Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-04
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
DEAD.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Count Litta, first
secretary of the Italian legation, is dead.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Count Litta, first
secretary of the Italian legation, is dead.
QUININE.
The House committee On ways and means
gave hearing, to-day, to the manufacturers
article, technically known as sulphate of quin-
inc, which was removed by act of Congress
during the special session, be restored. They
presented memorials numerously signed by
druggists and dealers of forty eight cities, in
various parts of the country, favoring an i'm
port duty on foreign qui line OF at least 10 per
cent. adyalorem.
ARMY PREDICTIONS.
The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tons: United States marshals-James Kerns,
Washington, district of Pennsylvania; E. s
Kearney, district of Oregon. Postmasters-
Miss N. Hustin, Millersburg, Ohio; N. K. Mac
Kenzie, Wallsville Ohio; NJ. D. Kirk, oSturgis,
Mich. Indian agents-G. Belknap, Tutle River
Agency. Cal. Army promotions-Lieut. Col.
Elwell s. Otis, to be colonel of the Second reg
iment, infantry; Maj. a. J. Dallas to be lieu
tenant colonel or the Twenty second infantry
Capt. J. S. Fletcher, to be major of the Twen-
ty-third infantry.
KEYS LOTTEY WAR.
The postmaster general has asked Congress
to strike out the word fraudulent" as ap-
piled to lotteries in sections 1929 and 4, OIL,
revised statutes. Until this shall be done it
will be impossible to stop registered letters or
money orders addressed to agents of legally
authorized lotteries which are honestly con-
Quoted.
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS DISCHARGED.
very extensive reduction in the working
force of the government printing Office was
suddenly made to-day in consequence of the
almost entire exhaustion OF the appropriation
made for the maintenance of that office during
the present fiscal year. Notices were posted
in the building to-day to the effect that the
public printer is prohibited by law from
contracting debts in advance of appropriations,
and that as the appropriation for the present
year is nearly exhausted. he is directed to fur
Tough the greater part of the employees. About
a thousand men and women arc thrown out of
EMPLOYMENT and will remain idle until the de-
fciency appropriation, which has been pending
before the House appropriation committee for
some time, shall be made public. Printer Du-
frees says sufficient force has been retained to
get out the Congressional record and do the
necessary work of departments for few days
longer.
LIE Dues WANTS.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Commissioner LIE
Due, in letter to Representative LIE Fevre,
says the wants of the agricultural department
are many and urgent. A suitable building is
needed .or the accommodation of employees,
for storage and handling of seeds and for con-
tinuous exhibition of the agricultural products
of this great nation. The commissioner ur-
gently recommends the addition of n division
of forest, meteorology and veterinary di-
vision.
HE UTES SUBMIT.
The secretary of the interior had a conference
with Chief Ouray, the Uncompaghne and White
river Otes this afternoon, at which the Indians
virtually agreed to except the terms of the gov
eminent and cede their reservation as soon as a
definite understanding is reached. The secre-
tary will submit details of an agreement to
Congress 1t is thought that the White river
Utes will be removed to the Uintah reservation
in Utah, and that Ouray and the Uncompaghnes
will be settled in severalty on land on Grand
river, Utah. At previous intervirw the south
ern Ute delegation consented to give up their
present reservation. They will probably be To-
Gated on a strip of land bordered by New Lis
Plate, Mexico, and near the Nava 10 reservation.
NOMINATIONS.
The President nominated Charles A. Gallo
way for collector of internal revenue of the
Third district of Wisconsin, and Henry s.
French for postmaster of North6eld, MINI.
STAR MAIL SERVICE.
The work of scheduling the bid for the star
route service in the southern sections has been
completed and the award will be announced on
the 10th inst. A comparison with the amount
paid for the same service in the same part of
the country at the last letting shows the cost
of the service will be much less during the
next four years. In Ohio where the amount of
the service is increased 80 per cont. the reduc-
ton in the cost is 16 per cent. In Kentucky
the amount of service has been increased 80 per
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