Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-24


made with Germany that will either
allow American wheat to enter that
country free of duty or admit all
American grain at merely nominal
duty. Isn't that good news?
Particularly when it is estimated
that Germany, on account of her
short crop, will want at least a
hundred miIlion bushels Of our sur
plus wheat this year. There was
also another cause for rejoicing at
the Cabinet meeting. Minister
Porter, who represents the United
States at Rome, Italy, has succeeded
in getting the Italian government
to follow the lead OF Germany aud
Denmark and agree to remove all
restrictions upon the importation Of
American pork. No wonder Score
tary Rusk's kindly face beams these
days. He accepted the Agricultural
portfolio because he believed that
he could be Of service 10 the farm.
ers of the country, and he IL justly
proud TO be a member Of an admin
istration which has already done
more for American farmers than
any single administration in the
history Of the country. Reciprocity
has extended and will continue to
extend our commerce, while the
meat inspection law, the passage of
which was largely due to the
personal efforts of Secretary Rusk
is nObiy doing its part towards en-
riching the American farmer.
The democrats have been un-
usually unfortunate in their recent
misstatements. Everybody remem-
bers the announcement made with "a
great flourish Of trumpets in demo
cratic newspapers about the time
that Hon. Frederick Douglass re-
signed as u. S. Minister TO Hayti,
to the effect that Mr.. Douglass was
very much down on the admins
tration and that he proposed leading
revolt among the colored voters
against Mr.. lIarrison's denomination.
OF course nobody who knew Mr.
Douglass placed the slightest
credencc in the story at the time it
was started, aud now, for the benefit
of those who do not know him, it
can be stated that he made the most
effective denial possible, in a lecture
here last week, by announcing him
self as being in favor Of a second
term for Mr.. Harrison.
The loss of the u. 5. 5. Despatch
which for some years has been
known AS the "President's boat, re
moves vessel that has long been
called by sailors "Jonah," because
Of the many accidents which have
happened to her. 1t is probable
that she would have been condemned
soon, if she had not been wrecked.
Secretary Tracy and Commander
Folger, chief Of the Bureau of
Ordnance of the navy, paid an Off
cial visit to the Bethlehem Iron
works at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
last week, in order to inspect the
forging of the steel that is being
used to make the new guns for our
navy, guns " hich experts pronounce
to he the best of their class in th1
world. The Secretary expresses
himself as being pleased with what
be saw.
Fms is the first week of the
October term of the Supreme Court,
but all the big cases have been
postponed until next month owing
to the absence Of Chief Justice
Fuller and the illness of Justices
Gray and Bradley.
The President broke the record
last week while receiving the
members of tie Epworth League by
shaking hands with 700 people in
twenty three minutes.
Itis understood that the vacancy
in the Court of Claims will be filled
before the Court meets for the fall
tenn, which it will do on the last
Monday in this month, and there Is
an impression among those usually