St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-23

was sure, than he could do. Isucceeded in
backing bin. down, but got into another
difficulty. One Of these newspaper cbap,
somehow or other, got hold Of what had
said, OF rather what hadn't said
and the first thing that I knew was
published as offering to bet that woula he
married within three years. A scribe IN Pal
dmore, to get ahead Of his fellows. veDtu-od
to give the name Of the lady In that city 70
whom was engaged. From nv green and
salad days TO thst time had not thouobt -
getting married, much less Of making wife
of the lady mentioned. 1 happened To me-.
her, however, day or two afterwards for
knew ner, and asked her what she thought Of
the rumor. She told me, laughingly. that
if it would aid in my election she worl "A.
contradict it until after became rover,.nr
believe that it was never coutradic,e1 az,
as subsequently, married the lady # + ,o7,
too late to deny that newspaper rrno-t.-,.
fertile imagination secured for me the bsst
wife in the world"
ASSOCIATED Press.
SERGEANT HoLTSoRTH To BE coURr-,,,s-
TAILED
WASHINGTON, Dec. % Sergeant O4,o
Holtuorth, of the signal service. recsntI,
sent west by the secretary of war in search of
Howgate, has returned and been relieved
from duty. 1t is alleged that Holtnorth oh
tanned the information which induced the
secretary of war to send him as a detective
oy riding Lieut.. Greely's private papers. He
isto be court-martialed.
SENATORS on DUCK HUNT.
Senator'S Beck, Don Cameron. ButIe,
jackson aud several others are going down
the Potomac tonight on an extended duck
aunt Senator Hoar announced in the sen.
ale he would be absent after to-day. Numer-
Gus others have made arrangements to leave.
and the indications are there will not be 4,
quorum present tomorrow.
NATIONAL GUN FoUNDRIEs
supplementary report of the gun foundr,
board was transmitted to the senate to-day
The board EXPRESSES the opinion that Two
gun foundries should be established one for
the army and one for the navy. at a cost Of
Sl,OOO,OOO each, but itrecommends that steel
manufacturers be called upon to furnish ma
'erlai. For this purpose it recommends an
appropriation of $4,000. 600, one-half for the
army, the other for the navy, to be exnended
only IN payment for steel accented and do
lVereu- The board says, from personal in
tercourse with prominent steel makers Il ia
IN a position 10 assert that proposals issued
on this basis will be responded to. but It win
DE necessary TO appropriate the entire
amount recommended in order to induce re-
sponsioie steel manufacturers to erect
aud complete necessary works If congress-
shall adopt measures for procuring 4 SUNNY
Oh guns required 1t will be absolutely neces-
Sary TO appropriate the s., 900, 600 needed Tor
the 1actOues In which the guns are to be IA
oucated- As It Will require two years to
erect ana equip the factories the appropria-
ton Tor them should be made as early "A
practicable. In conclusion the board saws:
Ihe annual expenses tor operating the FAC.
tories must be determined by the mum her of
tools in use and the quantity of material IA
Drlcated. VITA tnis exception the total esti-
mate of 81, 100000 will complete the steel
producing plant establish anA EQUIP the
steel gun factories, supply guns for six and a
half years, aud inaugurate and manufacture
steel in large masses in the United States.n
THE BACKBONE LAND GRANT.
The senate committee on public lands voted
to report favorably the subcommittee SUBJ
stltute, already described, for the hill intro
duced by Senator Hill, providing for the for
teiture of the Backbone land grant. II ia
understood the bill as reported has the sup
port of four members of the committee. and
three will oppose it on the floor of the senate.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
B. Platt Carpenter, of New York. governor
of Montana; Ferdinand y. SnurteH. col
lector of customs, Oregon; Allen w. Thomp-
sou, postmaster, Ukiah, Gala.
MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The secretary of the treasury has received
a letter from resident Of Riga, Russia, en-
closing 500 note of the confederate states,
which he says he Inherited from his uncle,
and wants exchanged fol currency. The
note has been returned the sender with the
information that it is worthless
The president has accepted the resignation
of Henry d. Lyman, second assistant post
master general, and will tomorrow nomi-
nate John B. Thompson, general superiuten-
dent of railway mail service, to succeed him.
The SECRETARY of the treasury has issued a
circular 10 regard to the importation OF rags,
which provides for the admission of all rags
"uiSu may NC ahOd1 january /, unuef Tue
terms of a former circular providing for the
issue of certificates by consular officers, and
which also provides that all rags shipped after
January shall be subject 10 disinfection
upon their arrival in this country or in any
other country where the department appoints
an inspector.
The case of the ChOctaw nation against the
United States was taken up in the court OF
claims to-day on a demurrer made to the
evidence by the counsel for the government.
This is a claim for over s., 0OO, 900, and was
referred to the court by congress. 1t has
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