Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-03-26
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record OF Important Events
e. Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

The president, on the 22nd, nominated
Geo w. Lee to be agent for the Indians
at Mackinsc Agency, Mich.
Hon. LUciUs FAIRcHILD, United
States minister to Spain, will represent
the United States, ut the Conferences TO be
held ut Madrid TO arrange with the envoy
of Morocco, rules relating 70 the protcc-
ton by foreign powers OF Jews and other
subjects of the Sultan of Morocco, says a
Washington dispatch of the nth.
On Monday, the 22d inst, Hill, of
Georgia, made report TO the senate
from majority OF the committee on
privileges and elections In favor OF seat.
ing Spofford In the seat now occupied
by VIM. L. Kellogg Hoar made re.
port for the minority In favor Of contin-
uing Kellogg in the seat. Both reports
were read and are very long.
THE house committee on the revision
Of laws, at a meeting, on the 10Th, in
structed Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, to
report Mr.. Singleton's bill, relating TO
telegraph communications and 10 ask
for the suspension Of the rules to put the
bill upon It's immediate passage. 1t de-
clares telegraph messages TO be the pri
vate papers OF the senders and receivers,
unreasonable search and seizure and
from production AS evidence in judicial
and Legislative proceeding to the same
extent as communications sent by United
States MALL.
THE president, on the 10TH nominated
Charles Adams. of Colorado, minister
U. s. Consuls-Bret IIartc, Of Colorado,
at ~
nj STUTTGART; VIM. y. Mangum, North
Carolina, Tien Tsin, China; Alex. G..
Jones, West Virginia, Nagasaki; Harry
A. Conani, Michigan, Naples; Wm. L.
Scroggs, Of Georgia, Canton; Victor
Thompson, Mississippi, 81 Thomas;
Henry G. Marston, Illinois, Malaga; Jno.
Holderman, Kansas, Bangkok. Henry
i. Snowdcn, supervisor of census, I'd
census district, Pennsylvania. Postmast.
ers-A. +. Streeier ut Calumet, Mich;
Wilbur f, Chamberlain, Hannibal, Mo-:
Dan'l Choate, Sandicgo, Cal.
THE Washington Ersaiag STIR publish
cd the following statement on the 18th:
FOR some time past there have been ru'
mors that the Hon. Isaac p. Christiancy,
our minister 10 Peru, was not perfectly
happy In his family relations, and that
the return from Lima of his young wife,
formerly Miss Lugenbeel, an employee
in the treasury department, was not alto.
gcther owing TO The war between Chilli
and Peru. II Is now understood that Mr..
Chrlstiancy has recently been appraised
Of certain questionable acts on the part
of his wife, and, placing the matter in
tho hands Of some Of his intimate
friends, they have reported to him that
lc has good and sufficient grounds for
divorce 1t Ii probable that some such
proceedings will be taken. IL Is stated
that Mr., Christiancy will be In the city
shortly to prosecute the case"
The house committee on foreign at
fairs, on the nth, disposed of two long
pending matters known ns the Chinese
indemnity fund ana the Japanese in.
demnity fund. Representative Wilson
was authorized 10 report 10 the house,
his bill, which provides that the Chinese
indemnity fund, now under control Of
tho secretary of state, be paid over to the
government of China. except that II sum
shall be retained sufficient, In the opin-
ion of the executive, III pay the amounts
which may be awarded by the court of
claims to the owners of tho bark Coldera,
and such further sum M may he neces.
sary to indemnify tho owners of the ship
Forest Belle for plumber and destruction
of said ship. Representative Cox was
also instructed TO report his bill to the
house with favorable recommendation
The bill directs the president to pay TO
the government of Japan $7S5,000 in
gold, now under control of tho state dc.
partment, with interest.