Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07

and the Oldest Inhabitants Association
Of the District of Columbia. The rest
Of the time until O'Clock was taken up
by plain everyday citizens. who wished
to extend the courtesies of the day to
our chief Magistrate.
Vice President Morton left as soon as
he had been received BY the President
for his own residence, where a recep-
ton began at y o'clock that was as
near a duplicate Of the one at the White
House as the attendance Of all the same
people could make it.
IN spite Of all stories to the contrary
Gen. Nelson a. Miles. says. and he
certainly knows, that he did not come
to Washington under official orders, and
that it was the marriage of Miss Rachel
Sherman, a cousin Of his wife, which
brought him and Mrs. Miles here
Some extra enterprising purveyors Of
sensational news had assigned Gen.
Miles to the command OF an army that
was being made ready to invade Chill.
Gen. Horace Porter. the popular New
York orator, who came over to attend
the wedding of Miss Rachel Sherman,
is one Of those who do not hesitate TO
speak in favor Of q foreign war. He
said: Il scarcely look for a var with
Chill, although | think little brush
with an outsider would be a good
thing for the United States. Patriotism
becomes stagnant by too long an epoch
of peace. l rather regret that we did
not administer a thrashing to Italy"
The schedule of the articles embraced
in the reciprocity treaty with Great
Britain for the British West Indies was
made public this week and it isregarded
with mingled praise and wonder.
Praise because of the benefits certain to
secure therefrom to our farmers and
manufacturers, and wonder that Eng
land should have been persuaded to
give us so much of the trade that she
has practically molopolized for many
years. Que of the Commissioners, of
the part of the colonies. who negotiated
the treaty, said that England never did
anything more unwillingly than auth
orizing the negotiation of this treaty,
but it was recognized that the American
market was absolutely necessary to the
colonies, and that it would be closed to
them unless satisfactory concessions
were made.
Secretary Elkins took formal charge
of the War department yesterday, and
his office was crowded all day with
frienGs who called to tender their con-
CALCULATIONS.
The democratic members of the House
are beginning to realize that they have
been indulging in some wild talk about
making wholesale reductions in the
annual appropriations, and they are
already hedging on that subject. 1t is
an easy matter for anybody to criticise
the total amount appropriated by the
as Congress and to call it extrava-
gance, but up to this time none of them
have been able to point out one single |
instance in which money was appropri-
ated where it was not needed or where
one dollar was appropriated for which
the Government will not get one humid
red cents in value. And if the Demo |
cratic House in its anxiety to make
showing of economy shall dare to
attempt to cripple any branch of the
Government service by withholding
necessary appropriations its party will
pay dearly for the niggardly policy.
The people of this country DO not object
to liberal appropriations so long as they
know that they are receiving full value
for the money spent
Reciprocity Treaties with Gautamala
and Salvador have been signed by Sec
rotary Blame.