The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-03-27
wAsaINaroN LErrER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
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{ WAsaNaroN. March 9O.-It i believed
by thoee Who mao s. : conatant : s Y st,,av i 81 Il
- uuder.cnrranta a polit;ca. that Mr.
Ha.rieon and Mr. Riaina hay. Nv ma made an
aa,micahle arranpement relatino q, the
rssnublican nreaidential nom;nat;on next
year. and that 4 ia ao,n;ett;ne like ttl,ia.
Mr. Harrison,s ff,ends are to announce.
uuoficiaiiy 81 course. talat,he is ! can.
lidAte for ,re-nomu,a t;on and that Nj.
Blaine u Tor him. Iithis announcement.
which 81 the vav has .feen already
nsettv 4 tensivelv made. ia cor1iallv re.
neiveia nv ran,hIicara whn can control
the party MACHINERY in the several
! states that can lks 8, counted upon to qo'
republican. Il win. IN due time. be Sojy
lorsd by off,ciel announcements iro4s1
both NJ. Harrison and Ills Secretary 81
ataAe Ard the ,Saai,e ,iI a Mr.. Harrison 4
q ;bseor, tl,e conyention With practac6l.
Il no opposition.
1ia. ~ Other hand tha announce.
s,slnt shaaT not - r.ceivsd a,ad 4tta,e Iaet
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,viIi - 49, 4 g IN n h,s
paxfs eyill sat tie proper time. an.
.aalbtaul,ps b akst -hs win not be 81
cand; III fsilas stroueth Of the
adminSstskfio1, VA III eSanussns toaar.1
Blaine. This seems to Be ali 7iaht; g
Tar ~ Tho tNoaentlemen named are con-
cerned, but what about the claims q
Messrs. Alaer, Mckinley. Depew, ct al?
Not beinR possessed 81 the power OF
prophecy. I shall have to content N.Y.
sell with asking this question, leaving
the answer to those more directly inter-
ested. "a
The acting secretary Of the treasury
has. under the new law, declined to ex-
change gold bars for gold coin, unless the
parties desiring che exchange will pay
four cents per 500, the government
cost for converting the coins into bars.
The exchange il usually made by parties
wishing to ship the gold to Europe and
has heretofore been made free OF charge.
til believed by the treasury officials
that this charge will prevent the specu-
lative expectation OF American gold,
which will. il it turns out to be true, be
beneficial to the people at large, but
very injurious to the gold speculators.
Hon. Jerry Simpson seems to be
Catching on in great style. He tells
me that he has received numerous invi-
tations to make speeches in the east.
and that he has;accepted one to speak
before q free trade club in New York
City.
There is an has been no excitement in
administrative circles over the killing Of
tie Italian members OF the sMafia" at
New Orleans. and the action of the Ital.
ian minister in connection Herewith.
The minister presented a protest from
his government and Mr.. Blaine tele-
araphed the governor Of Louisiana for
information. That's all there was Of it.
No important International compl,ca-
lions are expected to arise from it. and
mo ons expects that the italian govern
n,sat viii make any unusual demands,
although a deleeation of fool Italians
from Chicago turned up here this week
With their heads full OF wild ide as about
apologies. indemnity. and other absurd
thiass. For all the satisfaction they re-
ssceireti thew might as we'll have STAYED
at home. It il REGARDED here as state
and nnk q natio.a, affa;r although IL r.