Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-03-25
GEN. PALNIER'S GRIST.

WASHINGTON. March III Senator
Palmer called on the President one day
last week to press the application of
constituent who wanted to be APP
pointed TO a European mission.
Does he speak the language of the
country 10 which he desires to be ac-
Credited the President asked.
lie does not, the Senator replied.
"Then, said the President, Il am
afraid can do nothing for him.
To-day Senator Palmer called upon
the President again, With him was
red-bearded man from Aurora.
"Ny. President the Senator said.
Il have another applicant for "a foreign
position, and am all right this time,
for he speaks the language of the conn
try TO which he wants TO go Let me
introduce Judge O'Connor of Aurora.
He wants 10 be consul at Cork"
In the laugh that followed the Pres
ident said he'd see if he couldn't graf
ify the request
The President then slipped a bit of
ice down the .ne Senator's back by i'm
forming him that he could not give
him the Land Commissionship for
Judge Browning or any other Iii
noisan as he had determined upon
someone elsa. Judge Trip of Dakota
is supposed to be the man.
Upon coming out of the room the
Senator was asked what luck he was
having.
"Well.N he replied, with a smile, Il
have brought lot of grist to the mill
and am now engaged in bringing il
back.
Mr. Cleveland to-day decided that the
ex-po,tmistress of Petersboro, ILL.,,
came in the list of eligiblcs for reap
poiutmcnt. She was appointed under
Arthur Just before the end Of his term
and Cleveland did not disturb her He
even reappointed her at the expiration
of her term but the Senate failed TO
act and Harrison appointed another in
her place. The Republicans and Dem
ocrats of the town have joined in ~
questiug that She be appointed and the
President has decided to appoint her.
One nilliou of gold will be taken
from thc Treasury for foreign ship
ment tomorrow and probably another
million later in the week for Satur-
days shipment. This is due, the
Treasury officials believe. to lower
rate of interest on money in New York.
/ They also believe that money viii be
come atiil easier and that larger ship
ments win follow till April, when an
/ other check To the flow is expected.
/ The free gold amounts to-day 10 about
/ Sc, 600, OOO,and it is thought that nearly
( 81 .Ooo 600 win be obtained from West
ern tanks during the week. No alarm
/ is felt over the resumption of ship
ments, as the tide is expected TO turn
before the free gold and few millions
/ of the reserve are exhausted.
/ Tom Reed was one Of the callers at
/ the White House TO-DAY. 1t was the
/ first time he had been i'm the mansion
/ since the wagon ran over him four
I years ago. lie said when he reached
! the top OF the stairs he wasn't sure he
/ had taken the right way. He was
/ shown at once 10 the =; esidcnt'S room.
+ The President was busy with others,
/ but he stopped and greeted MIR. Reed
/ very warmly. What passed between
/ them cannot be tot as Mr.. Reed de-
/ clinei to divulgc He declared, how
/ ever, that he had not come to find ont
why he had not occn appointed TO the
/ Cabinet
A New York paper devoted about
/ three columns yesterday to a story
Z tthuluE 10 SHOW JIldl lilt houltnd
silver statue was not entirely modelled
after Ada Rehan and tn therefore its
proportions could not be that Of the
! celebrated actress. Sculptor Park,
who is here, read the story carefully
and said to-day:
81 am glad of it for one thing; it is
a capital advertisement for mo. Seri-
/ ousv. the statue was modelled after
/ Miss Rehan as much as any statue was
ever modelled after anybody, The lines
are an exact repro luctiou of the lines
/ of her figure and the measurements
4 absolutely correct The use Of another
model was not 10 model ia, proper
tions, but merely TO assist Tn" eye ia
catching the pose from TIE photo
/ graphs Of Miss Rchan and to arrange
the drapery upon.