Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-25
SECRETARY CHANDLER

uenG appOlnCSu hCC1Fy postmaster at
NatcheZ.
SECRETARY CHANDLER
and General Sherman returned to
this city to-day
COREA
A special mission from the govern
ment Of Tapchosuna has recently
asked the co operation of the depart
ment of state in the proposed estab
lishment of museum at Seoul, their
capital The following note was writ
ten by the vice president to the for
eign office at Seoul and transmitted
by the minister to the department of
state and fully sets forth the object
and purposes of the enterprise,
with fuller developing of commercial
and Industrial resources of the
kingdom of Corea, and in order to
facilitate trade it is proposed to estab-
fish at Seoul, the capital, a museum
in which, among .ther things, will be
exposed samples and models of arti-
cles of foreign export, such as ma
chinery, mining and agricultural i'm
plements, geological instruments and
varld material Of every description
likel y to prove Of interest and benefit
to the population Of twelve million
souls emerging from TIE most print
tive state of existence. These articles
will be catalogued in English and Chi
nesc, and have attached the names of
the contributing or manufacturing
firms. Articles shsuld be addressed
to care OF S. T. Snethlage, Shanghai,
China, and all communications, cata-
logues, price lists, ETC., should be sent
direct to me at this place
Won MOLLENDORFF,
The Corean government should
have the privilege of purchasing these
articles at the price named on the in
voices. It is hoped by this system to
develop trade to mutual advantage,
and as any orders which may be the
outgrowth Of it, can be sent by the
United State direct to the manufac-
turers. the aid Of middlemen will not
be needed, and American firms hay
ing no representative in the east will
be largely benefited thereby.
No date has been decided upon for
opening the exhibition, but our gov
eminent will do all it can to promote
the object in view. The exhibits of
agricultural and mining implements
and tools, etc. are particularly desired
1t is probable that these and similar
articles will find a ready sale No
arrangement has been made by
the Chosunez government for
transportation of the exhibits to
Shanghai, but from tibet point it is
understood such articles will be for
warded by the agent Mr.. Snethlage
at the expense of that government.
He is prepared to receive goods as
they Ca1 be sent.
THE CONSCIENCE FUND
A conscience contribution of 5000
was received at the treasury depart
ment to-day, in a letter poSt-marked
Allegheny, Pa, and signed Clergy
man"
GEN. DUDLEY AND THE PENSION FRAUDS.
Gen. Dudley, commissioner of pen
siOns, in his report takes up the CUES
ton Of the practices of claim agents
with pensioners, and says that the
evils of which complaint has been
made have greatly increased, and the
present situation calls for immediate
action by congress. He says that the
business has attracted to it many
ignorant and INSCRIPTIONS persons
whose only object seenaS to be to pro-
cure applications for pensions, and
then assiduously dun claimants until
ten dollar fee is secured, and there
after practically abandon the case like
a .Esouanznd OranCn y