Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-11-29
There is only Il difference of one let
letter between me and Senator Casey
Insurance Commissioner Carey.
MASKING on LETTER.
from oar REGULAR correspondents

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The president having been working
pretty hard OF late on his message which
Is NOV finished, concluded to take :; lit-
tie recreation, SO he quietly slipped
away last week and for rIrec DAYS en-
ioNcd himself shooting ducks in Mary
land. He returned to the White house.
Saturday night, greatly pleased that he
was SO successful in killing ducks and
not less so over his success in getting
away from Washington without thu.
knowledge OF the arg.,s-cyed newspaper
men.
Uncle sam, who is nothing if not hos
pitablc gave great combination cxcur-
sion to Annapolis Saturday 4 special
train took the Three Americas Con-
gress and the International Maritime
Conference, and :; number of prominent
officials including Secretaries Blaine
and Tracy to the capitol city of Mary
land. The objective point of the excur-
sionists WAS the United States sailor
fbctory, and She visitors were loud i'm
their praises of its products as shown
by the stock now on hand both finished
and unfinished.
If the candidates for The minor offices
under the house of representatives keen
on Increasing at the present rate there
will be as many candidates us there arr.
republican members of the house.
Among the most prominent of the new-
iy announced candidates are cN.Repre-
sentative Guenther aud Gen Geo, &c A.
Sheridan, for clerk, and Mr. Charles III.
Gray, Il prominent newspaper corrcs-
pondent, for sergeant.at- arms.
Secretary Rusk says, in reply to criti-
cisms of the agricultural department
because its agents have quarantined q
number of cattle in Pennsylvania, that
such action was taken under the law
establishing ilc bureau of annual indus
try, and then it was considered neccs-
slry for the protection of the great
cattle interests OF the country against
the much dreaded plrro- pneumonia.
Much interest has been created here
by the report that Representative
and eNSecrctary of War McCrary, Of
Iowa, is the presidents choice for the
vacancy upon the beach of the supreme
court. Judge McCrary has for some
years been - resident of Kansas City,
where he is tho legal representative Of
the Atchisom, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, having resigned United
States circuit court judgship in Iowa, to-
which he was appointed by President
Hayes to enter the service of the rail-
road. He would be an honor to any
court, and the report of his prospective
appointment has been we'll received
| here.
The civil service commissioners deny
the truth of Washington telegram in
q New York paper, which stated that
they were making preparations for y
congressional investigation, they will
be awfully sorry that they didn't before
they are many months older. For they
arc just us certain to be investigated by
the fifty-tirst congress as IL speaker of
the house is to be elected Somebody
should read the parable of the foolish
virgins.
Owing to the very small number of
republican Republicans at present i'll
town there is very little done in the
speakership campaign. Four of the
candidates are here but they do not
seem to be worrying over their chances.
Every week it has been thought here
that next week the fight will begin in
earnest. Up to date there has been no
fighting, not even the mildcst sort of a.
skirmish, and, there is no sign of any,
though you are told on every side ''jnst
wait until next week" If there is to be
amy fighting, which very much doubt,
it will be short, sharp and decisive, and
will not begin until the republican eau
Gus meets.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is
convinced that the civil service law is a.
failure us far as it applies to appoint
ments in the railway mail service, and
he is anxious to have these appoint
ments put under the control of the post
master general.
In tho Caucasus.