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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
ARUSH AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Presidents Big Mail-Distinguished
Visitors.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-There was about
the usual rush Of visitors 70 the White house
to-day. The president arose early and at
once betook himself to the opening of his
mail, which was unusually large. AS one Of
the clerks at the White house put it, Presi-
dent Cleveland receives as many letters a
day as ex-Presdent Arthur received in a
week. 1t is fair inference that many of the
letters relate to appointments to office. The
president ran hurredly through his mail and
then began the reception of visitors, many
of whom had been in waiting some time.
Among the callers were the congressional
delegations from Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa,
North Carolina and Florida. The secretary
of war called about noon and had a long
conference with the president. At l O'Clock
the doors OF the White house were thrown
open to the public, and the president was
kept busy receiving his callers for over an
hour.
Col. Lamont said to-day that the reduction
in the clerical force in the White house was
made merely in the interest Of economy, and
therefore no appointments would be made
10 fill the vacancies created. He said there
might possibly be one or two more changes
in the personnel of the force but that
would be all Since President Cleveland's
inauguration the entire clerical force, inclui-
ing the private secretary, have been busily
engaged from o'clock in the morning until
midnight, and it is expected that the rush Of
business will compel the continuance OF
these working hours for some time TO come.
One of the regulations of the house prohib-
its the employees smoking in the offices.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
TRANscoNT1NENTAL AFFAIRS.


Il Proposed Reduction on Califsrnia Fruit
Rates.
General Traffic Manager Kimball and Gen.
eral Freight Agent Shelby of the Union Paci-
fc were again in consultation with General
Manager Oakes of the Northern Pacific yes
terday. Part of the time was taken up in
discussing the division of territory and on
other matters relating to the conveying of
freight from Chicago to the Pacific coast. AS
regards the commission ership of the Trans
continental Pool association, affairs are in
status quo. The decision rested with
Mr.. Stubs of the Central Pacific,
who was not present at the
Chicago meeting, and he is said to have left
the matter to the directore of this company,
who have not yet made known their decision.
Meantime Acting Commissioner Cannon is
said TO have detected some roads cutting
rates east bound to so per cent. of the agreed
tariff and the association is at present torn
up ever that question. The guilt, it is said,
belongs either to the Atlantic & Pacific or
the Texas & Pacific road, with odds on the
former. The Atlantic d. Pacific is thought to
have acted in conjunction with the Santa Fe
in making the cut.
The existing rates on fruit from California
will likely be reduced within very few
weeks and the reduction will be very large
so as to foster the fruit growing industry in
that state. The acting commissioner of the
Transcontiuen association a short time
ago formulated schedule of reduction based
upon figures he obtained from the railroad
companies and mailed copy to each of the
interested roads. This schedule will have to
be determined upon by special committee
appointed at the last meeting of which Mr..
Stubbs is member. The committee will
meet with few weeks and the reduction
will probably be ratified.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Van wyck's Day in the Senate .

WASHINGTON, March 11.-In the senate
to-day the Backbone resolution offered by
Senator Van Wyck was laid before the senate
as unfinished business.
Senator Van Wyck said the senator from
Colorado (Teller) had gone to New York to
be absent day or two and asked that action
upon the resolution be deferred until Friday
Senator Van Wyck offered the following
resolution and asked that it lie upon the
table for the present:
Resolved, That the secretary of the interior
and attorney general OF the United States be
and hereby are directed respectively to take
such action as each may deem necessary to
prevent any sale by the Atlantic & Gulf
West Indian Transit company or by any
transit company or person claiming under
them lands described in the act approved
May Il, 1855, entitled "An act granting
public lands in alternate sections to the
states of Florida and Alabama to aid the con-
structiou of certain roads in said states,'' so
far as the same lie within line with said rail-
roads between Waldo and Tampa bay, Flori-
da, until congress should have authorized
the same.
The senate went into executive session,
and five minutes later adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Land Grant Patents

