofthe flanks are stands of arms.

Slowly and majestically, in measuredtread to martial music, the processionstarted from Woodward and Adams ave-nues, with Commander-in-chie- f Veazey andhis staff in the lead, until the reviewingtnd was reached. Tbe stand from which

the Couiinamler-iu-cbie- t aud his glitteringstaff reviewed the parade was situated on"Campos Martius," on the east side ofWoodward avenue. On Illinois, the homeof Lincoln, the home of Grant and of Lo-gan, was conferred tho honor of the rightof march. Hut it was not because of theseillustrious names tbat tbe Prairie Statewas ho honored, but because of one whoseservice to the veterans of the State andNation dates since the war Dr. B. F.Stephenson, the founder of the G. A. K.Dr. Stephenson was born in Wayne county,Illinois, in 1842. and died m Menard ooun-tv- ,

Aug. 80, 1S71. aged forty-nin- e years.His remains lie in the aoldiers'lot of HoseHill Cemetery, Petersburg. 111. He organ-ized the G. A. IL in lbftj, and a few monthslater J. N. Coltrin and Joseph Prior werejoined with ten others in forming the firstpost, which was instituted at Decatnr,Anril 6, lS6fi. under a charter granted byDr. Stephenson.

TOST NO. 1 WAS THERE.The survivors of Pott No. 1 were in a con-

spicuous little group in the Illinois delega-tion, aud their appearance was the signalfor a tribute of cheers. Department Com-

mander Horace S. Clark led the command,and three thousand representatives of theloyal sons of tbe "Sucker" State were nline. Among the prominent ones were Gen.Post. General Pavey, State Auditor; Col.Sexton, postmaster of Chicago, and ColonelCochrane. An umbrella corps, three hun-dred strong, was a feature of the Illinoisdivision. In the corner a square of blueumbrellas represented each State in stripesof red, white and blue in column. As eachdivision marched beneath the triumphalarch little girls appropriately decked inthe national colors bhowered the veteranswith bouquets.

The enthusiasm which greeted the secondor Wisconsin division, seven hundredstrong, was unbounded. In the front rankand borne high in U .air en thetop of a flag-sta- tt was perched"Old Abe," the stalled eagle whichbecame a part of Wisconsin's history aquarter of a century ago. Cheer aftercheer arose from the multitude in tributeto the war bird. Many a civilian couldonly divine tbe cause of all tbia enthusi-asm, but to probably every G. A. R. man inline to day the strange history of tbat birdis a tiretud storv to his children. In 1661.when the Eighth Wisconsin Kegimenten- - 1

tered the war, a tame eagle, captured in theWisconsin woods, accompanied the regi-ment south. Taught to perch upon a staff',it was allotted to a color bearer, and in afew mouths the bird became tbe emblem ofthe regiment With a strange devotionthat so partook of the mysterious as to en-gender superstition in many miuds theeagle clung to his regiment with unwaver-ing loyalty. Amia the roar of cannon andthe shriek of battle tho eaglo of the EighthWisconsin maintained ' bis perch, attimes, too, soaring nrietly above theheads of the .brave boys, shriek-ing shrill defiance to the enemy,and then- - returning to bis perch. Noball ever attained '01d Abe" as he waschristened, and iu many bloody battles tbesoldiers of tbe Eighth seemed to share thegood fortune of the noble bird. In lB(V"01dAbe'' was "mustered out" with the Eighth,and thenceforth made bis borne as a privi-leged bird in tho public paik at Madison.He survived the war twelve years, and athie death bis funeral waa conducted withmilitary honors, liut he was never buried.A ekilltul taxidermist perpetuated the formand shape of the glorious bird, and tboEighth Kegiraent still bears "Old Abe" inthe front rank.

In line with the Wisconsin boys wereGen. Lucius Fairchild, or of theState and of theG. A. R., and Col. A. G. Weissert, presentcandidate for commander-in-chie- f. De-partment Commander W. 1L Upham was incommand, and Past Department Command-er Colonel Hrayan and Colonel Griffin, whowas breveted brigadier-genera- l at tbe closeof the war for gallantry, were among thefamiliar figures that tramped to the music.

The Pennsylvania division came next,1,500 strong, marching in good order tosprightly musio furnished by tbe postbands. Department Commander Boyerrode at tbe head with Adjutant Town and(juartermaMier-genera- l Abraham Levering,followed by the aids. Pittsburg posts ledthe delegation.

OHIO'S BIG TURNOUTThe Ohio delegation was a vast army of

itself. No less than 13,000 veteraus trampedto the music of the bands. Besides Depart-ment Commander A. M. Warner marchedGen. S. H. Hurst, Ohio's candidate for comma-

nder-in-chief. A conspicuous figure waaGen. Manning F. Force, who enlisted as amajor in tbe Twentieth regiment and wasmade a full major-gener- al a year before theclose of the war. Col. A. L. Conger, Gen.P. H. Dowlingand Gen. 1L B. Brown wereamong the past department commanders inline.

