Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER


toast Of "Our Country and Her Presi
dent" at the banquet which followed
the dedication of the Catholic Univer-
sity Ia this city Wednesday. was one
of the happiest efforts ia his life. This
Is high praise. know, for the Secre-
tary seems to be possessed to a greater
extent than any other living man, Of
the peculiar and fortunate faculty of
always saying the right thing at the
right time, and in just the right way,
but 1t Is deserved. Only two men of
the present generation besides Mr..
Blaine could have done equal justice
In the same number of words to the
toast. One of them-Henry Ward
Bsecher lis dead, aud the other
Robert q. Ingersoll-would hardly be
likely to attend the dedication cere-
monies OF any institution controlled
by church, Catholic or Protestant.
The President, the Vice-President and
all of the members of the cabinet at
tended the banquet and were interest
ed listeners to the remarks of Mr..
Blaine.
America truly leads the world in
inventions. the new smokeless gun
powder adopted by several European
governments is, according TO the an
nual report of Brigadier General Benet
chief of ordnance. theinvention of an
American. 1t is surmised that it was
taken to Europe instead of being offer
ed to our own government because
more money could be obtained for il
over there.
Secretary Rusk gave the members
of the association of American agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions, which has been holding a con-
vention here this week, reception at
his residence Wednesday night.
The Jefferson club, a small demo-
cratic organization, which was started
during the early days of the Cleveland
administration, has given up the
gnosJ. IL couIu NOT I'VE WITHOUT gov
eminent pap.
The All Americas Congress is ba, K
in Washington, having finished Lis
forty days excursion. 1t is probable
that the members will rest until Mon
day, when regular sittings will begin.
Among the subjects to be discussed
will be Customs regulations and
Customs Union; Extradition; SAM
tation of Ships and Quarantine; Light
House dues; Weights and Measures;
Patent Rights, Copyright, and Trade
between the United States of America
and Spanish America. Reports on
each of these topics have been prepared
each written by an exper: in the line
treated of, from the best data obtain
able.
Minister Ryan says in answer to ru-
mors OF his resignation, Jnat Ire likes
his place and likes the people of Mexi
co, and that he expects to be back at
his post before the expiration of his
present leave of absence.
The President will take no chances
in regard TO his first annual message to
Congress, which is now practically
complete. The message will not be
printed and sent out to the press pre-.
vious to its being read in Senate and
House, as has been done in the past.
1t will be sent to Congress in writing,
but there will be several type writer
copies made for the press associations,
which will be delivered to them at the
moment the message is begun to be
read in the House and under no Giro
umstances before. Several times dur
ing the recent past over-enterprisine
newspapers in Washington and else
j where have had extras on tile streets
} containing the Presidents message be
, fore the reading of the message tt
Congress had been begun. Hence thes,
, precautions.
There is nothing new in the speaker
, ship contest, in fact up to this tim,
: there is nothing in sight to indicate
that there is contest. IL looks yer,
much as If majority of the member
regard the matter as already settled
and are not hurrying to Washington
The officials of the House post offic,
l say there are fewer members of tn
: House in the city than they ever knew
e at the same date. The attempt (,
5 make a combination against Mr. Rec
: who is leading all the rest of the can
8 didates, has apparently been aban
] doned. Representative Mckinley pass
: ed through here on his way to New
s York on business. lie says he ha
] asked no member to vote for him, an,
: that he does not expect TO ask any on
e do do so, and that upon his return
c here he will occupy his usual quarters
4 but will have no "headqua-ters." Il
n the sense that the word is general
d understood here in Washington.
e A new candidate for the clerksbi
y of the House has entered the field /
e the person of Ex-Representative Guer
n ther of Wisco nsin.
Y Mrs, Harrison has returned to tn
Is White House. She has entirely r,
d covered from her recent indispositior