Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-17

OF creating party IN the Soutn at any
cost. One of his past acts has been to Ie-
fuse to recognize the right of Chalmers,
of Mississippi, to control federal patron
age in that state. Chalmers has succeeded
in removing one or two officials who were
not acceptable to him, and he has now
asked for the removal of Postmaster Ken
non, of Columbus. Action upon this de-
mand WIS postponed, owing to Judge
Howe's death, and the first act of Judge
Gresham has been to refuse to make the
removal.
THE LAND SCRIP FRAUDS.
w. II. Bliss, United States district attor-
ney at st. Louis, is here in connection
with new phase of the Dakota land
scrip frauds. Judges McCrary and Treat
have decided that defendants in criminal
cases can take dispositions.
This is an entirely new Iule,
and is a radical departure in criminal
practice. In the present case it would re-
quire Mr.. Bliss to leave st. Louis and
travel all over the country, or prepare
full history of the case for district attor-
neys in every district where dispositions
are to be taken. What makes the matter
more embarrassing is that Judges McC rary
and Treat decided that it was not necessa-
ry for the defendants to file a list of in
terrogations in advance with the report.
1t will be impossible, therefore, for the
prosecuting officer to know beforehand
what direction the examination will take,
and in addition to this there is strong
feeling among judges and attorneys against
the employment of dispositions in crimi'
nal cases. Much is held to depend upon
witness manner, and unless the attorney
prosecuting the case can be present when
the deposition is taken, the cross-examina-
ton cannot always be depended on as being
thorough. As in the present case the circuit
and district judges concur, the district
attorney had no chance to take an appear
to the supreme court, but the right of the
defendant in a criminal trial to have de-
positions taken had also come up in the
United States court N Georgia, and Mr.
Bliss came here to consult with the depart
ment of justice in regard to getting an ap-
peal from Georgia, by which means the
question could be settled by the supreme
court, and settled against Judges McCrary
and Treat, as the government prosecuting
officers hope. The Georgia case is to be
argusa N few weeks, and if the circuit
and district judges will be kind enough to
disagree, or can be induced to disagree,
the desired appeal can be taken. The dis
trict attorney in Georgia has been tele-
graphed to come here to consult with Mr..
Bliss and the department of justice, with a
view to seeing what can be done. The
| question is one of very great interest
to the courts and the bar, and it is deem ed
of great importance to the government
! that the supreme court should reverse the
decision in st. Louis. While Mr.. Bliss
speaks of the latter as an entire novelty in
the courts of this country and England the
fact is recalled that when Gen. Babcock
was on trial in st. Louis for completely
with the whisky ring frauds the deposition
of President Grant was taken.
HARRIsoN's BoMBsHELL.
Mayor Harrison's remarks on the tariff
| as plank in the Democratic platform
published here, and the general sub
Democrats who commented on them
thought the mayor had chilled the atmos-
phere of the Iroquois club banquet with
frozen truths, and that he had demonstra.
ted the impossibility of uniting the Demo
cratic party on low tariff issue. These
opinions, however, were exceptions.
Nearly all those who spoke of the may ors
remarks observed that Carter Harrison
was suffering from an aggravated attack
of the big head, resulting from his election
to third term of the Chicago mayoralty,
that his municipal triumphs had given
! him the impression that he could run the
Democratic party of the United States and
his gubernatorial aspirations tempted him
to cut figure on every possible occasion.
The majority were of the opinion that the
Democratic party ought to antagonize the
high tariff hobby of the Republican party
without attempting anything like an in
dustrial revolution, and Mayor Harrison'E
remarks were, to say the least, considering
the place, ill-timed and injudicious.
| ERwsPAPERIAL.
1t is fact that Joe Palitzer is negotiat-
ing for, the purchase Of the New Yorl
World.
WANTING THE OFFICE.
There have been 200 applications 70
the place on the Mississippi commission
made vacant by the resignation of Capt
Eads. Of these the president has referred
but two to the secretary of war, Capt
Henry Flad, engineer of st. Louis, an,
Capt. Echel, engineer of Cincinnati
Capt. Flad is indorsed by the Influence
of the southern Mississippi, and Randall
Gibson made personal appeal to tn
) president in his behalf few weeks ago.
LOOKING OUT FOB PHYLoxERA.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The treasury de
partment has been informed that a quan
: tity of vine cuttings has just been import
ed into the port of New York from China
which the custom house officers think ar
infected with phyloxera. There is no lay
authorizing the destruction of such impor
tations. But the treasury department
recognizes the fact that this is matter o
great importance to the vine interests o
this country and will confer with the agri
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