Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. 10th. Is

several invitations to visit different
sections of the country on the plea
of pressing public business, the
know-it.alls, of whom there is al
ways plentiful supply in Washing
ton, even when Congress is not in
session, will have it that we are on
the eve of important international
complications with this, that or the
other nation. One will tell you
that several foreign ministers have
entered protests from their Govern
ments against the enforcement of
the anti-lottery law, which excludes
publications of their respective
countries from our mails, another
will assure you with solemn coun-
tenance that the United States Is
going to war with poor little Guata-
mala, while still another will whis.
per mysteriously that the State De-
partment is hourly expecting news
of conflict between our vessels
and British men-of-war in Behring
Sea. All of which is what the late
Horace Greedy used to call "rot" of
the worst kind. 1t is not strange
that Mr.. Blaine should find himself
busy just after returning from a
long vacation, nor that he should
be anxious to clear up the work
which accumulated during his alb
sence, Busy as he is, however, he
expects to find time to make speech
or two in Representative McKinIey's
district before the campaign closes,
as he, like every other good repub-
lican, is deeply interested in seeing
Mr.. Mckinley returned to Congress.
The official news Of the Mormons
having abandoned polygamy has
not made very profound impress
sion here, as it is believed to be only
part of the regular program to
gain admission to the Union as a
state. A son Of the head of the
Mormon Church, who edits paper
at Salt Lake City, was here when
the news came, and it is believed
that he was sent here for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what effect it
had upon prominent Government
officials. There are a number of
reasons, aside from the admission of
the territory, why the Mormons are
DESTROYS of appearing to have re-
formed, not the least of which is
the bill before Congress declaring
the property of the Mormon Church
confiscated. This bill has been
passed by the Senate and favorably
reported from the House Judiciary
committee, and is now on the House
calendar with good prospects of be-
ordinary influences shall be brought
to bear to prevent it, and to bring
these influences to bear is just what
the Mormons are paving the way for.
The first pension certificate issued
under the new law was signed
Wednesday by Secretary Noble.
The pensioner is George E. Dyer,
private, Company f, Seventy-ninth
Ohio Volunteers. The pension
commences from the date of filing
the application, July ?, of this year,
six days after the passage of tn e
new pension act.
The event of the week was the
visit of the Count of Paris, the So
called heir to the French throne,
that Is, IL III Is possible 10 De he}f 10
something which has no eXisten ce.
The Count remained here from
Tuesday morning until Wednesday
afternoon, when he left for a visit
to the Virginia battle-felds. He
received no official recognition, but
was given warm welcome by the
Army officers who knew him during
the year he was a member of Gen.
McClellan's staff. He was given a
dinner by Gen. Sehofeld, He will
return here next week to remain
several days and the society folks
are preparing to liouize him. His
sou, the Duke of Orleans, whose
fool antics got him into a French
prison not long ago, is with him,