Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsHIseros. D. q. Jan. lst. 's2.

pervaded everything. These recep-
tions always attract large crowd.
aside from those who take part In
them, for at no other place can so
many celebrities be eeen mt one time.
The reception began at IL o'clock the
carriages going In at the East and out
at the West gate. and passing through
a line of closely packed spectators, ex-
tending nearly square from each
gate. First came Vice President,
Morton and the Cabinet headed by
Secretary Blaine; then the Diplomat
10 Corps. all of the foreign ministers
and attaches wearing the uniforms OF
their rank and their breasts covered
with decorations bestowed upon them
by their own or other governments.
The Supreme Court and other U. 3.
Court Judges came next followd by
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress ex.ministers and ex-members OF
the Cabinet. Then came the brilliant
ly uniformed officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine corps, followed by
officials only "A grade or two below
members of the Cabinet. Next came
the grizzled faces of the Associated
Veterans of the Mexican War, closely
followed by the Grand Army OF the
Republic. the Loyal Legion. and the
Oldest Inhabitants Association OF the
District of Columbia. The rest OF the
time until 2 o'clock was taken up b,
plain everyday citizens, who wished
to extend the courtesies Of the day tt
our chief Magistrate.
Vice President Morton left as soor
as he had been received by the Presi
dent for his own residence, where
reception began at IL o'clock that wa
rs near duplicate of the one nj tn
White House as the attendance OF al
the same people could make IL.
In spite of all stories to the contrar,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, says, and h
certainly knows, that he did not com
to Washington under official orders
and that it was the marriage OF Mis-
Rachel Sherman, II cousin of his wife
brought him and Mrs. Miles here
Some extra enterprising purveyors o
sensational news had assigned Ger
Miles to the command of all army thu
was being made ready to invad
{ Chill.
Gen. Hornce Porter, the populf
: New York orator, who came over
, attend the wedding of Miss Racht
Sherman, is one of those who d
not hesitate to speak In favor of
. foreign war. He said: Il scarce
! look for war with chill, although
E think a little brush with an outsid
would be good thing for the Unite
States. Patriotism beco mes stagnal
D by too long an epoch of peace.
: rather regret that we did not admin
f ter thrasbing to Italy,.
f The schedule of the articles embra
r ed in the reciprocity treaty vii
1 Great Britain for the British West !
, dies was made public this week and
d Is regarded with mingled praise ar
/. wonder. Praise because of the ben
n fits certain to accrue therefrom to o.
: farmers and manufacturers. aud wo
|. der that England should have be,
!. persuaded to give us so much of 81
Il trade that she has practically mono
n olized for many years. One of &
d Commissioners. of the part of the Ct
- onies. who negotiated the treaty. ga
IS that England never did anything nc
v unwillingly than authorizing the I
II gotiation of this treaty, but it W
Ie recognized that the American mark
n was absolutely necessary to the 20
3. MES. and that it would be closed
m them unless satisfactory coDcessio
4. we're made.
1T Secretary Elkins took formal char
" of the War department yesterday. a
Of his Office was crowded all day wi
Of friends who called to tender their CO
d gratulations.
Sc The democratic members of
f. House are beginning to renlize IL
they have been indulging in some W
talk about making Wholesale red
= tons In the annual appropriate
- and they are already hedging on I'll
. subject. 1t is an easy matter for al
a. body to criticise the total amount
no propriated by the last Congress a
- to call IL extravagance, but up to
b. time none OF them have been able
point ont one single instance in VIII
n, money was appropriated where 1t ,
a not needed or where one dollar ,
- appropriated for which the Cove
- ment will not get one hundred ce
80 in value. And IL the DeiLocrs
"a House In its anxiety to make a she
q ing of economy shall dare TO atten
q, to cripple any branch of the Cove
ot ment services by withholding ne,
70. sary appropriations its party will !
H. dearly for the niggardly policy. 2
a people of this country do not obi
of to liberal appropriations SO long
a. they know that they are receiving
:. value for the money spent.