Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-12-12
WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT HARRISON has sent to the
Senate the name of David J. Brewer, of
Kansas, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
UNITED STATES Senators Pierce and
Casey drew lots on Wednesday for the long
and short terms. Casey drew the long and
Pierce the short straw.
EDWARD SILCoTT, cashier of the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington has absconded, carry
ing with him about 1900 of the money
with which he was entrusted.
LAKE MILLS. Wis.-Mrs. John VOL
lin, living two miles northeast of
here lost her life Wednesday in attempting
to stop a runaway team on her farm.
Her son had his collar-bone broken. The
deceased was a widow and operated the
farm.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Edward Nc
Pherson, the new clerk of the house, to-
day appointed Charles S. Martin, of Kan
sas, reading clerk of the house In place of
Neal Brown, of Tennessee, who was killed
In railroad accident during the recess.
Mr.. Martin was reading clerk of the Kan,
sas legislature for a number of years and
read also in the Chicago convention of
1888
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Secretary Win
dom has appointed special agents Spauld-
ing, Montgomery and Chance, a COM
mission to investigate the charges made
by Boston merchants against DR.. Edward
Sherer. chemist of the sugar labatatory at
the New York custom house. The charges
against Sherer affect his integrity and
also his competency.
THE annual report of Gen. Hepburn,
solicitor of the treasury, shows that the
sum of S35 100000 principal and interest
is due the government evidenced by judg-
ments of the circuit and district courts,
but that no reliable estimate is given OF
the value of these judgments, The solicl-
tor asks for an appropriation of $4,000 to
be expended In hunting up these debtors
and their property in order that a collec-
ton of these judgments be made.
SOME of the Washington debutantes OF
the present season will be Miss Hattie
Blaine, the youngest daughter of the Sec
rotary of the Interior, and the beauty OF
the sfanily Miss Florence Window, the
second daughter of the Secretary of the
Treasury; Miss Wanamaker. the eldest
daughter of the Postmaster General; Miss
| Amy. the daughter of Admiral Amy; Miss
cambridge Hoff, the daughter of Commo-
dore and Mrs. Hoff, in honor of whose de-
but several teas are announced; Miss
| Mildred Fuller, the fourth daughter Of
| the Chief Justice, an eXceedlngl y pretty
girl of the blonde type, and Miss Harlan,
the youngest daughter of Justice Harlan
THE investigation shows that no less
than forty-six congressman are sufferer;
by the forgeries committed by the missing
cashier, Silcott, revealed by Fridays In
vestigation of his defalcation in the house
Silcott presented notes ostensiblv signed
by them at the Metropolitan bank and got
them discounted. They were each for the
amount of a Congressman salary. IL
protect himself Silcott drew money fol
salaries of these members few days be
fore leaving and paid notes, which he de
stroyed after getting them into his posses
sion. Thus absolute evidence of forgery
is missing. The house investigation ha:
been going on. Secrecy is being observed