Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-28
Especial Telegram to the Globe

W oe Will tHe Staf route ueIenOantS, has
created a profound sensation. It is use
less to deny that those charged as con-
spirators have had powerful allies in all
branches of the public service. The move
made yesterday serves notice to all con-
cerned that he is in earnest in his Oft
repeated declaration to push the prosecu-
ton with the rigor and yigor of the law.
The air is filled with all kinds of rumors
touching other contemplated removals.
The new trial of the defendants will be
commenced on the It'll proximo. The
government is ready. There will be un-
usual care taken in the selection of
the jury, and to protect their
morals after they are impaneled. The
attorney general will give the case more
thorough personal attention, and will make
closing speech on behalf of the govern
ment. Since the last trial, it is said, the
government has become possessed of some
very important testimony not previously
developed.
Helms case was funny enough when the
Critic announced his withdrawal from it to
devote his undivided attention to the Con-
gressionat Record, and the Star was an
nouncing his removal from the government
printing Office. It is even more amusing
to-day, for the Post published his long let
ter of resignation. written after he had
seen from the Star that his removal
had been ordered, which letter.
he says, he wrote to relieve
MIR. Rounds Of embarrassment. He seems
| to have imagined that Mr. Rounds would
hesitate a good while about obeying the
| presidents order, and might get himself in
trouble thereby.
! GgOsvENOR ON BREWSTER
Gen. c. Il. Grosyenor, of Ohio, was
in the city to-day, en- route to Boston. In
speaking of the removal of the parties IN
| connection with the star route defendants,
| Gen. Grosvenor said:
Il have no doubt but that it is probable
that Capt. Henry's sympathies are with
the star reuters, but think the president
should have gone still further and removed
Special Counsel George ". Bliss and At
torney General Brewster. and
appoint a gentleman in the
iatters place who would be
capable of appearing at the department of
i justice at least every other day in a per-
fectly sober condition. I think that the
present attorney general is disgrace to
the administration as well as to the gov
ernment-in my opinion one of the worst
| cases of nlountebankery in the country"
| Gen. Grosvenor, Of course, is ali ardent
! Republican.
DRAMATIC SCENE.
| An impressive and dramatic incident
transpired before the court of inquiry hay
ing charge OF the Jeanette investigation.
The testimony of the witness, Chief Engi-
| neer Geo. W. Melville, was being read to
him for correction, and had reached that
! interesting point where he was describing
the movement Of the ice during the hours
| Immediately preceding the crushing OF
the ship. During a moment
airy pause of the Judge advocate
| of the court, who was reading the tes-
timony aloud, the president of the court,
VIM. G. Temple, remarked IL an emphatic
| and dignifed manner:
The ice on that day seems to have been
inspired by malignancy, as its workings
were inteligently malignant" ''Yes," said
Melville, i'll response. "That is true I
have never seen anything like it. The ice
was thrown upon the vessel like this
picking up large newspaper sheet in his
left hand and forcing the center of it up
until the elevated portion lowered above
the object with which it was in contact,
then, by quick, dexterious motion with
both hands. the paper was precipitated for
ward, whiriing with a cute and irregular
angles and PAGES, moving in apparently
dozen directions. For an instant
| it was al most as though mountain of ice
driven IL every direction, was precipitat-
ing itself upon the Jeanette in the very
presence of the court. Everyone in the
| room was visibly impressed, and marked
| silence continued for some .Aoments.
SUSPICIOUS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Secretary Chandler, in his forthcoming
report, will ask congress to appropriate
the full amount for the construction of the
| two steel cruisers. The shipbuilders will
| not touch toem unless this is done. They
| arrived at that conclusion at their meeting
| here last week. Chandler was willing to
| pledge the navy department to carry out
| any contract which might be entered into,
but Roach, Cramp & Co., said that was not
| enough. 1--WE have been caught BEFORE"
| they told the secretary, I'VE will do moth
ing unless congress appropriates all the
money needed to complete. the cruisers, SO
that we shall not suffer by any Interrupt
| ton of work. Chandler is said to recog-
nize the force of this argument, and will
use his influence to secure the $6,OOO,OOO
| necessary to build those vessels. The
Roach-Cramp crowd are the only builders
in this country who have the necessary
plant to handle contract of this magni-
tude.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Senator Dorsey is quite i'll at his resi-
dence in this city.
The father of Senator Voorhees,, who has
been dangerously i'll, is recovering.
It is estimated that over six thousand
people atten led the Garfield fair Satur-
day evening.