St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-30

fore the middle of May, but whenever he ap-
pears, he will make clean statement of the
matters spoken of in the letter. Mr.. Spring
er says as the statements in the letter viii
seriously affect some gentlemen who have
heretofore escaped stigma connected with the
star route frauds, de does not feel at liberty
to make the contents public, preferring rath-
er to let matters be developed in the testi-
mony. Dorsey, however, will be asked
to appear much sooner than the
time designated in his letter.
SARGENT RESIGNS.
On receipt of Secretary Freling huysen,s
telegram, informing him of his compliment
tary manner of his transfer to st. Petersburg.
and the unanimous confirmation of the nom
ination of the United States senate, Minister
Sergeant sends the secretary warm express
sion of his gratitude for the approval of his
course in the Lasker matter, and for the ac-
ton of the president and senate, in confer
ring upon him the Russian mission, but add
ed, he could not accept, and wished to resign
his post at Berlin. To-day, in response to a
telegram from Secretary Frelinghuysen, Sar-
gent telegraphs, repeating his assurances of
gratitude, but adhering to his purpose, be-
cause of ill-health, and for other reasons to be
explained by letter. He adds that he, to-day,
would turn over the legation to the secretary
OF legation, taking leave of absence, on the
expiration of which, he will formally an
nouce to the German government his resig-
nation.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The excess in the value of exports over i'm
ports OF merchandise for the month which
ended February 29th, 1884, were st, 6o1, 1854,
and for the twelve months which ended Feb
ruary 20, 1884, 500, 419, 1856. The value of
the imports of merchandise for the twelve
months which ended February 30, 1884, was
1852, 776, 500, and for the twelve months
which ended February %, 1883, $3.50, $780,
ORB. The values of the exports of merchan-
disc for the twelve months which ended Feb
ruary 30, 1884, 1888, 1875, 745, and for the
twelve months which ended February %,
1888, 1898, 7S9, S54.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There is possibility of the establishment
of postal relations between Mexico and the
United States similar to those existing be-
tween this country and Canada.
AN ADVERSE REPORT
The house committee on invalid pensions
by a vote Of to 4, decided to report adverse
ly Prices bill to pension all soldiers in the
late war at the rate of % cents per month for
each month of service.
EX-UNIoN PRISONERS.
The bill of Robinson, of Ohio, to place all
ex-Union soldiers who were confined in Con-
federate prisons, upon the pension rolls and
pay them 81 per day for each day of impris-
onment, was taken up and Matson offered a
substitute, providing that pensions shall be
given to any ex-Union prisoner of war, whom
the board of pension surgeons shall
find suffering from any disability,
either general or specific. Also providing
for pensioning the widow of any Union SOL
der who was confined in confederate pris-
on and died from the effects of his confine-
ment. The only evidence necessary in the
latter case to be the testimony of the physi-
clan who attended her husband in his last
illness. After some discussion the substitute
was adopted by 5 to 3.
KELLOGG'S TRIAL.
The case of ex-senator Kellogg was up be-
fore Judge Wylie to day, who fixed the trial
for April 81. In the meantime continued
search will be made for Walsh, who is wanted
to testify against Kellogg.