Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-10
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IT is estimated at the Treasury Depart
ment that there has been a decrease of
about $4,000, 900 in the public debt dur
ing the month Of Augu.t.
THE Indian bureau has been inform
ed by Gen. Crook, that the hostile
Apaches are now in Mexico, about %
miles south of the boundary line, and
are still moving southwark.
COMMISSIONER ATKINS, of the Indlan
bureau, mas received advices from the
southern Ute agency in Colorado, CON
tradicting the published statements that
the indians have assumed a hostile at.
titude. Everything is quiet at the
agency, and no trouble ID Appreciated.
The examination of candidates for
appointment as cadets in the revenue
marine service has been concluded.
Fourteen candidates passed, but as there
is only seven vacancies to be filled it was
decided to appoint the seven who at
tanned the highest average in the ex-
animation.
AN interesting point in come :tien
with the naturalization law has Just
been settled by the secretary Of thB in
terror in disbosing of the case of Ross
VIZ. Poole. Ross made a presumption
filing while an alien, supposing that she
declaration of the intention of mis- faith
er, who had not been uaturaliZed, was
sufficient to qualify him as a pre,emp,
tor upon att.lning his majority, Be
fore ne discovered his error and fled
again for tke tract, Poole made home
stead entry Upon Il. The secretary hello
that the removal os the disqualification
came toe late to invalSdaJs the inter-
vening rights Of Poole.
TIsR chief Of the buresu of statistics
in his first monthly statement for the
current fiscal gear reports that the to-
tai values OF exports of merchandise
from the United States during the
twelve months ended July 81 1885 were
1888. 3T8, 400. and during the preceding
swclve months s742, 242,01T-a decrease
of IS, S&3, 6SS. The Imports of merchan-
disc during the twelve nonths ended
July 81, 1885, amounted to @6Tl 9,915,
and during the twelve months ending
Jalv 32, 1884. 1896, $40 2S7-s decrease
of S94, D3, 072.
SEN. KENNA, of West Virginia, has
prepared aud VIII introduce into the
senate a bill to create another cabinet
officer. This is not the old bill which
has been SO repeatedly introduced to
make tae chief of she agricultural bu-
reau a cabinet Officer. Sena5or Kenna
does not regard that bureau of sufficient
importance alone 10 warrant its chiefs
elevation to q position in tbs cabinet.
What " desires and what his bill calls
for is a department of Industries. 1t
would include the Agricultural Bureau,
the Educational Bureau, the Bureau OF
Statistics. the Geological Survey, and
and the Census Office.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN, who.
is now on the ST. Lawrence river, has
not yet definitely rendered TO any army
officers the positions as AIDS on his STAFF
which will bsconle vacant oct. 1, by the
detachment of COlonels Gregory and
Davis. An array officer of nigh rank
said to-day that it is the opinion that
Capt. SJanhope Z. Blunt, ordnance
corps, will be rendered enc of the posi-
tions, Captain Blunt is now on duty
al the headquarters Of the army as In
spector General Of Rife Practice, ana
is an officer held in very high repute in
the service for his professional as well
as personal Qualities. Col. Davis. who
has Just returned from . visit to Gen.
Sheridan states it is likely that new
aides will not be named for a couple Of
weeks yet.