The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-15

affect the result, but from the best III
formation 1 can gather the Alliance gets
at least two republicans to n demo-
crat, so that II it polls n large vote IL Is
easy to see what the effect will be. IL
will not only give the democrats the
goyernorship, but a United states Sena,
tor as we'll, for the legislature elected
this year will elect Senator Shermah's
successor" -
l called on several Alliance men to
see if / could get continuation OF the
above, but If they knew Of any move
ment to put an Alliance State ticket up
in Ohio this year they declined to say
so, c~ontenting themselves with corrop,
Grating the statement as to the raplu
growth of the organization and saying
that the question of nominating u state
ticket was one TO be settled by the or
der In the State. -.
Representative Hooker, of MISSISSIPPI
is in town, and while lie will not admit
the probability of the Alliance DEFEAT
ing Senator George for reelection, ne
does admit that the democrats Will have
to fight to defeat the Alliance, and thai
for the first time in that State the demo-
Gratis are to organize clubs in every yot-
ing precinct OF the State. This last
statement speaks for itself. From AL
lance sources l learn that the election
Of an Alliance man rs successor 10 Sen"
ator George is considered almost u Ger
tainty.
Senator Morgan, a democratic men,
Der Of the Senate committee on Foreign
Affairs, is one OF the many prominent
men who believe that II war between
the United States and Great Britain Is
bound to come in the near future. and
that whatever may start il, its real OBJ
ject will be for commercial supremacy
on the American continent. Senator
Morgan says: Ave are surrounded, rs
il were, by u cloud OF British influences.
We feel them on Belring Sea, and IN
the eastern fisheries; in the Nicaragua
Canal-eyeTy here about us she is
reaching out 10 hinder or to iniure us.
The revelation in Chill may bring on
trouble with England. The United
States has been requested by the Presi-
dent of Chill to use its good offices as
mediator between his government aid
the insurgents, and If he true that
England is secretly supporting the in.
surgents, ~ has been charged, it will
| probably resent the attempt of the Uni
ted States minister, Patrick Egan lwho
| on account OF his connection with the
Irish Home Rule struggle isnot in good
odor with the British government any
wayl TO bring atont peace upon any
other terms than the success OF the in
surgents,
Mr.. Harrison will, barring accidents.
&c, hack to Washington, this week, aud
he will find lots Of work waiting for
him. There is the reciprocity treaty
with Venezuela, which only needs his
proclamation setting q date for it to go
into effect. the Spanish agreement for
reciprocity with Cuba and Costa Rico;
| the partly negotiated reciprocity agree
ment with San Domingo; several mat
tiers pertaining 10 the purchase Of H.
dian lands; some weighty questions Of
finance, including Secretary Fosters
idea of continuing the four-and-a- half
per cent bonds sitter they mature, next
September, at > per cent, and piles of
~unimportant routine business, TO say
nothing of Behring Sea matters, which
are understood 70 have reached another
acute stage.
Secretary Blaine has heen spending n
few days in New York. but he will he
on hand to welcome Mr.. Harrison, al
though it is extremely doubtful wheth-
er he feels disposed to do as much for
Mr.. HsrriSnn's son. Russell.
Secretary Noble has gone 10 81. Lou
is, where he expects to be KEEP, for about
ten days by pressing private business.
The sailing instructions for The com.
manders OF the Revenue Cutters Bear
and Rush Were mailed by the Treasury
department SATURDAY, but it is thought
that supplemental ms ructions will lie
teleSraphed to either Portland or Seat
tie after Mr.. Harrison returns. at both
Of which ports they are ordered 10 stop
on their way from San Francisco to
Bshring Sea. Secretary Foster refuses
TO say what is the nature Of The instruc-
tons sent.