The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1888.
Editor Herald:
General Sheridan's remains arrived
here yesterday, and the body was taken
to St. Matthew's church, where it will
remain until the funeral tomorrow. The
church is deliberately decorated with
black and the American flag, while the
high catafalque is surrounded with beau
tiful foliage plants and flowers, on the
Cardinals throne, heavily draped with
black. The funeral sermon will be con-
Quoted by Cardinal Gibbons, who during
the requiem mass will. at the request of
Mrs. Sheridan, make few remarks on
the life, character and achievements of the
dead soldier. The procession from the
church to Arlington cemetery will be
strictly confined to that prescribed by
army regulations for the funeral of a
commander-in-chief. In spite of the fact
that many persons here expected fatal
termination of his disease from the first,
his death has cast gloom over the peo-
pie that is likely to remain for some time
He was a true and faithful servant to
this country. and has we'll earned the
rest upon which he has now entered.
This time of the year has long been
known in the newspaper world as the
"silly season." which fully accounts for
the absurd story sent out from here,
that Senator's Allison, Aldrich, and His
cock, members of the senate sub-commit-
tee engaged in framing a tariff bill, were
to 60 to New York to confer with Mr..
Blaine about the proposed bill. The in
dignant denial of the gentlemen named
was not necessary, though it was
promptly made. The republicans of this
country know the ability and experience
of the members of the senate committee
on finance too we'll to think for mo-
ment that any conference with outsiders
will ever be necessary to perfect any
measure which may come before them.
Senator's Sherman and Evarts made
speeches against the fisheries treaty this
week, and in spite of many speeches al
ready made in opposition to this treaty,
both gentlemen made new and convinc-
ing points against its ratification. In
the course of his remarks, Mr.. Sherman
made the prophecy that Canada would
be represented in the American congress
within ten years, in other words, would
be annexed to the United States. These
words, coming from statesman of Mr..
Sherrnan's experience, have created a
genuine political sensation here, and
coming too, just at time when Cana
dian matters of various kinds are excit-
ing much interest. Do we want Canada?
Does Canada want to come to us?
Would England allow peaceful annexa-
ton, even if majority of the people in
both countries wished it? These are
questions that are being asked on every
hand, and only the future can answer
them correctly.
The fact that the Malone and anti
Malone republicans of Virginia have
made friends, has caused the republicans
to count very hopefully on carrying that
state this yeaI. In the congressional
elections of 1886, the republican MAORI
ty in the state was more than 10000.
Why not the same this year?
The senate has, without a division,
passed Senator Stewards Chinese bill,
which will virtually prohibit immigra-
ton from China to this country.
Mrs. Captain Sidney Smith Lee, widow
of brother OF Governor Lee of Virginia,
made application to the police of this
city this week for bread for her children.
Her husband died here last April; he left
about SIS, 1000 to his children, but one of
his brothers was appointed administra-
tor, and the poor widow was informed
that she could get no money before the
expiration of the legal init-twelve
months. The secret of this unjust treat
ment is hatred. The Lee family never in
any manner recognized Captain Lee af-
ter he married, as they thought, beneath
his social station. What a commentary
on our boosted civilization is case like
this.
Senator Farwell has introduced a bill
in the senate to give Mrs. Sheridan $5,-
900 year.