Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10

convenient 10 call upon Secretary Blame
at Bar HarbOr before returning, and
that he was the bearer of "A confidential
message from the President to MIR
Blaine. but this last is probably nothing
more than gossip, as the understanding
between the President and Dir. Blaine
is so explicit. according TO my infoI ma
ton. hich am sure is correct, that
there can be no necessity for any con
tidentia messages being exchanged
between them Before leaving town.
Secretary Foster extended the time in
definitely within which the a per cent
bonds, which ceased 10 bear interest on
the : INST, may be extended at per
cent. la other words the holders of the
/ S27 100000 of these bonds which have
not been presented for extension will.
wheneve. they present them, be given
their choice of receiving the money for
them or having them extended at 2 per
cent. IL will probably be long time
before all OF these bonds are heard from
but if every dollars worth of them were
presented for redemption to-day they
could be paid, and that without serious
ly inconveniencing The Treasury depart
ment and il IS probably the knowledge
of that fact which prevents the holders
OF them from being in any hurry.
II has now been nearly ten years
since Germany practically closed her
market to American pork and bacon
and her example was speedily followed
by Austria and other smaller European
powers, thus shutting out American hog
growers from markets in which he
trade would probably average from IS,
600, 900 to $4,000. 600 per year. From
the day that the present administration
came into power every energy has been
strained TO get these markets back
again, and now that success is here
the members Of the administration very
naturally feel pleased and proud 1t is
specially crest thing for the farmers
OF Iowa, Illinois, Ohio. Missouri, In.
diana, Kansas, Nebraska and WiScon-
sin, who produce in round figures more
than one-half of the hogs-in value-ln
the Uuited States, and who furnish a
much larger proportion of the hog pro-
duets for export. And this comes at a
good time, for the enormous corn crop
of the present year, means that the far
mers will have a big surplus of meat
products for export.
The talk of the possibility of Presi-
dent Polk of the Farmers Alliance hav-
ing to fight a duel with an abusive North
Carolina editor hes reminded many
people of how Senator Blair when per-
sonally attacked in a speech in the SEN
ate by Senator Butler, of South Carol. !
ma. stated in language not to be misun-
derstood that while he disapprovrd
of duelling he should never the-less
consider it his duty to fight should he
be challenged. He wasn't challenged.
nor was be again attacked by any fiery
Southern Senator Polk might draw "A
profitable lesson from Mr.. Blair's ex-
perience.
There is no one at present in Washing
ington who can authoritatively deny or
affirm the rumor that Civil Service Com
missioner Roosevelt has resigned as be
is away and if he has resigned the res
ignation had to be sent directly to the
President who is at Cape May Point.
There is reason. however, to believe
that The rumOr originated from state
ment OF Mr.. Roosevelt to friend some
time ago TO the effect that he intended
resigning before the Presidential cam
paign opened as he proposed taking an
active part ~ that contest and be would
not feel at liberty to d so while Civil
Service Commissioner Owing to the
fact that Mr.. Roosevelt has been dis
cussing with his colleagues upon the
board certain work of the commission
during the coming winter it is not be-
lieved that he will resign before next
Spring.
Secretary Proctor has written letter
to the Governor of Vermont accepting
the appointment rendered him to serve
the unexpired term OF Senator Edmunds
in the u. S. Senate. His appointment
as Senator will take effect November /,
the date Of Mr. Edmunds resignation,
and it is presumed that he will on the
last day OF October retire from the Cab
met, although there is possibility that
he may do SO sooner.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Judge: Hotel clerk hunderaiion
What's this tremendous ringing"
Farmer Squashby Tat the electric
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