Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-26
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Mrs. 0. Fl. RoTHAKER, Of Daver. is
visiting her father, Mr.. S. P. Rounds,
government printer.
The dedication of the Washington
monument will take place Oh tie 22J of
next February. Extensive premrat )n8
are being made for the event.
A DISPATCH from HagerstoNn. Md,
states that Mime. Dahlgren me; with a
very severe accident there Thursday,
by bcing thr9wn from carriage, and
it is feared she will not recover Two
Washington surgeons have gone to at
tend her.
SECRETARY TELLER has ordered an IN
vestigation,o of all tlleidistIibuting officers
of the interior department., and will dis
charge any Of them who are found to
have been ENGAGED in speculation. He
has DO suspicious, but wants to be as
sured that the government money is IL
good hands.
SECRETARY TELLER has modified the
government experts report on the Uuion
Pacific company, and officials of the
road now declare themselves better sat
istied The point of difference is I'M
dGrstOOd to be that the experts failed to
place among the assets certain amounts
Que the company. Counsel for the rail
road, it is said, convinced Secretary
Teller these sums arc clearly asses.
Hence the notification. The report as
modified will be considerably more IA
vorable to the road than the original
draft.
A COMPLIMENTARY dinner was given
Wednesday night by Representative
RoccCy, fp C1r,t Won FiCorHonI1.,. %
lately recalled German minister who
will leave Washington Saturday and
sail from New York Wednesday next
Among the distinguished guests were
the speaker of the house, chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, many leading members
OF the house and senate and a RUmber
of prominent government officials.
CHAS. FRANCIS ADAMS, representing
the Union Pacific company, had an in
terview with the secretary of the in
terror and the commissioner of railroads
in regard to the report upon the finan-
cial condition Of the company, prepared
by the agents of tho railroad bureau,
for transmission to the judiciary COM
mittee Of the senate. The representa-
tives of the Union Pacific company as
serted that the report did not correctly
IepresenJ the financial condition of the
company, and the secretary after hear
ing their arguments decided that the
report should in some respects be mOdi-
fed.
THE secretary of the interior says that
a governor for Dakota will be appointed
at once. He has been examining the
recommendations for the several candi-
dates very carefully, and finds that his
own brother, j. II. Teller, the present
secretary, has the strongest local in
dorsement, but he can not recommend
him for obvious reasons; nor will he adj
wise the appointment Of any resident of
the territory, because OF local antagon-
ism and factionaL lines throughout the
territory. The appointee, whoever he
is, will be an outside man, and one of
character, against whom no objections
can be raised. The secretary has not vet
decided which of the candidates answers
that description.
THERE is a possibility that every dis
tillery and every distilled spirits ware
house May be closed. There is a defi-
cheney in the appropriation for the pay
of storekeepers and gaugers of 1926, 900.
That amount was provided for by the
appropriation committee at suggestion
OF the commissioner on internal reyn-
nue., in the general deficiency bill. but
it was stricken cut in the house, The
commissioner of revenue will confer
with the secretary of the treasury, and
if they determine that they caunot con-
tinue t. pay the storekeepers and gaug-
ers, they will all be furlough without
pay by telegraph until July l, when the
appropriations for the next fiscal year
becomes available. This would greatly
inconvenience all active distillers and
all persons having distilled spirits in
bond