Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-24


vored bill offered at the last session of
congress to make the fees sufficient, so that
first class attorneys could afford to give
their time and attention tc pension cases.
This bill, however, failed to pass, and the
result is that attorneys of standing and
influence rarely touch pension cases with
out they feel compelled to. There is
much hard work necessary to be done in
the prosecution of a pension claim,
and it is no wonder that the best attorneys
refuse to prosecute them, as they can
make perhaps five times as much money
in cases requiring much less labor. The
case of Mckee, however, is an aggravated
one, and he is at present in bad odor at
the interior department. The letter of the
secretary of the interior, disbarring Nc
Kee, shows that Mckee charged blind
and ignorant negre 5000 for getting him
pension claim of $1,000.
THE TOBACCO REBATE.
The decision of Judge Lawrence, first
comptroller of the treasury, that there is no
appropriation from which the rebate upon
tobacco can be paid is final, so that the
most that tobacco dealers can do is to
make good their claims under the new law,
and trust to congress to make the appro-
priation next winter.
Western Associated Press.
MUST STOP AND REST.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Secretary Fol-
ger is not so we'll to-day and for several
weeks he has been i'll one day and better
the next. The immediate cause, is over
work and insufficient nourishment. This
has impoverished the blood and depleted
the system to such an extent as to render
him extremely susceptible to climatic
changes, and liable to easily contract local
diseases. He was at first attacked by a
slight congestion of the right lung, which
lasted only day or two,
then followed bilioasness, accompanied
by daily rigor, succeeded by slight fever.
| This lasted week or more and then he
was well enough to attend at the depart
ment for few days. A change of wealth
er came and he contracted sore throat
and that having disappeared his cold has
| now settled in and about his eyes. His
stomach is disordered as well, but at no
time has he been seriously i'll. He has
| D00u well 6HOuSu W uOSlI0 W dIb6uO DuSl
ness but too i'll to bear the whole burden
of his duties. His physician has pre-
scribed absolute rest and ad-
vised him that it will be unWise to
attempt to transact any business for sever
al weeks. It is probable that within that
time he will take sea tip to the Bermudas
| or elsewhere.
APPOINTMENTS.
The president has appointed JAS. Il.
| Stone collector of internal revenue in the
First district of Michigan, vice Trow-
bridge, suspended, and A. L. Patchen as
register of the land Office at Jberlin, Kas.,
vice L. II. Cavanagh, appointed a special
agent.
TIE GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.
A statement has been prepared at the
treasury department showing the total
estimated receipts of the government for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888, under
the operation of the new tariff act, to be
$4O5,0 100000. Of this amount $220,0O0,00C
is the estimated revenue from customs.
| $143, 100000 from internal revenue, and
$41, 100000 from miscellaneous sources
The revenues of the fiscal year ended June
80, 1882, were, from customs, 1920, 100000
!
Gus sources $36, ,61S, 900; total $403, ,525, 900
NO DANGER OF A RUPTURE.
Minister West has asked the postmaster
if there was any foundation for the state
meat that the recent violent utterances OF
professed American citizens concerning
the dynamite explosion in London may
disturb the amicable relations now exist
| hot &oi II 4ha TnT4 4o5
States. He refused to talk officially, bu
during the conversation said: "You car
state that the relations between the secre
taries were never more cordial, and bet
ter feeling never existed. 1 don't see tht
slightest reason to apprehend that thei
relations may beimpaired."
Secretary Frelinghuysen would say moth
ing whatever upon the subject.
Assistant Secretary Davis, said, if there
had been any communication received from
the British government on the subject, i
would not be proper matter to discuss
J with the public. 1t is no doubt very an
noying to the English government to fee
that men are harbored in another country
and to some extent, encouraged, in thei
sympathies with, and in direct aid to as
sassins and dynamite plotters, who ar
giving them so much trouble, but thi
government can deal only with facts AM
acts under the laws as they stand upon ou,
/; statute books. Much more importance i
attached in the other country to sensa
tional reports and rumors published in ou
, papers than we give to them here. The,
do not understand abroad the liberty O
the press as it exists here.
APPOINTMENTS.
The president has appointed John "
Wadsworth United States consul at Saltillc
Mexico; John l.. Parish, of Illinois, Unite
States consul at Chenmitz, Switzerland
James D. Bowie, collector of customs fo
the district of Petersburg, Va; Henry Del
/ Clay, collector of customs for the distric
of Yorktown, Va; Jas. G. Chandler, re
F ceiver of public moneys at Yankton, Da
kota, vice Alexander Hughe;
resigned. The president to-day also ap
, pointed Lafayette j. Fulton postmaster al
Casselton, D. T., vice T. Slingsby, sus
pended.
LAND FOR THE SIOUX CITY ROAD.
> Nine hundred and five thousand acres {
land have been certified to the state {
l Minnesota for the benefit of the st. Paul
Sioux City railroad, and some of this Ian