New York, 2.500 strong, came next andwas the recipient of an enthusiastic greet-ing. Thoy were headed by DepartmentCommander C. H. Freeman, Adjutant-genera- l

W. W. Bennett and Quartermaster-genera- lA. 1. Pentield. William Van

Keuren, an octogenarian member of thepost aud veteran of both the Mexican andcivil wars, was dressed in a Miitmadeofthe patriotio red, white and blue. Thencame a score of battle flags, several shotthronch in shreds and tatters,- - prondlycarried aloft bv their bearers. Theymade a very interestinc display com-ing as they did from all theregiments in western New York and com-prising colors that, waved on every im-portant field during the war.

The Connecticut division came next, andfollowing Connecticut was Massachusetts,2.500 strong. Tbeir grand display and sol-dierly appearance caused the greatest enthu-siasm as soon as they hove in sight, headedby Department Commander A. A. Smith.Adjutunt-aener- al H. C. Moore and SeniorVice-couiman- der J. K. Churchill. FortyNew Jersey veterans were accompanied byJ. K. Mulliken. commander, ana Past De-partment Commander H. N. Stevens, andPast Department Commander Charles Bur-rows. One hundred ex-Uni- on soldiers ledby Department Commander Samuel L.Miller, represented tho State of Maine, butin the ranks were moro than one man ofnational reputation. Gen. George L. Beal,tho dashing colonel who for gallantry waabreveted brigadier-gener- al at the close ofthe war, marched in the ranks. Among theother familiar figures were Past Com-mander Neitou Howard, 1L II. Burbauk

The Line of Boys in Bine Required SixHours to Pass the Ke?iewing Stand.

Brilliant and Picturesque Parade at theTven-tj-Fifi- h

Annual Encampment OutclassedAll Previous G. A. R. Displays.

Silver Jubilee of Veterans Begun AmidMost Auspicious Circumstances.

Scenes of the Day Snch as to Arouse the En-thasias- in

of the Coldest Citizen and CausaHim to Toss Uis Hat in the Air and Shout.

DETROIT'S PROUD DAT.

The Stoat Pleasing anil Successful Turnout InG. A. R. History.

Special to the IndUuapohs Journal.Detroit, Aug. 4. It was precisely ten

minutes after 5 o'clock this evening when,with a sigh cf relief, Commander-in-chie- f

Veazey swung his slouch hat on his headand grasped the hand of ex-Presid-

Hayes. Six hours before he had given thesigual for the bead of the columu to move,and for over five hours be had kept on hisfeet while the veterans marched past thegrand-stan- d and salutod. It was a long,and try in at spell, but the other occupantsof the grand-stan- d, which included Govs.Pope of Vermont, Hovey of Indiana,Thayer of Nebraska, General Miles, ex-Gover- nor

Oglesby of Illinois, or

Wiuans of Michigan. Con-ger of Ohio, ex-Senat- or Thomas W.Palmer, United States Senator Mandersonof Nebraska, and General Smith, of theNineteenth United States regulars, stoodit bravely, and although they mu-

tually agreed that they were gladenough it '.vas over, and the vet-erans, footsore and worn out asthey were, for the line of marchcovered over five miles, were stillin tho best of spirits. What with tbe en-

thusiasm of the immense crowds, the broadand well-pave- d avenues, the ample policearrangements and the innovation inthe shape of the wire-rope- s that werestretched on either side of the roadwayalong the entire line of march, and whichkept the throngs from encioaching on thoformation of the line, they were ready toadmit that it was one of the most pleasingand successful turnouts in the history ofthe organization. The arrangements forfeeding the multitude were likewise ampleand the tens of thousands of hungry menaud women who lied hither and thither insearch of sustenance for the inner manwheu the parade was finally disbanded,found no cause for complaint.

This bas been a proud day in the historyof the Grand Army of tbe Kepublic. It haswitnessed the grandest parade iu the his-

tory of the organization, and has made thetwenty-tifth- . or "silver encampment," anoccasion of magnificence and grandeur sur-passing the fondest dreams cherished byits humble founder. Dr. Stephenson, ofIllinois, twenty-fiv- e years ago. For onesolid, continuous six hours, under a brightsun, 40,000 veterans tramped sturdily overthe line of march, and such was the inspira-tion of the moment that even the feeblestof the maimed and crippled comrades foundthemselves adequate to the ordeal of thelive miles' march. The firing of a salutefrom the United States steamship Michi-gan in the harbor auounced to the waitingveterans, at 10:00, that tbe command tomove had been given by the commander-in-ch-

ief. When General Veazeey ap-

peared before the reviewing-stand,- . thevast concourse of people clustered aboutthe campus aud cheered themselves hoarse.Tbe General reined up his charger, how-ever, and paused. General Alger and theDetroit Pot. his escort, passed by him anddre.w up before the reviewing stand, front-ing it with canes at a charge. GeneralVeazey looked on with a gratified umile,then, lifting his hat gracefully from hisbrow, he allowed his horse to pass withslow steps before them. As he passed tbereviewing stand, every occupant arose tobis feet. Foremost among them was thegreat Indian-tighte- r, General Miles, of thoregular army, who had been leaning over,bareheaded, with bis white-glove- d handsknitted above bis sword hilt. GeneralVeazey reached the end of the post, andthe Detroit veterans unfurled their flag,Schremser's band struck up a lively air,and the crowd cheered once more. GeneralVeazey then rode to the stand, and, dis-mounting, entered his box in front. TheDetroit Post passed by, and the parade con-tinued toward the massive war arch.

