Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-03-25
crime against civilization. It may be
unpleasant and ungraceful for Great

Britain to resist by her ships aha sail.
ors the reckless acts of a few of her
subjects. for whose conduct Lord
Salisbury disclaims all responsibility,
but we are under no such restraint and
are able to prevent such posching on
rights that we purchased of Russia,
and which Russia and the United
States have openly asserted and enjoy.
ed for one hundred years" The last
sentence states the position Of the ad.
ministration. 1t will stop poaehing il
it takes every vessel in our navy to do
it, Great Britain may help if she
wishes to, or interfere if she dares.
Secretary Blaine continues to improve
slowly, but it is probable that he will
go south for u while before resumins
his duties.
Senator Hill does not go south in a
very cheerful frame of mind. us he
fears that Il trap is being set to make
him say whether he is for or agains,
free coinage. Some of his friends in
congress say that personally he favors
it, but that, owing to the almost unani.
nous sentiment of his state, he will
probably vote against it when it comes
up in the senate. They say also that
he is willing to promise not to veto it
should he be elected president and the
bill pass both houses of the next con-
grcss or the next presidency us he will
hardly be I'm it,"
The commissioner of patents is in no
way to blame for the circular letter he
has been compelled to issue notifying
those who do business with his Office
that owing to lack of room for the
storage and arrangement of printed
copies of patents he hnds it impossible
to furnish such copies until additional
room is provided. The situation, ag-
grava!ing and embarrassing as it is to
manufacturers, inventors and owners
Of patents, is but the logical outcome of
the steadily increasing business of the
patent Office, Year after year congress
has been asked to provide for ssroom for
this branch of the government, but has
neglected to do SO. One fourth of the
81, ,000, 600 which stand to the credit of
the patent Office in the treasury would
obviate all trouble for generation,
and it would but be allowing that office
to spend part Of what it has earned
over and above its operating expenses.
Postmaster General Wannamaker is
more strongly in favor of the establish
ment of postal telegraph system than
ever, and he has had bills providing
therefor introduced in both house and
senate.
Representative Oates, of Alabama,
has introduced, by request, a hill whlcl,
discounts the alliance sub-treasury
scheme. 1t provides for the issuing of
100000 to each of the congressional
districts of the country, for the pur-
pose of enlarging the national banking
system.
The presidents proclamation of re.
taliatlon against Columbia. Hayti,
Nicaragua, Honduras, ~and vevezuela
for having neglected or declined to ne.
gotiate reciprocity agreements with the
United States, under the Mckinley law
will probably be issued to.morl ow, in
accordance with the official warning
given several months ago to thosf
countries. The proclamation will il
issued, restore the duty on number OF
articles, including sugar and hides
from those countries, to what it was
previous to the enactment of the Nc
Kinley law.
A convention composed of the post
masters Of A Of our largest cities
which was in session here few days
ago, made some very important recon.
mendations for legislation, among
which may be mentioned, an endorse.
ment of the bill now before congress
placing paper covered books in the
third clsss and also the bill restricting
the distribution of sample copies Of
newspapers at pound rates, and the
following containing second class mail
No newspaper with less than one hun.
dred subscribers shall be regarded as
bona fide; sample copies should be
wrapped singly and have ''sample
copy" stamped thereon; subscription.
to newspapers shall not be regarded as
legitimate when paid for by advertisers
in them, directly or indirectly, and sent
to parties designated; subscriptions ia
be regarded as bona fide shall be for
not less than3 8 mouth for weeklies, 6
months for nonthlles and one year for
buarterlies.. One of these propositions
that concerning advertisers paying
for subscriptions-will be fought hard
if it gets before congress.
Notice.
To whom it may concern:
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