Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.


suffering with malarial fever at his resi-
dence.
The postofice bulletin contains an or
der establishing postofice at Baltimore,
Dakota, Edward Ring to be postmaster.
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 Chambers return, and that he
will be an eastern man.
The president on the 18th accepted 225
miles of the Northern Pacific railroad
reported upon by Scott, Sanborn and
Johnson.
THE Garfield board Of Audit has re-
ceived the claim of George Tieman &
Go. Of $85 for surgical instruments fur
nished GarGeld's surgeons
DR.. X. Il. HAMILTON, surgeon-general
Of the marine hospital service, has gone to
Cairo, ILL.,. for the purpose of selecting
sites for the marine hospitals to be erected
at Cairo and Cincinnati. He will be alb
sent about two weeks.
SkvEE employees in the patent ofHce
were removed last week on the demand of
Malone. An eighth succeeded in secur-
ing an extension of stay till January and
the ninth was strong enough with the
secretary TO secure retention by giving
Malone another appointment.
BELOW, as counsel for Sergt. James A.
Mason, now confr ed in the Albany peni-
Tertiary for shooting at Guiteau, has pre-
pared petition of habeas corpus address,
ed to Judge Alfred c. Cox, the United
States district Judge Of the northern die.
trict of New York.
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 Rerdell were then
released on IL ten thousand dollar bond,
Vale and Williams becoming eurety for
the former, and A. g. ReIordo for the lat
ter. December fourth was fixed as the
date of the new trial.
FOREMAN DICKSON, of the s;ar-route
jury, makes a statement 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 make a public apology
to him when he becomes aware of all the
facts in the bribery issue.
THERE is danger that President ArthuI's
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
filling, but the accumulation of official
duties during the protracted 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 departments are being prepared.
Some of them are now ready, and it will
soon b 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 denominations 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 to
recover the bond or discover The thief.
The robbery was kept quiet in hope
clew would be found. The bond was one
which was exchanged from 81 to 8 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
have been informed, however, of the theft
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 rghtful owner will lose
anything, Tor the United States will not
redeem il, and it will issue duplicate to
the person entitled to it. A number of
employees of the registers office have b, en-
subjected to examination, but nothing
definite was learned.
FOREMAN Dickson sent the attorney gem
eral, the following letter:
mo. 222 Four AND oNR-HALF STREET
n. W.. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Hon.
BENJAMIN +. 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, a 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 partuent of justice, for daring
TO perform my sworn duty according TO
my honest convictions of right and Justice.
Respectfully, WILLIAM DICKSON.