Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-04-18
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net. and for answer passed. bis hand
around the gentleman's arm and con.
Jncted him over to look at the interior
changes that are being made In the old
Steward mansion, near the White
House, preparatory to its occupancy
by the Blaine family next fall.
The democratic attempt to make II
appear that the relations between
the President and Secretary Blaine
are not pleasant and harmonious has
proven a dismal failure. The opinion
here is that the whole story was con-
cocted and written In the office of the
New York paper which printed it as a
special Washington dispatch. What
makes this opinion all the stronger is
that this same paper in It's editorial
columns has been predicting just such
a state OF affairs ever since the
fourth OF March. 1t is very strange
that such a startling discovery should
have been made by only one cores
pondent, out of hundreds proving
around Washington seeking news for
their papers. Unless something that
is at present entirely unlocked Tor
shall occur, Secretary Blaine will
look after our foreign affairs until
March 1898, if not longer.
So few appointments have been
made by the President this week that
suspicion has been created among
the crowd of Office seekers here that
the slow pace has been adopted for
the special purpose of firing them out.
The result is that many of them have
gone home leaving their papers on file,
believing that to be the best policy.
The President informed democrat
ic senator that it was his purpose
whenever he had to appoint demo
crat to Office, such as one member OF
the Civil Service Commission and the
Interstate Commerce Commission, to
insist upon his being n protectionist.
This decision has created panic
among the free-trade democratic as
pirants, chief among whom may be
mentioned ex-Secre:ary of the Treas
ury Thompson, who wants to serve
his country as Civil Service Com
missioner.
1t is stated at the State Department
that an understanding has been reach
ed with England and Germany where
by it is agreed that pending the ter
mination of the coming Samoan con-
ference at Berlin the three treaty
powers England, Germany and the
United States-shall each keep only
one war vessel at Samoa.
The Agricultural department has
concluded the series of experiments.
commenced several years ago, on the
manufacture of sugar from Sorghum,
and Prof Wiley, who has been in
charge of them concludes that the
manufacture on small scale can be
made commercially a success.
1t is stated positively in quarters
where it would most likely be first
known, that Col. Duffield. of Michi-
gan. has been selected for the place of
Solicitor General. 1t may be some
time. however, before the appointment
will be made, as the present Solicitor
General, Mr.. jerks, has been request
ed to remain in Office until the gov
eminent telephone cases have been
disposed of by the Supreme Court.
The President has been thinking of
taking a short vacation in order TO get
some much needle rest but he has de-
cided not to leave Washington until
the Goth inst, when he goes to New
York to take part In the Centennial
ceremonies. The President and Mrs.
Harrison will be the guests of Vice
President and Mrs Morton, at Rhine
beck, their country residence, near
New York city, during the celebration
and for week afterward.
The daily official mail at the White
House has dwindled down until now
it averages about seven hundred let
tiers, nearly every one of which con-
tains an application for Office.
The story going the rounds of the
p, ess about Gen. Harrison offering
the postnastership of Lexington, Va,
to the widow of Gen. "StonewaIl''
Jaekso Is such beautiful one that
1t seems a pity almost to spoil it by
saying it is not true. But so it is. No
such offer has ever been made or even
thought of, by either the President
or Postmaster General.
There Is nothing mugwumpish about
Secretary Noble. Tt having been
printed that he had issued AN order to
prevent Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner from discbarging incompetent
democratic employees IN his office, the
Secretary has declared himself on the
subject in a manner that leaves no
doubt of his being in perfect accord
with the Corporal"
A Cheboygan. Michigan. woman