Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-12-14
WASHINGTON.

CARL SCHURz is to write a life of Lin
coin.
FRED GRANT would not object to being
| minister TO China.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL viii be unable to
take his seat before the close of the holi-
days.
JUDGE LAMBERT TREE has gone to -.
Petersburg TO take charge Of the Ameri-
can mission.
The Rov. DIR. Taimage says that few
laymen can deliver more devout or i'm
pressive prayers liz household worship
than President elect HarTlsoa does.
ConaMIssIoNEE MILLER reports that TO-,
0OO,0GO gallons OF whjskey aud 25,000 coo
barrels of beer were consumed by the
people CT this country last year 1t was
a dry season.
THERE has been an increase Of 6 ,12+ III
the number OF pastoftice5 in the United
-ates the past fiscal year-an index OF
the progress Of the population and do,
veIo gment cf the country. The total
number of postoftices nov is 81 $40.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Tho executive
committee OF the national committee
held q meeting here "Wednesday. The only
Dut lDtbS bTduStCttu WIS iiO SCbtl5biSilG
of accounts with the several bureaus and
campaign speakers.
WHILE Senator Beck $ condition has i'm
proved somewhat, il is probable that he
will not be in his seat in the senate this
session. He contsmp plates passing the
winter in Aiken, South Carolina.
THE amount OF the Direct Tax bill (for
the reimbursement by the National GOV
erumeut to the States of the special tax
raised by them during the war;, now an
der debate in the House, exceeds fifteen
and a quarter millions of dollars.
The true source of the Mississippi has.
as alleged, been discovered bJ persons
living at Sauk Center, MINI, who say tbs
Father ofW aters stlowsfromtwosmal creek
fed lakes whose waters are emptied into
Lske Glazier, recently discovered by
Captain William Giazier.
A DEMOCRATIC caucus TO map out o
general policy for the party during the
session and incidentIy to consider and
agree upon one of the numerous plans
for the admission OF the territories as
states III the Union will be held next
week.
The commission appointed 10 treat
with the Southern Utes, for their removal
from the new reservation, completed
their labor at the agency by giving the
Indians a barbecue dinner. The treaty
will now be submitted to congress for ap
proval.
Rose ELIRABETH CLEVELAND, who has
been living a. Hollow Patent, n. Y, for
some mouths, will soon go TO the white
house, where she will spend the winter.
Mrs. Cleveland is anxious that her sister
iu-law should be present at the social
ceremonies which will close the present
administration.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements fer the inaugural ball
have decided to fix this price of tickets
for admission at S. each: S4S, 700
have been subscribed to the inaugural
fund, and 80 civic organizations, with
mem bership of 14,00O, have announced
their intention to participate.
THE Indications at present are that the
coming inaug Gral procession will exceed
ID numbers and display anything of the
kind ever witnessed here. GGn. Axline,
adjutant general of the Ohio national
guard, and other officers of the militia
are in the city locking for quarters for
their troops. The Ohio Iatjonal guard
has never been represented heretofore at
an inauguration, but il is proposed to
send brigade of 2, 500 men, composed
/ of every army of the service. II Is ex-
/ pected that large number of Indiana
troops will come on, including Gen. Har-
rison's ola regiment, which, it is said,
| will act as an escort to the presidenteiect.