REVIEWED BY Till: COMMANDER.

Thrilling Description of a Gorgeous ParadeThat Can Never TJ Forgotten.

Detroit, Aug. 4. This is a day whichwill be long remembered by the veterans ofthe Grand Army of the Kepublic As theopening day of the twenty-fift- h annual en-campment, it marks a quarter of a centuryin the growth of the organization, andevery Boldier realizes tbat it must alsomark the aome in the prosperity of thatgreat order which year by year bas en-veloped in its fraternal fold every State ofthe great Union from Maine to Texas andfrom Florida to Washington. If sentiment,and sympathy, and love could control tbedestiny of tbe G. A. R it wonld live for-ever, hot tho inexorable logic of statisticssounds a warning to every veteran that intime the surviving comrade of the surviv-ing post must be "mustered out' and theG. A. R. be known no more, save to thememory of the grateful nation it defendedand preserved. Every reunion im-presses upon the surviving veteransthe fact that the period in tbeir livesis finally reached when the death rate, likearithmetical progression, multiplies yearby year, until now the eternal messengerdecimates their numbers in more deadlyratio than did all the battles of the war.It has therefore been tbe desire of all theprominent leaders of the organization thatthe twenty-fift- h encampment should bethe most successful iu the history of theG. A. It, and the parade alike the mostmagnificent the order has ever known.Certain it is the multitudes which are as-sembled in Detroit to-da- y are larger thanthe City of the Straits has ever greeted be-fore, and in the magnificence of pageantryand the beauty of decorations to-day- 's pa-rade is acknowledged to be without prece-dent in the years that have gone. As thetried and trusty soldiers of '01 were eagerfor the battle, so the veterans of '91 wereeager for the grand parade, which was torecall so many reminiscences of formerdays. He fore the morning sun had kissedthe spangled arches and emblazoned themultitude of decorations that marked theline of march the Grand Army bands wereabroad, and tbe measured tread of the vet-erans preparing for the march soundedthrough tbe streets.

Promptly at the hour indicated and witha military precision wbicb showed tbevolunteer soldiers had forgotten none oftheir early training, they assembled at tbe

&me of the Thins to hich the Tost"master-Gener- al Is Giving Attention.

Ths Limited Telegraph Sclum. the Stvlcjiflank, One-Ce-nt Postage and Free Delivery

in the Smaller Cities and Towns.

Jerry Simpson Lavs His Plans to Capt

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TllfJ POSTAL, SDK VICE.

Some of Mr. Wanatualter'a Plans for UztenoVlog and Improving Its Efficiency.

Breelal to the Indianapolis Journal.Washington. Aug. 4. "Tho most that

we can do," said Postmaiter-gen- f ral Wana-mak- er

to-da-y "is to do as well as well aswe can under existing postal laws. Wecan ask the attention of the people to re-

forms, and inform the members of Congresrabout them when they ask us. We cannotourselves make laws providing for postaltelegraphy, postal eavings banks. 1-c-

postage and universal free delivery, nomatter how 6trongly we believe in thesethings. We can only suggest; it is for Con-

gress to pass tbe laws."This in answer to the question, hastily

propounded to-da- y and replied to ofl-hau- d.

whether postal legislation of importancewould be likely to pass the next Congress,and what Mr. Wauamakcr proposed to doabout t.

"You spoke of the postal telegraph; howdoes that 6taud, and what can be doneabont itT"

"The limited postal telegraph plan. Ithink,'1 the Postmaster General replied, 'isthe best postal telegraph plan yet proposed

simply because it is the easiest and mostbusinesslike and it is not immodest forme to say that, for it was the product ofmonths of conference and agitationamongst men familiar with the telegraph,business, as well as tbe best postal systemsof Europe. It was unanimously re-

ported by the Senate committee, and onlyfailed by a vote in the House committee, andthat, too, after a series ot discussions thatwere in favor of the hilL It has been madeout to be a tremendous exaggeration ofgovernmental power, you know paternal-ism, armies of civil servants, millions ofexpense, and all that Itisnothiugof tbesort; it is simply a proposition that thepresent forces and properties of the Post-offi- ce

Department shall help out the tele-graph companies, and that the tel-

egraph companies, in return for thisfavor, aud in consideration ot thissaving, shall transmit telegrams morecheaply, and so bring their immense bene-fits within the reach of ten or twenty mill-ions of people, say, instead of one million.Personally, I believe this departure would..yJhe telegraph companies certainly, it

ib no infraction of their vested rights to doas much for them as they do for tbe de-partment, and. hence, for the people. It iaa proposition directly to benent hundredsof cities and towns in this country, andto benefit, indirectly the whole country,for it proposes to connect at all points withtbe postal service; and tbat is universallyused. It bringa more of tbe people to- -ether, it promotes social correspondence.

