Fergus County argus., 1889-10-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. rs, 1883.

WASHINGTON, Oct. is. lSS9.
The maritine conference being held herr
this week is AN event eli Tar reaching i'm
f"rtau.r Ia .he nav les and merchant ma
rinc oi all the world, twenty one govern
ments being represented 10y specially sccred
rted officials. The objects, rs set forth by
Secretary Blaine ia his brief speech opening
the congress, i- to make navigation safei
10y devising IA universal code of signals
other matters of like nature will come he
the result ~ the deliberations VI III lie ol
universal value io humanity.
The persoWu-l of the conference is faI
above the average. Every nation has sent
men oi marked ability. England. which
has the largest interest at stake. is repre-
naval experts. together with representa-
tives of her merchant marine. our share
oi foreign commerce IL 80 small that we
might give Ia ourselves credit for u magnifi.
cent aud dsintcrr>i-d regard ior the wei
fare of others.
The handshakiug aud receiving dome b.,
the president during one day is enough to
-ni,il- him To his salary. without further
work "i any sort Yesterday he granted
private aud special interviews (" senator
quay, niten states Treasurer Huston,
collector Brady III virginia, ten. I"n
bickles. Justice Miller of the supreme court
'nmrn",l"re Walker. Rear Admiral Walker
nnd congressman hinseN. Al noon the
marine congress was received and at |
" clock There was !" pihi'c recep''"i "'it
members "f bug pennsylvania excursion
beins h the throns. rs 10" was about 4"
rs'hle from th's diuH, The p'"-''""' wac
Called ""t "h Tue p"f'"" I" feNie" h"pr"-
'esr''h "i '"''i '"''re" ''" 'e"""s' w""
%! @eaI""- cement were enable"
I" i'r"l"ns the torture 7" an "ne"durahie
'-hs'h. 'he pfes"he''' hhi"! ese"ie" u
his f'1Na'r ap'fth''h's =" '"i'."' an" l''S'
a. h' "'s N's"'"hs'S "'p'hS pap! "eN'
race WIN his mn w" '"lh'''i''e' represent
'ns IN. N'"s"'Hs N"'i""a' 'ass'"''' SOU ""S
ahh"oh''i' ihe''i'2"'"'' nv" u" '"''rss
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mo private hies'
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iisr iaii"'h"f 'h' h''-s's' y" '""sfens.
III 'he meantime Sh""'' u '''''l'''e "'
h'eh"i"' 'h'iahH 81 w" representatives "'
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"f"hu' "H'f -'ppe'' nv WIN """ p'e'S"'""'
placing h'- GOOD f'sh' nan" -" 'N'''o''"'h
at" ai'""hs i'"i' u S''''Ae " !" WISE "'
b'"ern 'h'ir 'e''h or "'i'f"'se' ~ ''as
'"thf '" th'hh ~ hs'fahh.
senator qua! Is h"' f"''se' ~ "r"i'l''ha
"nt III -'ah' IA this ADMINISTRATION a"u T.
sah' 1" nave =" '"id i'f'sih''i'' iiarfis"h ~
u" measured terms "n "Wednesday quay
has other grievances "'s''e 'he i'hi'a"ei-
phIa p"si"iiiee appointment INTACT, he has
dozens "i them. The latest u The appoint
men, "i - revenue inspector AZ 'iis request
oi Russell Harrison hhd in the lace "i Mf'
',nays earnest opposition. Mr. quay y
sad to nave told The president that u it
psrsisf"s ~ isn"ring the TRENDS WI" ha'i
elected llm he would Z" belorr no c"uNen-
ton Tor second term. lie added thaf h'
would Withdraw ms support ~ surh an