Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-25
CAPITAL NEWS,

WASHINGTON, July is Captain Marshalrs
estimates of appropriations for improve
ments at Chicago harbor and vicinity ag-
gregate 81 2s30 coo Captain Marshall says
the route to the Mississippi river from near
Chicago, via the Illinois river, is the
most favorable that exists for water
route, and that a seyen-foot channel
can be carried from the mouth Of the Illi-
nois river to La Sale. 100 miles long, for
ST., 100000 From La Sale to Joliet, where 1t
will be less than forty miles from Chicago,
the channel can be extended for So 800 900
Major Davis, in command of the river and
narbor improvements in Michigan and
Wisconsin, submits the following estimates:
Green Bay harbor. Wisconsin, $4,000; har.
Dor OF refuge at Sturgeon Bay, Wis, $1,000;
Ahnapee harbor Wisconsin, sl5,000; Ke-
waunee harbor Wisconsin, s50.00l: Two
Rivers harbor Wisconsin, $3O00 Mani
towoc harbor, Wisconsin, 5000; She
boygan harbor Wisconsin, $4,000;
Port Washington harbor, Wisconsin, ST. coo;
harbor Of refuge, Milwaukee bay 100000;
Milwaukee harbor, $4,000; Racine harbor,
Wisconsin. $4,000 Kenosha harbor Wiscon-
sin, 10000: Waukegaa harbor, Illinois, S75,.
600; Fox and Wisconsin rivers 100000
WASHINGTON, July IS President Harrison
returned from Deer Park yesterday after
noon, but win go back again Friday or Sat
urday. The President is well pleased with
Deer Park and no longer looks with favor
upon the original plan of railroad trips
to and from Washington once a week,
especia ~ is he feels that the administra-
tion of public affairs for the next few
weeks can be conducted Just as we'll at
Deer Park as at Washington It looks now
"a though the President win es-
tablish his official headquarters at
Deer Park for the summer; calling
individual members of his Cabinet there
whenever their presence is needed, and
perhaps coming himself to Washington
now and then, but not at stated or regular
intervals, or only whenever his presence
here is imperatively demanded.
WASHINGTON, July lS-Specimens of the
first paper money ever issued in Siam have
been sent to the Secretary of State. Its
issue Is sanctioned by the King, and, 1T is
thought viii be beneficial to the country
EkWAsHINGToN, July 90 --- Ex-Representa-
tive Nichols, of North Carolina, has been
appointed chief of the mail division of the
Treasury Department, vice Major Kretz,
resigned
WASHINGTON, July 20 William Rule,
editor of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal,
has been appointed Pension Agent for the
Southern States, with headquarters in that
city.
WASHINGTON, July 90 President Harrison
has issued a proclamation restoring the
Fort McDermot New reservation to the
public domain, it being no longer needed
for military purposes
WASHINGTON, July 20 The following let
ter has been received at the State Depart
ment.
Fast SAGINAW Mich. July l6.-Hoa. HaH-
ian Fl IfhoF90u. .4efiag Sstretdrg Of STATE
Washington, y. Clear SIR: Your notice of
my appointment BY the President Of the United
States as Consul to Valparaiso, Chill, is just
received. most respectfully decline TO accept
the position Yours, most truly.
'.R. q, HORR'
WASHINGTON, July 2 The President has
made the following appointments: NJ NJ
Hurley, OF Indiana. to be Third Auditor
OF the Treasury, and ] H. Franklin, of
Kansas, 70 be Deputy Second Auditor of
the Treasury
Cousuls Evans Blake Of Illinois, at
Crefeid; Henry G Fisk Of Vermont at st
Johns, Que Jasper r bradley, OF West
Virginia. az southampton. Eugene O
Fechet OF Michigan, AZ Piedras Negras;
Archibald J. Sampson, Of Colorado. at paso
Del Norte and Horace Il Pugh, of Indiana
at Newcastle. Eng