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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
The CnpitaI Dcsertcd.

Special 20 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-All told, there
arr not now a score of ofiice-SeekerS in
town. The complement of senators and
cousrcSSueu remaining will not score a
bakers dozen. II seems to be fixed now in
the minds of all that, with the exception of
probably the smaller poStotliceS, the preSi-
dent does not intend To make removals. ex-
cent for cause, in the class of offices which
have q fixed term for four years. \ rigid
adherence 10 this policy viii make it impos-
sihle To make political exchange in all the
offices until the final days Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration.
There are rumorS that the important
office of collector Of the port of New York
IS soon 90 De filed. This may. however. be
premature. The commission OF Mr.. Robert
scu. tue present incumbent. does not expire
until early In June next. The belief is he
viii be let alone until then. when n New
\ orS business man viii be given the Office.
There Is some unpleasant criticism be-
cause Secretary Bayard has appointed q
son az the late Edward Everett 10 the head
Of an important division in the state de-
p2Ttmeut Il IS charged that he is Re
publican, and has already had substantial
fayOIS 90 the hands OF the party aforesaid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
aDestructiye Ice jam.

BELLEvILLE, Ont, April 16.-The ice
in the river MORA moved down stream to-
day, carrying with it the immense accumu-
lations above Becker & Coleman's dam. 1t
jammed 200 yards from the starting point
and the water rose to great height, flood
ing many cellars on Front and Coleman
streets. 1t showed again and the lower
bridge fine iron structure, had narrow
escape from being carried away, as the
water rose so high that the ice struck the
foot walks and hand rails, but at the criti-
cal moment, as the bridge was being
LIFTED FROM ITS PIERS,
the ice again jammed, leaving the bridge
in great danger until this evening, when
the pressure was relieved by lateral move
ment of the ice, which was swept off side
ways across the street, into the Murney
ward, all of which is now flooded deeply,
and blocked by immense cakes of ice.
Many persons in this district are i'm
prisoned in their houses, and an immense
amount of damage has been done. The
lower bridge is now safe, but the. foot
bridge is badly damaged. The total
loss cannot fall far short of $50, 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
Personal and GeneraI,

G. Fl. Warren, general passenger agent
of the Manitoba road, left yesterday fol
Chicago.
P. B. Groat, general emigration agent Of
the Northern Pacific road, left yesterday
for Chicago.
Charles s. Fee, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific road, went to Chi.
cago yesterday.
Harvey Bradford, travelling agent for the
Niagara Falls short line, left the city yes
terday for the East.
G. B. Clason, assistant general superin-
tendent of the River division, Milwaukee
road, is at Milwaukee.
A directors meeting of the Minneapolis
Eastern road will be held at the company's
office at Minneapolis on Saturday.
d. K. Ford, general claim agent Of the
Northern Pacific road, left Portland, Or.
yesterday on his return to st. Paul.
Assistant General Passenger sAgeni
Dixon Of the Milwaukee & ST. Paul road
left last night for Milwaukee, intending to
return Saturday.
The Chicago & Northwestern and Mime
apolis & ST. Louis railways have just issued
joint freight tariff from Chicago. Mil
waukee, Racine and Kenosha, and stations
On the Cannon Valley branch to the Mime.
apolis & st. Louis.
The Milwaukee e. st. Paul road has issued
through freight tariff between Chicago.
Milwaukee or Racine and Fulton, Clinton.
Lyons, Sabula, McGregor, North McGregor
and Prarie du Chen, subject to Joint West
ern classification.
Quite a number Of emigrants arrived bv
the Eastern lines yesterday, and went out al
night to points in the Northern part of Min
nesota and the Western part Of Dakota.
while quite number were en- route for
Manitoba by the Manitoba and Northern
Pacific lines.
A large number Of the men employed in
the mechanical department Of the Grand
Trunk railway works at Montreal have re-
ceived notification that after the 20th inst.
their services will be dispensed with. The
men referred to include painters and car
penters, and when the order is carried out
20s men in all will leave.
The passenger agents Of railroads run
ming west from Pittsburg held meeting at
New York yesterday, and fixed uniform
rates for passenger traffic. Deputy Com
missioner PierSon says that passenger rates
are being settled on all Western roads, but
the competition in freight carrying remains
as keen as ever.
AT meeting at New York yesterday Of
the holders Of the consolidated bonds of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company. a
committee Of five was appointed to advise
and cooperate with the trustees, and take
such part In the proceedings in Colorado
for the foreclosure and sale Of mortgaged
property as they may deem necessary for
the protection Of the interests Of the bond
holders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
The Crookston-FarTo Road.

