The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-14
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON.

The President on the 9Th appointed
Frederick r. Conde~t, of New York, and
Marcus A. Hanna, of Cleveland, O., Gov
eminent Directors of the Union Pacific
! Railroad, vice Francis Herman and L. B.
Harrison, declined.
| ADvICEs were received by the State De-
! partment on the 9th from Mr.. Lee, Secre-
tary of the American Legation at Vienna,
| saying that the Austrian Government had
| positively refused to receive Mr.. Kelly as
| United States Minister.
UNPRECEDENTED honors were paid on
the 0th to the memory of General Grant in
all sections of the United States. The
funeral pageant in New York was the
most imposing ever witnessed in the United
States, or perhaps in the world. 1t was
after five O'Clock in the evening when the
| funeral-car reached the place of sepulcher
in Riverside Park, where the remains were
entombed with impressive ceremonies.
The President, Vice. President, members of
the Cabinet, Judges of the Supreme Court,
Senators, Representatives, ex-Presidents,
Governors of States and Foreign Minis
tiers were among the distinguished per-
sons who participated in the demonstra-
ton. The entire city was clothed in the
emblems of mourning, and the multitudes
which viewed the pageant defied computa-
tion. In all the leading cities of the United
States, and in hundreds of towns and vii
lagos, similar tributes were paid to the
memory of the illustrious dead. The
American legations abroad were closed
during the day, and memorial services
were held in Paris, the City of Mexico and
other foreign capitals.
JOHN RoACH's contracts for building
steel cruisers for the Government have
been declared forfeited by the Secretary
of the Navy. He intimates that the Gov
eminent will at once go on with the work.
In the United States and Canada there
were 211 business failures during the seven
days tended ION the 7th against 1919
the previous seven days. The distribu-
ton was as follows: Middle States, Al;
New England States, 80; Western, So;
Southern, 80; Pacific States and Terrific
ries, 81; Canada. 10.
AT twenty six leading clearing houses in
the United States exchanges during the
week ended on the Sth aggregated S717,-
10000, against $735, 912, 519 the previous
week. AS compared with the cores pond
ing period of 1884, the falling off amounts
to 1863 per cent.
CIvIL-SERvIcE Rule has been amended
by the l. -o4uent in such q manner that
medical examiners are not to be classed as
professional persons exempt from exam
nation.
On the 10th the Agricultural Bureau re-
ported the average condition of cotton at
96h, the best August report since 1880.
The spring wheat crop was estimated at
6,00O,0 200 bushels less than in the July bull
letin. Corn would yield from 26 to q
bushels per acre.
DURING the Presidents absence the
White House will be overhauled and rem
ovated and will not bereopened to visitors
until after his return in September.
A PROCLAMATION was issued by the
President on the 10th ordering the i'm
mediate removal of all unlawful inclos-
ures of the public domain, as required by
the act of February %, 1885.
DURING the week ended on the Sth the
issue of standard silver dollars from the
minis was $2S5,99S. The issue during the
corresponding period last year was $221,-