E)xcuee me, though; I did not mean toargue for it to you. We shall have to waituntil the time cornea again for that.

"No, I do not see that the plan will haveto be modified much. No objection wasmado to it last (tension, from those wbolooked at it from a purely publio stand-point. It was defeated because tt wassupposed to antagonize certain privatointerests. I do not believe tbat itdid. but if it was fought withtbo belief that it antagonized private in-

terests, why there was the fart, and therowas nothing to do about it. Von may bcertain that the limited postal telegraphplan is coming. It is not coining, of course,nntil tbe people understand it and aktheir representatives in Congress to votelor it."

THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

"I see,n was the answer. "Doubtless it ismuch the same with tho postal savingshank plant"

"Yea. almost exactly the same. That hasbeen falsely assumed to antagonize thabanking interests. My own opinion is thatby taking a hundred millions of dollars ofmoney out of the stockinga and from underthe floors and Mr. Gould estimates thetotal of unused savings in this country ashigh as tbat it would go to all tbe bank-ing and loan institutions, and not onlyearn profits, interest, money, for its depos-itors, but it would put jut tbat amount ofmoney into circulation, and not only wouldthe bankers profit thereby, but the men inthe smaller kinds of business wonld havejust so much more capital within theirreach to work with. That is not the mainthing, cither; it is this addition ofsnch a tremendous quick capital tothe uses of tbe whole country. Themain thing, as 1 believe, is th:U'it wouldmake millions of people yes, millions-thri-fty,

saving, prosperous, proud: it wonldmake them capitalists. Hut what I amsaying is not to the point, cither. Yourquestion ia whether the members of tbenew Congress will look at it in this way,and whether they will pats a bill to permitpostmasters in remote qn&rters, wherevested rights would not be lutcrferrd with,to receive deposits which the governmentshould benecnrity for."

"You spoke a moment ago aboutpostage, and as though you would like tosee iu"

"Yes, that reform is very desr to me; butthinK what is involved. To cut the post-ages on letters iu two would mean an annualdeficit of S15,(X,0. In addition to the pres-ent one. We are not to blame for the r res-ent one. you kuow. which has. 1 tbink, beenreduced one-hal- f, say :i.M..UM, during thelast two years. We had to do five milliondollars' worth of free business tvrtbe other executive departments,iu the first place. Then we do a losingbuiineda of 8l.00U,(XO or 15.0UQ.UC0 on thenewspaper mails, which must be made upby letter postage. This is proper: waouabtto do it; for if there is one way to dissemi-nate intelligence, which ia the object of thePostoQice Department, more than another,it is through tho newspapers, 'lbeu.1 imagine the average person would ratherhave bin paper than his letter come cheap-ly lu tbe mails, because he has itcome ofteuer, as a general thing. Dntwith these great items, which at least weought to have-- credit for, taken into ac-count, our deficit is or;ly apparent. Yetthere seems to be no "way of making itappear only apparent, for it is bard to getmoney appropriated for the use of the serv-ice nnlesa it is keen that it comes back dol-lar fur dollar. Tho only thing we can do isto economize where w can widely do so,and to develop the profitable parts of thebusiness.'

"Hut would not the revenue rerorer itselfgradually, although you make this redae-tio- uf

A QUESTION OF SlEVENTK."Yes; and I was just coming to that

point. The revenne would recover itsclCbut not so quickly, cor with such cer-tainty, as under previous reductions.With the rrductiou of letter postage to 1

cent tho it creased volume ot businesswould ho immense; it might ho doublstL

tbe noted cavalryman of the seventh Micn- -igan. who was promoted on the field forbravery, marched in the ranks, as did alsoU. A. MaJloy, Assistant Adjutant-genera- lBigger and others.

lhe!dbo delegation nnmnered twelvepersons, including United States SenatorShonpe, Department Commander Judoncpouord and Asst. Adjt.-len- . Norman it.Camp, of Boise City. Twenty loyal veter-ans from Alabama were under command ofDepartment Commauder Seymour Bullockand staff. The delegation included members from posts in Montgomery. Mobile,Birmingham. Cullman and Decatur, andtbeir appearance was tbe signal for cheers.

