River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-11-28
Washington.

| SEsAroR SHERMAN, Chairman 81 siIo Finance
/ Committee. expresses the opinion that all
/ schemes Of initiation coming up froul the
House win be- stopped IN the Senate. The
prominent champions Of imitation are Butler,
Kelly aud Parsou Brownlow. Most Of the old
and prominent members Of the House OF Rep
reseutatives discounteusaee imitation.
| THr Navy Department has ordered re crut.
ing Offices opened throughout the country,
aud the navy be recruited To the utmost ca
pacity allowed by law.
A WAsHINaToN dispatch says Conya rsa-
ton with gentleman IN he inner circle OF
the Supreme Court shows that the probablli'
ties, since the New YORK election and the he
publican complexion 81 the Legislature. arc
largely ia favor Of Roscoe Conkling's nomina-
ton for Chief Justice. fiis friends have as
certaincd, without embarrassing the President,
that II nominated he will take the position.
One Of the Cornells, Of New York, Is already
being pushed for the succession"
PARTIES iusi arrived IA Washington, who
are largely Interested IN the Northern Pacific
bonds, state that the company will not be able
20 lay it, interest on the LIST OF January, or
probably tor two years thereafter. A prupo-
.ition will doubtless be made by the company
to fund the first four maturing coupons
THE coiorcd citizens OF the District OF Col
umbia will hold mass meturg ON Thanks
giving day aud rympathlze With Cuba. Fred.
Douglass will be one ofthe speakers.
I'm Washington Chronicle Of Tuesday con-
tains the following: &" The time has come Tor
our Government 90 deal directly with Cubt.
We can no longer permit Cuba 10 wear the
somblance of subordiuation to Spain a. a
clock for her bloc y aud cruel wrongs As
she refuses longer to obey the commands OF
the parent Government We are justified IN
holding her directly responsible for her own
conduct A. ex-senator Harlan, principal
proprietor ct the Chronicle. was 4 member Of
the Committee on Foreign Relations and has
the confidence Of the Administration, the ,di.
/ tordl above quoted Is teEardcd in Washington
a. oAeathedra.
/ GEoBoE RomN.oS has received the gold
medal award a him by Congress IN 1871 tor
rusiug tho lite vf Secretary Seward, when at
tackled by the assassln Payne, April A. 1867.
The medal cost 81 ,l0o Robinson previously
received 5000 cash, also awarded by Con.
givss for tho same h,rple service.
TuE spanish legation here Us ,udcuonng,
through It's peculiar dialouac,, 90 stop and
control cur governments action ~ Cuban at.
fairs to prevent the necessity OF changing
the present spanish policy.
INTERNAL REVENUE receipts tor the month
Of October, Sl67 ,Og2 for fiscal year. ESQ 100.
sal
Ii ia reported that orders have been isruej
by the Navy Department for putting every
vessel in the navy m readiness tor SEA With 90,
utmost dispatch and the greatest ACTIVITY
nov prevails in all tha navy yards m the coun
try. Its further said that tie Secretary %
. War was heard to Observe. the other day
x that Il he people Of the Umtcd States wcr,
not suited with what the Government is nov
j. doing In anticipation IT war with Spain
}. then the people of the United states are yer,
y hard 10 suit.
n DuRiNo the past month there were issue,
4 20 postmasters Of ordinary stamps. ~. $50 sou
4 valued AZ s2,25O. 20 stamped envelopes
lam, 79jL25o. valna1 A. 1927 .96ill stamped
4 envelopes. request 1904, $50, value sli27ss.
. Is newspaper wrappsrs, $4,000, value