Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Latest News from Washington.


Latest News from Washington.
Congress was not III session during
the past week, and very little work in
! the legislative line was transacted. The
house committee on Ways and Means
had tariff hearings, however. They
had under consideration different sub
jects each day, and number of promi-
nent business men, representing the
different industries, made arguments to
the committee.
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| About S13, 0O0,0 900 worth of the Pacific
railroads mortgages held by the United
States government have recently ma
tured, and the president has had sew
eral conferences with the attorney gem
eral and the secretaries Of the Interior
and Treasury department regarding
foreclosure proceedings. There seems
to be an inclination among many of the
congressman to have the foreclosure
delayed. That subject will probably
come up in congress this week.
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The Japanese minister in this city
has concluded contract for the build
ing of several cruisers in the United
States for the use of the Japanese gov
eminent.
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The secret service of the Treasury
department reports the discovery of a
counterfeit ten dollar note of the Union
National bank of Detroit, Michigan. 1t
is said to be a Photographic reproduc-
ton of the series of 1882. The back of
the note is printed upside down.
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The coinage during December, as re-
ported by the Treasury department,
was 81, 1868, 165 of gold coin, ST., SOL 1868 of
silver coin, and $102, 1856 subsidiary coin.
| The government receipts during this
month exceeded the expenditures by
over 50, 100000.
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| The chief of engineers Of the army,
General Craighill, approved a contract
for the construction of gun emplace-
ment at Sheridan Point, Va.
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Last Tuesday the Navy department
made the twenty-fourth payment of
SOC, 300 on the battleship Iowa There
will be a total of thirty such payments
to be made on that ship.
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| The department of agric ulture has a
vacancy in the position OF: chemist, at
| 81 800 per annum. The civil service
commission will examine applicants for
the position on the 9th inst. The civil
service rules have been extended to
almost every branch of government
service. On Tuesday last the president
amended them to include all employees
in the United States nitentiaries.
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Last week pension claimant filed an
X ray photograph of his wrist with his
claim. The doctors who xamined him
could find no disability suf icient to ell
title him to a pension, so he took that
method of furnishing evi dence of the
condition of his wrist. It is the first
instance where such photograph has
been used in a pension claim.
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The usual public levees were he'd
Now Voor5c dow byy +bo ,r,c;Jo,+ 90
cabinet officers. The pres ident first
received the vice president and mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, then the
judges OF the various courts in this CITY.
the senators, representative and Off
GERS of the army and navy in the order
named, the different civil organ cations,
as G. a. r. Posts and Union Veteran
Legion, etc, and lastly the public gen.
orally. At the New Years receptions
the Diplomatic corps appear In court
dress, the army and navy officers in full
uniform, which, together with the dec
orations, music and other attractions,
makes such a reception very interest
ing. Among the citizen class who at
tended many stood in line for more
than three hours before ttley could get
to the White House door. The New
Years receptions open the social season
for Washington, ard to many of the
people here the social events will be
the only matters Of importance for the
balance of the winter.
In an interview with II ''Star" repor-
ter, regarding the steamer Three
Friends, which was captured by the
Spaniards, Representative Minor, OF
Wisconsin, expressed his SYM ,athy for
the crew of that vessel. He says it
takes grit and Il cool head to make such
daring trips, and that, Will he does
not believe in kee ping up his Cuban
| agitation. lie has great adm iration for
the courage and Goodness of the crew OF