Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14


and assert that Old Simons visit was to
messed On the couch.
RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATIONS.
At the cabinet meeting yesterday it was
decided that the question of submit
ting any river or harbor estimates
to congress should be left
to the discretion of the secretary of war.
Mr.. Lincoln will be waited upon by a sub
| committee of the hou committee on CON-
! merce tomorrow on the same subject. 1t
! is also understood that the president indi-
Gated his intention of appointing a dem
| ocrat to the position of commissioner of
! tae District of Columbia. It seems that
| the representatives are unable to unite on
candidate. Such action on his part
would exactly balance the political COM
pIexion of the board.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The postmaster general has appointed
Otis Locke, brother of petroleum v.
Nasby," postmaster at Tifin, O. The
appointment was made on the recommen-
dation of Representative Rice.
| The Washington monument is now 21a
inches higher than the Hottest point of the
head dress of the goddess Of liberty on the
capitol dome. The height of the shaft is
$50 feet Is inches above the floor OF the
obelisk.
Representative Blackburn denies the
story published of the scheme to make
him speaker of the next house by throwing
Randail's strength to him. He adds: Il
wouldn't mind being speaker, but wouldn't
have it unless got it fairly. There is no
trnth in the statement
Brewster Cameron sai3 tonight that he
knew OF the whereabouts of Spencer, late
railroad commissioner. who is wanted as a
witness in the star route trials, and that he
would speedily be captured and brougE
to town.
Western Associated Press
Il WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The effort to Sc
cure jury in the star route case was re-
sumed to-day. There was 10 objection to
John Hughes, Or Clarence Shields, colore6.
They were swotn. S. Il. Williams was
challenged pereInptorily. Reese Evans
was challenged by the government. John
5 B. Sheriff, John Il. Vernon, and jackson
} Howard, (colored) were sworn. This ex-
! halsted the twelve unchallenged by the
defense. The prosecution proceeded to
select four more from the
7 others summoned OF the panel,
] to be afterwards open 20 challenge by the
+ defense. Mason Lowery. John E. Latham.
o. G. Green and John N. Young were Sc
e lected as the four. Lowery and Green
!. were accepted and sworn, sand Latham
oh " he oboJ
lenges of thu defense being thus exhausted i.
n Young was challenged for cause. More
: talesmen were then sent for. Seven tales
men called in were excused, and the mar
h shall was directed to summon ten for to-
! morrow. Adjourned.
t | 1t has been ascertained definitely that
= the chairman of the senate Judiciary COM
. mittee will call on the president for
statement giving the cause for HenrJs re-
moval.
Secretary Folger to-day directed the col
lector of customs of New York to reliqui-
It date the entry free of duty on assignment
lcf Sandwich island sugar upon which an
i assessment was recently levied.
The comptroller OF the currency to-day
extended the corporate existence OF the
First National bank Of kalamazoo, Mich,
to Dec. 13, 1902.
: Noros. a seaman on the Jeanette ap-
L peared before the boord this morning. He
d testified that before leaving De Longs
! party Collins came to HIM and said: Good
. bye Noros, remember me when you get to
:, | New York." He said il confederation of
u his former testimony that he never saw
Collins treated in any way other than that
r of an officer. Newcomb will be examined
4 tomorrow.
Il 1t is rumored that the nomination of
p Clayton MacMichael to be marshal of the
District of Columbia was briefly discussed,
and the chairman was ordered to report
- resolution to the senate in executive ses-
Il sion calling upon the president for a state
: ment of the causes for which Henry was
T removed.
0 Combinations: Henry II. Morgan, Lou
! isiana, secretary of legation of the United
4 States to Mexico; George E. Warning, Jr. =,
Rhode Island, member of the national
board of health; Commodore Earl English,
chief of bureau Of equipment and recruit
: ing of the navy. Postmasters-Mrs. Eliz-
+ abeth Porter, Russellville, Ky; Edgar s.
y Norton, Humboldt, Neb.; VIM. Reinhard,
4 Abilene, Kas.; John l.. Brown, Wamego,
Has; John L. Harris, Pleasanton, Kas.;
: Charles Fl. Kurtz, Augusta, Kas.; Mrs.
Clara L. Nichols, Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
The bill to establish court of appeals
was taken up by the house judiciary COM
g mittee to-day. Another meeting will be
q held to morrow on the same measure.
Secretary Teller says if the object of tie
delegation of Chippewa Indians now in
the city is to secure rehearing of the
Turtle mountain decision, their visit will
be failure, as he has finally passed upon
i that question, and opened up the country
. for settlement.
l Capt. Belknap has made an elaborate
K report to the secretary of the navy respect
8 ing celebrating the birthday of Kalakaua,
of the Hawaiian islands, in which his ship,
the Alaska, took an active part in the re-
gatta. Ono of the races was won by the
c barge crew of the ship.
In the police court to-day Brewster
S Cameron took the stand and was examined
} at length regarding the Bowen and Dick
t son interview at Drover's restaurant. His
f testimony on the point was simply a re-
q iteration of the story told by Bowen.
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