1 be naval veterans were loudly cheeredas they passe ', .n review, and the ancienttars bowed to tbe compliments, i be sonsof V eterans. five thousand strong, and mcommand of Commauder-ln-chie- t L. J.Webb, brought up the rear of the long pro-cession. The boys marched in fine style,and received marked applause along theentire line. The spectacle of an ex-Pre- si

dent of tbe United S .iea niurcbing in tberanks is so unusual th it the tremendousovation tendered ex-- 1 resident Hayes to-day waa hardly a surprise. The cheerswhich swept along tbe line of march like ahuge, but slowly-risin- g tidal-wav- e, wasever an indication of the presence of tbedistinguished ex-Preside- nt. Mr. Haveswas recoguized by all as be marched withhia post, from Fremont, O., down (Jriswoldstreet, and, near the intersection of Cou-gres- s

street, kissed several little girls, whoran out to meet him. Tbo old gentle-man carried a palm-lea- f fan and ap-peared to enjoy the occasion quito usmuch as his comrades of the post.One of tbe most unique features of to-day- 's

parade was an old army newsboy on horse-back. "Doc" C. B. Aubrey peddled papersat the front, and when called upou to doarmy duty responded with alacrity. Hewaa made an honorary member of KobertChivasPost,of Milwaukee, old Iron Brigademen, for his service. To-da- y he rode onhorseback, with a bundle of old war papersuuder bis arm. The girl cadets, a singleplatoon of thirteen, in red caps and goldchevrons, gold collars and blue suits ofMcCoy Post, Ohio, were loudly applaudedas they kept correct. line aud stepped ac-curately to the musio of the rattly drumcorps. The Michigan female band hbaredwith their Ohio sisters the plaudits of themultitude. One of the features of the firstdivision was the Illinois goose, which wasbung on a pole, with the inscription thateverything was "lovely and tho goosehangs high." Another was the 'leather-dresse- d

man from Wisconsin, who borethe badger. "Old Abe." the Wisconsiueagle was, of course, cheered at every cor-ner. It was a noticeable fact tbat tho oldwar tnnes. "Marching through Georgia,"and "The Red, White and Blue." with oc-

casional bursts of "Yankee Doodle." calledout the most vociferous applause on all oc-

casions.MARCHED WITH TITE BOYS.

Ex-Govern- or Oglesby and Captain Mere-dith, chief of tbe Bureau of Printing andEngraving, both marched with the Illinoisboys. Tbe white locks of the venerable ex-Gover-

made him conspicuous every-where, and he shared with ex-Gover-

Fairchild, of Wisconsin, the cheers of thespectators. United States Senator G. L.Shoup is one of the six veterans who cameall the way from Idaho to attend tbe en-

campment. The Senator marched w ith hiscomrades throughout the day. As NewYork swept around the corners with asplendid hand and drum corps and theirarmed guards at the head with theirgleaming bayonets, the appearance was thesignal for a cheer. But the Continentals,with cocked hats and regimentals,led by Uncle Sam himself, took tbe crowd,who cheered itself hoarse. This uniqueband, with its ofl-looki- ng drummer, ledthe three solid platoons bearing the old warcolors of New York. Tbe war-screa- m of tbe.bagpipes of the Twenty-nint- h New lork.laying "The Campbells are Coming," wasEeard from all points. The post wore

Uleugarya and carried two shattered regi-mental liags. Secretary Proctor rode in acarriage just behind the commander-in-chie- f.

He was all smiles and appeared tobe enjoying himself immensely. He waskept continually busy raising his bat, inresponse to the plaudits ot tbe crowd.

As tbe Pennsylvania division passed, tbeold battle-dag- s bore their old. titles, "JSpott-sylvania- ,"

"Shiloh." aud other names offields rendered immortal by terrible strife.A storm of applause saluted these battle-scarre- d

colors. Among the other prominentmen in attendance anu participating iu tbeparade were Governor Page, of Vermont;Governor Winans, of Michigan; SenatorManderson. of Michigau; Presideut Palm-er, of the world's fair, aud Geu. Henry A.Barnnm. of New York.

The day was marked by many pleasantincidents, but none attracted more admira-tion than the spectacle of an ex-Preside- nt

of the United States honoring the com- -mander.ih -- chief of tho G. A. 1L .

Ex-Presid- ent Hayes, accompanied byCol. J. F. J. llecker and the committee tbatpurchased the 11.000 diamond G. A. ILbadge for General Veazey, called at the na-tional department headquarters to-da- y tomake the formal presentation. The cere-mony took place in tbe large parlor of thohotel, where Genet al Veazev stood with hiswife, surrounded by his entire staff.

