Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29
that would be claimed. The estimates
vary from S5,OOU,OOO to $10,OOO,OOO.
FoLGER AND HIS SUCCESSOR.

health of Secretary Folger indicate his
| rapid convalescence. But even his opti-
mistic friends say that he cannot, or
will not if they can prevent it, resume duty
for month or two. Nearly everybody
here, except his close friends, who are
bound to make good showing for him,
believe the case is much more serious than
it is represented to be, and look for his
death or resignation. They say he is old,
that he is eli broken up in spirit since his
defeat last fall, and that he has now been
sick a month or moro and cannot, under
the most favorable circumstances, be ex-
pected to return to the treasury for some
weeks. Here the very general belief is
that the president will soon have to get
new secretary of the treasury. BY the way,
this is new instance of the old adage, that
misfortunes never come singiy, that son
and daughter of the secretary are ct the
point OF death.
The story that if the president lost Sec
retary Folger he would offer the treas
ury to ex Senator Window prob
ably has not an atom OF actual
information to rest on. But it is not i'm
possible, perhaps not improbable. The
other story that if the treasury were offered
Window he would decline it on account of
his private business, has not even the air
of probability about il. Mr. Windom's
business for quarter of a century, ever
since he was young man, has been poll
tics, and he has not been out of politics
and in private business four weeks yet. It
is confidently believed that he could be
dragged back into politics if enough force
were employed. He is a man of Undoubted
ability and very agreeable manners, and
had the good luck to stumble on to fame
in the short time he was in the treasury,
and the president is believed to like him.
Whether a man who was lately defeated
for the senate would add strength to the
administration is a question, but John A.
Logan was defeated for the senate six
years ago and he has been one of the po-
litical powers ever since he got back.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The Alabama
claims court to-day rendered Judgment in
favor of VIM. Small, Jr., fer $8,31S, with
interest from May 10, 1861. No other
cases were ready for hearing, and the court
adjourned till Monday next.
This being the day set for the funeral of
Postmaster General Howe, all the eXecu-
tive departments were closed, their flags
draped in mourning, and flying at half
mast.
Adiutant General Drum has telegraphic
adyices that Inspector General Delos B .
Sanket was stricken with apopIexy at San
Antonio, Tex, yesterday. No particulars
received as to his condition.
Joseph Tyssowski. of Washington, has
been appointed chief of the mineral divi-
sion of the general land Office, vice Sicklss
resigned.
STEEL AND IRON SHIP BUILDING.
1t is said that the naval advisory board
will report in favor Of equipping tbs
League Island yard with plant and ma
chinery necessary for construction ofiron
and steel ships. Naval officers believe that
the action of congress III authorizing the
construction Of new steel cruisers is fore
cast of the future policy of this govern
ment, touching its navy, that war ships of
the future will be of steel or iron and that
this government will soon appreciate the
Importance of being able to build its own
ships. 4 prominent official Of the navy
department remarked to-day, now
that the vexed question of
monitors is out of the way, we may conf
IDENTIFY expect to have navy. The great
mistake of this government was in having
its ships built by contract instead of at its
own yard. When wooden frigates were in
vogue ours were in every respect the finest
| in the world. We have most skillful, intel
| ligent artisans and our frigates were the
admiration of all nations in every part of
the world. But wooden ships are now out
of date and we have fallen behind in the
construction of iron ones. Sooner or later,
however, congress will recognize the i'm
portance of equipping our yards for iron
and steel ship building, and Ihave no hesi-
fancy in asserting that we can excel the
other nations in this character of ships, as
we always have done with our wooden
vessels.
SECRETARY FOLGER BETTER.
Secretary Folger was so much improved
to-day that he was able to sit up and read
the morning papers and receive a mum
Der of callers.
THE GBAND juicy.
A. E. Boone, S. L. Carpenter and Jas. n.
Collen appeared as witnesses before the
grand jury to-day. 1t is understood thst
charges have been preferred against j. B.
| Colgrove and Jno. l.. French, Brsdys
| chief clerk, whIle the latter was second as
sistant postmaster general. 1t is alleged
that Colgrove Underbid other contractors
for service on certain star routes and then
| for consideration threw up the service so
that temporary contracts might be award
ed by French at ezorbitant figures to other
persons. 1t is expected that the present
ments will soon be returned by the grand
! jury.
| HARD AT WORK.
The members of the civil service reform
commission are working with great in
dustry in the preparation of the new civil
service rules and expect to have them
ready for presentation to the president on
| Saturday.
| SENATOR KELLOGG WILL DEFEND.
Ex-senator Kellogg said to reporter of
the Associated Press tonight, that in a
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