St. Paul daily globe., 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,

SpeClhl 10 OlODSs
DULUTH, Jan. S1.-The local land
office at Dulnth has been given an
undue prominence III 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
fncumbents might impart to him in
order to serve his own ends. In support
of this latter statement correspondent
of a Duluth paper took the trouble to
look the matter up. and discovered that
d. .. Mills, heavily interested in the
Minnesota Iron company, was also a
large stOckholder iii the New York
Tribune. 1t is we'll 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 fde 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
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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 we'll 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 lopin-
ions of Duluth attorneys, Republicans
and Democrats, fully conversant with
the practical administration of the
| Office.
ATTORNEYS WELL PLEASED.
7. j. Mitchell, Republican land at
| torney)-I have practiced before this
land Office but one year, and | must say
that have received the most courteous
| treatment possible from both Register
| 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. / 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 we'll pleased with the present
officials of the local land office. | have
always found them gentiemanly and
honorable in all their dealings with me.
| T. T. Hudson democratic attorneyl-
l think that the local land officers are a
very gentlemanly set of men. They
have treated US with a great deal OF
consideration on all occasions.
| G. d'AutremOnt(De Democratic Attorney
i think the local land officers are fail
| and honest men, and that any kicking
done against them is by diSgrunted 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 mis- own party in response t.
complaints, because he was conscien
tiOus and upright in his transactions
and refused to be any ones tool, or be-
hoodwinked by corporations and lane
sharks. These officials are very capa
ble and never, to my knowledge, have
shown any bias toward any man or Sc
of men.
Eric L. Winje Democratic attorney
i have done business in several lane
offices, and l think that the officers here
are the most accommodating and eff
cient land officials that have ever me-
anywhere. do not believe that thC
| Office can be conducted in any better
way. believe it is simply the bun
combe cry of certain big corporation
interested in iron, who want men in tht
| office whom they can work in their owl
interests. think that the present ner
| deserve to be kept in Office until the enG
| of their terms at least.
w. T. Bailey Qumberman)-Th LAM
Office is ali right and its affairs in tn,
best condition we ever had them in.
as much dealing with the land Office a
publican, and will vote for yellow do
if the Republicans nominate one for of
fee.
J. K. Persons Gland attorney)-I al
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 coul
tesies at the hands of the register an
receiver.
NJ. Il. Alworth Republican al
stractoT)-1 find the land Office official
very accommodating. | know notflin
concerning the rumOred charges agains
, the register and receiver.
w. n. Draper (of Draper & Davis
Republican atteney)-l have nothing t
say concerning Tie local land Office wit
the exception of the Hartmann-Mallei