Chapter 103

SENIORITY OF SERVICE IN THE SENATE. Notified That My Years of Service Exceed Those of Thomas Benton-- Celebration of the Sons of the American Revolution at the Washington Monument--My Address to Those Present--Departure for the West with General Miles--Our Arrival at Woodlake, Nebraska--Neither "Wood" nor "Lake"--Enjoying the Pleasures of Camp Life--Bound for Big Spring, South Dakota--Return via Sioux City, St. Paul and Minneapolis --Marvelous Growth of the "Twin Cities"--Publication of the "Sherman Letters" by General Sherman's Daughter Rachel--First Political Speech of the Campaign at Akron--Republican Victory in the State of Ohio--Return to Washington for the Winter of 1894-95--Marriage of Our Adopted Daughter Mary with James Iver McCallum--A Short Session of Congress Devoted Mainly to Appropriations--Conclusion.