Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-12-24

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is, 1891


The President sent the nominations
of the following United States Cir
cult Court Judges to the Senate this
week: For the first judicial district
Judge w. L. Putnam, of Maine, who
is democrat; for the second district
Judge ShipMan Of Connectiut, who is
a republican,; for the third district,
George NJ Dallas. of pennsylvania,
who is a democrat; for the fonrth dis
trict, Nathan Golf. of West Virginia
who has earned his political spurs as
a member OF Congress and as Secre-
tary the Navy during apart OF Hayes
administration for the sixth district
William H. Taft, Of Ohio, who has
been Solicitor General under the pre-
sent administra ton; for the seventh
district. Judge William A. Woods, OF
Indiana, who is a present Z. $. Dis
trict Judge for Ls1uiana, and who was
urged for a place III the cabinet at the
beginning OF the present administra-
ton. At thesam time Warren I'ruit
of Oregon was nominated for i. S.
District Judge OF Alaska.
Secretary Blaine had the pleasure
this week of adding another plank to
the good "reciprocity' which is to
carry American product and manu-
features to the uttermOst parts of
the earth, by announcing The conclus-
ion Of a treaty Of commercial recip-
rocity between the United States and
all the British West Indies and Brit
i'll Guina, and on January first, next
the President will issue q prUclama-
ton officially announcing the details.
The count tries affected viii be JamAcia
BarbNl Dcs, the LeeWarn islands, and
Trinidad. Among tho important
reduc tons conceded by the British l.,
80 per cent in the duty on -four. The
trade between the United States and
countries named has been about $50.
OG0.e20 a year.
Senator PettiGre w 5 bill providing
for an appropriat iOn o. So9O.OOO, or
SO mnch thereof as may be needed to
furnj,h the q. A. Z. nen who attend
the national encampmcnt here mkt
year with ratiOns, tents ana all camp
equiDuge used by an army in active
service, seems to have struck q pop
ular chord, as most people agree with
Senator PettigreW that "IheneN ell
campment viii be in Il great measure
a national affair.". and that these
men ought to be made to feel that
rh Y arc really the nations guest.
The Senator adds: "J'he coming en-
camp nent is one OF more chan OF
binary interest, and from my point
Nf view the Government owes this
entertainment to the Old sOldicrs'.
Theirs is little dobt that this bin viii
be passed by the Senate, bat its fate
in the democratic House cannot at
this timebe easily fore told.
At :, meeting OF the American ship
ping an! Industrial League held here
this week Gen. RGSsel a. Alger was Ell
ected president, Ambrose Snow, of
New York, first vice president, l.. NJ .
Merritt, OF Florida, SEQ IA vice-prcsi-
dent, George y. Kelly, OF Pennsylvon-
Il, third yice-p president, J $. .Cl ark
sou, OF Iowa, fourth vi ,e-president Z.
Nj. Whit. ore. OF Maine, fifth vice pre-
sident Chas. :. Hill. OF New York,
| National Secretary and A: r. Smith,
| Of New York, assistant National Sec
rotary. me meeting adopted Il
memorial to Congress praying for the
passage OF theTonaGc bill, which was
presented aad urged in the last Con
gre$s by Representatives Amu, Cam
mings and John NJ. Farquhar OF New
! York
Senator Proctor has proven by the