Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1888 — THE WORLD AT LARGE. [ARTICLE]

THE WORLD AT LARGE.

Fire at Minneapolis, Minn., damaged half a dozen firms on North Washington avenue, with a total loss of $50,0(X). The President and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary Whitney and his wife, and D. S. Lamont and his wife, left Washington Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, on their visit to the subtropical exposition at Jacksonville, Fia. The party occupied a special train, which made its first stop at Savannah, Ga., where it arrived Wednesday morning. The party remained there an hour, and took a drive over the principal thoroughfares. They arrived at Jacksonville at one o’clock in the afternoon. A visit was made to the exposition, and a reception was held by tho President [and Mrs. Cleveland in the evening. The next day was spent in St. Augustine, where another reception was held. The Presidential train was the second section of the Southern fast mail Oa the first section were a number of Senators, who reached Jacksonville a few minutes in advance of the second section. This party was in charge of Senator Call, and was made up of himself and a number of senators and their families. According to a Boston dispatch to the Daily News, thb new fisheries treaty is not lik jd in New Eng and: At the Merchauls Exchange in Gloucester almost all avow that the rights of fishermen have been sacrificed to the interest of Canada. The President and Secretary Bayard receive much criticism at the hands of many fishermen, who declare that the treaty is a disgrace to all American statesmanship. It is in the matter of the headlands that the fishermen are dissatisfied more especially because they are practically excluded from Fortune bay. Moreover they object to paying $1.50 a ton for licenses for tho privileges which they claim the treaty of 1818 has already given them. A Warning ton telegram says “the outcome of the treaty promises to bo an unlooked-for gain to tho cause of commercial union. The treaty is sure to b 3 rejected. The scrutiny of Mr. Bayard’s diplomacy which has followed lie publicity given the treaty make 3 this certain.” Business failures in the United States and Canada for the week numbered 270, against 213 the previous week. II G. Dun & Co.’s review of trade for the week reports that both legitimate trade and speculation continue duller than is usual at this season. Efforts to settle railroad wars have not succeeded, but new,cuts cause much disturbance. The sugar trust meots unexpected oppoiition, threatening its existence, and operations of other syndicates or corporations make it impossible to forecast the future in many trades.