The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-28
cAPlTRl GOSSIP.

Representative Samuel J. Randall
is not making as rapid progress
towards good health as his admirers
would wish, and many of them fear
that he will never again be able to
stand the wear and tear of active
work in the house. Mr.. Randall firm
~ believes that he will resume his
work as soon as the House meets, and
tells everybody who comes to see him
that he is only resting now in defer
ence TO his physicians wish.
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President Harrison took unceremO.
neous leave of everything official last
week and went to Maryland to shoot |
wild ducks. lie left Wednesday night |
aud returned Saturday night.
The republicans who have failed TO
get themselves appointed to office by
President Harrison are rapidly an
nOuncing themselves as candidates
for the three or four desirable Offices
Mnder the house of repI esentatlves.
Among the latest in this category are
ex-representative Guenther, of Iowa,
and Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan, once of
Louisiana, but now of almost any
where, or everywhere. Both of these
gentlemen want to be elected clerk of
The House, and so do several others,
including Hon. Ed. Mcpherson and
Mr.. Carson, both of Pennsylvania.
There is more of a contest so far over
the minor places than over the speak
ership. From the present outlook
there is but one real republican can
didate for speaker. -Reed-the rest
are only mentioned to compliment
them. They will, of course, be voted
for on one and possibly two ballots in
the republican caucus, but on the
third ballot. at the farthest, Reed will
get two-thiruS of the votes.
Mr.. Blaine and Secretary Tracy
carried the delegates to the All
American Congress and the 1nterna-
tiOnal marine conference to the Nay
I'll Academy at Annapolis Saturday.
The Congress resumes it's regular sit
tings today. The nsarine conference is
making satisfactory progress in its
Efforts to lessen the darger of travel
by water.
Who's afraid of being a soldier
now! A committee of army officers
meet here this week to test our inven
ton claimed to afford the body per
feet protection from pistol and rife
bullets.
Mr.. Wanamaker virtually admitted
the charge brought against him by
Senator Hampton when he notified
the Senator that the commission OF
the new postmaster, at Columbia,
South Carolina, would be withheld TO
give the Senator an opportunity to
lie heard if lie desired to oppose the
appointment. Whether Senator
Hampton will take any further notice
of the matter is not known here, but
the chances are th8 lie will not.
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Mr.. Proctor, who has doubles:
heard some of the criticisms expressed
Ivy thoughtless people to the effect
shat he was devoting more of his time
to his private business than to the
War department, has resigned thu
presidency of tie Vermont Mar
lle company, Of which he is the vii
4ual owner. His son was elected tt
succeed him, and there are people
here who believe it only little tricl
TO blind public epinien, We shall b.
allie to see whether they are right o.
wrong later on.
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Some surprise has been created her,
by the announcement that Judg
McCrary, of Iowa, stood a fair chanc
OF receiving an appointment to tn
vacancy in the Supreme Court. I'll
served several terms in the House
nut is best remembered here a
Hayes Secretary of War. At presen
lie is railroad lawyerat Kansas Cit,
The Judge had been regarded as
political "back number"
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McKinley's friends are talking O
withdrawing his name rs candidat
for speaker on the rather absur
ground that as candidate for tn
presidential nomination of his part
IN 1892 he cannot afford to be defeat
ed for speaker.
The Civil Service COMMISSIONS,
deny that they are making prepar
tiOns for Congressional investing
ton. lf they are not, they ought |
he. for such an investigation is one {
the certainues Of the future.
The pension committee of the {
A. n. has agreed to ask Congress
pass a service pension bill that WI
give every man that served in I'll
Union Army during the late war,