Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-20


consul there was informed that this was
the first time an American man of war had
visited that port for years.
The Garfield board of audit held a long
meeting this morning, finished the exam
nation of surgeons claims, and proceed !
ed with those of other persons. All claims
will be examined and corrections called
for before the adjudication of any.
The bureau of statistics, to-day, report
the value of exports of domestic provisions,
tallow and dairy products during the
month Of October, at S4,66O,042; value
for the ten months ended October 81, $751;
O36,O11, against S71, 723,571 during SIM
liar period last year.
Secretary Teller has affirmed the de-
cision in the case Of the state of California,
u. w. Thomson VS.. Girard Grand, ct al,
involving GAO acres of land in the Los
Angeles land district, CAL, taken on ap-
peal from the commissioner general Of the
land Office, in favor Of the claimants.
The president announced at the cabinet
meeting yesterday that he desired all
cabinet officers to withhold their annual
reports until after his annual message is
sent to congress.
In the circuit court to-day, Judge Nc
Arthur appointed committee of physi-
| clans to examine w. L. Henderson,
special agent of the postofice department,
who sues the Boston & Ohio Railroad for
| $25,O 900 damages for injuries received on
March Is, 1882.
Secretary Folger to-day declined to re-
ceive personal securities as security for
public deposits, but authorized therefor
the deposit of United States bonds at
market rate instead of at their face value,
reserving to the department., however,
to control the amount of such deposits so
as to secure the government. This decis-
ion of the secretary was based upon the
application of an official of the Second
National bank of Peoria, who desired to
substitute either personal securities or
4 per cent bonds for the called bonds now
held as security for public deposits.
In cases of appeal from decisions of reg
listers and receivers of land offices to the
commissioner general of the land Office,
the secretary decides that under the rules
of practice it is not necessary to give no.
tice of appeal to the adverse party. This
{ reverses the former construction OF the
, rule. In case decided by the department
of the interior to-day, the secretary holds
that the presumption claimant failed to
show priority with former pre-emptor
3 upon whose filing he based his claim, and
that as the tract involved was offered land
r il did not come within the rule laid down
by the department in the case of Treph VS..
: the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
The District commissioners to-day set
Tuesday next at O'clock for the trial OF
Detective Mullen, on the charge preferred
= against him by Attorney General Brew
q ster.
v In view of the exhibition given by Sulli
: van, the prize fighter, last night. the Dis
4 trict commissioners to-day instructed the
y police to prevent all such exhibitions in
' future.
, Judge Macarthur, in a decision involv
ing the question of counsel fees, decided
S that courts here are United States court;
: for all purposes, and that a counsel fee in
# successful suits shall be $50 instead of S.
e as heretofore.
=, Since Nov. there has been received, al
:, the treasury department., $1,896,200 of g. Z
= per cent. bonds for conversion into 3's
I Previous to Nov. l, there was received
n S259,332, 500 of 81 per cents. for con
It version. Secretary Folger to-day
> declared that the department will recog
e nize assignments of large denominations
v OF per cents. made to different persons
n and will issue bonds of small denomine
tons in the names of such persons, pro
viding that there be added to the assign
rnents of large bonds the words. ''waivine
s ali right by reason OF priority of issue oi
4 this, bond
n The trial Of Captain Howard, comnan
It dant at Pensacola navy yard. charged witt
It desert;On at the appearance OF yellow fe-
!. yer at Pensacola, is progressing at the navy
nj, 4Ec@t h, LOFT I>,Fo
l. the fever broke out because of Hines;
. which prevented his discharging the duties
y of his Office. He has physicians certif
Is cate of disability given three weeks before
Il the fever broke out.
70 Congressman Hill, of New Jersey, says
It he believes his bill reducing letter postage
Is to two cents, will pass this session. The
: committee has given the bill careful study
and will, he believes, report favorably, anG
. in view of the fact that the postoffice de-
u partment has now a surplus, believes con
IS gress will pass the bill.
II The annual report of Solicitor Raynor
1t of the treasury department, shows the en-
r tire number of suits decided or otherwise
" disposed of during the year, 3.O21; thu
= whole amount for which judgment was OBJ
tanned, exclusive of DEGREES in rem, 1904,
ITO, and the entire amount collected from
20 all sources, $4S8,995. The number o.
10 cases in which offers of compromise are
, pending and received during the year, 294
involving $1,O2O,571: amount rejected
# $78,5OO, number of offers pending at thu
70 close of year, 80, involving S615,6O2
amount offered in cases pending, $46,66t
al The annual report of Chief Brooks O
10 the secret sevice division of the treasury
ID department, shows the total number of ar
% rests by agents and by local authorities
Is for which rewards were paid from funds Of
o the division, 335; sentenced. IS; indicted
. and awaiting trial, %; awaiting action Of
~ grand jury, Sc. The balance were various
le ly disposed of. The sentences aggregate
le 248 years, and the total fines assessed
II amount to 100000. Grand total Of coun
le terfeit money captured and secured during
u the past year, $S.s30,l24. The report say
;c never until the past year since the inau
- guration of the national paper currency
has year passed without the appearance
of some new counterfeit note on treasur,
10 or national bank issues. Counterfeits O