Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-10
Gsse5 National Capital

MISS 10 KING ENG is a Chinese beauty
who is making quite sensation III Wash
ipgton society. She ia said TO be rela-
tive of the Emperor of China.
IT is estim ated that the treasury de-
partmens that there has been a decrease
of fifteen million dollars in the public
debt during the month of December.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, as reported to the
house. carries with it as an appropriation
of 500, 1902 PAS, being $I38, 1876 less then
the bill for she current fiscal year, and
$285,240 less than the estimates.
PBoTE>soRs Nipher, Engeler and Prich-
EFT, of Washington University, and Rev.
G. M. Charoppip, of ST. Louis University
have started for Norman, California,
where they will observe the solar eclipse
On New Years day.
The secretary of war has awarded the
| contract for furnishing 81, 100000 worth
| of steel forgings for 8, 10, IL inch high
power guns, to the Bethlehem Iron Com
pany, their bid being the lowest and with
in the statutory price.
| The State Department made public the
| report of Admiral Luce in regard to the
surrender to the United States OF the
steamer Hay tian Republic by the govern
ment of Hayt1. The Admirel's report
| cOuirms the dispatches already received
THE pre- sident co. day removed Edward
Cushing, collector of customs at Belfast
| Me-, and will nominate his successor in a
| few days. The cause of Cushipe's re-
moval is information received at the
| treasury department that he had been &C
cepting money from applicants fo'
positions i'll his Office, in return for favor
able acton upon their applications.
RABBI SAMUEL MABxs, Of Montreal, ha,
| called upon President Cleveland with
reference to the subject of the annexation
of Canada. He says frankly that the
drift of OF inion at present is against it
but intimates that the sentiment in III
favor Will probably grow among the PEG
| pie, and that another generation might
be favorabiv disposed toward a unior
with the United States.
| SECRETARY FAIRoHILD has appointed
the following store-keepers and CANCERS
| for the internal revenue department
John Rice and John King, gaugers, John
Stabel and James P. Pond, store keepers
at st. Paul, Minn.; Herman Tews, store
keeper, at Chicago, H.; l.. M. FageR
store-keeper, at Knoxville. Pa; q P
| Bartholomew, store keeper, at Bath, Pa
TIE president has pardoned A. G
Green, Josiah Richardson, Joseph Byipg
son, VIM. Lewis and Sydney Weeks
| Mormons and residents of Idaho, con
vieted OF unlawful cohabitation and SEN
fenced 70 six months i'm prisonment and
TO three years imprisonment on the
charge OF adultery. They have served
the first term, and were pardoned on the
recomm endation of the acting attorney
general, who thinks TIE law sufficiently
vindicated by the first term.
gHK senate and house met at noon on
| Wednesday. The chsplsins il their
prayers returned thanks for the
auspicous opening of the new year and
| the general health and safety of the mem
bers of congress It is g remarkable fact
| that the present congress, although elect
| ed over two years ago, and now within
SIXTY days of the end of the Official
career, has lost but two members BY
death and but one of those while congress
| was in session, though the length Of Its
| first session was unprecedented.