Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-29
Washington Letter.
lFrom oul Regular correspoudent.)

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east Friday afternoon and remained at
the White House until Saturday afternoon
when he left for Deer Park. As short
as his stay was he attended to a great
deal of BUSINESS being in almost constant
consultation with the heads of various
| departments. He also found time to
makes few appointments. Tomorrow
| he expects to leave Deer Park for In
dianapolis when he will spend several
days. According to his present pro-
gramme he will not return to Washing
ton again until he comes to remain,
but will go from indianapolis to Deer
Park and begin work on his proclama-
ton calling an extra session of Con-
gress and on his first annual message
to Congress, both of which documents
he thinks it necessary to prepare with
the greatest care. The first TO show
the necessity of calling an extra session
of Congress and the last to lay out a
policy for the Republicans in Congress
to carry out as regards to tariff and
other important matters. Mrs. Harrl-
son, who has been in attendance at the
bedside of sick sister, arrived here
just in time to accompany the President
to Deer Park. She will 60 with him to
Indianapolis and they are both looking
forward to their first visit home with
much pleasure.
Acting Postmaster General Clarkson
has awarded the contract for furnishing
postal cards for the next four years to
Albert Daggett of New York. The new
contract calls for better quality Of
paper than is now used and for cards of
three sizes, one ? l5-16 by 5-S inches,
one by l-8 inches (the size now
used) and one "a by 6 l-S inches.
Notwithstanding the improved qualities
and different size the new contract will
save the Government about $4,000 as
compared with the last one. The con-
tract begins from October the first
| next.
Quite a large delegation from the
various Posts in this city will attend the
twenty third National Encampment of
the G. A. r. at Milw aukee. They will
90 on special train and will carry as
their guests Pension Commissioner Tan
ner, Col w. w, Dudley and other pro-
minent eXsoldiers.
Gen. Fairchield, chairman of the CON-
mission appointed to negotiate for the
purchase of the Cherokee strip reported
to the Interior department that the COM
mission has done all that can be done
until after the Cherokee Indians hold
their council in November. The Coun-
Gil will consider the Governments
offer to buy their land at Sl.25 per
acre, and its action is final rs far as
the Indians are concerned.
Secretary Noble has issued circular
to Pension agents reducing their appor-
tionment for clerk here to figure that
will not exceed the approportion made
by Congress for that purpose. The APP
preparation is insufficient, but the Sec
rotary does not think it legal to increase
the number of clerks, thus deliberately
making a deficiency. This may result
in some delay at some of the agencies
in paying the pensions for the quarter
ending September 80.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
wants it distinctly understood that there
is no quarrel between Secretary Noble
and himself, nor has there been at any
time the slightest break in the pleasant
personal relations between them, he
says: "Mr Noble is one of the most
lovable men, man of broad news, anG
while there may be some official differ
ence between us, these differences are
not of personal character. Any state
ment tending to create any other i'm
preston is untrue"
Marshal Ransdell has made himself
solid with the working republicans here
abouts by asking for the resignation of
three of his democratic deputies and by
announcing that it was his purpose 10
displace the rest of the democrats en-
ployed under him and replace them
with good republicans as soon as posi-
BILE.
Senator Spooner dropped into Wash
ington last week from Massachusetts
summer resort. He CANT to fix up some
Wisconsin postoffices and things, and
from the broad smile he carried away
he must have succeeded. A reckless
newspaper man caught him and at
tempted to interview him on the repub-
lican tariff bill. Great Scott, my
friend the Senator, replied, II am
going away in an hour Wait until |
come back for the winter and Wen
have time to talk it over.
Virginia republicans here say that
the U6mOcrdtlc SIdle nOmlndLlOnS luduo
last week are about the strongest that
party could possibly have made, and
that the republicans will have to work
hard and pull together to defeat them.
And now there is talk of another Con-
gressional investigation of the Govern
ment printing offices this winter. 1t
will do no good, and will cost good
deal of money therefore should oppose
il had vote in Congress.
1t is now thought that the extra ses-
sion will be called to meet on the 2lst
of October.
NICELY PUT Nv TAE OLD DARBY
Not long after the war circus came
TO Mont omery, says the Atlanta Con.
stitution 1t was the first circus that
had beer there in long time and at
tracted an immense crowd. especially
of the negroes. The most interesting