Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
CTR ON Our Regular Correspondent

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Washington Sept. II, 1891.
The President, said u member o.
the administr ton who has been MIR
Harrison's guest at Cape May Point
within II week, has not, except In a
general way, yet given any consider,
alton to the election Of successor
to Secretary Proctor. nor is 1t pro-
bable that he will for several weeks
to come. There are other things &C
cupying his attention at present, and
there Is mo- good reason for his being
In a hurry tn pick out new Secretary
OF War. My own impression is that
two new members OF the Cabinet Will
be appointed at the same time, and
that the appointments Will not he
made until latein Octoper. possibly
acknowledgements. The gentleman.le-
clinedto name the other member OF the
Cabinetlwho he believes will resign. but
there are reasons for believing that
1t Ia Attorney General Miller, who Is
thought to be booked for the new CTR
cult Court Judgeships, galthough he
refuses to discuss the subject.
Secretary Blaine will return TO his
duties at the State department not
later than the first of October. Word
was received at his Washington resi-
dence this week to get 1t ready for
his family at once. This will be very
unpleasant news for the ghouls who
have labOred so Observation-Disclosures
the summer just passed to kill him.
but to the thousands OF patriotic
Americans who admire his manly
way OF conducting our foreign affairs
1t will be most welcome news.
The board OF managers Of the Ma
tional Homes for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers Is holding q meeting here
this week. The board Ia composed OF
the following gentlemen: Gen. w. b.
Franklin OF Connecticut, president:
Gen. Martin r. Mcmahon, OF New
York, secretary: Gen. w. J. Sewell
New Jersey. Gen. John c, Black H.
inois (ex-Comlnissioner Of Pensions);
Gen. Alfred l.. Pearson, Pennsylvan-
In: Col. John l.. Mitchell, WiScOn-
sin: Gen. James Barnett, Ohio; Gen.
Francis Eessenhen, Maine: Maj. E.
N. Morrill,, Kaneas: Maj. George HI.
Boonbrake, California;: and Mai
George w. Steele, Indania.
Representative Mills seems to be
getting alarmed at his spearership
prospects and his friends In their ef-
forts to secure Eastern support for
him have been giving 1t out that his
ideas about free coinage OF silver
have lately undergone n change and
that he may in the near future write
u letter definining his position on
the subject. And they hint that In
that letter he will take n po-
sition very near to that occupied by
Mr.. Cleveland on tn: same question.
The question OF the seizure of the
Gillian steamer ltata, which many
people feared might become a serious
as well as an expensive one has been
happily settled, at IL conference held
here, with Secretary Foster and At
torney General Miller representing
this Government, and ex Mayer Grace
of New York, and Messrs. Montt,
Foster and Trumble the new Gillian
government. Under the agreement
the Itata Ia to be turned over
to the Gillian government and the
case against her for violating Ournu-
trality laws nOlle pressed in thecourts
and the Gillian government is tOpay
to the United States sum equal t"
the expenses of the cruiser Charleston
in making the chase after the Itata
This IL II very satisfactory ending to
the matter, much more than II the
CHILEAN government had made "a de-
mnnd for heavy damages on account
OF the seizure.
The State department has been
officially notified thatDenmark,w which
followed Germany In excluding Amer
lean pork, has followed the same eX-
ample in removing restrictions upon
it's Importation, and Ia now prepar-
ed to admit oil that may be shipped
there accompanied by the United
States certificate Of inspection. Sec
rotary Rusk Is not doing much talk
Ing about his triumphs, but his friends
are shouting as they have right to
do, for TO him more than any other
one man is due the credit for the
meat inspection law, without which
the restrictions upon transportation
OF Americon pork would not have
been removed by Germany or by Den