Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-24

sion when dlthculty occurred between
De Long and Collins. Probably Danen-
hover will be called to testify Oh this
point. Melville, in closing, paid high
tribute to De Long, speaking of him
as competent officer and man of excel
lent qualities.
Assistant Secretary French, this morn
ing, received a communication from the
treasury cattle commission containing
suggestions and plans for the erection of
cattle sheds in which to quarter imported
cattle at the cities Of Portland, Boston,
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The matter was referred to the architect of
the treasury to prepare specifications with
view to letting contracts for the build
ings.
The comptroller of the currency, to day,
authorized the Sioux Falls Nationui bank
of the territory of Dakota, also the First
National bank of Lexington, ILL.,, TO begin
business with a capital of $4,000 each.
Secretary Folger denies himself to visit
ors to-day. being engaged in the prepare
ton of his annual report.
The postmaster general has decided that
canned meats in soldered cans weighing
not over four pounds, will be admitted in
the mails as fourth class mail matter at a
postage of sixteen cents per pound.
1. is understood that Senator Back in
tends Offering resolution as soon as the
senate convenes, providing that the usual
holiday recess be abandoned this year.
The Indian Office is in receipt of a re-
port from Agent Wilcox, of San Carlos
agency, giving detailed account of the
system of counting Indians every day. He
says the system was inaugurated Oct Is,
and that the highest number reached was
1926. Each Indian is marked with q tag
and number, the Indians name is recorded,
and register kept for the purpose. One
of the good results derived from tagging
Indians is to know which Indians engage
in raids or leave the reservation. Atten-
ton is also called to the fact that since the
chiefs of tribes have been held responsible
for the action of members, that the distil-
lation of whisky has decreased.
The war department, has atEthe request
of Agent Armstrong. of the Grow Indian
reservation, placed a sufficient force
around the reservation TIC prevent the raids
of Piegans who have robbed the Crows of
horses to the amount of $4,000. These
depredations have had the effect OF lessen
ing the agents influence with the Indians,
and he doubts if he can accomplish as
much good next season as he has effected
during the past year. He further expresses
the opinion that the Grows will leave their
reservation the last part of November
when their annuities are paid them.
The trial of VIM. Dickson for attempting
to influence the jury in the ar route cases
is set for next Tuesday.
Commissioner McF arland of the general
To- L., lol 4Lo 81 La
Dobbs placer claims in Huntsville,
Ala, where land was alleged to contain a
deposit of kaolin or fire clay. The pro-
testants claimed that the land was not sub
ject to sale as placer land because the
deposit lies in the form of strata between
the two we'll defined walls of rock. The
commissioner holds that this is inmate
rial; that the provisions of sec
ton 1920, revised statutes, which govern
the location of lode claims and mention
views on lodes of quartz or other rock in
place of being gold, silver, lead, n,copper
or other valuable deposits, refer solely to
deposits of ore carrying minerals of a
meltaliferous character, and that the
claims usually called placers including all
forms of deposits excepting veins Of
quartz in places are intended to include
any class of deposit not of metaliferous
nature, and ale governed by the provisions
of section 1920.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased 455, 900 ounces of fine silver for
coinage.
Geo. B. Loring, commissioner of agricul
ture, submitted his annual report to the
president. The statistical division esti-
mates the following as the yield of 1882:
Corn, ,635, 100000 bushels; wheat, 41O, 000,-
900: oats, 47O,O0O,OOO; barley, 45,OOO,OOO;
rye, 20,OO0,O00; buckwheat, 100000. The
business of manufacturing sugar from
sorghum at the department, says the re-
port, having failed in 1881, and having
furnished encouragement to those engaged
in it, l have called upon sorghum manu-
facturers themselves for such information
as they could furnish in an accurate man.
ner, for the benefit of the industry they
represent. I have also made the
same request of manufacturers of
sugar from beets. I have received as
surances from nearly 100 manufacturers
that they will contribute to this work,
and feel confident / shall in this way re-
ceive great amount of information. I
have endeavored from the beginning of
my connection with the department SO to
conduct the work there formed as part of
that interesting investigation into the
value of sorghum now going on in the
field of the farmer and mill of the manu-
facturer and laboratory of the chemist as
to secure for what appears to be grow
ing industry, all the informa
ton which unprejudiced science
and the best practical
skill can provide, and trust the knowl-
edge have gathered will, when published,
be found to be of value. The two sites,
both in Colorado, have been selected for
artesian wells. In the forestry division
increased activity has been shown. spe-
cial agent having been appointed to col
lect information west of the Mississippi.
In deciding the case of Lipchen vs.Ross,
the interior department held that public
land which had been reduced in price to
S1.25, must be offered at public auction at
that rate before being open to pre-
emption.
t't8i '3N1 Obituary.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov, 23.-H. W. Wilkes,
ST., died in this city aged ninety seven
years.
Fred. J.. Setterle, large dealer in live
stock in this city, died suddenly from
heart disease this morning:
B. FL. Crapster, for ten or twelve years