WASHINGTON, March 11.-In accordance
with Secretary Teller's order, dated March 8,
the commissioner general Of the land office
issued three patents to the New Orleans Pa
cihc Railroad company for 679. .2s7 acres of
land known as the Backbone" grant, and
they were deliver ed to William E Barnum,
by direction of John F Dillon, attorney for
the railroad company. Although Secretary
Teller issued patents for 679,217 acres of
land, the company claimed 1000, 900 acres.
Yesterday Secretary Lamar issued the fol-
lowing order:
March 10, lSs5.-To the Commissioner of
Land Office: You are hereby directed to sus-
pend all proceedings relative to the patent
ing of lands to the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
road company until further notice.
Signed. L. Q. c. LAMAR.
In addition to the lands already patented,
the New Orleans Pacific Railroad company
has lists covering 1856, 200 scres, which under
this last order cannot be patented until the
secretary takes further action.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Lake Michigan News.

Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE,, March 11.-None Of the East
shore boats have yet put in an appearance on
this side. The Wisconsin, which left here
yesterday, did not turn back, and it is thought
she may have worked her way out well into
the lake, even If she did not make the
East shore. The De Pere left here early this
morning for LudiDgton but returned after
going out about five miles. At that distance
a field of solid ice was struck. The field
seemed to extend for miles up and down the
lake and not a crack nor crevice could
be seen. Finding the chances Of further
progress blockaded, the boat was put about
and run back into this harbor. The weather
was very cold on the lake last night, ice to
the thickness Of two inches forming and SOL
idifying the drift into a solid mass.
Word was received at the Goodrich dock
during the day from points at the upper end
of the lake. They showed clear water as far
as Racine. At that port the ice was reported
to be coming to the shore. southeast
wind, which has been blowing all day,
has filed the bay here with ice.
The field extends well out into the lake In an
almost unbroken mass. At the Flint and
Pere Marquette docks nothing had been
heard from boats Of that line which left Lud-
fngton Yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Nis,issippi VALLEY Sanitary Council.


New ORLEANS, March 1.-The sanitary
council of the Mississippi valley met to-day.
The principal business was the report Of the
special committee to suggest plan of CO.
operation aud concerted action Of the states
in the valley 10 exclude cholera, yellow fever
and other epiGemics. The committee, DR..
Kedzief Of Michigan, chairman, submitted
the report which was adopted. 1t recon-
mends special sanitary regulations to be
adopted BY the state board. such as inspec-
ton of rivers on lines of travel, thorough
cleaning up of cities and towns, distribution
Of sanitary information, etc A resolution
was adopted asking the boards of health rep
resented in the sanitary council to suggest
the manner in which they consider the money
appropriated by congress ts340, ,00O to be
used at the discretion Of the president, should
be applied. Adjourned sine die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Reduced The Tariff

Notice was received By railroad men in the
city yesterday that Com missioner Fink of the
Eastern Trunk Line pool had reduced east
bound freight rates from Chicago to New
York to twenty-cent tariff basis. The no
tice did not cause any general surprise, as
the cutting had been going on so long that
such 4 notice was expected daily. Fink's
telegram ordering the reduction is as fol-
lows:
The Michigan Central Railroad company
having requested that q reduction of tariff
rates be officially announced on the ground
that a tweuty-fve-cent basis on grain is not
maintained at Chicago, and that the local
committees at various important centers
have openly reduced their tariff below that
basis. Notice is hereby given that, taking
effect this date, the tariff rates On the follow
ing articles in the eighth class, grain, -four,
feed, bran, meal, middlings, oil cake and
meal. castor seed cake and meal, will be
on basis Of 90 cents, Chicago TO New York.
The present basis of 25 cents will continue
in force on all other articles in the eighth
class. The rate on provisions viii be on
basis Of % cents, Chicago TO New York, and
the present basis Of 20 cents viii remain in
force upon all other articles in the seventh
class and on live hogs. The new east-bound
Classification in which q number Of articles
are taken ont Of the seventh and eighth
classes, and put in fixed classes, has been
adopted and win 90 into effect April 6.
A dispatch last night from Chicago an
nounces that there Is undoubtedly proof that
busin ess from the Mississippi river points
both south Of aud via Chicago 70 the eastern
Sc aboard Is being taken at rates equivalent
70 Is cents On grain from Chicago 70 New
York, which Is 5 cents per hundred under
the rates established By Commissioner Fink
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12

