Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-28
From the Capital.

The board of directors OF the Garfield
monument fair issued circular cont ain
ing rules which are 10 govern the exhi-
bition OF articles at the coming fair. Ex-
hi1its are TO consist of two classes: Arti-
Gles donated to the cause to be disposed of
at the close Of the exhibition in such
manner as the board of directors shall de-
termine. Second, articles loaned for the
occasion and to be returned 10 the lenders
The settlement of the Christiancv di-
voroe case continues to texcite comment
The action OF the court was a surprise to
the counsel, for in MAY last they had ar
gued that if the original bill was with
drawn Mrs. Christiancy would not resist
a bill charging simply desertion and
abandonment, and she woald dismiss a
cross-bill. The final decision was perfect
ly satisfactory to all parties. BY the
terms of the settlement Mr.. Chrstiancy
pays all costs of the suit except those of
the stenographer, whose charges are di-
vided. The suit has cost him about $l2,-
600 in all. Mrs. Christi,ncy has been
out of the city all summer, and returned
here a few days ago from a visit in the
north. Her counsel sent her dispatch
on the signing of The decree, and shortly
after received reply expressing her sat
isfaction at the termination of the suit.
THE civil action OF the U nited States
against ii. w. Howgate, the defaulting
disbursing manager Of the signal service
corps, under which his property was
seized after his arrest and departure from
the city, remains yet upon the dCckes OF
the court. The defendant on July last
filed pleas that the court had no jurisdic-
tion, The proceedings not icing in the
name of the United States attorney, and
that w. A. Cook, who he's charge of the
proceedings, has no authority to institute
such suit. 1t has but recently TRANSFERRED
that Nellie Darrell, with whom Howgate
was intimate, vacated her rooms some
four months ago, aud is not now believed
to be in the city. Before abe left she was
kept under surveillance. by the govern
ment detectives, and It was believed that
when she would leave the house she car
ried bundle which she did not have on
her return. After she had vacated her
room nothing was found but an empty
trunk and some small articles of no value.
The proposed location of the new pen
sion building between Tenth and Eleventh
streets on Ohio avenue il being stoutly
opposed by those who are now using the
premises as il market place. lndepen
dent of personal considerations, it is
argued that the location is the worst in
the city. The ground is flooded at every
rise OF the river. The walls would have
to be act oA piles. making the foundation
| very costly and the building could have
no basement on account of the floods
The location would be very unpleasant
noisy, dirty nd surrounded by bushes.
houses and market wagons. which, from
| the nature of the business, could not be
anything but filthy. AT the time the act
was passed making an appropriation for
q new pension building, several senator's
| spoke in favor of locating it in the Smith
sonian grounds. This, it is claimed,
would be much better location. 1t is on
high ground, away from noise and dirt
and its isolation from other buildings
would be protection from fire of the
valuable records of the pension Office.