Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-13


Plans are already compJeted for system
work on the Missouri river, being similar
to those under which the work began last
year, and consisting principally in break
ing sharp bends in the river in order to
protect the banks.
Frank H. Fall, charged with attempting
to influence the vote of the star-ronte jury,
referring to the statement recently pub
such a statement for publication. He
had made to suit his own purposes, and
says: SIN short, the affidavit given cut by
the agent of the government as mine I
charges further that the prosecution is
bringing pressure to bear on him, and re
sorting to threats to compel him to shout
der the entire responsibility for what he
did.
New York is preparing for donation for
the Garfield fair beautifully executed
certificate to be given to each exhibitor. It
will be handsomely engraved and bear the
names of those prominently in connec-
ton with the enterprise, as well as that of
the person to whom it is presented.
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public the reports of the variovs commits
sions appointed toexamine custom houses
with view of rendering the service more
efficient. The commission report that the
volume of business transacted in the dis
trict has steadily increased from year to
year, and that during the last fiscal year
the receipts from official fees and refunds
of salaries by railroad companies for SER
vices of custom officers are considerably
in excess of the amounts paid to employees
for salaries and for contingent expenses of
the district. A comparison of the num-
Der of employees at the present time in this
district with the list in former
years shows that while the amount of work
transacted has largely increased, the num-
Der and compensation of officers who per-
form labor has not been enlarged to any
considerable extent. The commission pro-
pose the number of employees for the next
fiscal year be fixed at sixty-one, the COM
pensation SIS, 537 and the estimate of con-
tingent expenses 81 $685.,
The commission which visited San
Francisco report the present expenses of
collection on about $6,5OO,O0O worth of
goods amounts to $780,, 1856. An estimate
of $407 ,644 is submitted for collecting a
similar amount of duties, being an increase
of $15,18S over last year. 1t
is recommended that the ap-
praiser's department be recognized
with one head instead of two, and it Is sug-
gested that the salary of the collector be
fixed at $4,000, and that of the deputy sur
veyor and. that of the deputy naval officer
at $1,000 each. The estimates are as fol-
lows: Collectors Office, 1921, 800; survey
or's office, $12,925; naval Office, $22,525;
appraisers Office, 44,O5O; and for contin-
gencies S42,324.
The Oregon commission recommen ended
slight increase in the total estimated ex-
penses for the next fiscal year of $11,38O
The district of Alaska commission reports
present expenses 1926 per annum, and
fix the estimates for the next fiscal year at
$685.. The district of Willamette, Port
land, Oregon, present force compensation
$21,328; estimates and salaries for the next
fiscal year fixed at 1927, 272, and contingent
expenses at $500. District of Humboldt,
California, estimates are fixed
at S7,055 of which $6,195 for salaries.
The district of Pembina, Oak, estimates
for salaries S7,727; st. Vincint, $S,942;
Smugglers point, $3,467; Walhalla, S1,277;
st. Paul, $3.50; Bismarck, S1,O95; Turtle
Mountain, 1856; contingent expenses,
$1.537. District of Mobile present ex-
penses are $22,S5O; estimates of expenses
of collector next fiscal year 1851 and
of special agent, S2s,665; District of Cor
pus Christi. present expenses $31,671; es-
timated expenses of collector next year,
S41,147; of special agent, S38,740; Dis
trict of Galveston, present expenses $780,
91S; estimates for expenses of
collection next year $59,335;
of special agent, $51,S79. Dubuque, Iowa,
collections last year were $3,112; estimated
expenses for next year fixed at S3,157.
District of Duluth, Minnesota, estimated
expenses next year, $1S,l62. Milwaukee,
estimated expenses next year, $15,3OO.
District of Cleveland, Ohio, estimated ex-
penses for next fiscal year, $14,656. Par
tial estimates for st. Louis for next fiscal
year are as follows: Surveyor of customs,
$4,000; special deputy, $4,000; deputy and
cashier. $4,000; deputy and entry clerk,
$1,000; assistant entry clerk, $1,000.
The Comet in Hayti.