Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-18
From the Capital.

MAXIMo JAREz, the minister from Mic
aragua to the United States. died of apo
plexy at Washington.
THE wife of ex-senator Il. 0. Howe, of
Wisconsin, died in Washington at the
residence of Col. Enoch Totem.
GUITEAu has placed in the hands of the
district attorney, at Washington, petit
ton requesting to be released on bail.
TIE treasury department is making an
effort to put stop to the custom of punch
ing holes in coins. They will invite the
public to refuse any clipped money.
SECRETARY BLAINE is suffering from ma
laria and chills, and the physicians ad-
wise his removal from Washington to the
seaside. He will probably 60 to Fortress
Monroe shortly.
SECRETARY HUNT has instructed Adj
miral Wyman. commanding the North
Atlantic Squadron. u S. n, to send all
the available vessels of his command to
participate in the Yorktown celebration,
October 10.
SECRETARY BLAINE has been suffering
from malaria and a tendency to chills. His
physician urges him to leave Washington
for little time, and it is probable he will
90 to Fortress Monroe or some other con-
venlent place.
The cattle commissioners selected by
the secretary Of the treasury have decided
to make searching investigation at the
chief western centres, to make sure that
the live stock at those points is free from
infection.
THE president took nearly two pounds
of solid and liquid food in one day recent
ly, and at the hour of going to sleep his
pulse had fallen to the usual figure. He
called for pencil and paper to write to his
mother.
The president has affixed his signature
| to an important public document 1t is
claimed that his wound is now perfectly
drained. DR.. Agnew is said to favor cut
(, ting for the ball as soon az the patient is
| able to bear the operation.
HENRY WEHLE. of New York, counsel
for Leo Hartmann, asked of Secretary
Blaine assurance that his client would not
be extradited. The secretary replied with
a tribute to the ir.pudence of the attor-
ney, and declined to give his opinions on
| the issue.
| The funeral OF Maxine Jarez. the Mic
araguan minister, took place at Washing
ton, the pall-bearers being members Of
the diplomatic corps. The remains were
deposited in the vault of Mount Olivet
cemetery.
THE presidents wound is represented as
discharging freely without the aid Of a
drainage tube DR.. Bliss declares most
positively that there are no indications
that the assassin's bullet is doing mischief,
and until there are such no attempt will
| be made to re move it.
THE presidents surgeons, finding that
drainage tube could no longer be passed
between the ribs, administered ether and
cut an opening into the track OF the ball
| The patient bore the operation heroically.
The newest incision is below the ribs, and
cain always be kept uhob-tructed.
| THE commissioner of patents has de-
cided against Mr.. Edison in the contro-
versy over the patent for the platinum
| lamp which caused such Ii panic in gas
stocks years ago. when it was thought that
the electric light was to supercede gas at
| once.
So confident are the treasury officials
that flow Of European gold will soon set
in TO the United States that they have be-