Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-27
WASHINGTON LEI
TILIS.


minister 10 this country to condcnse in-
GA few words the invariable policy of
he United States towards the contend
| ng parties in the recent civil war in
chill that may be proil,ably studied,
| lot only by the Chilians but by the citi
zens of the other Central and South
America countries, where revolutions
ire matters of common Occurrences. He
said: "Our people are too just to desire
that the commercial or political ;ulvan
tage of this government should be
sought by the promotion of disastrous
dissentions in other countries. We hear
with sorrow every fresh tale of war or
internal strife, and are always ready to
give Our friendly offices to the promo
ton of peace. If these are not ;,ccepta-
ble OF do not avail it is our policy to
preserve AN honorable and Stric: neu-
trality, us was done during the recent
war IN Chill. Tempting commercial
and political advantages may be offered
| For our aid or influence by one or the
other OF the contending parties, but this
we have not deemed to be consistanl
with the obligations of international
honor and good will. The outlook for
an early and entirely satisfactory settle
ment with Chill is now decidedly favor
able.
Comnnan,ler-iu chief Palmer, of the
G, A II. who has been here since the
meeting of the national council of ad-
ministration, whicl, decided upon the
week beginning Sept. 20, 1892, for ma
tioaal encampment in this city will
remain here several days longer. He
takes the livelist interest in the prelimi
nary work now being dene by the local
committee in charge of The preparations
for the encampment, and he has render
ed valuable assistance to the committee
in the way of suggestions as to how The
veterans shall be entertained.
Postmaster-Gcneral W;,namaker and
his snbordinates do not like the manner
in which Il silly paragraph, originating
in the New York Herald, which certain.
ly ought TO know better, and stating
that the instructions of post Office in
pcctors authorized them to open anv
sealed letter i'll the mail if they are sus-
picious of its contents. has been given
circulation by the press of the country.
1t ls unlawful for any person, no matter
what his suspicion or even knowledge
of the contents of letter may be, to
open q sealed letter passing through
the mail, unless authorized by the per-
son to whom it is addressed or their
legal guardians SO to do, and to strong.
ly impress this upon the inspectors the
post Office authorities have incorporated
in their printed instructions quotation
rom supreme court decision affirm.
ny that fact. The Herald's absurd
statement may have originated from
the fact that the British government
makes 81 regular practice Of opening all
suspected letters and scrutlnizine the
contents before delivering them.
En- Governor Foraker, of Ohio, who
came here to make an argument before
assistant secretary Crounse, of the treos
ury department, in favor Of the select.
'on of a certain site for the public build.
ing at Pueblo, Colorado, has been the
recipient of much attention. He paid
his respects to the president, Secretary
Blaine and Secretary Foster by calling
on each of them, He declines to dis.
cuss the Ohio senatorial question, fur
ther than to say that he is candidate
and that he will not withdraw until tho
Ohio legislature shall have elected a
successor to Senator Sherman. When
asked about the reported movement to
have declared vacant, the scat in the
to which Mr.. Calvin S. Brice, of New
York, was elected by the last Ohio leg
iislature he said he did not know what,
if anything. would be done; that it was
a question for the United States senate
to settle, and that the question could
only come up in that body upon state
meht by Senator Sherman, reclting the
1acts ana requesting an lnvcstlgatlon.
The speaker fight is as yet but little
more than y game of expert wire pull
ing III which about all Of the prominent
democrats of the country are engaged,
and il is possible, even probable, that
some man who has not been generally
mentioned may after all succeed in
carrying off the prize. 1t looks now as
if the question of free coinage of silver
which will not down, even at the bid of
the democratic joss, Grove Cleveland,
will be the rock upon which the speak
ership is in danger of beng wrecked,
|just as it will be in the presidential CAM
paign, But everybody does not think
50. Ex-senator VanWyck, of Nebraska,
now here, says: ''The democrats of the
south and west do not agree with Cleve.
land on silver, but it he is nominated
they will support him. They will go
further. They will threw silver over