Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-17
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON
The bill introduced by Senator Jones
Of Arkansas, to secure cheaper tele-
graphic correspondence is that known
as the postal telegraph bill of the last
congress.
Mr.. JORDAN, treasurer of the United
States, reports that the duty paid On
circulation by the national banks fo1
the fiscal year was So, 795, 5S4. The small
notes are decreasing at the rate of about
S26, 100000 per annam.
! CAPTAIN j. 4. HOWELL and brothe,
officer Of the navy have been expert
menting for some weeks at Michigan
City with cigar-shaped torpedo invent
ed by the former. A rate of speed
of eighteen miles was obtained for
two hundred yards, with perfect di.
rection and great regularity of SUMNER
gence.
| +. E. WARREN, governor of Wyom-
ing, in his annual report to the secretary
Of the interior states that the popula-
ton of the territory is now about $4,000
and is increasing. The largest industry
is stock raising, the value OF the cattle,
sheep, goats, horses and mules beiDg
$75,000000. More than one-half the
acreage Of the territory is in grazing
lands
The second comptroller eff the treas
ury has disallowed the accounts of Pay
master Smith Of the array, who paid the
experts who Were employed in the
Whitaker court martial in 1881. The
experts were paid 800 per day,whereas
the comptroller holds that witnesses
are entitled 80 not more than 81 day.
SECRETARY LAMAR has prepared for
submission to congress-, in connection
with the DAVIS bill opening the Sioux
Reservation and the resolution Of the
senate for information, all the treaties,
conferences, correspondence, and
other documents. bearing on the open
ing of the Crow Creek and Winnebago
Reservations last February. TIE whole
mass of papers make wagon load.
LAND Commissioner Sparks, has is
sued an order informing those interest
ed that the cOnveyances and agreements
to sell or transfer pre- emption .commut-
patents are issued for the sane. are in
fraud. If enforced, this order will
create a panic among Northwestern
empted.
It was only a short time ago that
the discovery OF cocoaine was parsded
as one Of the most important scientific
discoveries of the age. It's wonderful
powers Of deadening local pains and
aches, as well as its general efficiency
as a general apaasthetic, promised to
take half the terrors way from suffer
ing and disease. Men, women and in
some cases children, were allowed to
use 1T without q thought that any
danger lurked in It's wonderful proper
ties. Il has just been discovered,
however, that instead of being all that
it was hoped and claimed TO be is in
reality Al extremely dangerous and
poisonous drug, use Of which produces
all the evil effects of morphine. This
information comes none too soon.
Several victims have already paid the
penalty Of their lives by a reckless use
of this presumably innocuous pain
killer. The faculty should now use
every effort 10 find its true place in
pharmacy, and label it, as ought to
have been done at first. Poison.
Au autograph of the Mikado of
Japan, upon silk, with gorgeous red
background, illuminated with letter
ing OF gold has been received from
Yokohama by Governor Sherman, of
Iowa.
The New York Chronological Socie
IN has off1ciailv YlrOnolII0afad the on