The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-25
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(FfOm Onr Regular C0rresp0ndent.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10, 1897.

(From Onr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19, 1897.
Owing to the neamess Of the as
sembling Of Congress President
McK inley has been compelled to
his inability to see any
callers, except those whom he
wishes to confer, until he finishes
his annual message to Congress.
In order to show that this would
give no advantage to any particular
seekers after appointments it was
at the same time announced that
no more important appointments
would be made until after Congress
convenes. The President has his
message we'll under way and hopes
to get it finished in about two weeks.
Secretary Wilson is much
pleased at the action of Attorney
General McKenna in refusing to
compromise a number Of cases
against firm for violating the law
for selling oleomargarine as butter.
Speaking of the case he said: Il
am gratiied that the government
is giving evidence that it will
strictly enforce the law. The
scientists in the Agricultural COL
leges are teaching the people the
best way to make fine buttey and
the buyer should know whether
he is buying butter or oleomargar-
inc. There must be some means
of Distinguishing the two. [ do
not say that it is wrong to sell oleo-
margarine, but that it is wrong to
sell it as butter, and every means
should be taken to enforce the law
in this regard. There is no ques.
ton but that oleomargarine is in.
furious. The more that is used OF
lit the more is the public harmed
| The Senators and Representa-.
tives who will have the most to do
with the shaping the programme
of the coming session of Congress
are having the least to say in thu
newspapers about what that pro
lgramme is likely to be. That thu
Recommendations of President Nc
Kinley's message will be followed
to as great an extent as the repub
lican leaders can bring about, il
, the legislation in the session o
Congress, is reasonably certain
There isn't likely tobe any market
, division in the republican ranks
II A Washington sculptor-Mr. T
ILeimer-has secured a commissio
to make four bronze busts of Presi
dent Mckinley, one for the Whit
d House, one for Secretary Alger, on
t for tho City of Canton and one TO
Q the Ohio State House, and the ST
Q tings began this week in the bi]
Q liard-room in the basement of th
It White House, the President hav
y ing kindly agreed to give the al
= fist little time every morning
~ while working on his messag
- until the clay bust, from which tn
bronze casts are to be made,
. completed.
81 Official red tape can always /
brushed aside when the need *
!. official action is really urgen
u This was shown by the speedy a
} ton of the government in orderin
70 the revenue OUTER Bear to procee
<. to the relief of the eight America
% whaling vessels believed to be ic
n bound in the Arctic Ocean. A
" soon as the President and Cabin
- were notified that relief was nee'
70 ed they directed that the Be-
should be got ready for the exp
- dition as early as possible, an
;! Treasury officials familiar wi
10 the region drafted the instruction
% for the commander of the Bee
is which includes an overland tr
Of from Point Brrrow, in sleds draw
,e by government reindeer. Th
" promptness of the whole busine
ID effects great credit upon the ad
u. ministration.
~ The coming to Washington
T. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadis
~ Premier, and other Canadian of
b. Gals was a social success but We've
from the statesman's standpoint
10 was at best a partial failure.
st seems that Sir Wilfrid ought
Of have known in advance that
A. could not succeed in bluffing til
in q. s. into Canada's consent to tt
70 negotiation of treaty that wou
h result in stopping open sea seali1
a. for time, with a Canada-favorf
-. reciprocity treaty and the conces
~ ion of other things that are in di
e. pute between the two government
No If he didn't he must have been
st mucn surprised man at the promr
a. ness with which he was enlightent
CO when he made his bluff. Ex-Se
rotary Foster, Yho has been