Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1887 — THE NEWS GRIST. [ARTICLE]

THE NEWS GRIST.

Important Happenings in Every Quarter of the Civilized Globe. The Very Latest Intelligence Flashed Over the Telegraphic WiresTHE VERY LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. TA KIFF TALK. Cleveland Seeking to Unite Democracy on the Question of Tariff Reform. A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Tribune is authority for the statement that Secretary Fairchild is seriously contemplating a movement, with the approbation of the President and his colleagues, looking to a concentration of the Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate upon a measure of tariff reduction. Every member of the Cabinet is favorable to such a programme. After the experience of the last two Congresses, the President is convinced that but one course remains open to the Democratic party, and that is the formulation of u bill in consultation with such men as Randall and Carlisle and others representing the •iverse p< sitions of Democratic sentiment on the subject, for the purpose of bringing them together upon some common ground of agreement. The President has seen for some time that an issue will be made on the tariff, and has urged that it would be more sagacious to get to work at once and prepare a bill to be submitted to Congress as a measure of administration policy than to let the question continue to play havoc as a firebrand in the ranks ot the party. It is proposed to make the bill an administration question in the House, and thus bring it before the people as a distinctive issue upon which the Democratic party will stand in the next campaign. DECORATION DAY. It Is Generally Observed Throughout the Country. “Memorial day" was generally observed throughout the country. In Chicago there s is an imposing procession, in which about fifteen thousand persons participated. The graves of the Union dead in the several cemeteries were decorated with appropriate ceremonies. At Washington, New York, and other important cities imposing demonstrations were held. At various points in the South the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers were covered with flowers. A New York dispatch says: Early in tho day Mrs. Grant stood at the tomb of the hero of Appommattox and, entering placed her personal token of flowers upon the steel casket within. Though the narrow apace was filled with foliage hers was the only offering of blooming flowers. Then Mrs. Grant went away to her home, net to be present when the public should come to tho services there. The arch of tho tomb was covered -with white immortelles and purple with these words : “In war a foe. in peace a friend " From a cross above tho arch depended a Grand Army badge of purple and blue immortelles, three fpet in length, sent from Chicago. There were offerings from tho Viceroy of China, througJi his Minister here, from the Loyal I.egion, and many others. Twenty thousand people "were there when the services began. The feature of tho day in Washington was tho special service at the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Logan, supported by the members of her family, sat under the shadow of tho tomb while the General’s eulogies were being pronounced. At Springfield, 111., Abraham Lincoln’s tomb was beautifully decorated with flowers.

THE NEW FRENCH CABINET. M. Heredia Declines and General Saussier Withdraws. A Paris cablegram says: It is reported that President Grevy, in order to avoid the certah defeat of the new ministry on any important issue, will close the session of the Chamber of Deputies on June 15. The final composition of the Cabinet is not yet entirely settled. M. de Heredia has rejected the portfolio of the Minister of Public Works, and henceforth this department will be combined with the department of commerce. At a meeting of the Cabinet as first constituted Gen. Saussier announced his intention of withdrawing the military bill. His colleagues opposed such action on the ground that it would be inconsistent with the dignity of the country, but Gen. Saussier persisted-in withdrawing the bill, and was obliged to surrender the war portfolio. Crops in Michigan. The weekly crop bulletin issued by the Michigan Weather Service on Monday is in substance as follows: The temperature of the last seven days has had a beneficial eff ict on wheat, oats, barley, and grass, but has been unfavorable to corn. All fruits are doing finely. Rain has been frequent in portions of the State, but not general Allegan, Oceana, Hillsdale, Barry, and portions of Montcalm still suffer from the drought All crops are still below the average. Gaudaur Beats HanlanJacob Gaudaub beat Edward Hanlan, at Pullman, HL, in a three-mile single-scull race .for $2,500 a side and gate receipts. Six thousand spectators were present Hanlan led to the turn, but Gaudaur passed him on the way home. Fatal Accidents. The Hitchcock Manufacturing Works at Cortland, N. Y., were partly wrecked by a boiler explosion. One ma i was killed, and a half-dozen others wounded. The boiler in an elevator at Huntington, W. Va., exploded Monday, killing three men and injuring many others. Flashes from the Wires. Many high buildings in the City df Mexico were cracked by the earthquake shocks of Sunday. Rich gold fields are said to have been discovered near Golden City, Ark., the quartz showing from $36 to 859 per ton. Judge Simonton, now United States District Judge for South Carolina, is considered the probable successor of the late Justice Woods. The appointment is thought at Washington to lie between him and Congressman Hammond, of Georgia. |