Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-05
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
What Is Thought Of the Political Assess.
ment Swindle.
NOT so PROFITABLE AS 1T NIGHT BE
Commodore Ciitz Reports ON the East
Indian Question.
NEWS In AND ABOUT WASHINGTON CIT
NOT TO BE ENyIED AFTER ALL.

best authorities in the United States said |
to-day that he did not think the Republican
congressional campaign committee would |
collect more money in the shape of volun-
tary contributions than in 1880. and that
he went on to say, despite the ridiculous
newspaper guesses, was only about $780, |
600. People gave that year to the national |
and to the congressional committee who
never gave before or since. People gave
then who would not give now Clerks in
the departments don't care to give unless
paign. They feel the deepest interest
in the quadrennial election of the
head of the civil service,
but they do not feel the same interest in
the election of congressman. They had, of
course, some little interest in the elections
in their own districts, but they prefer to
help their congressman through the local
committee. They don't care TO help elect
at the same time Chalmers in Mississippi.
A Greenbacker in Missouri, Readjuster
in Virginia, and a straight-out
Republican. somewhere else. They
feel no interest in these contests
which affect them but remotely. Some of
of the clerks, too, have been expressly in
structed by their state and county com
mittees to pay their contributions to them
and not the central congressional commit
tee. Other clerks set the congressional
committee at defiance under the protec-
ton of the assurances of their chiefs that
they can give or withhold, as they please.
All these causes decrease the volume OF
the stream of gold which is sup
posed to be flowing like
five hundred barrel a day oil jet into
the laps of the congressional committee.
doubt very much whether they get over
| 100000 this year. They will need twice
as much as they will get. The demand
this year for money and for documents
with the accompanying postage is perhaps
unprecedented. There are doubtful dis
tricts, seemingly, in every state in the
! Z MON.
CIJ~Z ON COREA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.--Rear Admiral
Clitz, commanding the Asiatic station, has
made a report to the navy department on
Eastern affairs under date Of Yokohsmo.
August 10. He says that on the first of
| August news was received at Yokohama of
an anti-foreign party at Corea and that
several japanese had been murdered and
that number of Chinese effected an es-
cape. Great excitement prevailed at
Yokohama and it was thought Japan
would declare war, but later
news, while confirming the out
rage on the japanese minister,
showed that the movement twas not ma
tional, and the queen and many prominent
members of the progressive party were
| killed during an attack on the palace,
which occurred about the same time, about
July %. Admiral Clitz says the japanese
government has been prompt in making
preparations for guarding the interests of
its people, several men-of-war having been
sent to Fusan with troops and policemen
on board. He learned through the Ameri-
can minister that there is no intention of
declaring war, but simply to re-establish
the ministry with proper dignity and to
guard the legation and to afford a place of
refuge for their subjects in case of farther
trouble. The Japanese do not regard the
outrage as a national one. On August 1,
Admiral Clitz received telegram from
Minister Young, informing him of this
outbreak and suggesting he send vessels
to Corea to insist that Coreans respect the
rights of foreigners and to protect Ameri
| can interests. Before acting on this dis
patch Admiral Clitz received the depart
ments telegram august p informing him
that the treaty with Corea had not been
ratified. and directing him to communicate
with Minister Young. This was &C cording-
ly done August B, placing the NJ onacacy
at Ministers Young's disposal. August
9Th Admiral Clitz received telegram
from Young as follows: obedience to the
presidents order will send tht Monacacy
to Corea." Admiral Clitz says he learns
through the press that China has taken ac-
ton in regard to the troubles in Corea. and
that $4,000 troops crossed the frontier and
entered Corean territory; also that a like
number was approaching the frontier, and
that ten gun boats and corvettes were to
rendezvous off the southeastern coast. He
says it is impossible for him to say what
bearing this may have on the future action
of Japan. He reports that cholera still
exists in Yokohama. but is decreasing and
not as fatal in its effect.
CHEEKY MoLERE.
j. T. Molere recently resigned clerk
ship in the sixth auditors office of the
treasury, in order to aid the national Re-
publican congressional committee in col
Letting two per cent. assessments opon en-
ployes Of the executive department. Mo-
lere was to be allowed a per centage on
collections made by him as his compensa-
ton He applied to Secretary Folger for
permission to canvass the treasury depart
ment, but was informed that the secretary
did not sanction such proceedings. He
made similar application to the chief of
division of the treasury. and was again re-
fused. He was not disheartened, however,
and went through the building ON his mis-
sion without the countenance of the secre-
tary.
YELLOW FEVER.
Acting Postmaster General Hatton re-
ceived the following dispatch:
PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. p do not be-
ieye we have or have had this season any
yellow fever. Signed VIM. FLEE,
Postmaster.
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