PRESENTING THE MEDAL."Commander-in-chie- f Veazey," said ex-Presid- ent

Hayes, "the comrades who withme have been honored with places on yourstaff, have assigned to me the agreeabledoty of presenting to you this badge. Theyask you to accept it as a token of the es-teem, the admiration and affection in whichyon are held by ourselves and by our com-rades of the G. A. R. It will, we trust,bring present joy to yon and your family.It will remind yon and thee- - -- f tbe honora-ble part yon bore in great eventof this age in the sac and stain-lee- s

war for union and jertv. Ap-plause.! During your term t office youhave, as you promised when yon werechosen, amply kept between yourself amiyour comrades, not only the touoh of theelbow, but also the touch of the heart. Ourhope is that this simple gift will remindyou pleasantly of the events, and scenes,and comradeship of the great conllict; thatIt will recall the famous day of Gettysburg

the day of your opportunity, of your hon-orable service and of your signal triumph.It will also, we hope, be to you a well-sprin- g

of gratifying meditation in the future. Juafter times those who bear yonr name andshare your blood will rejoice as they lookupon this emblem their prized familyheirloom, and be tilled with gratitude tbatProvidence allotted to them the inspiringprivilege of tracing tbeir origin to a manwho in his young manhood was a splendidfigure in the decisive battle of thediviuewar, and who stood faithfully and bravelyby Abraham Lincoln from its beginning toits end. (Applause.) Onr wishes and ourErayers are toat your life m;iy be long aud

tbe land wbicb, in the day of itdeadly peril, you did vour pait to save,"Applause, General Veazey replied briefly,

thanking the donors for their good wishesand graceful compliment.

WASHINGTON WILL. HE CIIOSKN.

Little Doubt that the Capital Will Securethe Next Uucampuieitt.

Detroit, Aug. 4. The next National En-eampm-

of the G. A. R. will be held atWashington city. The justice of this as-

sertion may not be conceded by tho parti-sans of Lincolu, NeK, but the logic of thesituation fully justifies the statement Dil-igent inquiries at the various departmentheadquarters indicate that when tho roll ofStates is called on the location of the nextencampment Washington will get the prizeby a vote of nearly two to one.

The various candidates for commander-in-chie- fare pressing their claims with in-

creased energy to-nig- ht, and tbe contest isby no means over. Charles P. Lincoln, ofWashington, Assistant Commissioner ofPensions, bas withdrawn from the race.As it stands to-nig- ht tbe choice of comma-

nder-in-chief is between Weissert, ofWisconsin; Smedberg, of Californis; llnrst,of Ohio, and Hedge, ot New York. Weis-asrt'- a

candidaey is tha only one that isContinued on Second rage.

ers ana projectors ot tne iamous L.iuuyprisou tunnel, and Colonel Walker, an-other who escaped through the historie un-derground passage, were recognized by allfamiliar with the history of that daringaaventure. Tbe Indiana contingentmarched to the music of the band of tbeSoldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, themusicians being all under sixteen years ofage.

Following in their order were tbe di-visions of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas,Delaware, Minnesota. Missouri, Oregon,West Virginia, South Dakota, Washingtonand Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, Texas,Idaho and Alabama. The naval veteransand tbe Sons of Veterans, 5,000 strong,brought np tbe rear and closed the parade,Minnesota, under the leadership of Com-mander CD. Parker, contributed 250 mento the magnificent parade, but there waaone man in the ranks who received manyrounds of applause ere the march ended.It was past national Commander-in-chie- fJohn P. Kea, who Insisted on marchingwith tbe rank and file. A private soldiershared with General Kea the admiration ofthe multitude. It was James Conway,who, at the battle of Altoona Pass, capturedthe flag of the Thirty-tift- b Mississippi Keg-ime-nt

and bore it bravely from the field.Past Department Commander Becker,Wheeler aud Compton also marched in tberanks,

There was a wild tcheer when the Mis-souri veterans hove in sight. It was thisState tbat had furnished William Warner,one of tbo most popular commanders-in-chie- f

the G. A. It. has ever known, andevery man who marched in line was recog-nized as one who. in his devotion to theUnion, bad undergone the dangers ofguerrilla warfare and seen families dividedagainst themselves in tbe dark days oflb&5. Department Commander George W.Martin, the one-arm- ed hero who lost alimb tbe first day of Gettysburg, led hiscommand of 800 men with dignity. In theranks were recoguized the familiar featuresof "Private Cahoon," who was at Antie-ta- m.

at Fredericksburg, at Gettysburg, andwith Grant in all the bloody battles afterthe silent soldier took command of theArmy of the Potomac. Tne Hansom Post,of St. Louis, came in for its share of ad-miration. It was 200 strong, and accompa-nied by tbe United States Regular Band.This is the first year the Kansom Post everattended an encampment when their com-mander. Gen. W. T. Sherman, was not pres-ent. His death is a deep personal grief toevery member of this post, as indeed it isto every G. A. R. man in line to-da- y.

THE WESTERN STATES.The Department of Colorado and Wyo-

ming waa headed by a zouave drum corpsand followed quickly upon the heels of tboreceding Hooaiers. Tbe department hadabout one hundred men in line, officered byDepartment Commander Cooke, Adjutant-gener- al

Trounstein and Quartermaster-gener- al

MoLsnathan. Four hundred vet-erans of Kansas, led by Department Com-mander Timothy McCarthy, representedthe Grasshopper State, and each carriedupon his breast the Kansas G. A. R. pin,bearing the figure of this destructive littleinsect. Past Department CommandersAnderson. Pond. Stewart, Booth, Guthrieand Captain Coulter, of the National Coun-cil of Adminns Winton. were in line. Com-mander McCarthy enjoys tbe distinction ofbeing tbe only living man who waa literal-ly in at the opening and the closing ot thewar. A soldier at Fort Sumter when thefirst gun waa fired, he remained in theservice and was at Appomattox when tbeenemy surrendered.

