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WA8HINUTOV. Oct. .-The Grand
Army fot down to buslnes today, and
the encampment order, beside hear
Inn the adJrH of Commander-in-Chief
Torrance ar.1 the report from a num
ber of offlcr and the committee,
Ircted & new head for the eniuln
year. The new commandcr-ln-chlcf
of (he CI. A. It. In General T. J. Stcvr
art, of Pennsylvania.
Aside from the election of officer,
the moat Interesting feature of the en
raiitpmeiii aa th report of the pen
aton committee of the d. A. R. Thl
committee severely acored the medical
dl.vUlon of the pension bureau. It de
nouncvd the re porta that the cxtenslvi
fraud were practiced In the pension
claim a absolutely basclt-s.
The address of General Torrem-e, the
retiring commander-in-chief, wo an
int 'resting one.
The general began hl addres with
touching allusion to the nlnathmof
President MiK'tiley. euloglatlng In
airong term the dead prealdent'i
character and condemning In blttc
lanrjace the crime that -truck htm
down. He advocated the enactment
of law hy congress which should make
certain .punishment or any person
who should mak an assault on th
chief executive. No quibble concern
Int conttltutlon.il rights, he contended
should b allowed to ttani In the wo
of auch legislation.
"Within the memory of every mem
ber of thl encampniimt, the mot not
able steps in. our country' progress
hn been taken In the face of Imaginary
constitutional difficulty. American
Institutions urv of priceless value and
haw coat to j much In latilflce and
auT'rlng to 'oe put In Jeopardy for a
atngle hour and the gullowv and the
'dungeon should be the Just reword
of every anarchlat who let foot upon
our shore, or Attempt to put In prac
tice hi doctrine of universal hate and
chaos."
Continuing he mild that lawleaane
of apeech uaually precede lawlccsnea
of net and added:.
"We have never had a president who
deserved to be caricatured and we
never will have one that a elf-reapec
lug pies or ieople can well afford to
hold uu to public ridicule. More re
aped for rightful speech with lea ap
petite for fenalloti:illsm will do much
to. wither the evil pawlon of men and
to promote the lufcty and security of
both life nnd property In thl repub'
lie."
Taking up the question of pensions,
Oeneral Torrence related the circum
stances connected Attn the Investlga'
tlon of the charges against ex-Pension
Commissioner Evans. Speaking of the
report made by the Grand Army com
mlttee on pensions, General Torrence
saJd that the aecep'anoe of the resig
nation of Commissioner Evans by the
president Immediately followed th
presentation of thl committee's re
port to him. Reforrlntf- further to the
effect produced by this Inquiry he said:
One most gratifying result of our
Investigation was to find that no
ground existed for the wholesale
charges of fraud so often made against
tho peimloner. A large pari of the
Inst report of Commissioner Evans was
taken up with a recital of cases of
fraud committed or attempted to be
toninitUed against the government
during the preceding 80 years, but
when analyzed It appeared 'nn' very
few who had seen nny military service
were parties to such frauds. The
violators' of tho law were simply lm-1
posters, not soldiers. The said report
further showed th n the number of
Union soldiers convl. ted of crime dur
Ing the year was but one thousandth
part of one per cent of the total num
ber of the .)enslon roll. We ihullcnge
any other department of the govern
ment to make as favorable a show-Ins."
The Comnwnder-ln -Chief also took
cognisance of the charge that the pen
sion roll contains the names of more
union soldiers than thero are survivors
of the Civil VST and oointcd out that
there are more than 200,000 survivor
of that war whos names do not ap
pear on tha roll at all. He advocated
legislation In their behalf, saying!
"Fow of these old veteron have a
hoKjiltw record and to a Urge extent
thev comprls the men lh;it. married
with Bhcrtnaii to th -ind fought
with Grant ut Appomattox, They took
I .art In th gnml rvVw In lft,',
formed a part of those splendid urtrilea
of broitK-d nnd w.-ll Masoned eUraus
that lhr'A'i'd on the yvry hardship of
war. Th-?y were the lost to leave the
fii'ld and nmjiii; the laa! to apply for
rellf at the hands of the tovernw-nt.
th'-y have borne un honored part Inr ad
vancing the Interests of the country
For trior? than a third of a century
and at this late day, when In their old
age .they apply for help, they should
not be regarded with disfavor because
they did not apply earlier."
