Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-10
g'he National Capital.

Miss HU KING Emo is Chinese beauty
who IS making quite sensation in Wash
ington society. She il said TO be q rela--
tive of the Emperor of China.
In Is estim atsd that tue treasury de-
p2rtmeDt that there has been 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 IL as an appropriation
of S20,802 245, being $l38 19b less then
the bill for she current f-el year, and
S285,240 less than the estimates.
PROFESSORS Nipher, Engeler and Prjch
EFT, OF Washington University, and Rev.
q. NJ. Chsroppin, of 81. Louis University,
have started for Norman, California,
V here 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, ~ inch high
power guns, to the Bethlehem Iron Com
pauy, their bid being the lowest and with
III she statutory price.
THE State Departm ent made public the
report of Admiral Luce in regard to the
surrender TO the United States of the
steamer Haytian Republic 10y the govern
ment of HaYtl. The Admiral's report
confirms the dispatches already received.
The president 20 day removed Edward
Cushing, collector Of customs at Belfast,
Me-, and will nominate his successor in
few daya. The cause of Cushing's re-
moval is information received at the
4 al ha huH
oepting money from applicants fov
positions in his office, in return for favor
able acton upon their applications.
RABBI SAMUEL MARKS, Of Montreal, has
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 intmates that the sentiment in its
favor Will probably grow among the PEG
pie, and that another generation might
be favorablv disposed toward union
with the United States.
SECRETARY FAIRCmLD has appointed
the following store-keepers and gaugers
foo the internal revenue department:
John Rice and John King, gaugers, John
Stabel and James L. Pond, store keepers,
at st. Paul, Minn.; Herman Tews, store
keeper at Chicago, H.. l.. NJ. Fagen,
store keeper, at Knoxville. Pa; II r.
Bartholomew, store keeper, at Bath, Pa.
THr president has pardoned A. q.
Green, Josiah Richardson, Joseph Bying
son, VIM. Lewis and sydney Weeks
Mormons and residents of idaho, con
victed OF unlawful cohabitation and sen
fenced to six months imprisonment aud
70 three years imprisonment on the
charge of adultery. They have served
the first term, and were pardoued on the
recommendation of the acting attorney
generpl, who thinks the law sufficiently
yindicated by the first term.
Tux senate aud house met at noon on
Wednesday, The chapieins IN their
prayers returned thanks for the
aus picious opening of the new year and
the general health and safety of the mem
bers of congress 1t is 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
trst session was Unprecedented.