Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 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 August.
THE Indian bureau has beer inform
ed by Gen. Crook, that the hostile
| Apaches are now III Mexico about 30
miles south Of the boundary line, and
are still moving southwark.
| COMMISSIONER ATKINS, of the Indian
bureau, has received advices from the
southern Ute agency in Colorado, con-
tradicting the published statements that
the indians have assumed q hostile at
titude. Everything is quiet at the
agency, and no trouble is unprecedented.
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 connection
with the naturalization law has just
been settled by the secretary Of the in
terror in disposing of tho case of Ross
vs.. Poole. Ross made a pre-emption
fling while an alien, supposing that the
declaration of the intention of his faith
or, who had not been naturaliZad, was
sufficient to qualify him as pre-emp.
tor upon attaining his majority. Be-
fore he discovered his error and fled
again for the tract, Poole made home
stead entry upon it. The secretary held
that the removal of the disqualification
came too late to invalidate the inter
vening rights of Poole.
! The chief of the bureau Of statistics
in his first monthly statement for the
current fiscal year reports that the to-
tai values of exports of merchandise
from the United States during the
twelve months ended July 81, 1885 were
$733, 379, 429, and during the preceding
twelve months $742, 242,017-a decrease
of So, S63, 5SS. The Imports of merchan-
disc during the twelve months ended
July 81, 1885, amounted to $571, 439, 215,
and during the twelve months ending
July 81, 1884. $685., 842, 287-a decrease
of $94, 403, 072.
! SEN. KENNA, of West Virginia, has
prepared and will introduce into the
senate bill to create another cabinet
/ officer. This is not the old bill which
| has been Sc repeatedly introduced to
make the chief of the agricultural bu-
does not regard that bureau of sufficient
mportah &C alone to warrant its chiefs
elevation to position in the cabinet.
What he desires and what his bill calls
for is department OF industries. It
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 ais staff
which will become vacant Oct. 1, by the
detachment of Colonies Gregory and
Davis. An army officer of high rank
said to-day that it is the opinion that
Capt. Stanhope E. Blunt, ordnance
corps, will be rendered enc Of the posi-
tions. Captain Blunt is now on duty
at the headquarters OF the army as In
spector General OF Rife Practice, and
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.