F. W. Whitney, general agent of the Omaha
road at Omaha, was in the city yesterday.
The earnings of the st. Paul & Duluth road
for the first week in March were SIS, PSI. 80.
against SIG, ,71O.73 for the corresponding
week last year, decrease of 81, 1888.
The cut in the rates from the seaboard to
the South, while it will interfere with the
business of ST. Louis throughout Texas to a
great extent, will not shut it out of the
Southern market entirely. The rate from
New York to East St. Louis is 90 cents, or at
present cents higher than the rate from
New York to Memphis.
The Burlington gives notice that, in order
that there may be no misunderstanding re-
lative to loading articles on top of box or
stock cars, agents will in no instance allow
freight to be so loaded at their stations, nor
will they receive cars so loaded when from
connecting lines. Carinspectors are specially
instructed not to pass cars so loaded.
The Wabash gives notice that, owing to
labor troubles on the Missouri Pacific lines,
it will refuse until further notice to receive
live stock or perishable freight for points on
the Missouri Pacific south of Texarkana; also
for points south or west of Sedalia. The
Wabash is clear, and it will continue to re-
ceive and forward promptly all shipments to
points reached by its line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
knocked out in One Round.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March lin four
ounce glove fight this evening, at Sportsmen
park, between George Rookie of New York
and George Fryer of England. Rookie was
knocked out in the first round, which lasted
1 minute and 10 seconds. The round began
by Fryer forcing the fighting. Rookie landed
blow squarely on Fryer's mouth. Fryer
then got in several half hits,
and Rookie was driven to his cor
ner and pressed against the ropes. Fryer
here sent one in straight from the shoulder
The blow landed on the right arm paralyzing
it to such an extent that Rookie dropped his
guard. Fryer then caught Rookie on the
jaw, knocking him down. Rookie picked
himself up. Fryer now hit him under the
left jaw and Rookie fell like a log. He was
carried to his corner almost senseless and
the fight was decided in favor of Fryer, who
was loudly cheered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
The Indian soldiers in Battle.

