Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-09-21
TELEGRAPH TICKS,
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

ENGINEER Commissioner Lydecker i.
suffering with malarial fever at his resi-
dence.
The Women's National Industrial
| League has been permanently organized
| Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Washington. is
the president.
The rumor is that the new assistant sec.
retary of the navy will be appointed upon
| Secretary Chandler's return, and that be
will be an eastern man.
DR.. r. b. HAMILTON, surgeon-general
of the marine hospital service, has gone tc
Cairo, ILL.,. for the purpose of selecting
| sites for the marine hospitals to be erected
st Cairo and Cincinnati. He will be alb
! sent about two weeks.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE DAVIS
says no instructions have been given
Stephen Meary (arrested in Ireland) as to
his action in surrendering his bail bond
also, that any action of this kind Meary
may have taken is entirely on his own re
sponsibility.
APPLICATIONS for the 8 per cent. bonds
are still being received at the treasury de-
partment. The amount of 81 per cent
bonds 40 far surrendered for exchange is
abont $250, 100000. As the offers of sur
render continue to be made, it is thought
that the issus of the per cent? may
reach S300,00O,00O. The majority of the
new bonds issued are of the highest de-
nomination.
COUNSEL for defendants convicted of
conspiracy in the star route trial, made
long arguments, in favor of new trials for
their clients, and the court decided to
grant new trials as to all except Turner
and Peck. Miner and RerdeH were then
released on ten thousand dollar bond,
Vale and Williams be oming surety for
the former, and A. G. f Iordo for the lat
ter. December fourth was fixed as the
date of the new trial.
FOREMAN Dickson of the star-route
jury, makes statem' at criticising the re-
marks of Counselor Merrick doubling his
integrity. He reiterates his statement
that himself and others of the jurors were
approached by officials of the department
| OF justice, reviews the evidence offered by
the prosecution, thinks Walsh's testimony
was dramatic and unreliable. and believes
Mr.. Merrick will M axe public apology
to him when he becomes aware of all the
facts in the bribery issue.
THERE is danger that President Arthur 3
contemplated visit to the west will either
be abbreviated or given up altogether.
The promise he made two months ago TO
visit Chicago and Milwaukee was un-
doubtediy given with an intention of full
filing, but the accumulation of official
duties during the protracted ed visit to the
Atlantic coast resorts will make it i'm
possible for him to carry out that inten-
ton entirely. The annual reports of the
various dep artments are being prepared.
Snnnp n hpYn roa1u nd M IL
soon be time for their transmission to the
president for his examination. Congress
meets again in little over two months.
All things considered, the president will
have but little spare time for the western
trip.
A UNITED STATES registered bond of
the denomination of IS 600 was stolen
from the Office of the register of the
United States treasury ten days ago. The
secret service force thus far has failed 10
recover the bond or discover the thief.
The robbery was kept quiet in hope a
clew would be found. The bond was one
which was exchanged from 81 to per
cent, and is complete. To negotiate it,
however, the thief will have to forge the
name of the person in whose favor 1t is
Issued. The leading banks of the country
and given the name of the person to whom
the bond was issued. Should the bond be
fraudulently negotiated neither the gov
ernment nor the rjghtful owner will lose
anything, Tor the q nited States will not
redeem it, and it will issue duplicate to
the person entitled to it. A number of
employees of the registers office have been
subjected to examination, but nothing
definite was learned
FOREMAN DICKSON sent the attorney gem
eral, the following letter:
No. 222 Four AND oNR-HALF STREET
n. W.. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-Hon.
BENJAMIN f. BREWSTER, Attorney Gen
eral United States.-,Sir: During the
progress of the star-route trial an attempt
was made to corrupt the jury imPaneled
in the case, and an officer of your depart
ment named Henry A. Bowen, special
agent assigned to Arizona, is guilty of
Offering bribe to me to influence my
judgment and verdict. A sworn state
ment of the detailed facts has been filed
with the district attorney of the District
of Columbia, which is accessible to you
| and to which | respectfully call your at
tention. As a citizen of the United States
| demand from you protection against the
venomous, malicious and contemplate
| assaults upon my private character by
your principal assistants and the officers
OF the de partment of justice, for daring
TO perform my sworn duty according 10
my honest convictions of right and Justice.
Respectfully, WILLIAM DICKSON.