Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-10-16
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
ID. c., Oct. 10, 1890.

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Secretary Blaine having declined
several invitations to visit different
sections of the country on the plea Of
pressing public business, the know-it-
alls, of whom there are always plenti
full supply in Washington, even when
Congress is not in session, viii have i
that we are on the eve of important in
ternational complications with this, thai
or the other nation. One will tell you
that several foreign ministers have en-
tered protests from their Governments
against the enforcement OF the anti.
lottery law, which excludes publication
of their respective countries from our
mails, another will assure you with a
solemn countenance that the United
States is going to war with poor little
Gautamala, while still another will
whisper mysteriously that the State
Department is hourly expecting news OF
conflict between our vessels and
British men-of-war in Bebring sea. All
of which the late Horace Greedy used to
call .'rot" of the worst kind. 1t is not
strange that Mr.. Blaine should lind
himself busy just after returning from a
long vacation, nor that he should be
anxious to clear up the work which ac-
cumulated during his absence. Busy as
be is, however, he expects to lind time
to make a speech or two in Representa-
tive McKinley's district before the cam
paign closes, and he, like every other
good republican, is deeply interested in
seeing Mr.. Mckinley returned to Con-
gress.
The official news of the Mormons hav-
ing abandoned polygamy has not made
a very profound impression here, as it
is believed to be only part of the reg
ular program to gain admission to the
Union as a state. A son of the head of
the Mormon church, who edits paper
at Salt Lake City. was here when the
news came, and it is believed that he
was sent here for the purpose of ascer-
tanning what effect it had upon promi-
nent Government officials. There are a
number of reasons, aside from the adj
mission of the Territory, why the
Mormons are DESTROYS of appearing to
have reformed, not the least of which
is the bill before Congress declaring
the property of the Mormon church
coDfscated. This bill has been passed
by the Senate and favorably reported
from the House Judiciary committee,
and il now on the House calendar with
good prospects of becoming law, un-
less some extraordinary influence shall
be brought to bear to prevent it, and to
bring those influences to bear is just
what the Mormons are paving the way
for
The first pension certificate issued
under the new law was signed Wednes-
day by Secretary Noble. The pensioner
is George f. Dyer, private. Company
F, Seventy-ninth Ohio volunteers. The
pension commences from the date of
filing the application. July ?. of this
year, six days after the passage of the
new pension act.
The event of the week was the visit of
the Count of Paris. the so-called heir to
The French throne, that is, if it is posi-
bic to be heir to something which has
no existence. The Count remained here
from Tuesday morning till Wednesday
afternoon. when he left for visit TO
Virginia battle fields. he received no
official recognition, but was given
warm welcome by the Army officers
who knew him during the year he was
a member of Gen McClellan's staff. He
was given dinner by Gen. Schofield,
He will return here next week to remain
several days and society folks are pre-
pairing to lionize him. His son, the
Duke of Orleans, whose fool antics got
him into a French prison not long ago,
is with him. also several other titled
Frenchmen.
1t does one good to visit the bead
quarters of the Republican Congress
slonal campaign committee and see the
cheerful faces of the men doing the
work at this end of the line. The COM
mittee receives nothing but good news.
from every section comes tidings of
perfect organization. enthusiasm and q
determination to win. Two more
weeks will wind up the sending out of
documents, and then comes the hand to
hand conflict which shall decide which
party shall control the next House of
Representatives One OF the most