Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-08
WASHINGTON.
TIE FIXTURE OF TINDOM'S STOCK
EXCHANGE SCHEME.
He is Now Devoting His Energies to His
New Railroad in Mexico-The Modest
Demand of Sergeant Mason's Attorney
General Capital Notes.
ISpecisl Telegram to the Globe. I

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Windom does not
appear to be very much discouraged over
the failure of mis- New York stock exchange
project. Within the last week the ex-
change has collapsed and there is nothing
left to represent it, but lot of beautiful
circulars. WINDOWS present scheme is
the development of the Tapalabampo rail-
way. The charter of the company gives
monopoly to the line between Mazatlan
line and Alliance, the southwestern termi-
nus ot the Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe
railroad. This ambitious enterprise is
still on paper. The object of the road is to
develop the mineral resources and rich
agricultural regions of Western Mexico.
There are number of public men inter
ested in this scheme. Boston and New
York capitalists have signifed their will
lingness to take q large amount of the
stock, trusting to opportunities and fine ad-
vertisements to put it off on the public at
sharp advance. Gen. J. B. Gordon is one
of the principals engaged in actively work
ing up the market.
BETTE AND THE BABY.
III,
wife of Sergeant Mason, has not been act
i've in the efforts to secure his release, and
it is quite certain that the war department
authorities do not approve of his release.
The following letter from the counsel of
the lawyer Of Mason, explains the latest
phase of the case:
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 5.-Mrs. Betty
Mason, Locust Grove, Orange county, Va.
Dear Madame: Your note was received
this morning. In the light of the facts
which Mr.. Bigelow assures me he can es-
tablish by~pcsitive and abundant proof as
to the services rendered, as to The money
raised in your hands, and the object for
which it was contributed, feel confident
that l can succeed in maintaining the case
L presented in his behalf. However, I 10
not say this to affect your action
IN any sense, as your counsel will
advise you in your interest and with de-
sire to avoid any unnecessary notoriety
that the case would bring with it, 1 will be
glad to confer with any respectable at
torneY you may retain. I have conferred
with my client as to what you wrote me,
and he authorizes me to make the follow
ing offer to you, the generosity of which
you will perceive at once as none but an
honorable man would make ii. Il is that.
since he has expended OF his own money
in your husbands behalf in travelling ex-
pensas, printing, etc, the sum of $500 and
IL still III debt to the printers for the last
petition which your husband has signed.
to be presented to the supreme court Of
the United States, with a view to bis re-
lease, Mr.. Bigelow, feelingso confident Of
securing your husbands release on said
petition, and being unable now to go On
with his case for want OF money
TO pay the printer II whose
hands the petition is, says that if you viii
now pay 10 him simply the money he has
paid out, that is the $500, ne Will direct
me to dismiss the suit and viii trust for
his fee bill to such arrangements as he may
be able to make with your husband upon
his release. I do not counsel him TO this
course by any means, but his own gen
erosity prompts it, backed by his pro
fessiOnal pride, which makes him cling to
the cause of his client, your husband. I
only act By his instructions, SO that, if
this offer is accepted by you in the desire of
securing your husbands release, of which
Mr.. Bigelow is confident on this petition
to the supreme court, YOU can send me
check for that sum, payable to my order,
and will at once dismiss his suit Above
all, act as your Judgment prompts you in
your husbands behalf.
Signed F.P. B. SANDS.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April THE statement of
the United States treasurer shows gold,
silver and United States notes in the
| treasury to-day as follows: Gold coin and
bullion, $185,053, ,148; silver dollars and
! bullion, ,$1O7 ,56O,961; fractional silver coin.
$27, ,178; United States notes. S43.-
7S8,O7O; total, $36i,2S5,357. Certificates
outstanding: gold, $43,5O6, 800; silver,
| $71,071, All; currency, $9,135,0OO.
NOTHING OF THE KIND ASKED.
The state department has received no
intimation that the government of Great
Britain will ask this government to lend a
force of skilled detectives to assist in
| tracking the dynamite plotters.
APPROPRIATION ALLoTMENTs.
The appropriation of 100000 for the
enlargement and construction of such mil
| itary posts as in the judgment of the sec
retary of war may be necessary, has been
allotted as follows: Fort Thornburg, a
new fort in Wyoming territory, $4,000:
Fort Caldwell, a new fort in Washington
territory, $4,000; Fort Auachuca, Arizona.
| Improvements, $50,000; and Fort Bliss,
| FL PasO. Texas, Improvements, $4,000.
THE APPoNArTox ANNIVERSARY.
General Sherman, Secretary Lincoln
Commodore Walker, Senator Hawley, Col.
Dudley and many others will leave here
on Monday to attend the banquet of the
| Union veterans of Maryland, at Baltimore,
in celebration of the anniversary of the
surrender of Lee at Appomattox.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
The following postmasters are appointed:
Mrs. G. E. Arlington, Polo, Ills; David
Grant, Venago, Penn, and P. A. Hazard,
| Colorado, Texas.
ALMOST RECOVERED.
| Secretary Folger has almost entirely re-
covered. He went riding on horseback this
| afternoon, and appears benefited by the
exercise. It is expected the secretary will
be able to resume his duties at the treasu-
ry department On Monday morning. He
has given his personal attention to all of
the most important questions that have
been presented to the department the past
week or two. The secretary has abandoned