Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-17

sonal GOSSIP
WASHING TON. Nov. l6.-The Garfield t
board of audit this morning received
letter from Christoph
Floc eks.ies, the glazier into whose putty &
box one of the bullets fired by Guiteau at
President Garfield lodged. The writer ;
saws: Il wish to be understood that 1 am
far from making alleged claims. but
hope your honorable body will assist me
in my endeavors to get an honest living
by entrusting to me the position as watch
man or a similar Office in one of the gov
ernmeut departments
Information received by the Knights
Templar committee of the Garfield Monu-
ment fair indicate general attendance
from all parts of the country of command
cries to take part in the exercises
on the Seth inst, Knight Tenn |
plar's day. Several costly and elegant
donations will be contested for by the |
knights.
The agent Of the secret service division
for Missouri tolegraphed from Frederick
town this morning of the arrest OF Wiley
n. Grisson and two seEs, for manutactur-
ing and passing counterfeit silver fifty
cents and one dollar coins.
The Jeanaette court adjourned until
Saturday.
Tue following important telegram from
Peter Roman. agent at Flathead indian
agency, Montana, was received at the lndl-
an office this me-ning: can Immense
crew of railroad constructors are now att
work west of the reservation in charge of
j. IL. Halle1, consisting of 7,4OO men with
camp followers, gamblers, eK-convicts,
Iewd women. etc. and are rapidly advancing
to the borders OF the reservation accompa
MED by portable saloons and gambling
houses etc. Merchants and traders of all
descriptions also advance with the con-
structio7s party, and when the border Of
the reservation is reached the question
will arise whether this trade can be con-
tinued in an Indian country. / will re
quire from your Office some instructions
as to any modification should traders pro-
pose such i1 regard to tss intercourse
laws. 1t is evident that this vast army of
laoorers must be supplied while at work
on the reservation. and if your instructions
imply strict conformity to enforce the
laws governing Indian reservations, the
two regularly licensed traders of the re-
serve should have timely notice to provide
supplies when will meet the exigencies of
the case. ] will at all events require the
military fierce to keep back the traders,
keepers Of saloons, etc. who have
followed up the construction party named.
Ii decided that the agency licensed traders
alone shall be allowed to do business on
the reservation with the military force. I
apprehena no danger of difficulty in keep
ing whisky traders off the reservation,
but i'll regard to the prohibition of the
sale of clothing and necessary supplies by
the shop-keepers now advancing with the
arrival of workingmen, you will please
give the necessary instructions. and will
follow them and perform my duty to the
best of my ability"
Indian Commissioner Price has request
ed the secretary of war to send troops from
Fort Missoula to the agency to keep the
camp followers and lewd women out OF
the reservation, and to prevent the selling
Of liquor and trading with the Indians.
Representative Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
called on the president to-day and urged
him to embrace in his message to con-
gress sweeping reduction in internal
revenue taxes. Kelly also called on Com
missioner Raum to-day.
The board appointed to inspect navy
yards left here to-day for New York and
Philadelphia. After making an inspec-
ton of the yards at these cities it will
proceed to Norfolk and San Francisco.
The naval advisory board met this
morning and examined number of new
plans for naval vessels. 1t is understood
the board will proceed upon the theory
tod nd
ordered the construction of new vessels,
proper time The board will therefore not
take into serious consideration the question
of using the small surplus appropriated
for the use of the bureau of construction
and repairs during the last fiscal year. The
chief of that bureau says the unexpended
appropriations do not amount to more
than 100000.
In the police court this morning, coun-
sci for Shaw, the alleged star route jury
briber, waived examination, and he was
held in $4,000 bail to await the action OF
the grand jury. Counsel for Foote, the
other alleged briber, said he was not pre-
pared for examination, but would give an
answer tomorrow.
In the case of Dickson, fOrman of the
jury, also under charge of crookedness.
counsel says it doesn't propose to waive
examination, but intends to fight the ques-
ton in the police court, where he predicts
he will make a sensation, Wells, for the
government, says he will ask the court to
fix day for the trial of Dickson as soon
as he hears from western lawyer. It is
supposed he refers to Judge Hoover.
1t is announced here that Parson Mas
sey, Democratic candidate for congress
man at large in Virginia, will contest the
seat of readjuster Jno. S. Wise, who has
been declared elected.
General Wright, chief engineer United
States army, has left for the West to in
spect the works in progress on the Missis-
sippi south of st. Louis.
The president to-day signed the extra
dition treaty between the United States
and Belgian government.
Director Burch of the United States
mint. is now in New Orleans examining
into the charges recently preferred against
Assayer Albrecht.
Representative Kelly says the tariff COM
missioners have not yet prepared their re-
port. 1t is likely they will not do so I'M