At meeting of the directors of the
CrOokston & Southwestern Railway COM
pany at Crookston Wednesday night, it
was decided to make the preliminary sur
vey of the road from Crooksten to point
on the Red river, near Caledonia, at once,
and a committee was appointed to secure
the right of way. The line will start from
South Crookston, and the city council has
ordered the immediate building of bridge
between South Crookston and Crookston.
There is not much prospect for the road be-
ing completed this season, or in fact for
many seasons, and the project is only on
paper. 1t is most likely, though if such a
road is ever built it will go into the control
of the Fargo Southern road, as the
main point with the Crookston COM
pany is to have a direct connection
with Fargo. The line has not been decid ed
on yet, or at least the route has never been
divulged, but, what is proposed is to cross
the Red river about half way between
Crookston and Fargo, and run along the
river bank to the latter place. This will
give the Milwaukee road entrance to the
Fargo and the other common points there
abOuts.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
Trunk Line Managers, session.

CHICAGO, April 16.-The representa-
tives of the Eastern and Western Trunk
lines held a general session this forenoon to
consider the proposition to form the Cen
tral Traffic association On the basis pro-
posed yesterday. The new association is to
embrace all the roads east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio river, ending at the
western terminus of the New York
Trunk lines. The pool will
be based on gross tonnage
with one commissioner, three arbitrators
and numerous joint arbitration settlements
to be made at the end of each month. The
proposed plan was adopted at general
meeting to-day. 1t was decided to order
the maintenance of current rates till June
81. A resolution was adopted requesting
Mr.. Fink to maintain his statistical bureau
until the new association could be formed.
The arbitrators of the new pool have not
been named.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
CHANGES IN THE TREASURY.
Democrats Soon 10 Step Into Place.
A Cranky Clerk.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 1G.-Withn a
month it is the intention of Secretary Man
ming to make a change in all the bureau
Offices in the treasury department. The
resignation Of this class of officers with the
single exception Of Registrar Bruce was
rendered many days ago, to take
effect upon the qualification of
their successors. The delay in making
upon the iucUmbentS was because of Il
policy adopted to make all Of the changes
about the same time. This will make way
for Democrats to fill the Offices of the first,
second, third, fourth and fifth auditors of
the treasury. Each pays S3,600 a year.
The sixth auditors Office is already in
GOOD DEMOCRATIC HANDS.
A second comptroller will soon be desig-
mated whose salary is -, 600 year. For
this place eX-Congressman Converse of
Ohio has been casually mentioned A story
is going the rounds TO the effect that there
is to be a great upheaval in the treasury de-
paytment. Rum0r asserts that gross irreg-
ularities have been found in some of the
departments and that great frauds have been
uuearthed, that Secretary Manning had a
consultation with Mr.. Fairchild on return
ing 10 the department to-day and
AN INVESTIG ALTON
and general turning out is to take place at
once.
There is u clerk in the department who
used TO be in the internal revenue bureau,
who it is said goes to every new secretary
with a statement that there is an irregular
ity in the stamp account of that bureau for
about the year 1862 or 1868. by which he
thinks the government has lost some
500, GOO, or something of that sort.
lie went to Window. to Folger,
10 Coon and to McCulloch, as each sue
ceeded 10 the Office. and Mr.. Coon ap-
pointed a commission of three of the ac-
counting officers of the department to look
into the matter. They found that the books
had been badly kept in 1862, when the
bureau was young. 50 that they
COULD NOT TELL
whether they exactly balanced or not. but
that they could not be more than So, 600 or
s., 600 out of the way. and that ii would
cost Tour or five times that much to overhaul
them. even with all this expense it was
likely that nothing would come of il. So
they recommended that the matter be
dropped. The clerk who made these
charges was in To see Secretary Manning
Just before he went 10 New York and it is
supposed that the rumor atioat grew out of
that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Department Notes and Gossip-.Ap-
pOintments.

