Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22
The Matt 0nai Capita.

THE president vetoed the direct tax bill
on Saturday.
JUDGE CAREY, Solicitor, and Mr.. E. B.
YOumans, Chief Clerk of the Treasury
Department. at Washing ton, have handed
in their resignation.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, John A. Kas.
son and Geo. II. Bates, have been appoint
ed to represent the United States in the
conference at Berlin on Samoan matters.
ORDERS have beon given from Wash
ington to prepare the Adams at Mare
island, California, for years cruise, and
the lrOquOis, at the same yard, for q
three years cruise.
TIE report of the Department of Agri-
culture for March shows the proportion
of merchantable wheat and corn averages
81 per cent, which is less than in 1884
S6-87, and the lowest State percentages
are in the principal wheat-growing
States.
THE President sent the following nom
nations to the Senate: Thomas W. Pal
mer, of Michigan, to be Minister to Spain;
John F. Swift, of California, to Japan;
John ID. Washburn, of Massachusetts, to
Switzerland; George Tichenor, of Illinois,
70 be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
POSTMASTER General Wanamaker has
purchased rom the Frelinghuysen estate
the elegant residence which has been m
til recently the home of Secretary Whit
ney. The price paid for the house aud
part of the furniture is understood to
have been $4,000.
AMONG the nominations sent to the SEN
ate Thursday by President Harrison were
the following: James S. Ciarkson, of
Iowa, to be first assistant postmaster gen
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Arizona. A number of postmas terships
were tlled, the indianapolis office going
to William Wallace.
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senBte: Eugene p.
Schuy ler, of New York, to be assistant
secretary of state, vice Geo. l.. yes, re-
signed; Walker Blaine, of Maine, to be
an examiner of claims for the depart
ment of state, vice Wharton, deceased.
Cyrus Bussey, of New York city, to be
assistant secretary of the interior, vice
David L. Hawkins, resigned.
THE secretary of the Lazy has under
consideration numerous appeals from
prominent citizens of this country TO fur
nieh naval vessel to convey the remains
of the late John Ericsson to his natise
land, in recognition of his distinguished
services IN producing theeMOnltOr. which
rendered sach valuable service to the
government in critical moment.
THE cabinet, on Friday had under dis
cussion the opening of Oklahoma, or at
least a portion of the territory included
within its limits. The president is auth
orized by the terms of the recent legisla.
| tion to open to settlement about 100000
acres of land, ard the opinion prevails
that he will shortly issue bis proclsms-
tion adding that acreage to the public
domain.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The signal Offices
crop report says: There Is a deficiency
of moisture in the wheat region of the
central valleys. In Ohio Indiana, Illinois,
and southern Michigan about 60 per
per cent. of the normal rainfall is report
ed. Throughout the central valleys and
southern states the season is well ad-
vanoed aRd farm work Is in progress in
Minue=ota and Dakota. Notwithstanding
the deficiency of moisture in the winter
wheat region the reports indicate that
| the weather In the section has affected
the crop favorably. In the spring wheat
section the ground is reported il foe
/ condition and sowing is in progress in
/ Dakota and Nebrasks.