General Torrance declared that no
pecuniary compensation ever could be
made to those who preserved the t'nlon
for Uiat was a debt of gratitude, which
could not be paid with dollars and
cents.
The patriotic Impulse that moved us
to lay all on the altar of country, had
no fvtlowshlp wfth mercenary motive.
We did not belrltl the grandeur of
the cause In which we 'nxaed by- cal
culating on personal gain. The In
adequacy of our pay bat added to the
dignity of the penalties we suffered.
I'nder the pitih-ss kles thousund of
our comrades suffer'4 as prisoners of
war, but no complaint escaped their
llpl. Release on terms of renuncia
tion of tiielr fealty to the flag were
rejected with their expiring breath.
On the Held of buttle, fruitless assaults
were often made In the face of certa'n
deith, but no one faltered 'n response
to the unwise command. Those were
day of unquestioned heroism, supn-me
devotion and unparalMel sacrifice and
In these latter days the rear guard ot
thnj. Immortal army should exhibit a
spirt no Hmi heroic than that mani
fested by thosa whj fell In the fore
ground of the conflict so many years
aso."
General Torrance paid high tribute to
the work of the Women' Auxiliary or
ganizations Including the Relief Corps
and the Ladles of the Grand Army of
The Republic, and also made an appeal
for the proper recognition of the Sons
of Veterans, saying on the latter
point:
'Posterity for which wc fought hns
not only arrived but wilt soon become
the exclusive cuModlnns of our coun
try's destiny and who more worthily
than our sons can take up and carry
forward the unfinished work of the
Grand Army of the Republic."
He devoted considerable space to
consideration of the statues of the ex
Confederate soldier, repeating In spirit
his plea of a month ago for the mani
festation of good will nd brotherly
kindness toward the late adversaries
of thi members of the Grand Army.
He said he had been prompted in mak
ing that appeal hy 'he belief that such
j lions would tend to bring still closer
together all parts of the country In
the bonds of a common citizenship and
there were already, he added, evidence
In the residues received from tne
Southern tat-s th'it he bad not mis
calculated. Indeed, he said, with but
two exceptions th? entire press of the
country hud commended the spirit oi
the letter.
Continuing on this point he said:
It Is not expected that the Grand
rmy of the Republic as an organiza
tion will enibiuk In the building or
home for soldiers Nortli or South, but
In
STRIKERS TIE UP
STEAMSHIP ELDER
Engineers of San Francisco Liner
Tender Resignations to
0. R. & N. Co.
LOCAL INSPECTORS STEP IN
Cite Men to 8liow Cause for Their
Action-Movement Said to
Affect Men on Bar and
Other Tug.
PORTLAND, Oct. f.-The engineer
on the steamship George W, Elder
handed In their resignations to the O.
R. & N. Company today without as
signing any reason for thsir action
The steamer was scheduled to sail for
San Franels-o at 8 o'clock tonight, but
the sailing date was postponed 2
hours.
The company declined to accept the
resignations of the men and notified
I'nlted States Inspectors Edwards and
Fuller that the engineer had violated
the law In quitting without giving a
good and sufficient reason.
The Inspectors notified the engineers
to appear at their office tomorrow and
show good and sufficient reason for
th?Ir ac'.lon.
If, in the minds of the inspectors, the
engineers fail to show a good reason
for resigning ,lt is in the power -of the
officials to revoke the licenses of the
men. The engineers on the Elder are
not members of the local lodge of en
gineers, the members of which have
been on strike for several weeks. It
is believed that the strike Was ordered
by President Chlcr, of the national
body, In sympathy with the local en
glneers. It Is reported that the engineers on
the steamer Columbia and all of the
0. R. , & X. tugs have been ordered
out, though definite Information Is not
obtainable.
CITIES CONTEST FOR HONOR.
Place for Next Encampement to Be
Settled.
WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-The three
active candidates for the honor of en
tertaining the G. A. R. at the next an
nual encampment are Saratoga, Atlan
tic City and San Francesco. There
seems to be quite a sentiment in choos
ing a city between the Ohio and Missis
sippi rivers, and it is sal J that the en
campment may go to neither of the
three cities named if a city in the
Middle West actively pushes Its claims.
The leading candidates for comi.iand-er-ln-chief
are General Stewart, of
Pennsylvania: General John O. Black,
of Illinois, Colonel MeElroy. of Wash
ington, and General Daniel Sickels, of
New York. General Stewart Is thought
to have the lead at present, though
-1 limits 31 KIM;
WILL SOON END
pawd by the last legislature, the pres.
Ment and orofesso," for the City Col
lege ana otner institutions nfter so
year of faithful service may retire on
a fund which I provided for with one
v. v.. e.(UK Mum. . 4 ne J
pension for president Is fixed at 15006 '
and for professors at $3000. Professor I ,
Webb's salary a pres'dent has been, Opinion ExpreSSCd by EdWEfd
Lauterbach, One of the New
UNION PACIFIC REACHING OCT.
Big Transcontinental - After Some
the Oriental Trade.
of
SALT LAKE. Oct. . At a special
meettng of the stockbolders of the Ore
gon Short Line Railway Company held
here today, in amendment to the ar
ticle of the association was adopted
which empowers the company to con
struct or acquire by purchase, lease or
otherwise, and to maintain and oper
ate ferries, ferryboat, steamboats,
steamships, warehouse and other
property appurtenant to the business
of ferries or navigation.
This action waa taken,
York Conferees.
APPEARANCES ARE HOPEFUL
Nothing Definite Given Out With
Reference to Conference -Held
in New York
Yesterday. '
order to conform with the purpose of
the Union Pacific Railway Company,
which controls the Oregon Short Line,
to try for the carrying trade between
the Pacific coast and Japan, China ana
the Far East.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9-Numerou con-"
I ferences looking to settlement of the
it Is ald, j anthracite coal miners' strike were
OREGOy TOOK TRANSYLVANIA.
Won the B'g TUure at Louisville in
Record Time.
LEXINGTON, Ky.. Oct. 9.-Ozanan
today won the fourteenth Transylvania
next to Vh richest stake offered by
the Kentucky Mreeders" Association.
Every beat was under 2:10 and the av
erage time broke the world s record
for six heats. Over $100,000 went into
the box on the event. The best time
was 2;C8.
MEETS NEXT AT OGDEN.
National Irrigation Congress Elects
Officer and Adjourns.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct.'. The
national irrigation congress adjourned
today to meet next year at Ogden,
Utah.
Col J Edwin F. Holmes of Salt Lake,
was elected president.
WHITE WAS FORTUNATE.
Portland
Murderer Found
Manslaughter.
Guilty of
General Black's friends claim about
no possible way can the greatest an equal number of delegates pledged.
In
fraternal organisation in the world
more becomingly crown Its labors of
love In behalf of Its own membership
than by ext-udlog the hand of helpful
ness to their fellow countrymen,
iK.iln-u whom they ivere once arrayed
deadly strife. The most disas
trous results of a Civil war are ani
mosities and bltttr feelings engendered
thereby and I am convinced tbut one
of the mot patriotic services we can
ndcr our '-ounti y Is lo earnestly aid
cmovlng every barrier that separ-
tos us or estranges the people. Th
ictory at Appomattox will not yield
fruit If we do not win the hearts :is
ell as the lings of the men who wore
the gray.
,V union of hearts as well as ot
hnnds Is Indispensable to an Indissol
uble union of Indestructible states
"The Grand Army of the Republic
ns nothing to feur. it is not tram
meled by political creeds nor embar
rassed by sectarian controversies and
th-: dUeharg 3 of my duty neither mv
heart nor my Judgment will consent to
turn to vou the great commission
'Oinmlttcd to my trust one year
without voicing the noble sentiments
which I know animate all your hearts
and I rest eond lent In the belief that
no Influences or conditions North or
South can successfully construct or
maintain a sectional line that will pre
vent the manifestation of the mos
kindly feeling and cordial good will bv
act as veil as by speech, between the
surviving veterans of those who wore
the blue and those who wore the gray."
