Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-26


little over a year ago visited this
country and was a guest at the
White House. His journal is re-
garded as one of the foremost in
the world. i
Mr.. Thomas Taggart Of. Indiana,
says there is no explaining acy-
clone. He should read up on
weather bureau literature. is
The voter sswho scratches" is
here after to be reckoned with, : at
least in Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Colorado and
Montana.
Gov. Odell of New York recently
said Il am looking for rest and
simply want to become a private
Citizen" If these are honest senti-
ments he has no intention of GUST
ing Senator Chauncey M. Depew.
. &c
Democratic Congressman Van
Dusen comes back to Congress from
Nevada. How he escaped the land
slide is mystery. There are those
who think he owns a wireless fore
caster and cyclone cellar. Pos
sibly the fact that he never makes a.
speech in the House without filing
it with hot air about Nevada, may
have warmed the hearts Of his con-
stituents. slbA st5a
It is pleasant to note that owing
to the steady increase in railroad
traffic some 10000 railway EN-
ployes, who were laid off last
spring, have returned to work,
most of them in shops. The Penn
sylvania road has taken back
II, 900 men.
After considerable discussion the
American Federation of Labor, in
session in San Francisco. hasIvoted
to aid the striking textile workers
in Fall River, Mass. to the extent
of $75, 200. AS the mills are open
for all who wish to work it seems
unnecessary to- prolong the strike.
The Federation considered q govern
ment pension for all persons over
sixty. who have earned no more
than 81, 900 a year, by paying them
$12 month. .sA..ya a.slae.
NJ see ,ags gs!ys&
A short time ago it. was said that
Gen. Black would be made COM
missioner of pensions, to- succeed
Mr.. Ware, since the president
wishes for a younger and. more
active man at the head of the Civil
Service bureau. Notwithstanding
this statement it is now said that
Senator Cockrill, a man consider
ably older than Gen. Black, is like
ly4 to be made the chief Of the Civil
Service. .Theresmust be a mistake
somewhere. Only ;, the president
knows who will be the new. COM
missioner. u a
Judge Parker is in luck, financial
ly speaking. The Supreme Court
of New York has already given
him two commissionership appoint
ments, worth from S., 900 to$7, 900
each. At this rate he will soon
have a law practice as large as a
United States senator's.
Illinois having raised $4,000
towards the Mckinley memorial to
be built at Canton, Ohio, it is now
stated that the fund of 5000, 900 has
been secured. This is the largest
sum of money ever raised in so
short a time to build a monument
for president.
The fact that Secretary Shaw has
called upon the deposit banks for
$25, 900, 900 by March 18th, causes
no excitement in New York and
very little comment. The banks
are in good condition to respond.
A new railroad will soon be under
construction from Denver, COL,
to Boise, Idaho, a distance of 800
miles. It is to cost $40, 00O,0 900.
New England and Chicago capitalists
are back of the enterprise.
Gen. Frederick Funston has
found host of admirers in Chic
ago. A few days since the daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
gave him a great reception in the
Fine Arts building. There were
700 guests present. He didn't have
to swim to find the room, for the