Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-22
CAPITAL GOSSIP.

A War Inaugurated by Virginia Republic
can- Against Mahone-Geo. Tom Young
on Civil Service RESPONSIBILITIES Pa
thetic Story of His Sufferings in the
Arctic Regions.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-An out and out
rupture has occurred, it is said,
between senator Malone and the Virginia
administration Republicans. Hon. j. II.
Rives. chairman of the coalition Repubh-
cans. has written to Hon. Jno. F. Lewis
making inquiry as TO the ACCESSIBILITY of
calling together their committee for re-
organization. The trouble, which is be-
lievel to be very serious for Malone, has
grown out of the defeat of j. Amber
Smith, candidate for congress in the
Third district, together with the threat
eaed removal of D. H. Shelly Lewis, now
district attorney, and the removal of Maj.
Samuel NJ. YoSt, postmaster
at Staunton. and Jas. Sulli-
van, postmaster at Harrisburg.
Senator Malone charges base treachery
against the administration Republicans,
and says boldly that j. Amber Smith was
slaughtered. The administration men, on
the other hand, are as equally profuse in
their assertions of treachery, and level at
Malone the most violent imprecations and
threats of vengeance. For Lewis place
Malone has mentioned Robert Walker, of
Shenandoah county, warm friend of
Riddleberger. His second choice, should.
this suggestion fail to meet with approval
is W. E. Craig, a lawyer of Stauuton. Both
men are active readiuster Democrats, while
Lewis, the incumbent, is a staunch Re-
publican. Mahone's charge is that neither
Mr.. Lewis nor his father, who is very
prominent Republican and member of the
state committee, worked for John S.
Wise. Mahone's candidate for congressman
at large.
Governor Tom Young is credited as say
ing: No, 1 don't see any way out of the
Republican difficulties. Congress and the
different state legislatures have the future
of the party in their keeping"
''What about civil service reforms now?''
Il am going to write magazine article
on the civil service. 1 am in favor of it
myself
You were not re-elected.".
''No. l voted against the
river and harbor bill. and
it did not suit my cons tituents. The
were in favor of it, and so was not can
didate, and Amor Smith, who took my
place, was showed under by over 1000 ma
jority. 1t is too bad, but our own folks
in DIDO lost their heads on the temperance
question, and our defeat started the ball
that rolled over the country in Novem-
ker''
The statement published that the United
States supreme court had made decision
in the Curtis political assessment ease is
untrue. The case will probably shortly be
called up for consultation, and the
court will no doubt hold
that the act of congress
forbidding federal Office holders FROM ro-
ceiving any assessments is constitutional
Jay Hubbeu evaded this law because Attor
ney General Brewster gave an opinion
that member of congress is not a federal
Office holder.
Judge Advocate General Swain decides
That army officers who do not pay their debt
are not subject to trial by court martial, but
that collections must be enforced as with
civilians, by civil and legal process. This
will be cheering news to such officers as re-
ceive from $500 to $4,000 a year, and
contract obligations for ten tunes that
amount.
Engineer Melvilles testimony
before the Jeanette in
vestigating board to-day was decidedly
interesting. In the search for De Long
the dogs were starving and freezing, and the
searching party lived upon offal found in
deserted huts. The native guides protest
ed against moving on, but finally were
persuaded to do SO. This was about Nov.
81, 1881. Much trouble was experienced
in keeping the native guides, they refusing
almost daily to continue with tho witness
and party. About this time the witness
concluded that after thirty days of star
Walton the De Long party were
dead, and resolved to make his
way back to Bulun as rapidly as
possible, his party being entirely out Of
provisions, except the offal picked up. The
dogs refused to face the stiff winds and
storms that arose, and the explorers dug
deep holes in the snow and crowded into
them until the storm abated. The party now
had no provisions except the bones that
were exhumed from the snow, and which
had been buried the year previous. The
bores were pulverized but made the wit
mes and some Others sick unto vomiting.
When the trip was recommended there was
much trouble encountered with the sleds,
which frequently broke DOWN The
dogs grew too weak to
haul the sleds, and the natives were also
giving way under the laborious work. A
hut was found, and the party took shelter.
Collins, of Minneapolis, reiterates the
statements that he has made as to the cru
city practiced towards his brother, who
persisted with this expedition, but the
seamen Ninnderman and Noras, say that
DR.. Collins story is not true, and that En-
gineer Melville acted towards the dead
with the tenderest consideration.