Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-10

sponded the lady, land l want to get him
out of it.. 1t will take $780, I don't want
to ask his father for it, and 1 don't know
where to go but to you. Could you lend it
to me for a few days:''
Certainly" came the reply with the
greatest composure. Il haven't it with
me at this moment, but will send right
out and get it." Not dollar had this
woman of the lobby, bat she knew if she
failed in this emergency her
prestige and power were gone. If
she won she would have
powerful lever for use in her business, so
she calmly said, Il will send out and get
it," In five minutes boy was flying to
the navy department with brief note
which said, Il want $500 at once, send it
to me-" In ten minutes man pale with
rage and suppressed excitement sat trem-
bling at his desk with Moseley's note crush
ed in his hand. But in an hour Moseley
had the money. She won, but in an evil
hour she overstepped the mark, and at
tempted to "bulldoze'' the aged solicitor
O. the treasury, Kenneth Raynor. He got
his South Carolina blood up, and he order
ed her out of the treasury, expressed her as
a lobbyist and blackmailer, and she was
forced to leave the town.
Western Associated Press.
CALIFORNIA LAND CLAIMS.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The secretary of
the interior decided case involving the
claim of the state of California to tract
of land of about 100000 acres lying upon
the borders of Lake Tuiare. The decision
approves of the Creighton survey and
awards of lands to the state of California
under the swamp land grant act, Sep. %,
| 1850.
THE PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.
A cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the members except the postmaster
general. Arrangements were considered
for filling existing vacancies in the civil
service. The president appointed
Nathaniel P. Banks United States mar
shall at Boston, Mass, whose present term
of Office expires On Monday next. The
president also appointed J. II. MCGEE
| United States marshal for the western
district of Missouri, vice G. Q. Allen, re-
signed, and John G. Hull receiver of pub
lie moneys at Jackson, Miss, vice A. n.
Kimball, suspended.
all sorts of inquiries in regard to the prop
er construction of certain provisions in the
new tariff bill. It is related upon authori-
ty that none of these questions Will be
passed upon by the department until the
new law goes into effect
DAVID DAVIS WEDDING TRIP.
Hon. David Davis will be married at
Fayetteville, N. c., on Tuesday morning
| ba vii al pt1 ct or&f |N- NaT1
lorna the Same afternoon. stopping a few
days in Bloomington, Ill, en- route.
THE FIRING ON THE VALENCIA.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has learned
from the consul at Curaco that immedi-
atcly after the Valencia was fired upon he
called upon the governor in relation to the
matter, and found that he had already be-
gun an investigation as to the firing, and
the regulations by which it became posi-
q BILE. This was conducted by the attorney
general, and the offense was found to be
. due to the old regulation of the time of
U slavery and passports, and to the fault of
= the police, who had not Immediately pre-
s scented the Valencia's fort pass to the mill
a tary guard. The responsible officer of the
f police has been punished, and the regula-
G ton changed so that the firing of shot
:, by the fort is now prohibited. The gov
ernor has expressed regret for the occur
- renee.
THE BANK TAX QUESTION.
. The question as to when the tax on cap.
:: ital and deposits of bankers and national
" banking associa tions will cease, under the
operation of the act of March Sd, to retire
internal taxation, has not yet been decid-
ID ed. No decision can be made on this ques-
is ton until a case arises. The statement
@ that an opinion had been requested from
7. the attorney general is incorrect. 1t is
Y. the opinion of certain officers ofIthe treas.
TO ury department that under section ID
ne which prescribes that the repeal of exist
ing laws enumerated IN this act shall
not affect the right accrued or accruing tC
III it, that it will probably be held that sucf
lie taxes must be levied for a period ending
Of March 3, the date of the passage OF
le the act Unless this ruling shall prevail
h the national banks will have paid taxes OF
!. capital and on deposits to January LIST
:. and other banks and bankers to Decembe
. 1st, giving the latter an advantage of ovel
e one months taxes.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
- Tho following postmasters have BEEF
Ia appointed to-day: Thos. P. Edwards
> Lead City, Dakota; Alex +. Safely, Boulde
~ Colorado.
in The secretary of the treasury has &C
is cepted the property, corner of Stat
at street and the public square, as
A. site for the new public buildin g.
to NO KNOWLEDGE OF ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
no Mr.. Blaine was called upon to-day TO
Rn the purpose of ascertaining what founda
tn ton there was for d report current at
Id late hour last night, that pistol ball wa
ed fired through the carriage in which he an
10 representative Mckinley were riding on
~ evening last week. Mr.. Blaine said:
los Son Thursday evening of last week, NJ
rs Mckinley and l rode from the capitol 1
Is the Ebbitt house in tn
uit same carriage, from the Ebbi
err house, where ] stopped a few moment:
no 1 rode home alone. 1 dismissed the ca
or riage as soon as 1 saw that none of tt
~ family were out, to be sent for the ne1
~ day. About noon I heard that one of tn
10 large panes in thu carriage had bee