Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-02
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

WASHINGTON, Jnne 1.-Secretary Chan.
dler is suffering from an acute attack OF
subper1cranial cephalemotoma. This dis
ease is more incident to infancy than to
adult life. When it appears during man
hood it is commonly known as "swelled
head" 1t may be induced by hard drink
ing or by egotistical exaltation. Mr..
Chambers physicians know him to be a
sober man and therefore are compelled TO
believe that his big head does not arise
from over indulgence in the flowing bowl.
They are treating him accordingly, but the
malady is obstinate, and thus far has de-
fed the most approved treatment. The
peritale tumors showed themselves shortly
after his elevation to the cabinet. They
assumed dangerous proportions when Mr..
Chandler cut loose from his old-time
friend and partner, Mr.. Blaine, and an
nounced his intention to be forever
loyal to Arthur. The symptoms were
mora alarming when he got into
controversy with Commander Gorripge.
He was in desperate straight when he
tackled Dezendorf, but the most critical
period of the disease was when the presi-
dent took him on that famous southern
carouse. He rallied little after this, and
his friends were hopeful of recovery.
Their hopes have been dashed to tbs
ground. The head is still swelling, and if
it is not speedily hoped with iron the
tumors will burst and the country will be
deprived temporarily of the ruler of its
costly if not great navy. Such a consum-
nation is devoutedly to be deprecated.
The virulent course of the Eoalady has of
late led Mr.. Chandler to believe that he is
superior to the law as laid down by the
court of claims. That court is composed
of three distinguished jurists, whose
decisions are often commended as
models of good law. They recent
ly passed on a question involving
the jurisdiction of the secretary
of the navy. Mr.. Chandler
wanted cadet engineers to be re-examined
after passing the regular examination
He wanted to put them through the same
course of sprouts that midshipmen 60
through. The embryo engineers objected.
They saw that it was a ruse to reduce the
cadet service ct their expense. A test case
was brought before the court of claims,
who sat down upon Mr.. Chandler according
TO the law and facts. Thereupon Mr..
Chambers head swelIed to an enormous
degree. He could only find relief by
writing letter to the attorney general in
which he abused the judges of the court of
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decision was based upon plain errors of
fact and law. 'If," said he ''the decision
is correct, it discloses an astonishing
anomaly in the legislation of congress.
The act Of August 5, 1882, provided for the
gradual reduction OF the existing line Off
GERS of the navy by 1l5, and of the en-
gineer corps by 100, and to subserve those
reductions by prohibiting increases.
Meanwhile it directed that about 12O naval
cadets who had been cadet midshipmen
should be dismissed to civil life, and I'M
mistakably intended, alse, to dismiss about
forty naval cadets who had been cadet en-
gineers. The court of claims now appears
to decide that while congress, toward ac-
complishing the reduction of lis line Off
GERS had actually dismissed 120 cadet mid
shipmen, toward the accomplishment of
the reduction of 100 engineers directly ad-
dedto the navy forty cadet engineers
wh0 are to be commissioned
as assistant engineers. In the haste of
legislation congress is not always felicitous
in the modes of expression, but it does not
often make and has not yet made so bad
a mistake as this. 1t has only the hearing
and judgment. Without hastily blund-
ering over the facts, or emitting to con-
slider them. the plain statutes, by the court
of claims, or an adjudication by the
supreme court of the United States, will
convince or control this department.
The judges of the court of claims are
indignant. They affect to believe that
Chandler did not write the letter. Said
Judge Schofeld: 81 cannot bring my
self to believe that the letter is genuine.
In the first place no lawyer would express
such opinions as it contains. Mr. Chandler
IS said to be q lawyer. In the second place
no gentleman would use the language it
contains. Mr.. W. E. Chandler is secretary
OF the navy" This cannot be beat for re-
fined sarcasm. Of course Mr.. Chandler
is bothta lawyer and gentleman, but he is
suffering from subpericranial cephalamo-
toma, which has killed men of more vigor
Gus mind and body than the present secre-
tary of the navy.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The committee
Investigating the affairs of the supervis-
ing architects Office will hold a special
meeting tomorrow to hear evidence in
support of the charges filed by Poulson
and Eyes, of Brooklyn, of wrong doing on
the part of the supervising architect, Hill,
in connection with the construction of
the postoffice jim San Antonio, Texas.
TREASURY STATEMENT,
The coinage in the various minis for
May was $4,721,2 200 of which $2,35O,OOO
were standard dollars. Decrease in the
public debt for May $4,S90,476. Cash in
treasury $317,S6s,062; gold certificates
$83,46O,94O; silver certificates s8O,O33, 331
certificates of deposit $11, 1905, 900; refund
ing certificates $358,OOO; legal tenders
$346,6S1, 016; fractional currency S7,OO3,-
| 598; cash balance available S113.549,53l.
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
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