Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-31

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Representative Dockery of Missouri 10
conservative man and Democrat. He
said the other morning: "Neyer in the
world have the people Of my district been
unanimous on any subject until now, and
every man, woman and child is for war.
It's the same all over the country. For
myself, / deplore war, and have thought
until now that some peaceful way would
be offered us to solve this problem, but
the people seem determined to fight Spain
with or without the President, and any
man who attempts to restrain them will
be run over. If there was an election to-
day no candidate upon n peace PLATFORM
would get 1000 votes west of the Alle-'
gheny mountains"
The Red Cross Society has chartered a
4,OOO-ton steamer and is now loading it
with relief supplies for Cuba, most OF
which have come from the West. Two
thousand tons of cornmeal, 800 tons of
bacon, 600 tons of other preserved meats
5000 packages of clothing, 500 tons of,
coffee, quantities of quinine, condensed
milk, invalid foods and other supplies are
being placed on board, which it is propose
ed to land and distribute at Cuban ports
which thus far have received no relief
from this country All that has thus far
been sent has gone to Havana, Sagua and
Matanzas.
A representative from Ohio came into
the Navy Department one day last week
and said in loud voice: 'When are we
going to declare warp Against whomy'
Spain, Of course" "For what?" III
don't care -; on general principles,
any, old thing will do. We have given you
$5O,OOO,OOO to buy guns and powder and;
now we want to hear them go off. / got
forty-two letters in my mail this morning.
Every one of them asked when the fight
ing would commence and most of the writ,
ers asked me to tender their services to-
the President"
The war agitation has caused lively
demand for military toys and uniforms for
children, and the factories where such
things are made are running night and
day trying to keep up with their orders,
Carloads of drums, guns, tin swords, lead
soldiers, miniature battle ships and cruis-
ers are reported shipped from New York
every day to all parts of the country, md
in some Of the big clothing establishments
all hands are at work turning out soldiers
and sailors suits for boys from to II
years of age.
:. Senator Cullom's bill, which was intro
dueed in the Senate to strengthen the
public credit, is regarded as war meas
ure. 1t provides that so per cent of the
custom receipts shall be paid in gold, and,
the remaining 80 per cent in such currency,
of the United States as the Secretary OF
the Treasury may designate.
Some of the humors Of the war excite
ment in Washington are people who talk
necessarily and brayely of ina ginary bat
ties and whip Spain regularly many times
a day. Street car conductors. barkeepers,
lunch counter clerks and BARRIERS have to
bear the brunt Of the battle.
The war vessels ut Key West constitute
the largest assemblage since the demon
stration following the Virginius affair,
and. considering effectiveness and arma-
ment, it is the strongest assemblage of
ships COR other than review purposes since
the war;
Within the next three weeks three
fourths of the total strength of the Ameri-
can navy will be assembled on the North
Atlantic station, the European and South
Atlantic stations being abandoned, and
all the other squadrons reduced.
The war excitement doesn't seem to in
terferc with the immigration to Klondike,
and at the passenger offices of all the
trunk lines the clerks are kept busy an
swering questions and making out tickets
for woud-be millionaires.
Representative Bailey of Texas, Demo-
cratic leader of the House, will be candi-
date for Speaker next summer. The
height Of his ambition is to succeed Thorn
as b. Reed, and be in a position to settle
some old scores.
Consul Dickinson, at Nottingham. Eng
land, reports to the State Department that
filled cheese" sent from America has
greatly injured the cheese trade from this
country.
Major J. n. Morrison, assistant advo-
cate general of the army, says the Presi-
dent has power to order the State militia
into the service of the United States at
any time of emergency.
The spectacle of this country feeding the
starving natives of Cuba and the Spanish
raising $4,000 in gold by ball in Ha-
vana for new Spanish warship strikes
harshly upon Congress.
a statement prepared by the psnsion
office shows that for seven years past the
pensioners of the country have paid legal
ly to attorneys for prosecuting their claims
n total of $0,510.101.
The State Department has been inform
ed that the same duties are imposed on
goods destined for the Klondike region as
are imposed on the same imported into any
other part of Canada.
A special commissioner of the Postoffice
Department is going to Alaska to cstab-
lsh an all-American route from tidewater
TO Dawson and to perfect the postal SER
vice.
The House has increased the allowance
in the postofiice appropriation bill for
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