Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
TIE PRESIDENT TO MAKE A VISIT
TO NEW YORK.
He will Occupy the White House when
He Returns -MacVeagh, james, and the
StarjRouters-vaIueo of the Signal Service
Other Matters of Interest.

Other Matters of Interest.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2.-President Arthur
goes to New York tomorrow and will not
return until the middle or last of next week.
He Will then go direct to the White House
and remain there He will not go to the Soldiers
Home. When at the White House yesterday
he selected his room in the northwestern
portion of the house.
STAR ROUTE GOSSIP.
Mr.. McVeigh states that he long ago de-
clared that he would prepare the star route
cases for court and then drop them; that he
never had any intentian of going beyond the
grand jury with them, and in pursuance Of
this plan he employed eminent counsel for
the prosecution. Therefore he maintains he
cannot be charged with abandoning the cases
or shirking his duty upon insisting upon
leaving the cabinet. The president is undoubt-
edly desirous of holding McVeigh until
these cases are disposed of, and he does not
intend to let James leave the cabinet until the
star route prosecutions are ended. Apparent
dilatoriness on part of the prosecution has
had the effect of awakening suspicion that
the prosecutors do not regard the evidence as
so strong as they have stated. All seeming
hesitation on part of the government renders
the defendants more defiant than ever. The
defendants are saying that MacVeagh has run
and that James is preparing to back out by
leaving the cabinet in month or two.
Col. Cook, special attorney for the govern
ment in the star route cases, appeared in GRIM
inal court to-day and said the government
would be prepared to argue the motion to
quash the Information in the star route cases
tomorrow. District Attorney Corkhill then
informed the court that no other assignments
would be prepared IN order that ample time
should be given for argument. 1t is expected
counsel for both sides will be present aud dis
eussion begin tomorrow.
FORMAL CoNDoLENCE.
Lorenzo Montaffer, secretary of state for
Guatemala, special envoy to convey, in person,
the sympathy and coincidence of his govern
ment with the government and people of the
United States, upon the death of President
Garfield, called upon President Arthur in full
fllment of his mission. He was accompanied
by DIR. Loring, minister of the United States
to Central America, and by Secretary Blaine.
Montaffer, in closing his address, said: GAL
though the illustrlOus President Garfield be
dead, his elevated thoughts and noble aims
have not gone down with him into
the grave. They live in the hearts
of all Americans, and they are continued
in the person of a citizen of high endowmenfs
and civic virtues. Receive, sir, the wishes l
cherish for the well being of your government
and for the happiness of this admirable repub-
lie, which in its rapid development and extra
ordinary growth is without parallel in the
history of the universe
President Arthur replied "Mr. Minister,
/ am singularly touched, as well as deeply
gratifed by the sympathetic expression of
sorrow with which the people and govern
ment of Guatemala share in the grief that has
overshadowed our republic, and it is especial
ly pleasing to me to receive eloquent assur-
ances of that sympathy through one who is
so well fitted by his high station and qualities
to speaks in the name of his countrymen.
Called as am by the pacific wording of the
constitution which laid the foundation of
freedom on our great continent a century ago,
to succeed the wise and good chief magistrate
whose loss we mourn, it is my aim to carry
out, and still further develop the purpose he
SO signally manifested-good will and earnest
friendship toward all kindred republics of the
new world, to which we are bound by the
sacred ties of common form of government
and close material interest; and in your per-
son, Mr.. Minister, greet the government and
people of Guatemala, with sincere wishes that
they may ever possess the blessings of liberty
and prosperity, which the United States SO
earnestly desires to see shared by all Its
neighbors."
TIE SltNAL SEhNlCE
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, in his an
nual report, says: The past year has been
distinguished by additional progress and by
decided improvement. Referring to the
weather forecasts made this year for the first
time in the interest of cotton growers, Gen.
Hazen says: Congress did not appropriate
the amount carefully estimated as
necessary to meet the expenses of the in
creased work and ! was unwillingly compelled
to reduce the number of stations TO 100, Sc
lected from 24S stations promised, which are
so situateda as to best cover the cotton belt. L
earnestly hope congress will this year provide
funds necessary for the great extension of this
special feature of the signal services, which
promises with very small expenditure such
practical advantages to the staple interests of
the South. General Hazen notes deductions
made of weather conditions for the day sue
ceeding that for which q forecast is made,
and says if the result of these studies is suf
fciently successful, indictons will
continue to be issued for sll
districts for periods of more than one day.
Gen HaZen calls especial attention to the val
lie of river reports, and says the opinion is
again expressed that with proper study of riv-
er floods, and with facilities properly placed,
reporting at times of especial danger, it could
be made almost impossible for
food to follow river course,
without notice being given OF its coming in
advance to localities threatened. The frost
news is now telegraphed to New Orleans for
the benefit of the sugar intrests, and to be
extended for the benefit of the orange trade in
Florida, and fruit intrests at other points
NOVEMBER INTEREST.
Interest due November l, 1881, on funded
loan of 1881 continued at 3X per cent was
compared by taking full interest for the quar-
ter ending October 81, at 3H per cent, and de-
Quoting therefrom interest from August l to
12, eleven days, at 81 per cent, August 12
being the date on which interest commenced
as stated on the face of the bond.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The President to-day commissioned Stratham
postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, vice Wilson
suspended under the tenure of office law. The
following postmasters have been appointed:
Jacob Steringer, Jefferson City, No.; Cyrus
W. Jam son, Memphis, Mo-; Joseph W.
Harris, Moberly. Mo.
ARMY FINANCES.