Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1899-07-27
negotiations, but never completed
them, owing to failure to agree.

these countries, Under the constl-
tutional authority possessed by
the president, if the representa-
tives of those countries can agree
with our representatives. Such
treaties would be Known as "com-
merclal" treaties, instead of 're-
treaties, but the name
would make no difference, and
such treaties would be ratified in
the usual way, by two-thirds
vote of the senate, whereas the
treaties negotiated under the
Dingley law will have to be ratl-
fed by both branches of congress.
1t was not generally known, be-
fore his recent visit to Washing
ton, that Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis, of Los Angeles, Cal, was
once foreman of the government
printing Office, although there are
still number of printers in the
office who worked under him.
When he visited the Office, for the
first time since he left more than
thirty years ago, he shook hands
with all his old fellow-craftsmen
and recalled many pleasant ren1-
niscences of the establishment,
which was not then, as it is now,
the largest printing office in the
world.
The executive committee of the
American Anti Trust League,
which claims to be represented in
every state aud territory held a
meeting in Washington this week.
1t claims to be non-political in a
partisan sense, but it's intention
is to try and bring about the de-
ffesatteff eat every every candidate, regardless
of his party, who will not avow
himself an open enemy to trusts.
When all that have been Sc
cured are in place, the National
Maseum will have an interesting
collection of relics of the war
with Spain. 1t is the intention
of the museum authorities to ar
range all of these relics in one
comprehensive group. Among
I the relics already at the museum,
but not yet on exhibition, are a
large number from Cervera's fleet,
including ships light from the
Reinna Mercedes and an armor
plate from that vessel and from
4 the Maria Theresa which has
been melted into some odd and
curious shapes by the intense
heat, and lot of proiectiles for
all sorts of guns.
A Washington florist has called
public attention to the fact that
the American Beauty rose, now
grown everywhere that roses are
loved, was first produced by Hon
George Bancroft, who, in addi.
ton to being a diplomat and his.
). tor1an, was an enthusiastic afc
scientific grower of roses. AZ
soon as it became known among
his friends of similar tastes tha
: Mr.. Bancroft had produced new
, and beautiful rose, his conserva
tory was robbed one night ant
the plant upon which those rose
/ had been produced was carried
. off. 1t was carried to France AM
there the new rose, which ha,
4 not been named by Mr.. Bancroft
/ was introduced to the world a
the American Beauty. The THE
! was never traced.
s Senator Chandler seems to hav
s found a man IN the person Q
e Civil Service Commissioner Brew
i. er who doesn't scare worth a cent
d Senator Chandler threatened t
I prefer charges against Brewel
l. and to ask the President to re
e move him, because Of the ma1ne
,e id which he conducted the inve:
tlgation of the charges again:
i Senator Gallinger, and it is sal
l. he has done SO. Mr.. Brewer say
d the investigation was conducte
i properly and that he is willing
y stand " his refusal to accsl
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