Delaware, forty strong, made a prettybowing as the division marched, in a

sprightly manner, past the grand-stan- d.

The' were officered by Department Com-mander A. J. Woodman, Adjutant J. B.Stradley and Quartermaster-genera- l D. B.Ross.

Oregon was but meagerly represented,hut not so with Kentucky. Five hundredcomrades from Kentucky were marshaledby Department Commander S. C. Hills.Lieutenant Hills waa captured in the bat-tle of Lovejoy Station, by tbe confederates,while be was aiding Colonel Kelly to holdhis shattered lines against General Wheel-er's whole cavalry command. He was car-ried to Andersonville, where he was con- -nnea nve montns. wett Virginia con-tributed two hundred men to the grand

and Department Commander L H.Farade.led the division. Past DepartmentCommander Haymond and Col. C. B. Smith.one of the trusted lieutenants of the gallant Custer, were in line. South Dakota,though a fcmall delegation, made a splendidshowing, and was cordially received. Department Commander Palmer led tbe delegation, accompanied by Adjutant-genera- llieeridge aud Uhiei-ol-sta- t! SHby.

Tho Washington and Alaska department,the most distant of all the subordinate divisions of tho G. A. R.. was represented bya little group. The members of the depart-ment. Commander D. G. Lovoll, AssistantAdjutant general Frank Clendening, PastDepartment Commander A. M. Brooks andothers, were in line. The gallaut GeneralClayton, brother of tbe Clayton who wasmurdered as a result of the BreckeoridgeClayton congressional contest, led Arkansas's fifty men in the line of march. PastDepartment Commander Stephen Wheelerand Captain. l. Greaves,. who waawouudeda l a m wnve rimes at tne name or lcgsburg, werein the ranks. The Florida delegation. lr0strong, came next, under command of JohnIt. eisb. tight men represented tho infant State of Montana, under command ofDepartment Commander O. A. Simona.

THE LONE STAR STATE.The Lone Star State was represented by

forty men, led by Department CommanderM. W. Mann, the gallant commander of thefamous Second Illinois Artillery, who so

THE PEOPLE (JET THE BENEFIT.

Clans Spreckela Cuts the Price of WhiteSugar to the Lowest Point in History.

New York, Aug. 4. A bitter fight wasbegan to-da-y by the Sugar Trust againstClans Spreekels, who has been a thorn inthe side ot tbe sugar refiners on this coastfor many years. About ten days ago thepresident of tbe Sugar Trust was calledaway from the city by the ultimately fatalillness of bis father, i C. Ilavemeyer.While he was away tbe Sugar Trust main-tained its price for granulated sugar, butClaus Spruckels, who had been keeping bisrate up to those of the Trust, at once an-nounced a reduction of 116 cent per pound,lie cut seriously into the trade of tbe SugarTrust, hut no action to meet the cut wastaken as it was beliered tbat s soou anbp reck els'8 supply wa placed he wouldretire from the market. He kept onrilling orders, however, and practicallysupplied all demands. Yesterday PresidentIlavemeyer returned and at once orderedthe Sugar Trust price for granulated sugarreduced ceut per pound, or 116 belowthe cut made by Spreokels. The latter to-day made another reduction, bringing bisprice 110 below that of the Trust. The re-ductions made bring the price of granu-lated sugar down to 4 cents per pound iuPhiladelphia, on which 2 per cent, is al-lowed off. making the net cash price 3 J2100cents, the lowest on record. Tbe pricenamed by the Sngar Trust is 4 116. In Au-gust, after the formation of the Trust,sugar sold for 834 cents per pound. A cu-rious feature of the tight is that in tbe raweusar market both parties are urgent buy-ers, and the Sugar Trust to-da- y boughtraw sugar at 3516 cents. This brines theprofit cf retining down to a very low point.

Young Hopkins "Will Not Contest.Mktueux, Mass.. Aug. 4. Mr. Oell.the pri-

vate secretary of Searles. yesterday statedto a reporter tbat be did not think Mr.Timothy Hopkins would contest Mrs. Hop-kins Searles a will. Mr. bell described Mr.Hopkins as a keen, level-heade- d man, whohad already received great kindness fromMr. Hopkins Searle. and be said distinctlytbat it was intended by Mr. Searles tbatMr. Hopkins should be treated fairly. Ofcourse, the estate would be held together,be said, but Mr. Searles was a man whowas straightforward and kindly, with akeen senxe of personal honor and justice,and the relations existing between him andMr. Hopkins have not be n correctly statedin the papers. As to Mr. Searlea'a move-ments in tbe railroad and financial world,there wonld be no chauge. Mr. Searles basbad practical control of tbe large estate fora long time and hia wife has depended onhis judgment in the manaeement cf thelarge property. Mr. Iiell refused to talkconcerning Mr. Searles's immediate move-ments, deeming them entirely a matter ofpriYato moment.

