Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-10

celsior Manufacturing company, Beaver
Dam, Wisconsin, and J. N. Williams, alias
''the mystic language publisher" at De-
tro1t, Michigan, were to-day declared en-
gagged in fraudulent schemes, and their
names wore placed on the black list of the
postoffice department.
AGENT WILCOX EXPLAINS.
Indian agent Wilcox, OF the San Carlos
agency, telegraphed to Commissioner
Price to-day, that telegram sent by him,
Wilcox, March 81, has been in some
parts Of the country misconstrued. That
he has been made to say that the white
men killed near the upper ella river We're
depredating, while in fact, he did say, the
Indians who did the killing were depredat-
ing. The misconstructiOn of the dispatch
does him great injustice, and created in
tense excitement in Arizona.
THE oroE INDIAN LANDS SALE.
Senator Van Wyek has been urging the
interior department to order an immediate
sale OF the Otoe Indian lands in Kansas
and Nebraska, Notwithstanding the house
of representatives neglected 20 pass the
senate bill, which was deemed necessary
for the complete sale. The appraisers
have finished their task and value the lands
at from 81 to SO per acre. Secretary
Teller is satisfied he can protect all inter
ests and the sale will be made about
May 1st.
RULING CONCERNING SHIP-BUILDING MATERIAL
The treasury department to-day made a
ruling that the provisions of the new
tariff act amending section 2,510 of the re-
visej statutes, took effect from the date of
passage of the act. This section of the
revised statutes. as amended by the new
tariff act, provides for free importation of
ship-building material, to be used in the
construction of vessels built in the United
States for foreign account.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for the proposed marine
hospital, at Memphis, has been awarded to
John Reed, of Memphis, for $685.
RESIGNED HIS POSITION.
Richard Crowley, of New York, has re-
signed his position as special assistant
counsel for the United States in the prose-
cution of the alleged election fraud case in
South Carolina.
PosToFFICE ORDER.
The following general order was Issued
to-day: Postofice Department., Washing
ton, D. c., April 9.-Ordered: That order
No. 463, Jan. -, 1884 is hereby revoked.
Section 81 of the postal laws and regula-
tions of 1879, is amended
so as to read as follows: "Postal cards
and prepaid letters to be forwarded, if
requested. Prepaid letters shall be for
warded from one postoffice to another, at
- 80
ditional charge for postage. Letters upon
which one full rate Of postage has been
prepaid, and all postal cards shall be for
warded from the Office to which they are
addressed to any other office at the request
of the person addressed, or of the party
whose card may be upon the envelope, or
whose name may be signed to the postal
card, without additional charge for
postage. Such forwarding must be con-
tinued until the party addressed is
reached" Signed. FRANK HATToN,
Postmaster General.
HALT FARE RATES.
The Grand Army of the Republic of the
department of Maryland and Washington
have decided to participate in the annual
reunion of the society of the Army of the
Potomac to be held here May 16 and II,
and has rendered the society an escort upon
the occasion of its parade, which has been
accepted. A letter was received tonight
by General Humphreys, from the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad company, offering
to carry members of the society from Gin
cinnati and. Lexington to Washington and
return for SIC, and FROM Louisville and
return for $3.50, which is one-half the
regular rates in both cases. It is expected
other railroad lines leading to the capital
will offer similar reductions.
Business Troubles.