St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-12
q Thousand Postoffices in the State Soon
to be Turned Over to the
Democrats.
Legislation That Benefited Railroads and
Placed the Lake Trade in Cana
dian Hands.
Delay in Relieving Collector Bickel OF
His Office--The Surveyor Cen
eralship Fight.
heAftkin Postofffce Given to Editor
Barrett--Consu1 Jonas off
for Austria.
Northwestern Affairs.


home. Their brief visit here has been very
satisfactory. They find entire readiness on
the part of the appointing power, both at
the White house and in the departments, to
favorably consider their suggestions.
Their visit was not with the eX-
pectation of asking any Immediate
action with reference to Minnesota
appointments, but they have found their
relations with department officials and the
president entirely satisfactory, and leave
with assurances that the wishes of the Dem
Ocratic party of the state. as expressed
through them, will be regarded when ap-
pointments are made. Indications are that
the president will make comparatively few
appointments during the next two or three
months. The extremely hot weather is
putting thoughts of the sea and mountains
into his head. A more patent reason, how
ever, is the general fact that the program OF
the summer has been pretty well
CARRIED OUT.
The plan was to give the first few months
of the administration TO the appointment of
those officials who had large number of
subordinates under them, and give them
opportunity during the summer and au-
tumn to weed out these and replace them
with Democrats. There are few officials
of this class in Minnesota, hence the delay
in making appointments in that state. 1t
is probable that the most important
changes in the next few months will be
in the smaller postmasterS. First Assistant
Postmaster General Stevenson is getting
the work of his department well in hand,
and the number of changes to be made III
Minnesota by his department in the next
few months will be large. There are over
1000 postoffices in the state. Of these
Il IaJDfin al rl11O IN
over 900 to be disposed of by Stevenson,
who is taking hold of the work with great
vigor There are about 100 that pay sala-
ries ranging from $500 to 81, ZOO. Letters
have been received from number of post
masters in the state rendering their reSigna-
tionS, many Of them preferring TO quietly
step down and out rather than be removed.
WHEAT AND FLOUR.
An interesting statement is just issued by
the treasury department, showing the eXpor-
tations of wheat and flour during the past
year. 1t shows an expectation of about
ninety million bushels of wheat during the
past year, against about seventy million
bushels in the preceding year, and over ten
million bushels of flour, against eight and
half millions in the preceding year. The
value of wheat reported in this fiscal
year of 'S5 will fall somewhat below
that of the former year, by reason
of the extremely low prices while the
value of flour exported in the past year will
run some three million dollars in excess of
the fiscal year 1884. The total amount Of
breadstuffs exported the past year will
amount to about 1862, ,OOO,O 600. of which
Minnesota and Dakota wheat and flour
form pretty large percentage.
Inquiries at the internal revenue bureau
show a delay in the transfer of the office OF
collector of internal revenue to
BIERAIANN
the result of the great demand for the ser
vice of travelling officers of the treasury
who superintend these transfers. So many
changes are now being made in these offices
that inspectors are very much in demand.
Some delay is consequently necessary.
Recent reports of prospective changes in
the number of subordinateS in the office OF
the comptroller of currency have led to some
gossip as to possible removal of Comptroller
Cannon. Those familiar with the situation.
however. say he will not be disturbed.
Treasurer Jordan is a warm personal
friend Of Cannon, and has also high
opinion of his ability as tinancier, and as
especially fitted for the place, and it is be-
lieved .TOrdan'S influence will cOunteract
any effort from other quarters fol his re-
moval Indications now are that
the surveyor generalship fight may
go over until September. The de-
partment officials are so much
overwOrked that they are glad of the OPP
portunity offered by the hot weather and
departure of lotfice-seekerS to delay action
In many of these cases. Donnelly and his
friends seem to have given up their strug-
gle. There is a general feeling that Donnelly
is practically out of the race. The intima-
daxrc flaa4
the Republican Forty-seventh congress,
which abrogated the thirtieth arti-
Gle of the treaty with Canada,
did so in the interests of railroads is
confirmed by Whitelaw Reid's New York
Tribune to-day, which devotes some space
to an attempted defense of this scheme for
deliberately legislating business into the
hands of certain railroad lines. After
quoting the thirtieth article of the treaty it
saws: "Under this it was soon found that
the Canadian railroads, notably the Cana
da Southern, Midland and Grand Trunk,
were chief benefciarieS. More than that,
it practically put the coaSting trade of this
country Oh the lakes
INTO CANADIAN HANDS.
Northwestern grain could be taken from
Duluth on Lake Superior in Canadian bot
toms to CollingswOod, on Lake Huron,
across Lake Ontario to 0swego. The trans
portation by this route was practically in the
hands Of the Midland railroad, which owned
the lighters which carried the grain
from Duluth to CollingSwood. The
rates were so low as to
kill all competition on the part of American
vessel owners whose propellerS ran from
Duluth, Chicago, Detroit and other places
further east" Consul Jonas.of Wisconsin
will leave for his post in few days to see
what the Austrian government will do. 1t
will probably send him back home.
BARRETT's PLUM.
Warren Potter, postmaster. at Aitkin,
Mimi, who distinguished himself by pay
ing an election bet with Barrett by wheel
ing the latter about town and to the depot,
accompanied by brass band and a
yoke of oxen, has been permitted
to step down and out of his Of
fee, and the place filled by Mr.. Barrett.
Mr.. Barrett was formerly connected with
the GLOBE, having been with it since its
foundation until quite recently, and there
are probably few men better known or
more popular throughout the state. He
was the founder of the Aitkin Age, which
paper he will continue to conduct
Manning Explains the Circular.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Owing to the
general misunderstanding of the treasury
circular of July ., relating to the transpor-
tation of merchandise through Canada. the