Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-09-11
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CLEVELAND ARRIVES HOME
AND SETTLES DOWN TO WORK.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ARRIVES HOME
AND SETTLES DOWN TO WORK.
WASHINGTON, Sept. President
Cleveland arrived here at eight o'clock
this morning. A carriage i'll waiting
at the depot conveyed him at once TO
the white house, where. after break
fasting, he at once settled down to
work. The president is we'll tanned
by the suH and appears much improv
ed by his trip. He says he had an ex
cellent time and enjoyed perfect
health. He has not been i'll a single
day since he left, and is at a loss to
understand how the foport Of his SER
ioas illness originated.
A REPORT FROM THE ALASKA EXPLORs
ING EXPEDITION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Lieut.. Geo.
M Stoney, commencing the Alaska
exploring expedition, reports to the
navy department from st. Michaels,
Alaska, under date Of June 30, that
after leaving Ounalaska June 9th he
visited the new vCicano on the Bogos-
loo island, and found the only change
since his last years visit to be less
discharge of smoke and steam, and
small point making off from the north
west end of the new volcano Birds
had commenced nesting in the new
volcano. The party reached st. Mich
aels June 26, after encountering
heavy ice to the westward OF st. Law
renee Island.
At ST. Michaels to-day Lieutenant
Storey secured nearly all the fur
clothing required, also eighteen good
dogs and three good teams. The dogs
cost about 81. so each in exchange for
goods. An interpreter was also en-
gagged and shipped as an ordinary
seaman. Liet. Stoney intended taxi
ing with him two natives as drivers
and the wife Of one OF them. He ex>
pected to leave at once for St. Law
renee Bay and thence TO proceed To
Hotham Inlet. All on board the
schooner Vicking were well and
showed great interest in the work
ahead of them.
THE CABINET WILL MEET AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA meeting
OF the cabinet will be held Tomorrow.
The members who are absent have
not, however, been summoned TO at
tend, as there is no business requiring
their presence. 1t is expected that
all members OF the cabinet will be in
Washington by the 20th inst. 1t is
stated at the white house that the
president purposes to dispose Of the
pending business before considering
matters TO be brought TO the notice of
COD gress in his annual message.
ANOTHER GRIST OF POsTMASTERS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE acting
postmaster general to-day appointed
the following fourth class postmasters:
ILLINOIS.
Rensington-John n Ralstoa
GiImar-Elias Winger.
IOWA.
Henderson-Anthony Baumgartner.
Delta-Ephrain1 Cochran.
Sheedahi-Wm. III. Porter.
RECEIVES AN OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Alexander
Gambrill, Of Illinois, has been aps
pointed chief of division in the Sec
ond auditors Office.
THE ISSUE OF SILVER DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Tue issue OF
the standard silver dollars for the
month ending Sept. 5, was 457, ,291.
Inc ISSUE during Lne corresponding
period of last year was 348, 497.
no DANGER OF THE INTRODUCTION OF
ANY EPIDEMIC.
WASHINGTON, S0pt. 7.-Surgeon
Main OF the Marine Hospital service
has reported TO the surgeon general at
Washington the details of his visit of
inspection to Tampico, Bagdad, San
Fernando and other cities of Mexico
near the border line. FROM which it
appears that there is no danger of the
introduction OF an epidemic Of any
kind from that quarter.
AUSTRIAN RESIDENTS EXPELLED.
BERLIN, Sept s.-The expulsion Of
104 Austrian residents of the town of
Kattowitz, in Prussian Siberia, has
been ordered to take place to-day.