Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-03-25
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

The senate on the 18th inst. confirmed
j. K. Upton, as assistant secretary of the
treasury, and J. ii. Udell, postm aster al
Centerville, Iowa.
THE senate in executive session, on the
18th, confirmed the following nomina
tiOns: United States attorneys-James B.
Butler, Idaho Territory; John G. Pat
rerson, Delaware. Collector of customs
n. Y; John T. Haynes, district of Bro
zos, De Santiago, Texas. VIM. Whiting,
agent for Indians of the Ponca agency.
Postmasters-John E. Bliss, Ottawa,
Kansas; III. r. Milward, Lexington, KY
A large portion of the time spent in exec
utive session was devoted to the case OF
Rev. Thomas j. Simmons, nominated as
census supervisor for the fifth district of
Georgia. The adverse report of the SEN
ate committee was read and discussed
but no action taken.
THE president, on the 10Th, nominated
Charles Adams, of Colorado, minister
resident and consul general TO Bolivia
q. s. Consuls-Bret Harte, of Colorado,
at Glasgow; G. L. Catlin. New Jersey, al
Stuttgart; VIM P. Mangum, North Car.
olina, Tien-Tsin, China; Alex. G. Jones
West Virginia, Nagasaki; Harry A. Co
nant, Michigan, Naples; W. l.. Scroggs
Georgia, Canton; Victor Thompson
Mississippi, st. Thomas; Henry G. Mars
ton, Illinois, Malaga; Jno. Holderman
Kansas, Bangkok. Henry G. Snowden
supervisor of census, I'd census district
Pennsylvania. Postmasters-A. T. Stree
ter at Calumet, Mich, F. Chamberlain
Hannibal, Mo-; Dan'l Choate, Sandiego
California.
THE secretary of the Interior having
received information that large mum
Der of tresspassers were stalking out
placer claims on the Ute reservation, 9
conference was held with Ouray and
another Ute chief then in Washingto
on the 17th inst, at which it was decided
that the chiefs should leave for thei.
tribes at once in order to influence theil
people against hostilities. The following
order was issued:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, March 16. {
1t having been brought to the attention of the
Interior department that persons are now enter
ing the Ute reservation in the state of Colorado
for the purpose of locating ranches and mincra
claims, notice is hereby given that such locations
and claims will not be recognized by the interior
department, as the lands embraced within sale
| reservation are not public lands OF the United
States, and no location made thereon can or will
be recognized as legal, except those made afte
the lands shall have been regularly restored Il
| the public domain.
(Signed) C. ScHuRz. Sec'y
Hon. ISAAC P. CHRIsTIANCY, ministe
to Peru, has applied to the state depart
ment for a six weeks vacation, says
dispatch of the 18th. 1t appears tha
Minister Christiancy and his young treas
ury clerk wife are "out," and suits fo
divorce will soon be entered by both. 1
| is alleged that the former has evidenc
that his youthful partner in matrimony
has, since her return from Peru, conduct
ed herself in such a manner as to war
ant him in seeking a separation, and OF
her part it is stated that, owing to th'
disparity in their ages, they never liveC
happily together, the old man frequent
| ly striking and threatening her. Mrs
Christiancy denies the charges preferred
by her husband, and claims that they ar,
made public for the purpose of prejudic
ing her case. Mrs. Christiancy, it will
| be remembered, was formerly Mis-
Lugenbeel, a treasury employe.