pOintments.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The president
has signed the commission of A. J. Gross,
to be United States marshal for Ken
lucky.
In the United States supreme court the
chief Judges notified the bar that the court
will not adjourn for the term on May 4, and
will hear no arguments of April "a.
EX-RepresentatiyeB Budd of California has
called President Cleveland's attention to the
order issued by Secretary McCullOch, adj
mitting to this country Cinnamon upon the
certificate of consul. He said that this
order practically annulled the anti-Chinese
law.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The postmas-
ter general has ordered the clerks in the
office Of the first assistant postmaster gen
eral uOt to exhibit papers or give inTorma-
ton to applicants for postmasterships.
Much trouble and i'll feeling has been
caused by rival applicants learning the con-
tents Of the papers filed at the department
by one and another.
The First Deputy Commissioner of Pen
siOns Mclean was installed in Office to-
day.
In compliance with the request Of Secre-
tary Manning. Mr.. Robert S. Widdecombe,
chief of division in the office OF the audi
tor of the treasury for the postoffie depart
ment, to-day rendered his resignation, to
take effect on the 1st proX.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased 445, 600 ounces of silver for de-
livery at the New Orleans and Philadel-
phia mints.
The secretary of the treasury to-day ap-
pointed MesSrs. William A. Moore, A. {.
McGraw, w. G.. Colburn. James S. Edison,
J. w. McGrath, r. W. Gillett and Samuel
HannafOrd commissioners to select site
for the new public building at Detroit.
The Acapulco has arrived at Aspinwall
with the marines and ''blue jackets" sent
from New York to the isthmus last week.
The counsel of ex-SurgeOn General Wales
filed their appeal before the supreme court
of the United States, this morning, from
the recent action of the supreme court of
the district of Columbia in discharging the
writ of habeaS corpus issued III the case of
their client. The counsel requested that
the case be advanced. The case was fixed
for consideration next Monday. The court
adjourned pending this hearing.
The public debt statement will be issued
in two forms, at the first of each month, up
to the first of July next, which is the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year. The two
forms will include the one issued for the
first time April l, and the form which had
previously been in use by the department
since 1869. 1t is expected that the new
form alone will be used after July l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
WILL SHAKE'EM UP
Practical Politics to be Inaugurated
by Secretary Manning With
out Further Delay,
Revolution in the National Bxchequer
Promised--A Cranky Clerk Originates
the Fraud Cry--Gapital Deserted.
CoIored Men Recognized mo More
Trouble Feared on the Isthmus--
Criticisms on Bayard.
Democrats Growing Hopeful.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON April 16.-SecTetary Man.
ning's return TO New York renews the hope
that the practical politics of the new ad-
ministration is TO begin. This means, to
put the matter plainly, that the Democrats
are to have the offices. Mr.. Manning had
not been back thirty hours before he had
two important conferences with the presl-
dent of long duration. 1t need not sur
prise the Republicans if within week or
so a policy will be begun which will indi-
cate
A GENERAL CHANGE
in all Offices not protected by the tenure-Of-
Office law. This includes collectors of in
ternaI revenue and customs and territorial
offices. Thus far the new administration
has gone with a snaifs pace, so that it
might become familiar with the trust. The
cabinet, having in it men Of brains, have
rapidly acquired the triangulatiOn of their
departments, and are about ready to invite
Democrats to administer the estate.
The first important political change will be
made in New York. According TO excellent
information, Secretary Manning and Sec
retary Whitney are both desirous that the
factions be treated fairly, 50 that the
County Democracy and Tammany shall
have fair distribution in federal Offices.
The Tammany leaders ars tired of
CONSTANT WAR.
and are willing and ready to be placated if
their wing IS not altogether ignored. 1t
certainly is not the intention OF Secretary
Manning to resign anyway at once. When
he was talked OF for secretary Of the treas
ury the report got out that if he accepted
the portfolio it would be but for a brief
term. There may be something i'll this.
Mr.. Manning's bank and newspaper prop
arty. which are valuable, and which were
made 50 by his energetic efforts. doubtless
suffer from his absence from Albany. His
house in Albany is ready for occupancy at
any time and his retinue of servants are
still retained in it. With the rumOrs of
MANNING's EARLY RETIREMENT
from the treasury follows one that Sam
Randall is TO be his successor. This can be
set down at once as false. Mr.. Randall
would not accept cabinet place, and fur
ther it can be said likewise in truth that he
is not a candidate for the speakership. He
is content to be leader Of the house on its
aoor and he will engage i'll no canvass
which viii openly put him in a race for the
speakcrship Of the next congress. This
ought to allay the fear of those who have
already placed him in such a race On issues
of their own making
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
Freight Rates TO Points We st of the
Missouri.

