New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-06
RULED BY A DEMOCRATIC RING.
THE SCANDAL IN THE DULUTH LAND
OFFICE
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE REGISTER
AND THE RECEIVER" SOFT SNAPS FOR
FAVORED ATTORNEYS PUBLIC
OFFICE AND PRIVATE GAIN.

AND THE RECEIVER" SOFT SNAPS FOR
FAVORED ATTORNEYS PUBLIC
OFFICE AND PRIVATE GIN.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The dispatches in The Tribune
regarding the stolen Duluth land patent appear to
have awakened curious echoes in the great Northwest
Information received here fully corrobOrates the charges
Of decentralization in the Duluth Land Office by ring
Of which Emil Hartman Richmond Malet and A. NJ
Miller are the principal members. The continuance III
Office Of the present Receiver G. p McGinns, Demo
cratic hold ovcr7 Of ultra Democratic principles ana
a brother Of the late Delegate Martin McolhhlS' Oh
Montana and Of the Register william Colvc. another
Democrat of the most pronounced bourbon STRIPE arc
causing great dissatisfaction in Duluth ana Among
n.onIe who have business with the Land Office
II is a subject OF common remark in that city thao
those officers are running the Land once openly ana
notcriou,y in the interests Of this Democratic rlhs ;
and that only certain Democratic attorneys cohneceu
with il receive any courtesy. These favored pracu-
TONER, obtain all that they ask for ana lhVaraOiS
command the services OF the Register ana Receiver
whenever their aid may be necessary to further their
n.,ncs or 70 keep Others whose interests may clash
with thos, Of the ring thoroughly at arms length
brovcr access to tract books data from them may
be desired.
Chief among the favored attorneys whose pathway
* ,rnoothed by the kind intervention Ot Hartmah'
N,llct a Coz is one +. B. Chew and one H. ~ harDle'
T. former IS -aid have practically estaDllSheo '
urvate Office behind the official desk OF Register Ooi
ll. in fact il i, difficult iOr the unnitlated To dccde
whether Covilc or Chew is the dc facto Register
II is o interest also TO know that this same CheW Was
,be enterprl,ing individual who thoughtfuly "dls-
cyer,dr the now famous stolen patent IL Is fur'her
curlol, that the K. y. Marble above mentioned WHO
- Chcy,s legal partner, formerly Register of the
Duluth oiice-Colyllc being his successor-and ap-
pointed by Cleveland through the Interest Oh Don
Manuel Dickinson.
It i, thus readily apparent that the Dehlocrauc
hold over" officers Of this important once assIseu
Lv thl, Democratic ring. are now running 'Ic la
Interest, which IL controls, and under tlc behleid.t
Ecpu1lcau rule. wholly in the Interest OF thenscNvs
and of their Democratic patrons. II Is 'hdIoeu'
further that although the rules ana regulations en-
NiatI,ally forbid the officials Of any land Office to
exhibit any plat Of land To any BODY except uuuer
gla-,--o a. To- prevent mutilaton, or marking
Ul,r- from time to time taken i-.ih INC
duluth Land office by members of the ring 10y ana
with the consent Of the present Register ana kc'eNcr'
Receiver McGUu-. shortly after he ana kcgl,ter
CoNillr had allowed cntric, by Hartman ana Man, ~
of the valuable tract, Of iron land. forming the SUD
icct Of the celebrated sioux half breed scrip case
irouzt il is said. from his tNcGlnnssl native town
10 Duluth an mpccunous lawyer, who has ever since
both of whom were VIGOROUSLY poor when they TOOK
the Office These investments caused good men OF
both political parties wonder where these officials
obtain the large sum, Of money which enable them
Ia make such investments In Duluth real estate. IN
puint Of fact Emil Hartman seems 10 nave fDunu Tue
Duluth Land Office under a Republican Administration
to Dee far more profitable than hi> efforts aS marshal
Of the Cleveland and Thurman parade In Duluth IN
the autumn OF l---.