For senior vlce-oommander the race
apparently l!es between J. M. Smith,
of Ohio, and H. M. Orahood, of Col
orado, with Mr. Shaw, of West Vir
ginia, and Mr. Calkins, of Oregon, con
testing for the honor of being junloi
vlce-commander-ln-chlef.
PORTLAND, Oct. -The jury which
tried Andrew White for beating Peter
Beauchne to death with a club, during
drunken brawl three months ago, to
night returned a verdict of guilty of
manslaughter, but recommended him
to the mercy of the court.
held In this city today, but tonight at
10 o'clock no evidence had been given
to the public that any result had been
reached. Rumors of a settlement flew
thick and fast,, but any of the con- .
ferees when approached almost In
variably answered the queet'fcm con-
cernlng the consultation:
"I have nothing to say."
! The conference are still going on
, tonight, but the impression prevails
that If any basis of settlement U
reached, it will not be announced until
tomorrow, following the meeting to be
held at United States Senator Platf
downtown office at 10 o'clock.
The story of the day really center
about the meetings in the afternoon at
Senator Piatt' office.
At the conclusion of the meettng
none present would say what had
taken place or whether any solution of
the strike trouble had been reached.
Lauterbach replied to questions asked"
him by saying that the appearance
looked very hopeful for speedy settle-"
ment of the strike.
From what may be deemed an Inside,
authoritative source, ; it may be an
nounced that the conference at the of
fice of United States Senator Piatt w&s
absolutely without result, the oper
ators refusing to consider the political '
aspect ot the situation, and maintain-
ing that their position was one between .
the employer and the employe aa to
the management of the properties con
cerned. ADVISES LEGAL ACTION.
BUTTE WINS PENNANT.
Seattle Falls at Tacoma and - Miners
Lead I Cinched.
PORTLAND, Oct. By winning to
day's game the Butte team wins the
pennant of . the Pacific Northwest
league. Seattle is second.
ADMITTED TO DEALINGS.
Interstate Coal Conference Would Re
sort to Severe Measures, . .
DETROIT, Oct. 9. One hundred and
eighty-six delegates, representing 11
states, who attended 4he interstate
conference of the coal situation her
today, adopted resolutions tonight af
ter much debate, urging the president
to Institute civil proceedings looking
to the enforcement of the Interstate
commerce act against the coal com
panics and criminal ' proceedings
against their officers, and petitioning
the governor of Pennsylvania to call
a special session of 'the legislature of
that state to condemn all the coal car- -rying
roads and sufficient of the mines
to supply the demands of the people.
A further resolution petitions the
president to call a special session of
the house of representatives and to
recommend the appointment of a com- .
BASE BALL,.
At Portland-Fortland. 4; Helena, 1.
At Seattle Tacoma, 6; Seattle, I.
At Spokane-Butte, 11; Spokane, 4.
MURDERER AT LARGE.
Devised New Way to Murder Victim
a Woman.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9. Bud Higglns,
said to lie a race track employe, "s
soujrht by the police on the charge of
devising a new plan of attempting
nun-der ind trying it upon Anuie But
ler, Dearborn street.
Haggins quinvled with the woman
fivnu-ntly nnl hail been arrested sev
eral times on her complaint. She fear
ed him and refused to have anything
to do with him. Going to a 'telephone
within lesi than a half a block of her
house he called her to the instrument
and after a few words with her re
quested her to hold the wire. Then
he went around to he side window
of iiir house, knowing Hint he could
see her at the 'phone, and, she says,
fired one shot at her. The bullet
struck her left side, causing a wound
that may prove fatal. Haggtns then
ran away and Is sought for by the police.
COLLEGE PRESIDENT RETIRES.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. General Alex
ander Stewart Webb has sent a letter
of resignation to the board of trus
tees of the college of the city of New
York, of which he has been president
for 82 years. He asks that his retire
ment take effect by December 1.
According to the retirement act
NEW YORK. Oct. 9. The governing
committee of the New York Stock Ex
change has admitted to dealings on
the regular list $15,000,000 I'nlted j mlttee with full power to Investigate
Railroads of San Francisco preferred I the cause of the strike and to place
stock and $10,000,000 of common stock. 1 the blame thereof.
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