Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-16
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent
III ano

Pennsylvania. They were escorted to
the White House by the Pennsylvania
republican association of this city. Tho
club presented the President with a
very handsome banner, which he re-
ceived with few feeling remarks that
greatly affected the veterans of 1910,
as we'll as everybody else present. The
club has received every attention since
its arrival early this morning, everybody
seems to want 10 do something for its
members.
| Secretary Blaine has entirely re-
covered from his recent indispositinn
and resumed his duties at the depart
ment of State.
Secretary Proctor left Washington
Saturday on tour OF inspection of the
Western Military posts. He was ac-
companied by Adjutant- General Drum
and Col. Bane and the party will be
joined at Chicago by Gen. Schotield.
Secretary Noble has called upon the
Government officials in Oklahoma to
explain their connection with the
alleged fraudulent location of town lots
and homesteads, and unless the explana-
tions are prompt and satisfactory there
will be sudden falling off of official
heads in the new country.
Gov. Foraker. of Ohio, stopped here
on his return from the New York cele-
bration and he has not yet been able to
get away. He is being lonized, not
only by the large contingent of Ohio
people in Washington but by everybody
else; he has been twice invited to the
White House. in tho evenings, and Ohio
office seekers are all in the throes of
''great expectations therefrom. On
Saturday Ex-Goy. Foster, of Ohio. ar
rived. He was recently appointed
member of the Commission to treat
with the Sioux Indians for the purchase
of portion of their lands. Somebody
asked one of the Ohio party whether
they were after any particular office.
fIe answered by asking the inquirer il
he ever saw an Ohio man that did not
want an office.
Gov. Hovy, of Indians. stopped in
Washington on his way home to pay
his respects TO his old friend Gen. Har-
rison. Gov. Hovey is very popular
here. and particularly so with the old
soldiers for whom he never tired
working, when he was a member of the
House of Representatives
Secretary Tracy has given the con-
| tract for the construction of the mon
ster armored coast-defensc vessel pro-
vided for at the last session of Congress
to the union Iron works of San Fran
cisco. The price is TO be Sl,62S, 900.
Five years ago no one would have be-
lieved it possible 10 build such a vessel
on the Pacific coast. owing 10 lack of
| facilities. But this concern now has
one of the finest plants for iron ship.
building in America
! Ex-Congressman Ryan. of Kansas,
the new minister to Mexico was given
farewell dinner Friday by adj
miring friends. Representative Cannon
of Illinois was the presiding genious.
The New York celebration proved too
much for Secretary Window He has
been under the weather ever since his
return.
Joshua Hill, of North Carolina, for
the Eastern district of North Carolina;
Carter b. Harrison. of Tennessee
(brother of the Presidency for the mid
die district and James W. Brown, of
Tennessee for the western district of
Tennessee, were appointed United
states Marshals.
Superintendent of the census, Porter,
has regularly opened the census bureau.
The work for many months 10 come
will be merely preliminary.
Secretary Blaine has formally pre-
scented the new British Minister to the
| President and once more everything is
smooth between the Great Britain and
the Greater Britain
Great efforts are belngmade by friends
Of the President to get him to take
week or ten days vacation but he has
so far refused to do so owing To the
mass of important business that he
wants to straighten up.
The following appointments have
been made by the President since his
return from New York. United States
Attorneys, S. N. Hawkins, of Tenn,
for the Western and John Ruhm, of
Tenn, for the middle district of Ten
nessee; ID. S. Alexander of N. Y, for
the northern district of New York
| (Mr. Alexander, was fifth auditor of
the Treasury when the Cleveland ad-
ministration came in. After his resig-
nation no went to Buffalo, N. Y, and
opened law office. When Gen. Har-
risOn was nominated he requested Mr..
Alexander to come to indianapolis and
take charge of his correspondence.
After the election Mr. Alexander re-
turned to his law practice in Buffalo,
L. Il. Borland, of Va, for the eastern
district of Virginia; A. j. Evans, of
Tex, for the western district OF Texas;
w. FL. ii. Clayton. of Ark, for the
western division of Arkansas.
MORE RELICS CT GRANT.
The little wooden "Galena gayel"
worked its way to fame and aroused an
unparalleled degree of enthusiasm ut the
Republican National Convention in Chi
cago last June. The mallet was sent
by +. w. Montgomery, of Galena, to
delegate Chas A. Works, of Rockford,
and by him presented TO the chairman
of the Convention, with the announce
ment that it had oeen made from a
bench in the leather store Of General
| Grants father in Galena The an
nouncement was received with thunders
of applause, and the gold and silver
mallets which had previously been pre-
sented. dwindled into insignificance.
The bench from which The mallet was
made is in the possession of H. X.
| Bachelor of Galeua and some few for.