Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-22
u A,SHLNGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

10 lo1 uiCu w nat nllSul Uc Apply Cdll-
ed happy family at the last Cabinet
meeting and there was ample cause
Tor happiness on the part of the men
who control and shape the policy Oh
the present administration, which
promises to occupy a proud position
IN the history of our county,
particularly that portion of it
treating of the enlargement and ex-
tentiOn of American commerce, win
foreign countries, Although the Off
cial announcement canot yet be made
1t is known that a recip-
rocity ageement has been made
with Germany that will either allow
American wheat to enter that cod--
try free of duty or at merely nomin-
Ill duty. Isn't that good news? Par
ticularly when it is estimated that
Germany on account of her short
crops, will want at least a hundred
million bushels of our surplus
wheat this year. There was also an
other cause for rejoicing at the Cab
net meeting. Minister Porter. who
represents the United States at Rome
Italy. has succeeded in getting the
Italian government to follow the
lead OF Germany and Denmark and
agree to remove all restrictions upon
the Importation of American pork.
No
face beams these days. He accepted
the Agricultural portfolio because he
believed that he cold be OF service
to the farmers of the country, and he
is justly proud to be a member OF IA
administration which has already
done more for American farmers than
tory Of the country, Reciprocity has
extended and will continue TO extend
our commerce, while the meat inspcc-
ton law, the passage of which was
largely due to the personal efforts
Of Secretary Rusk is nObly dong its
dnty towards enriching the Am arica1
farmer.
The democrats have been unusually
unfortunate III tA;lr recent lnlsstate
,l,nts Everybody remembers the
announcement 1lade with great flour
ISL OF triumph ia democratic neWspa.
pers abOut the time that Hon. Fire
derrick Douglass resigned as [. ,
Minister to Hayti, to the effect that
EIr. Douglass was YER: mucl down
on the administra ton and that he
proposed leading u revolt among the
cOlOred voters against Mr.. Fl a"risOn's
renOmina ton. OF course nobody
who knew Mr.. Douglass placed the
slightest credeDce in the story al the
time it was started, and now for the
benefit of those who do not know him
it can be stated that he made the most
effective denial possible, in q lectl re
this week, by anOIncingl
self as beingin favor of a second tt I'm
for Mr. Harrison.
The loss OF the c, S. Despatch which
cor some years has been known rs
the ''President's boat removes q YES
sci that has long been called by sal
lOrs the "Jonah', because OF the
many accidents which have happened
to her. 1t is probable that she would
have been CONDEMNED soon, if she had
not been wrecked.
Secretary Tracy and Commander
FOlger, chief of the Bureau OF Ordan-
ance OF the navy, paid an offici.l Wis
it to the Bethlehem Iron works at
Pennsylvania. this week
in order to inspect the forging Of the
steel that is being used to make the
experts pronounce. to be the
best of their class in the world. The
expresses himself tlS being
pleased with what he saw.
This is the first week of the October
term of the Supreme Court, but all
the big cases have been postponed I'M
til next month owing to the absence
of Chief Jnstice Fuller and the illness
of Justices Gray and Bradley.
The President broke the record this
week while receiving the members OF
the Epworth League by shaking
hands with 700people in twenty-three
minutes.
1t is understood that the vacancy
in the court of Claims will betilled be-
fore the Court meets for the fall term
which it will do on the last Monday
in this month. and there is an impress
sion among those usually well-infor
med that Elk Representative Thomp
son of Ohio, will receive the appoint
ment.
Mr. HalfOrd, the Presidents private
secretary who has been quite i'll is
now improving, thoughnot yet able
TO resume his duties. He is sadly
missed when absent from the White
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