The Milwaukee & St. Paul road yester-
day issued tariff between Chicago, Mil
waukee or Racine and Chamberlain, OAK,
at S1.35 per 100 pound shipments on first
class matter, S1.25 second-class, 81 third,
Is cents fourth, 81 cents fifth, and special
car load classes per 100 pound; class A, 55
cents; class B, 40 cents; class G, 2S cents;
class D, Is cents. Lumber, shingles and
lath per 100 pounds, II cents. Special
rates from Chamberlain to Chicago, Mil
waukee or Racine, on east bJ&nd shipments
only operate on furs, dry hides, wool,
buffalo-robes and common skins in small
lots per 100 pounds, so cents, and in 1000
pound lots or over 80 cents per 100 pounds.
In shipments from Chamberlain west
ward rates will range from 35 cents to
Cheyenne agency, to 55 cents to Forest
City, LeBrun, Reighstadt, LeGrace, Van
derbilt and Standing Rock.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
AFIax viii Strike

PATERSON. y. j.. April 16.-Fourteen
hundred employees of the Barbour Flax
Spinning company struck to-day for an in
crease of per cent in wages, to counter
act two reductions that have been made
within two months. The strike compels
the closing of the large mills and adviceS
are awaited from Cleveland, where the
Barbours are at present. 4 large crowd OF
strikers gathered about the mills this after
noon, but there was no disturbance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
The WabasI, in Court.

ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Judge Bremen of
the United States circuit court delivered an
oral opinion this morning on an application
by the receivers of the Wabash railroad for
an order of court allowing them to cease
operating certain leased lines of the system
after May next unless these lines made all
expenses incurred in operating them a
special lien on separate property of their
respective wards. The court overruled the
motion of the Central Trust company for
the appointment of Nelson Humphreys and
Thomas E. Tut as receivers under bill
filed by them for foreclosure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
Not LIKELY to witbdraw.

New YORK, April 16.-Vice President
Charles Crocker of the Southern Pacific
company, having been asked the probable
reply of his company to a proposition from
the Pacific Mail and Union Pacific COM
panies, based ON Mr.. Gould's resolution
concerning the withdrawal of the China
line, says that as the Occidental & Oriental
line of steamers was organized to bring tea
to the Pacific railroads, and an acceptance
of the Pacific Mail proposition would result
in the tea going by the way of the isthmus,
it is not likely that the line will be with
drawn
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
A Bark Cur in Two.

