Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-01-12

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CHAs. J.. HARPER, EDITOR AND prop R.
1T appears from late reports that
James 6. Blaine Is not recovering as
was the hope some days ago. The
present indications are that lie is grad
ually growing weaker and that the end
is not far distant.
THE cholera has certainly proved a
fearful scourge 10 Russia the past year.
There were $4,000 cases reported and
26O. 900 Of them proved fatal We do
not need this kind Of visitor at the
worlds fair next summer. Even under
takers and doctors are not at all anxious
for such an appearance.
Congressman John NJ. Mitchell, of
Milwaukee, has been quite i'll with pneu-
monia in Chicago. He is much better
and was expected IN bis Milwaukee
home Tuesday. He will be one ofthree
who will lead in the U. S. SenatOrship
contest, that will be settled just as soon
as the present legislature gets 10 work.
IT seems quite probable that Mr. Car
Isle will resign his seat in the senate to
accept the the position of Secretary of
Treasury in Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet.
This will have a strong tendency to fix
MIR. Carlisle's views on the silver ques-
ton. Heretofore he has been free
silver coinage advocater. He will now
do well to believe as his president does,
Mr.. EDWARD MURPHY Of New York
seems to be an object of considerable
interest in political circles just now.
MIR. Cleveland does not believe him to
be tho very best man to represent his
state in the IT, S. Senate, but Senator
Hill seems to think Mr.. Murphy is all
right and ought to be the man, Out
siders are watching the contest with
curiosity and the general wager is that
Murphy will win. We will know all
about it in few days. and it will make
but little difference which way it goes.
a NEATLY printed invitation lies on
our desk, asking US to be present at the
dedication OF Pearson Hall, January
18th. This building is the gift OF a
gentleman named Pearson. who has
shown himself substantial friend Of
Beloit college. HIS gift comes at a
most opportune moment, for since
Edwsrd Eaton has been president of the
college its history has been one of rapid
growth in courses of study, additional
buildings and number OF students until
now it offers unsurpassed advantages to
its students Beloit college has always
meant business in its work, and its rep
utation as a thorough school has never
been furnished by any lowering of its
requirements for the sake of numbers.
The State Legislature is about to
commense work in the supposed inter-
ests of the people. The first thing is
the election OF officers and the distribu-
ton of the party plums in the shape of
clerkships. doorkeepers, messenger boys
etc, etc. Ed. Keogh of Milwaukee is
in the lead for speaker and claims that
he will go into the contest with 50 votes
as starter. There are other candidates
in the field and while Mr.. KS friends
are betting on his success, he himself is
not making any expressions OF extreme
confidence. Geo. Perth of Milwaukee
is the leading candidate for Chief Clerk.
There are several others from the State
of Milwaukee who will be- candidates
for position Milwaukeans seem to be
a modest lot, but don't encourage them.
They seem to ce acting as if it was their
last chance Do they see defeat ahead?
Some time ago, the Madison Times, a
daily democratic paper started last
summer. in opposition to the Madison
Democrat and ever since known as the
administration organ, made a statement
that very decidedly implied that all the
talk of the republican organs about tin
mills and tin manufacture in the United
States was mere hosh 4 Madison
manufacturer Mr. NJ. II. Ball tried to
convince The Tlut, that il was all wrong
in its statement, bat it did not want to
believe il and would not Al last Mr..
Bail made put MP or shut up PROPOSE
ton 10 tho effect that he would pay a
Time, representative his expenses and
tive dollars per day if lie did not show
him a TIN plate mill in the United States
employing at least 250 men and turning
out 100000 pounds of tin plate pei
week The Times was also To put az