St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-01
CANNOT BEND Them.
The Animus OF the Attack
Against Colvill and Ma
ginnis Comes Out.
Why the Minnesota Iron Com
pany Wants Harrison to
Scalp Them.
The New York Tribune Doing
Dirty Work for One Of
Its Stockholders.
A Large Number Of Duluth
Attorneys Speak Against
a Change.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
DULUTH, Jan. 31.-The local land
Office at Dulnth has been given an
undue prominence in certain class of
newspapers during the last six weeks.
1t has been the steady endeavor of
certain clique to blacken as far as pos
sible the character of the register and
receiver. and if possible, to secure their
dismissal, uuder cloud, through their
vague insinuations of fraud. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune, has been especially
active in circulating rumOrs and stories
about the Duluth local land Office.
nearly 1900 miles away, concerning
which he could know nothing at
all except what some party Interested
in the dismissal of the present
incumbents might impart to him in
order to serve his own ends. In support
of this latter statement a correspondent
of Duluth paper took the trouble to
d. D. Mills, heavily interested in the
Minnesota Iron company, was also
large stOckholder iii the New York
Tribune. 1t is well known at Duluth
that all the charges against the Duluth
land office are inStigated by the officers
of the
MINNESOTA IRON COMPANY.
They have been chronic contestants
of every honest and bona fide settlers
claim in the VermiliOn country, which
they believed that there was any chance
of successfully gobbling up. They
have pursued this policy ever
since the inception of the COM
pany, and have managed In the
past to make subservient tools of many
of the former local land Office officials of
Duluth, during the time that they have
been in operation OH the range. At
present there is set of officials in the
office whom they cannot mould, like the
potter's clay, to suit their own purposes:
and consequently they are employing
every means in their power, and bring
ing every possible influence to bear to
secure the removal of the present in
cumbents, and put in their places will
ling tools of their own. The fraud
ulent methods employed by this
corporation in the past in Sc
curing possession of government lands
by proving up upon them by hired en-
trymen, who even failed to carry out
the requirements of the law as to resi-
dence, is well known to all familiar
with the local history of the Vermilion
range. In support of the fact that the
general public is we'll satisfied with the
administration of the Duluth land office.
the GLOBE appendS the following -opirI-
ions of Duluth attorneys, Republicans
and Democrats, fully conversant with
the practical administration of the
Office.
ATTORNEYS WELL PLEASED.
T. j. Mitchell, (Republican land at
torney)-I have practiced before this
land Office but one year, and l must say
that have received the most courteous
treatment possible from both Register
Colvill and Receiver Maginnis. have
closely observed the conduct of these
officers in their dealings with the land
seekers and settlers, and have noticed
that the same respect and facilities have
been given the poorest man who en-
tered the office, and perhaps even
greater facilities than have been shown
men of greater means. l believe il
would be great misfortune to the set
tiers, and the efficiency of the
government service to remove
either ofthe gentlemen mention
ed on mere general charges.
| would think it especially a disgrace
on the part of the government to re-
| move Col. Colvill, who served galIantlv
as an officer and soldier during the war
of the rebellion, and was wounded on
| the field of battle, and made a cripple
| for life thereby.
W. A. Cant Republican attorney)-I
am very well pleased with the present
| officials of the local land office. | have
| always found them gentiemanly and
honorable in all their dealings with me.
L. L. Hudson democratic Attorney
l think that the local land officers are
very gentlemanly set of men. They
have treated US with great deal OF
| consideration on all occasions.
c. d'AutremOnt Democratic Attorney)
i think the local land officers are fair
and honest men, and that any kicking
done against them is by disgruntled land
sharks, because they, cannot run the
Office TO suit themselves. The same
kicking occurred before when Judge
| Carey was in the land Office. He re-
| fused to be run by the land-shark corpo
ratiOns. and he, was consequently re-
| moved by his own party in response to
| complaints, because he was conscien-
! tiOus and upright in his transactions.
| and refused to be any ones tool, or be
| hoodwinked by corporations and land
| sharks. These officials are very capa-
| BILE and never, to my knowledge, have
shown any bias toward any man or set
| of men.
| Eric L. Winje democratic attorney
| i have done business in several land
Offices, and think that the officers here
| are the most accommodating and eff
| cient land officials that l have ever met
| anywhere. do not believe that the
| Office can be conducted in any better
| way. l believe it is simply the bun
| combe cry of a certain big corporatjon
| interested in iron, who want men in the
| office whom they can work in their own
| interests. think that the present men
deserve to be kept in Office until the end
| of their terms at least.
w. T. Bailey Qumberman)-The land
Office is all right and its affairs in the
best condition we ever had them in.
came here eight years ago. l have had
as much dealing with the land Office as
any one else. / am also a straight Re
publican, and will vote for yellow dog
if the Republicans nominate one for of
fee.
| j. K. Persons Gland attorney)-I an
perfectly satisfied with the administra-
tion of the local land Office. | am JUS
as strong Republican as they are Dem
Ocrats. | am thankful for many cour
tesies at the hands of the register anC
receiver.
NJ. Il. Alworth Republican alb
stractor)-l find the land Office official!
very accommodating. l know n0tlins
concerning the rum0red charges agains
the register and receiver.
w. N. Draper (of Draper & Davis
Republican attaneyl-l have nothing t.
say concerning Tie local land Office witt
the exception of the hartmann -Mallet