Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-03
Some Letters From Prominent Men
Who Live in Various Parts
Of the Nation,
Who Write to Learn of tho Soma
torial Situation in North
Dakota
And Seem Very Anxious to Learn
How It Will at Last
Result.
Some Touching Letters.

some touching Letters.
The North Dakota senatorial fight is
beginning to attract the attention of the
Whole United States. The heads of the
nation, the leading minds of the several
states are becoming interested in it and
are anxious to know how it is going to
turn out. Yesterday l received quite a
number of letters from prominent friends
OF mine in various parts of the United
States asking me my opinion as to the out
come of the fight. These letters, if read
between the lines, will show how deep is
the anxiety of the nation, and OF its people,
over the situation in North Dakota. | do
not remember ever to have noticed so
mnch concentrated triple extract anxiety
before.
These letters come to me in
the usual way-through the mails. They
did not come by registered mail, as | have
dislike toward receiving regis
tered letters. 1t always fills me
with ennri to have to sign the multitude
nous receipts which attach themselves to
a registered letter. l do not know which
l would rather do, receive a registered let
ter or buy a postoftice money order. l
bought a money order once, at a postofice
IN Minnesota. After having stood at the
money order window for two hours and
1orty minutes, l was waited upon by a
clerk with a pimply face and great rapid.
lty. he asked me with hauteur what |
wanted. and after l had apologized hum
bly, for disturbing him, he gave
me an application to fill out. 1t looked
something like an application for adj
mlttance into the United States navy,
only it had more questions on it. l took
up a pen, and wrote on it the color of nv
eyes and hair, gave my pedigree and an.
cestry as far back as l could remember.
ana also a great portion of my family
history. l did not wishto give this last,
as u have always considered it a private
affair between me and my parents, but the
clerk informed me that it was indispen.
SABLE, and so l gave it. then gave him a
minute description of the person to whom
l wished to send the money, together with
a photograph, and a revised list of his
birthmarks.
ihls entitled me to the money order,
which l at once sent. 1t was afterwards
paid, after the payee had produced his
naturalization papers, and a o p of the
family Bible, in which his birth was re-
corded.
But ! am drifting from the letters.
anent. the senatorial situation. One Of
them is from President Cleveland. who
seems a little worried about the fight.
lhere are some matters in the letter which
are VI a personal nature between Grover
anu myself, but l Shall publish the letter
without reserve, just as l received it:
In HIDING, Jan, %.
NY DEAR SIR: l learn the legislature
Is Trying 70 elect a senator in your state.
Is TINS authentic? What, in your opinion.
are tne prospects for their ultimate sue.
cess: DO you think it will be necessary
iOr me 10 come out, or can the Legislature.
do without me?
In regard to that other matter. l regret
TO say that will hardly be able to give yoH
a cabinet pOsition.As | look out of nv naTinr
MlnuoW see a string of people who reach
dlrrom my front door to the railway depot.
c n"es aie al eood democrats who have
great many of them have brought pro.
visions and cooking utensils. Thev are
camping on the ground lest | should escane
MS. GiGveiahd y Ruth arc quite well,
al..ough Ruth suffers occasionally from
remedy for chinch bugs? If So. send f. !"
me al once, as my crop of cabbages is he
ing utterly spoiled by them. ~
VIII wlite more when the Ofice-seekers
70 away and l have another lucid intervai
Yours till death,
1t will be at once evident from u q uar mm.
OF the above. that Mr.. Cleveland ia verv
macn put out at the way the Legislators
are acting. There is a sort of mild I'M
pa.ience ABOUT the letter, which / do mt
noLce IN the letters l have received from
H.over heretofore, and l think the leois.
iauors should consider this at once. 3
expression only to avoid taniol"~vI 10
h h;o Sar. iiar1lSon, who writes ms from
Ills ONCE az washington. It is as follows.
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Nv u, WAslilNGToN d. e., Jan. q.
senatoria1 H" si H,h; how is it about that
aoWn town today that the legislators we1"
How Is this? In view of orr LON" st n.nte'
M friendship, l shall look to YOU FOR s"mr
'' Fun Information on the subject.
hoT ;"a yamlne mere Is about as usual. Am
house, and nSD't thi Gnang sso made in the White
t Muu.a you decorate the blue room with
~ ne l, lace or long cut chintz? know
VI no one On whose taste / wOnid so"no "
rely than upon yours. exDect to sr none.
a~ IVY from this place early in Mnr "fo
a H. nave already leased nv residence ~
mr.: Cleveland: Come and call mnnm m 20
'e'"fe ! no. Yours with regards, "' III
,s. Il. II.
MI I'll Harrison always signs his letters IN
TO- o. witt sras way Hs! iie says it seems too official
Signs Just the initials, a. e,nhisma ~ mr
our Close acquaintance. '''"'"'c Oh
cant -" 70 DINER letter which l desire In nre.