LONDON, March IA dispatch from
Suakim says the Indian native soldiers
first engagement on Egyptian soil yesterday.
A party Of Osman Digna's Arabs made an
attack on the British outposts near Suakim
and the Sikhs were sem tout ihto the open field
to repel the attack They were splendidly
handled and showed admirable coolness and
steadiness. The skirmish was hot while 1t
lasted, but the Arabs were soon repulsed,
aud many of their dead were left upon the
field. The casualties among the Indian
troops were few and unimportant The
Arabs became panic stricken when they saw
the swarthy Meham edans from India fac
ing them in true British style and delivering
their fires with such precision as to make
almost every shot tell
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
FILLED WITH FRAUD.
Every Branch of the Interior Depart
ment HOney-Combed with Ras-
cality of All Kinds.
The Republican Ex-senator Hill Tells
How Land Rings Flourished
Under Teller
The Usual Rush of Business at the White
House and in All Departments
Villas Yexed-
Applications Flowing in from the North
west-Republican Caueus-HaZen
on Trial-Notes.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Ex-Senator Hill
of Colorado is here still smarting over his
defeat ~ Teller. He says tonight that there
is no branch of the interior department that
is not honey-combed with fraud. "The pen
sion bureau, the land Office, all the braches,
said Mr.. Hill, ''are full of fraud,
so concealed that it is impossible that the
secretary of the interior should not have
known of them, whether he was sharer in
the profit or not. It is impossible to turn
around in the interior department without
finding grand peculaton. If you noticed
Mr. Teller's speech in the senate you saw
that his reply to Senator Van Wyck was not
in the nature of an answer to the specific
things charged by the Nebraska senator, but
were attacks upon Van Wyck for his part in
other matters. The fact was that Teller had
no defense. He expects to control the pat
there was a Republican administration. One
of his last acts was to sign a grant
of land to Haley 81 Co. which
embraces one of the largest tracts in Colo
RADIO. The person for whom this was done
is a Democrat. through whom Teller expects
keep his control. The land rings out
there defeated me. had no idea how strong
they were. I had a majority of the members
of the legislature electedin my interest favor
able to me, but these land rings had been
springing up like mushrooms, and had grown
fat and wealthy. They made a combination
which, By the rise Of money, defeated my re-
alpcfioD -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
A Reduction in Fruit Rates from Cal
ifornia by the Transcontinental
Lines Favored.
The CeloradO-U Association Meets
and Transacts Some Important
Business.
Commissioner Fink Orders Reduction on
East-Bound Grain Rates from Chicago
Annual Meetings.
A New Road Likely to be Built in Manitoba
this SeasOn-General Railroad
News.
Cororado-U Utah association.

CHICAGO, March II. The Colorado, Utah
and Pacific Coast Railway associations met
in joint session here this afternoon in tie
persons of the general managers, and ap-
pointed George M. Bogue, J. Il. Hiland and
H. s. Depew board of arbitration to fix the
percentages from Feb. 1 to May
Of the current year. It Was
also ordered that the superintendent
of transportation ef the same lines meet here
two weeks hence to arrange uniform time
schedule for freight trains between Chicago
and St. Louis and Missouri river points.
The Western lumber association roads
held a meeting here to-day to listen to
the report of the committee appointed a
short time ago to draft plan for harmonic
ing the differences which have existed for
some time. The territory embraced is all that
lying between the lakes and the Missouri
river, and st. Louis and st. Paul. The plan
submitted provides for two pools: One of
the lines terminal at Omaha, to be known
as the Northern pool, the other. of lines
terminal at Kansas City and st. Joseph and
Missouri river points between them, to be-
known as the Southern pool. An adjourn
ment was taken till tomorrow without reach
ing a decision on the report.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Formation of Senatorial Committees
Sherman and the Financial Policy.

