St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-18

Joseph (. Mcdonald, Of Indiana, as attorney
general; Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, as
secretary of the interior
THEY ORDER INDIANS SHOT.
The house committee on public lands will
frame bill this week intended to drive
British land holders of our western cattle
ranges. The gist of it will be that, if for
eigners want to own big tracts of land in this
country, they must renounce their allegiance
to the crown and become American citizens.
The report TO be made on the subject of for
eign land holding in this country will show
interesting statistics. There are over 7,OOO,-
600 acres owned By Englishmen in Texas,
nearly as much in New Mexico and Colorado,
aud 100000 acres in Kansas are held by
British syndicates. Complaints come from
Colorado Of high-handed conduct on the part
of the English ranchmen. They are said to
have ordered their cowboys TO shoot any In
dian seen of the reservation for the reason
that some Indians are cattle thieves.
MCULLocH NOT ANXIOUS.
Secretary McCulloch said to-day he was not
at all disturbed at the delay in acting on his
nomination by the senate, understanding, as
he did, that the opposition came almost en-
tirely from one senator, who could, under
the rules Of the senate, delay vote as long
as he desired to talk. The secretary said he
entertained no doubt as to what the vote
would be when taken and was not in the
least anxious about it.
MORTON OR EvARTs.
A VI Al.
ex-senator Tom Plat yesterday about the
senatorship, says the latter was absolutely
confident Of Morton's election. The Tribune,
which has been hesitating between Morton
and Evarts, viii probably support the latter
because he is not so friendly to President
Arthur as Morton. In this there is reason
for believing that this paper will reflect Mr.
Blaine's wishes.
western Associated Press
THE SWAIN TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-ln the Swain
court martial to-day, the cross examin alton
of the witness, Humphrey, was continued
without eliciting anything of material inter
est. After proceeding for some time it was
suspended to permit the witness to examine
Ills DOohos 4nC NAbhNocf GNAu a. 4GIIlg VINO
was examined yesterday, was then recalled
BY the Judge advocate for further cross ex-
animation. The principal part of the exami-
nation, and one which proved highly senss-
tional. was directed to impeaching the
credibility of the witness. Under the close
questioning OF the judge advocate the witness
stated he was formerly secretary Of the Terri
torial Land and Building association in this
city, and severed his connection with that
association upon the confession by him of a
shortage in his accounts. That he was in
dicted for embezzlement but never tried,
the district attorney having informed him
there was no case against him because the
association was not incorporated under the
laws of the district o. Columbia, and that the
amount of embeZzlement was S24 ZOO.
In answer to enquiries by Gen. GrosvenOr
Of the counsel for defense, the witness said
he had not embezzed any money, and that
the charge was brought against him to black
mail him. He said one Of the directors of
the association told his attorney they pro-
posed TO have blood or money, and he added
he had no doubt II. B. James, the head OF
Customs division of the treasury department,
IS instrumental in pursuing him
with this charge, and brings it
into this court. The witness said his apDli-
cation for an appointment in the Office of
the Judge advocate generals office was ac-
ompanied by letters from fifty to seventy
FIVE prominent persons, among others from
Gen. Howard, Minister Langston aud Mr.
Leduc, then commissioner of agriculture.
He said all these people knew the circum-
stances attending his indictment for the en-
bezzlement, and that he had told them all
about it.
Howard F. Bell, of New York, a broker,
was the next witness called by the defense.
He was asked to state whether he hal not in
1882 come to Washington to examine Bate
man & Co.'s books on behalf Of Alfred
Bartlett, then partner of his, who was also
a partner in the firm Of Bateman 81 Co.,,
ana whether he had not been refused access
to the books.
The prosecution objected to this inquiry.
Gen. Grosvenor then changed the question
aud asked the witness If he had any knowl-
edge Of any fraudulent transactions on the
part of Bateman q Co., or which appeared
on their books during the spring of 1882, in
relation to the stock transactions between
them and their customers. and to state what
those transactions were. The judge advocate
objected and a long argument followed, and
in the course of it Chandler said Gen. Swain
had fastened into the civil court with the
suit on this ''due bill, " but had made greater
haste in getting out of it.
Gen. Grosvenor, replying to this,
said If that question shall ever come
up for inquiry. the defense viii be permitted
to inquire what means were taken to get
Swain out Of the court, whether some
body had come to him and said: 'I will
send letter 70 the secretary Of war stultify-
ing myself I will get down In the dirt, II
you win only come out in court" Whether
promising to submit the whole question tc
arbitration and had not then gone to the
newspapers and reopened the whole Of his