Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-13
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record Of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

CONsUL-GENERAL BRADFORD at Shang-
hal has resigned, says dispatch of Aug.
9th.
A Washington telegram of Aug. 4th
says: John @. Drafts 1owa) has been
appointed Indian agent al the Union
Agency in the Indian Territory.
W. B. MOORE, deputy fourth auditor,
will be promoted to the fourth auditor
ship made vacant by the resignation Of
Judge Taber, says dispatch of Aug. It'll.
A DISPATCH of Aug. 9Th says, Speaker
Randall has appointed John II. White,
of Alabama, one of the official stenO-
graphers of the house of representatives,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Mr.. Hincks, of Massachusetts.
DISPATCHES received in the war de-
partment August It'll, from Gen. Miles
put at rest all fears of an Indian war,
and The authorities no longer believe
that Sitting Bull will even cross the line,
much less make hostile demonstrations.
INFORMATION was received by the Sc
cret service division of the treasury,
August 4th, that Photographic counter
felt five notes on the Globe National
Bank of Boston, Mass, letter G, and
Dedham National Bank, Dedham. Mass,
letter G, made appearance Saturday at
San Francisco.
A DISPATCH of Aug. It'll says: Treas.
urer Gilfllan has decided to require
all the employees of the government in
Washington to take 10 per cent. of their
salaries in silver. The payroll amounts
to about S1,0000 900 a month, and by this
means 100000 month will be forced
in circulation.
THERE has been a marked increase,
says dispatch Of Aug. It'll, in the de-
mand for the standard silver dollars
since Secretary Sherman issued his order
10 the discussing officers requiring them
not to discriminate against the standard
dollar in making payments The order
was issued June l7th. From May | to
that date $43S,S90 were disposed Of.
Since then the demand has risen TO $703,-
GO, showing large increase in conse-
quence of this order,
IT was reported from Washington Aug.
9th, that owing to the grave complaints
of American fishermen, the Kearsage
now cruising in the Gulf of st. Law.
renee, has been instructed to stop at some
port Of New Brunsw ok or Nova Scotia,
for special agent of the State Depart
ment to visit the fishing grounds and re-
port as to the condition of the in.shore
fisheries by our fishing fleet and their
treatment by the local authorities and
population.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Aug. 9th
says reports from United States consuls
in Europe show that wages in the United
States are double those Of Belgium,
Denmark, France, and England, and
three times those of Germany, Italy, and
Spain, and four times those ofthe Neither
lands, and that thc prices of the nee.
essaries Of lie are lower IN The United
States than in Europe that more misery
results from strikes, drinking, socialism,
and communism in England and Ger
many than from all other causes com
bined, hard times included.
A GENERAL opinion prevails in Wash
ington, says a special of Aug. 4th, that
the National Board of Health is use
less institution So far they have accom-
plished nothing but issue bulletins and
circulars, and keep twenty or thirty doc
tors running about the country at $40 a
day each and expenses. Not one good
result has yet been attained. No new
method of ii hting the fever has been at
tanned The board owes its existence q
the foolish notion that a lot of doctors
in Washington could deal with the fever
better than the local authorities. 1t is 4
question if the "board" with its numer
Gus doctors running about the country
and its half million of dollars will be the
means of curing or preventing single
case of yellow fever.