Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-09-04
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events Domestic And
Forei gn.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON dispatch of Sept. 1st
says there have been five failures in ma
tiOnal banks since the 1st of January.
The amount due to creditors of these i've
; banks is 1856. 700 The amount of divi-
dends already paid is 94,981, and it is
estimated that at least 90 per cent divi.
dends will be paid to the creditors OF the
banks which have failed during the pres
ent year.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Sept 1st
says the president and his family leave
Washington Sept. s, for Cincinnati, on
the way to their home in fremont Ohio.
The president will return early in Octo-
Ter; in the meantime he will attend the
reunion of the veterans of the 23rd Ohio
volunteers, at Youngstown, and the agri-
cultural fair at Neo-kO, Kas.
SAYS a Washington dispatch of Sept.
1st, the losses of state and private bank
ers in the state Of Illinois during the
last three years have been an amount
equal to three-fourths of ali the losses to
creditors of national banks throughout
the United States since the first one was
organized. The loss in the State of Mis-
souri, has been nearly one-third of that
amount, while the tolal losses to credi-
tors in these five States during the last
three years have been much greater than
all Of the losses in all of the national
banks since the organization of the sys-
tenn.
THE latest statistics on immigration
says dispatch of Aug. 31st, show a
continued increase in the number of sub
jects of Great Britain arriving in this
country. Fully one-third of all are from
Canada, and another third from England,
where there is such great prostratiOn of
the agricultural industries The best
feature of the fact is that nearly all the
immigrants from Great Britain are bring
ing money with them to purchase land,
and are coming in colonies all prepared
to start thriving communities in the west
on the public lands. Naturally enough,
according to climate influences, they are
going to the northwest, Minnesota and
Dakota receiving the majority of them &.
A DISPATCH of Aug 31st says the presi-
dent receives about bushel of letters a
dav, relating to every conceivable sub.
jeCt. The people of this intelligent
country seem to think that he can give
money and lands as he gives offices; that
he has purse long enough to sustain all
charities in the land and he is omnipo-
tent and omniscient, and that an appeal
to him for anything will be answered
He receives inquiries from Europe as to
whether their lost friends or relatives
are living in the United States, and
where. One man writes him from In
diana to know if he can tell what become
of his son who was lost sight of at the
beginning of the war. Questions are
asked him through the mails as to the
vnC lS
people residing in Washington, and
other inquiries are made as if the public
thought the white house was an in
telligence office.
A WASHINGTON telegram of Aug. 31st
says: There are no special negotiations
in progress between this country and the
Central American States with regard to
an inter-oceanic canal. When the pres
ent American Ministers to Nicaragua
and Costa Rica were appointed they were
instructed to keep the matter in view,
and take any advantage which might
present itself to secure a concession.
This was merely a continuance of the
policy which had been pursued for years
Nicaragua has been ready to grant a
right of way for some time, is disposed
to be somewhat eXorbitant in her de-
mands, and secure the lions share of adj
vantage to herself Costa Rica claims
the right to have voice in the matter
also, lnasmuch as her territory borders
upon the south shore of Lake Nicaragua,
which body of water will form part of
the proposed canal. tits believed at the
State Department that affairs are in such
a condition that the necessary concession
can readily be secured whenever a COM
pany is formed which is willing to pay
the price demanded by the two govern
ments named. 1t is also believed that
the agitation of the French scheme will
have a tendency to liberalize the views
OF those governments, and make the final
negotiations, whenever they shall be un-
dertaken, much easier to consummate.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Sept. 1st
says the returns received to date at the
treasury department with regard to ship
building show that there has not been
the same increase in this industry as in
others, and it has by no means gained
the magnitude that it formerly enjoyed
The returns for the last year have not all
: been received, but for the first nine
months OF the fiscal year the new vessels
, built represented 143,1 III tons, and the
scattering returns for the last quarter OF
: the year Indicate that this will be in
f., creased to about $4,000 tons for the
year, as against 235, ,5O4 tons for last year
and 1869 for the year 1877. The ton
mage of sailing vessels built has faller
from 109,33l in 1877; 106,067 in 1878, tC
53,129 n nine months of19,S-iust abou
one-half, but the number of steam YES
l els built in nine months of last year, was
63, $50 tons, against S1,76l tons in 1915
: and 1914 tons in 1877. 1t is estimated
that when the returns for the full yea
are in that they will show at least 100,
600 tons of steam vessels built during th,
: year. The growth of steam tonnage ha
been gradual for the last few years Will,
the sailing tonnage has been constant,
: on the decline.
CRIME.