McCamraant 1V1U Reply.IlARRisncRO, Pa., Aug. 4. Attorney-gener- al

Hensel held a long interview withAuditor-genera- l McCammant to-da- y rela-tive to making answer to the letter receivedby the latter from City Treasurer Wright,of Philadelphia, some days since. TheAuditor-genera- l will reply to tbe lettereither to-morr- or Thursday. It is statedto-ntff-bt that the Attorney-trener- al has ad-vised against the prosecution by tbe Com-monwealth of tax delinquents, on theground that the expense ot collection istoo great, being about $10 for each one.The Auditor-genera- l, it is said, took theposition that the law was mandatory, andthat he must proceed against all delin-quents.

Scott 11 LKnin, Pa., Aug. 4. Ex-Co- d gressnian W.

Ij. Scott lies very sick at his residence inthis city. His physician is very retirent,but there can bo little doubt that Mr. Scottis suffering from bis old stomach tronble.Two weeks ago. on tho recommeudation ofhis physician, he went to the Cambridgemineral springs, hot the water, instead ofbenefiting biui, aggravated bis sickness,and he returned home to take to bis lml.from which be bas rarely risen since. Themembers of Mr. Scott's family are all here,and though there ia little given to the pub-li-e

regarding Mr. Scott's illness, they can-not conceal their anxious concern ordis-suis-o

tho fact that he is a very sick man.

GETeiui, Pictaa, JJQCLicago & St led route.

NIAGARA FALLSlast Excursion of the Season.

Th Big Foot will run the Uat NIAGARA FALLSEXOUHSION or tb sem Tuesday. Aug. IS.

Niagara Falls. $5. Toronto, $6.Thousand Islands, $10. Chautauqua, $o.

Pat-in-Ba- y, o.rf'lal Excursion Train will leave Isrtlan&polln

ir.iS p. ia.. Tuesday, Auguat 19, arriving at the falls0:.iOii. nu next day.

Nir--- r fall t lcfcet trill b good to return fort)t liiuaaatl falaud ticket for tentfsya from!" oi sale.

1 hi excursion will run over tls lAktt Shore, lhTfjcolar connexion of the 11 4 uvrr which all ttajtMMcitirtr tra n rua. atd return t.cket.1 are good raany o! Cia foor ul paiwf ncer trains which run dailybetween BuSaloaud Indianapolis over tins route.

41piiiK cur rale 3 per bvrtlt. Chair-ca- r rates,f 1 OO vtr chair Imhauapolls to Matrix Kails.Ft fnrlher Infnrrnatloti rail at 151 Four ojaeea,

o. 1 Kast Wajihlutfion street. 2s' o. IZH 8ouCi Illi-noi- a

atreet aut Union Manou. Call early and se-cure limping and chair-ca- r accotnmtMUuous.

II. M. llltON.SOX. A. O. P. A.

FIEST TKAHSTron

CINCINNATIIn the Afternoon

LEAVES VIA

C, H. &D. R.R.AT

2.59 p. m.PARLOR CAR on this TRAIN.

City TiekatoSce. forcer IlUoou atreat and Ken-tucky ave and 131 ouvD Illinois street.

U. J. B II KIN, General Agent.

A BKlTAli IICSIUXD.

Poshed Hif Wifa from a head ot Hay and Ma-ltreated Her Until She Died.

UurrALO, X. Y.. Aog. 4. Tho little vil-lage of Clarence, this county, la excitedorita cm of inhumanity and brutality,causing the death of the victim. CoronerKvnney. of this city, is making a thoroughinvestigation. Three and half tniles fromthe village lives Joseph Eckhart. a xt el

farmer, worth at leist $5,000. This ishaying time and last Tuesday Eckhart andhis wife were at work iu the fields. Theywere on top of a staok, when she lost herfooting and fell, breakiag her leg. Somelay her husband pushed her off. Eckhartlet her lay thero until twilight feil, whenho draped the suHeruig iroinan by the feetto the woodiLfl, irlir re she lay all niht-1- d

tht uiorntn Le took her into the hom,wbreshn rtuiamed until Friday withoutmedieal ail. when ahe tlied from tho shockand exhaustion. Neighbors ay that Eck-hart has been habitually cruof to his wifeand has abased ber lu a horrible manner.Eckbart says be did not strike nor maltreathis wife after she fell, as Is alleged, butdoes not deny the charges of neglect. Theindignation of tho villagers has beenaroused to inch a pitch that threats oflynebirg have been freely made. The cor-us- x

is holding an inquest to-da- y.