Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-05
WASHINGTON.

"A Brief Summary of the DoiHgs at tn,
National Capital Yestergsy-The jean
nette Inquiry-KassOn VS.. Rlaine-A sFo
man on Her AuricuIar
WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-Clayfon McMich
aes, the new United States marshal. tool
the oath and possession of the offce this
forenoon.
The star route trials came ues in the
criminal court this forenoon. On account
OF excusing several members of tfss panel
the court adjourned until tomorrow. It is
reported by one of the counsel that Dorsey
IS seriously ill.
In the Jeanette court this forsseon
Ninderman continued his testimony. The
judge advocate said the letter found on she
body of Collins had not been rejected by
the court as reported. The question
whether the letter would be received as evi-
dence was not yet decided. Nindermar
described the burial of Erickson.
During the narrative he was much affected,
de said they carried the body wrapped in
a nag to the river, cut a hole in the ice and
put the corpse therein. Adjourned till to-
morrow.
Orders were received to-day for the re-
lief of Rear Admiral Batch from command
of the Pacific station by Rear Admiral
Hughes. Batch will retire Jan. 8.
Senator Van Wyck, Neb., says there is
no doubt whatever of the election of Re-
publican senator TO succeed Saunders. and
that most members elected to the legisla-
ture as anti-monopoiists are Republicans.
The house committee to-day further re-
duced the Indian appropriation bill. max
ing the total amount S., POS, ,955, a decrease
OF $274,2 200 from the appropriation for
the current year.
Owing to land frauds of startling mag
nltude IN connection with the Usage Indi-
an lands of Kansas, the commissioner of
the general land Office issued an order sus-
pending all cash entries made by single
men since June %, 1881, where lands lie
within the counties of Sumner, Harper.
King and Comanche.
The Republican members of the senate
In caucus decided to continue the COM
mittees as constituted. The vacancy on
the committees by the death of Senator
Hill will be filed by the Democratic SEN
ator.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mlnts for the week ending Dec. 2, was
$802,0O0, against $526. 800 the correspond
ing period last year.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National Bank of
Fosteria, O., to commence business with a
capital of $4,000.
Mr.. Kasson says, in an interview in the
National Republicans: If Blaine's out crit
icisms have been correctly reported, he
(Blaine) has never seen either the Nicar-
aguan canal bill or the committees re-
port.
tGen. D. G. Swain and Col. H. G. Corbin
have been, for the last three or four weeks,
actively engaged in the management of
the fair of the Garfield monument associa-
ton, and were to-day busy in closing up
the business of the fair. Mrs. NJ. A. But
ler, the well known founder of the women's
labor exchange and cooperative store,
went to the room in which the officers were,
and requested possession of various articles
which she says she had been promised. The
application was refused, and a scene en-
sued. Mrs. Butler left the capitol in a
state of Indignation, declaring she had
been grossly insulted, and employed an
attorney to attend to the matter in the
courts.