Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-31
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
wAAHINGToN.

A DISPATCH Of the 25th inst. says the
president has recognized Robert Charles
Clipperton as consul Of her Britanic Maj.
esty for the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin.
A DISPATCH from Washington Of the
2Slh SAYS there were standard silver dol.
lars coined TO date 44,453, $50; of this
number 2,221 ,010 are in circulation, the
remainder in the treasury.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of Oct. 2Sth
says that Postmaster-gcneral Key has is
sued instructions to postmasters at New
York city, Louisville and New Orleans
TO refuse hereafter to rent boxes to lottery
companies or lottery agents.
A WASHINGTON special to the Chicago
Journal of Oct 23rd says tn II Secretary
Sherman has made known his purpose
TO his friends not to be candidate for
the United States senate In Ohio as the
successor of Mr.. Thurman. The in.
depreciation put upon this by them Is
tina: he does not care to complicate his
candidacy for the presidency with the
state contest.
ADvIcEs from Washington Of October
25th. sta Q that Secretary Thompson sub.
mitted some dispatches received at his
department from the naval officers at
Siika and Samoan Islands. Their tenor
Indicated the ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing
u civil government for Alaska, and that
measures should be taken to secure
rights obtained by our treaty with Sa.
moa, for the possession Of the harbor of
Pago Pago, as a NJ id.Pacific naval station,
IL was agreed that the naval depart
ment should, at an early day, send n sup.
ply Of coal to Pago Page, to be stored
there for the use Of United States cruis
crs, and the president will probably, in
his next message, recommend to congress
the proposed establishment of civil
government for Alaska.
TnE forthcoming report Of the super.
intendent of railway mail service Will
show, says II dispatch of the 2Sth, that
during the last fiscal year fifty.nine lines
Of railway posioilices have been opcrat-
ed, and over 7,340 miles of railway, per.
forming about 10000 miles daily Of ser
vice annually. The aggregate number Of
miles of railroad mail service Of all
kinds, including transportation, not only
Of postal cards, but of closed pouches,
WINS over 03,0J0,000 million miles during
The year. The number Of letters handled
and distributed by employees Of the rail
way mail service on postal cars during
the twelve months was about $3.50 000,-
000, besides which there were nearly
$50 600, 900 newspapers, showing an in
crease Of about 20 per cent In the amount
OF work as compared with the preceding
year,
A TELEGRAM from Washington, under
date of Oct. 9Th, says large number of
kilograms have been received ut the
treasury department protesting against
Judge Frcnch's decision admitting steel
blooms at duty of only 45 per cent 1t
is understood party Of manufacturers
will see Secretary Sherman at New
York, where he will be to morrow. Al
though II Is understood that Secretary
Sherman concurrcd In Frenchs decision
there Is no record Of the fnct, and the
only course left for the manufacturers Is
TO appeal to him to recind or revoke
Judge French's decision, which he can
do Ii he chooses. In case he refuses,
their only recourse Is to congress, where
they Will find hard work to got sympa-
thy In the committee on ways and means.