Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-15


report what the people of Massachusetts,
who know Horton, said about him. This
convinces the commissioner that the col
lector is low, disreputable person, who
betrays the trust which his superior has
reposed in him. Under suggestion from
the White house, the commissioner had to
abandon his idea which he comes by nat
urally, being Grant man of defying pub
lie sentiment and standing by his friends
under fire, but he will at the earliest pos
| sible moment get even withISlack.
ARA1N PRODUCER.
A Californian was at the interior depart
ment to-day claiming to have an in
vention for producing rain. He was
unwilling to go into particulars, but said
that he reached an upper cold current by
means of balloons, and brought it down
to warm strata of air. He thought IN
this way the desert of Sahara could be
made habitable aud the disconnected Irish
could be removed there. In some way his
patient was designed to avert the catas-
trophe to earth, which the Californian saw
was predicted in II Peter, third chapter.
He was evidently of the genus crank.
Another of the fraternity hailing from Vir-
gina made the rounds of the banks to get
capital to work wonderful gold mines at
Spottsylvania. The bankers gave him a cold
shoulder and he went on a haphazard
chase after money. He struck two CORE
spondents whose combined cash capital
footed up twenty-five cents. He wanted
$500 right away, but he stopped long
enough to tell all his property and made
inquiries as to who was likely to have that
amount of spare cash in his pocket. He
took in all the Offices in the row, and was
astonished that newspaper men have
no spare cash for the development of gold
mines. He said he heard that next to the
bankers the correspondents are the richest
people in the capital.
THE OLD TICKET.
The boom for the old ticket OF
Tilden and Hendricks seems to be gather
ing new force every day, and the sagacious
politicians are free to admit that it would
sweep the country by an unprecedented
majority. The New York Times of to-day
contains an important interview by one of
its correspondents with an old intimate
friend of Mr.. Tilden, apropos to the an
nouncement that the leading Democrats
throughout the state of New York are in
favor of the nomination of the old ticket.
Western Associated Presls
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Condition of the
treasury to-day.
Gold coin and bullion. S199, 49,, 915
Silver dollars and bullion -. 1I6,49S. 7O1
Fractional silver coin. .. 2S.193,356
United States notes, . 54,G62, 500
1otal 1913, I9O,04l
Certificates outstanding
Gold. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S62,207, $50
Silver Observation-Disclosures. 73,155,611
currency ................... 42,770,O00
NO DEFAULT1NG CONTRACTORS NEED APPLY,
Secretary Teller has issued an order that
no proposal will be received for considera-
ton by the department of the interior
from any person, firm or corporation in
default in performance Of any contract or
agreement made with the department, or
who has failed to perform the same to the
satisfaction of the department. nor will
any contract hereafter be awarded to such
person, firm or corporation. The order
went into effect on the 18th inst.
LAND DECISION.
In decision Secretary Teller holds that
the filing made before the clerk in the Office
of the register of the land officer, who may
be acting de facto, but not de jure, has the
same effect as if made before the register,
and is valid.
CoNSULS RECOGNIZED.
The president has recognized Miguel Su-
ares Guanes, cohsul general of Spain, at
New York, and Gustave Wilson as vice
consul of Russia, at Portland, Oregon.