Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-24


The President and Secretary Win
dom bold short consultation nearly
every day now. and these consnlta-
tions will probably be kept up until
the various financial matters that the
Presidents annual message will treat
OF have been definitely determined
upon.
Senator Quay has been In town this
week, and has paid several visits to
the White House. but he knows so
well how to keep his mouth shut that
nobody has succeeded in getting even
an inkling Of what his business there
was.
Secretary Blaine on Wednesday de-
livered an address OF welcome to the
delegates in attendance upon the In
ternational Maritime conference, and
afterwards presented them to the Pre-
sldent, who also made short speech.
The conference IL holding daily cit
tings m the Huse. leased for the
Three Americas Congress 1t will re-
main there until the Congress returns
next month. The principal business
Of he conference Is to lessen the dan
gers of travel by sea. Delegates are
present from every maritime nation
in the world. except Portugal. Ad
miral Franklin. u. s.. NJ, has been ell
ected President.
Representative Cannon is here look
ing after his chances of being elected
Speaker of the house. If Washington
opinion counts Cor anything Mr.. Reed
will have walk over, at least that's
the general impression here now, next
week il mny be different; public opin-
ion in Washington shifts as often az
the wind. and is always in favor of
the man that seems TO be on top. Just
now Mr.. Reed seems TO be in the lead
in the race for the Speakership.
A naval HINT has been going on in
side the White House this week. The
game consists of rats, and the hunters
of several ferrets and terrier dog,
: directed Dv an expert rar catcher. Tire
terrier has so far bagged the most
game.
A conference of Post office Inspect
ors Is i'm session here this week. The
Postmaster General addressed them on
the desirabiIity of making constant i'm
provements in the mai. service of the
country.
Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British
minister, says, lie will shortly lay be.
fore Mr.. Blaine the opinions of the
British government in record TO the
Canadian fisheries and Behring Sea
disputes.
Vice President Morton is here this
week.
Brigadier General Casey, Chief of
Engineers, has submitted his annual
estimate, recommending appropria-
tions for continuing River and harror
improvements, TO the Secretary of
: War; it foots up moro than $50 600, :
600. The amount appropriated for the
fiscal year ending June S0th, 1890,
was s22, 397,el7.
: The state at present most popular
+ for he House Offices reads: Mckee,
: of Indiana, Postmrs'er; Adams, of
: Maryland, Ooorkeeper; Swords, Iowa,
: Sergeant-at-arins. and tie between
] Carson and Mcpherson, both of Penn
: sylvania. over the Clerkship.
r Secretary Window has one Office
r under him that he is very anxious To
. have occupied by good republican.
: hut he has so far failed to find man
= of the required qualifications. The
J. Office is Commissioners of Navigation,
and the pay Sl0t0 per annurn. Mr..
Window does not want to appoint any
of the so called experts with fixed and
nnalteruble ideas; he wants brainy
man who will study the business OF
the office with view to making in.
provements
Representative Bowden, of Virginia.
passed through here this week He
said of the situation: feel confident
of the result in Virginia. Nothing has
happened to shake my contidenc. in
The success OF Gen. Malone and the
rest of the republican ticket.
o The Tanner case threatens TO take a
fresh start in the newspapers. Mr..
v Tanner is beginning TO fight back.
y The Navy department has received
n notice that the new cruiser ''San
% francisco" will be launched on the
II Goth, inst, at the docks of the Union
p Iron works, San Francisco.
d In the Mahone-Langston middle
e everybody seems to be pleased. Lang.
n ston says he is glad to be able TO 60
p to Ohio and help elect Foraker, and
!. Mahone's friends say that Langs:on's
. abcence from Virginia will be bene.
fetal to Malone.
l. First Assistant Postmaster Clarkson
. resumed his duties early this week.
p He has entirely recovered his health.
- Representative Samuel J. Randall
q paid his respect to the President thi;
y week