Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER


as being greatly pleased with the work
of the Ohio State Convention, both AZ
to the platform adopted and the can
didate nominated, and he believes that
the republicans will carry the State by
one of those old-time republican Ohio
majorities which used to set the pace
for the party in other States.
President and Mrs. Harrison, accom-
panied by their grandchildren, left yes
terday for their Cape May Point cot
tage, where Mrs. Harrison and the
children expect to remain for some
time. AR. Harrison will not remain
with them, but he expeots to spend a
part Of every week with them during
the warm weather.
Secretary Foster was very anxious
to have attended the Ohio convention,
and had fully intended doing So but
at the last minute he found that in-
portnut public business made it n~ces-
sary that he should remain here, so he
did not get of to Ohio until yesterday
| morning. He said before leaving that
he was Just as we'll satisfied with what
the convention did rs he would have
been II he had taken part therein as a
| delegate.
Secretary Noble. much improved Ia
] appearance, and he says also in f~ei.
| ing, is back at his desk as hard AT
work as If he had Just entered the
Cabinet. He has not now, nor has lac
ever had the slightest attentions OF TO-
signing, but he says he feels under OBJ
legations to the newspapers for having
picked out so many nice places for
him, and he regrets that all OF them
were made contingent upon his leav-
1 ing the Cabinet.
Mr. II. J. Schulties, of the District
of Columbia, has been appointed an
additional member of the Co,nmission
which is to go to Europe to investi-
gate immigration. He was appointed
as the representative of the Fedora
ton Of Labor. Gen. Grosvenor, who
who resigned his place on the imn'i-
grafton commission by telegraph thir
week. has been appointed special com
missioner foe duty in connection with
the admission of foreign goods TO the
Worlds Fair. Whatever his fault,
his resignation Was a manly document.
Here IL is: Fearing that the assaults
upon me by certain OF the press on
Misrepresentation, will impair, If not
destroy my usefulness in the inimigra.
ton commission, respectfully tender
NV resignation. / cannot afford to
hold Office to the injury OF my party.
Let my resignation take effect at the
pleasure of the department.
A meeting has been called for TO-
night by some of ,Washington's most
prominent business men, TO take the
necessary steps toward raising a guar
aDtee fund sufficiently large to prop
erly entertain the National encamp
ment &. A. r., which is to be invited
to hold its 1892 meeting in this city.
There is little doubt that all the money
necessary can easily be raised, and II
the veterans will accept the invita-
ton to come here next year they will
be given reception they will never
forget, besides being given an oppor.
tunity to inspect what is now con
coded to be the most beautiful city in
the world.
There is reason to believe that the
President aud Secretary Tracy have
recently been devoting considerable
time to the subject of coaling stations
for our navy IN the West Indies. Sec.
rotary Tracy says we must have one,
and that we ought to have at least
two in those waters, where England
has four. An important conference
on this subject took place at the
White House this week, which was
attended by the President, Secretary
Tracy, Hon. John w. Foster, repre-
senting the Department of State,
Admiral Gherardi, who has charge OF
the negotiations for obtaining Mole
Saint Nicholas from Heyti. SANTANA
Bay we can get from San Domingo
whenever we say the word, and al.
though the negotiations are now In a
state of suspension It Is believed by
those who ought to know that we
shall ultimately secure Mole Saint
Nicholas also.
The National Democrat, which was
started here year or two ago with a
great flourish of trumpets. Is said to be
in serious financial difficulties, and its
editor and publisher. a thing that
bears the shape of a man but who
never knew what IL was TO experience
real manly feeling, has been retired.
If the paper isn't sold it will probably
suspend soon.
The new tariff would strangle our
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