The Formation of Senatorial Committees
Sherman and the Financial Policy.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The caucus of
Republican senators and the caucus commit
tee, which has been engaged early and late
since the session began upon the allotment
of places on the majority side of the senate
committees, finished its task to-day, but the
result will not be formally declared until to-
morrow. Senator Conger succeeds to the
chairmansh ship of the com mittee on postoffices
and postroads, made vacant by the retire.
ment of Senator Hill. Senator Pike takes
the chair of the com mittee on claims held by
Senator Cameron of Wisconsin. Senator
Sewell takes Senator Logan's place at the
head Of the committee on military affairs.
Senator Evarts is made a member Of the
committee on judiciary and foreign relations.
Senator Teller is made chairman of the COM
mittee on mines and mining and member
of the committee on public lands. The judi
ciary com mittee is increased by one, and the
commerce and public buildings committees
by two members each. Many other changes
were made in the memberships of commit
tees for the purpose of equaliZing the hon
ors, responsibilities aud labors of the com
mittee rooms, and the task of the caucus
committee was found to be one of considera-
bic difficulty. Its members are usually reti-
cent about their proceedings, but it is under
stood that the feature of their work which
proved most perplexing related to
the finance committee. Senator Sherman,
it is said, asked to be relieved from further
service upon this committee unless its COM
position was changed in some respects. He
is credited with the impression that New
England ideas were dominant in the COM
mittee, and he is said to have given this as
his reason for wishing to withdraw. This, it
is reported. when brought before the full
caucus precipitated discussion of the tariff
in which wool and pig iron figured as leading
elements. Neither the caucus nor the eau
Gus committee seems to have seen
its way clear to make the change
desired by the senator from
Ohio for the Republican membership of the
finance committee as it stands tonight is
the same as last session. Many senators
have urged Senator Sherman TO remain upon
the finance com mmittee, upon the ground that
his familiarity with financial affairs of the
government would there be most picu-
ously seryiceabe. His name stands second
upon the committee list. lie was not at the
capitol to-day and his further purposes re-
garding the matter are unknown.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Experience of Office Seekers With CIeve-
land.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
New YORK, March 11.-Dan Lockwood
said tonight: 1.-THE more men press Mr..
Cleveland for Office the less likely they are to
get it. He will not stand importuning. He
looks on it as a weakness that is possessed
only by weak men. II is one OF the traits of
his character which / regard as a good one.
His career as governor showed another trait,
which is that of standing by his friends"
Remarks to politicians in this city from
Washington made by the president she'd
some light on his intentions. To a Republi-
can be said: Il am in earnest in what said
about the civil service and mean 10 give
effect 10 my Intentions" delegation who
called on him to recommend a certain ap-
poinfnent was told that there is no vacancy
they sought to ill. An applicant
for Office was told, ''You must remember as
well as thst there is tenure of Office actr
4 Democratic senator who went TO him on
the night of March 3 to urge change in his
decision to give two cabinet places to New
York used all his arguments up only to be
met with the reply, Il will consider what you
have suggested In telling me of
it the senator said, II looked at Mr.
Cleveland's face and jaw as it closed on that
sentence and saw that human power could
not move him, aud went out and told our
Western friends that they might as well give
it up From Smith W. Reed it is learned
that the administration viii be slow in max
ing changes Of any kind. but be thinks that
it viii be rule to put Democrats in aIl i'm
portant places.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
HAZEN ON TRIAL.
Arraiened Before the General Cour
Martial.

Arraigned Before the General Court
Martial.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE general
court martial, convened for the trial of Gen.
Hazen, chief signal officer of the army, met
in this city this morning. Gen. Hancock,
presiding counsel for Gen. Hazen, chal-
lenged Brigadier MacFeeley as a member of
the court on the ground that unfriendly re-
lations existed between them, growing out of
his (Hazen's) criticisms of the subsistence
department of the army, of which MacFeeley
is head, when he (Hazen) was endeavoring
to abolish the system of post-traderships in
the army. The court sustained the chal
lenge and the accused waived the right to
further challenge. Gen. Hazen was then ar
raigned and through his counsel demurred
to the specifications to the charge alleging
that he criticised and impugned the pro-
priety of the action of the secretary of war in
refusing to send sealing steamer to the re-
lief of the Greely party after the failure of
the Proteus expedition in the fall of 1888.
The court overruled the demurrer, and the
accused pleaded mot guilty. to the charge
and the several Specifications. He desired,
however, to make certain admissions con-
cerning the actions charged against him,
aud pending the preparation of these admis-
sions the court adjourned till tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-12
Tie Day At the Departments.

WAsHINGTON, March 11.-At the post
office and interior departments the rush of
visitors continued to-day without diminution
and notices have been posted in conspicuous
places by the postmaster general and secre-
tary of the interior to the effect that only
senators and representatives will be received
after noon. The regulation is begin ming to
have perceptible effect and both of these
officials now find time to devote a small part
of the day to the transaction of necessary
routine business.
The secretary Of the treasury had n large
number Of callers to-day, including three
large delegations-one from Kentucky
headed 10y Senator Beck and Speaker Car
Isle, another from North Carolina headed by
Senator Vance and the third from Virginia
headed by Representative Barbour.