HALIFAX, April 16.-The German
steamer Nedin, Capt. Christoffers, from
New York April II for Southampton and
Bremen, arrived here to-day. Capt. Chris
totfers reports that at 1:30 Monday morning
last he came in collision with the Russian
bark Kalaja from Baltimore for Europe
with a cargo of mahogony. The steamer
struck the Kalaja on the port side just off
the cabin, cutting through her, and the
cargo fiOated out of her. One of the crew
was drowned. The others were taken on
board the steamer. The Nedin had large
hole broken in her hold above the water
line
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17

Gil Bluffs and Omaha of 10 per
cent less than regular tariff. The
Milwaukee & St. Paul people claim that
the clandestine cutting by competing lines
amounted to that much, and they preferred
to give the benefit of the reduction to every
body instead of few favored shippers only.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul's competitors
claim that there was no cause for this
wholesale reduction in rates, as the cutting
heretofore was not serious, and the trouble
could have been overcome if meeting OF
the various roads had been held. AS it is,
there will be general scramble for busi-
ness, and shipments will have to be taken
at losing rates.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
The Traffic minneapolis Furnishes.

What causes the falling off in the earn
ng of the Northwestern roads, or rather
where the lack of business occurs, is hard
TO say, but the Omaha officials say that the
volume of traffic from Minneapolis the last
month exceeded what it was last year for
the corresponding month by near 30 per
cent They say that from one year to the
other. each months business from Mime
apOlis exceeds that of the corresponding
month for the previous by about the same
per cent This is not all to be accredited
to the milling business, either. for the mer-
camille trade has increased likewise. The
traffic to and from the mills has increased
wonderfully the last week, the war news
stimulating the markets and causing the
wheels to move move more lively than be-
fore.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
superintendent of Enrravinc.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Secretary
Manning to-day appointed John A. O'Neil
of Hoboken, \. j., to be superintendent of
engraving in the bureau of engraving and
printing at salary of $4,000 per annum,
vice George w. Casilear, removed. There
are no charges against CasileaY, and he feels
somewhat surprised at his summary re-
moval. He has been employed in the
bureau many years, and is considered one
of the best engravers in the country.
Many of his inventions are now in use in
the treasury. Mr.. O'Neil was formerly
mayor of HobOken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17

man-of-war, the Juniata. To put it better,
it is between the devil and the deep sea. 1t
is communicated unoficially that the vessel
is in the Chinese river 1t cannot go up
stream because of the shallow water wherein
it can, navigate, and it can't go down be-
cause below where it now is the Chinese
have sunk distractions to keep the French
feet out. So here is case reversing the
old gag. 1t is ship with no water to sail
in. The usual criticism upon the navy is
that we have plenty of water but no ships.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
Coal Mine Accident.

LINCOLN, ILL.,, April 16.-The Lincoln
Coal company's shaft and landing caught
fire at 1:50 o'clock this morning and were
soon mass of flames. From ten to twenty
miners are at the bottom. The loss is about
500, 600, and there is no insurance. The
fire was caused by the explosion of torch
in the oil room. Cages were kept running
until few minutes before the wire cable
snapped in two. Six men who were in the
mine at the time made their way out
through an escape shaft nearly mile away
and no lives We're lost
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
A Serious Freight War.

A new and serious war has just broken
out between the old Iowa pool lines be-
tween Chicago, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
There has been more or less cutting Of
rates going on during the last three months,
but the reductions were only made to
favored shippers by special contracts. The
difference between the special and regular
rates were usually settled BY drawing back
payments Wednesday the Milwaukee &
ST Paul threw bombshell IN the ranks of
the other Council Bluffs lines by making an
open rate from Chicago to Coun-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17

Mr.. Green of Cas- county, one of the
bonanza farmers, last week threShed his
wheat on one OF his farms in Mclean
county north of Bismarck. which netted 81
bushels an acre, all in the best condition.
There has been an impression that the Mis-
SOuri slope was unreliable for lack Of rain,
but the experience Of the past year would
put il to the front for fine crops.