Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-11

Senators Allison, CulIon and Chand.
Ter have held number Of Important
political conferences with influential
republicans here this week. beginning
with the President before he went
away Tuesday afternoon, and contin-
uing through the week with others.
The subjects under consideration were
the coming elections in the four new
states and the calling of an extra ses-
sion of Congress so rs to get the
House organized and ready for work
before the Christmas holidays. The
new states are all believed to be repub
lican Notwithstanding the result oil
the recent election In Montana. but in.
formation lately received as to secret
deals the democrats have made with
certain railroads has opened the eyes
of the republican leaders to the fact
that since hard work Is necessary to
defeat the democrats in Montana and
one of the Dakotas'. The consulta-
tions held this week were for the pur
pose of mapping out this work. 1t Is
now believed to be all fixed, and the
democrats will nnd their secret rail-
road deals profitless. AS to the extra
session il has been decided that one
will be called about the first OF Novem-
Der. 1t was first thought that the first
of October would be better date. but
owing to the very narrow republican
majority in the House, which sickness
or death might wipe out entirely, it
was concluded to select the former
date because that would give the mem
bers elected from the new states, who
are expected to be all republicans, a
chance to take their seats.
Senator ingalls, paid Washington a
flying visit this week. lie gays the
people in Kansas are too busy with
their crops to bother their heads obout
politics, and that the administration is
popular out there. same as here.
Secretary Rnsk has appointed Mrs.
Mary Auu Dougbcrty TO III subordinate
position in the Department of Agri-
culture. Mrs. Dougherty will be re-
membered by many on account of the
personal abuse put upon hef in mes
sage to Congress by Cleveland, when
he vetoed bill to give her a pension.
Government circles have been very
quiet since Tuesday. On that day the
President and Secretaries Tracy and
Noble started for Woodstock, Conn,
where they spent the Fourth; Secreta-
ry Blaine left for Bar Harboi and Sec
rotary Proctor for his home in Yer
mont. The next day Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker went away. First
Assistant Clarkson has been down on
Chesapeake Bay for week with n
party of friends cruising around in
Mr.. Wanamaker's yacht the Restless. ;
So it may be truthfully said that Wash
ingtOn is now free OF otfice-seeKers.
| will say it now, for the Lord only
knows when / Can do so again without
lying.
Before going away the President an
nounced quite batch of more or less
important diplomatic appointments.
f. b. Fairfield, of Michigan was APP
pointed Consul at Lyons, France.
Mrs. Harrison did not accompany
the President to Connecticut, but she
left home the same day for Deer
Park, Maryland, where she, her father
and grand children will remain during
July and August.
Secretary Noble has instructed Com
missioner Tanner that no pension case
mnst be taken up out of its regular or
der except in cases of absolute destitu-
ton or when the applicant is lying at
the point of death. He is further in
structed that agents or attorneys or
others persisting in having applica-
tions, other than those mentioned,
made special will be disbarrel from
practice before the department
The ex-confederate Marshal of tits
District has been succeeded by a one
armed Union veteran, ID. NJ Ransdell.
of Indiana. Mr.. RaInsdell is not wide
ly known here. but the fact that he
has good army record and is an old
personal friend of the President is
enough TO prejudice all republicans in
his favor
SIC, 900 was sent out to Pension
Agents by the Treasury Department,
Tuesday.