St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-05

they can appear again and consult
with him. Commissioner Browning
this afternoon told the Glob e cor
respondent that probably the only
thing he will be able to do for them Is
to give them advice as to how they
can proceed. He says he has no au-
thorlty to give them relief and they
must resort to congress for special
act to give them additional allotment,
and to change the personnel of the
Chippewa commission. 1---- ,-is-il- .-s.ss
Congressman Kiefer appeared before
the house committee on. rivers and
harbors this morning, and made an
argument IN favor Of an appropriation
for the improvement Of the St Croix
and Minnesota rivers. Col. Kiefer is
deslrous of having an appropriation of
$I5,O0O for removing the bar at the
mouth of the Minnesota river, and $14,-
QUO for works on the ST. Croix. in ac-
cordance with the recommendations Of
MaJ.Jones, the engineer officer in charge
or the improvements. The estimates
OF Maj. Jones have been cut down to
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively. He re-
rerred to the needs for the improve
ments for commercial reasons, and
gave statistics to prove the extent Of
business on these streams He told
the committee that it would be almost
useless to make such small appropria-
ton as $4,000, because practically moth
Ing could be accomplished.
Col. k1efer today introduced a bill
to pay Otis Styles, of Saltwater. s348
Tor service as timber estimator on GER
tain Indian reservations in Minnesota:
also Dill granting pension of SIP a
month to Matthias Mueller, of New
Ulm. for injuries received in defense
OF Fort Ridgely against Sioux Indians
in 1862.
BOX RENT SERVICE.
short time ago Col. Kiefer wrote
to the postoffice department, enclos-
Ing letter from Andrew Richmond, Of
saltwater, concerning the box rent
rates at the Saltwater postoffice. He
today received letter from First AS
sistant Postmaster General Jones no.
trying him that the department now
has under consideration plan for i'm
proving the box rent service through
out the entire country, and that in a
short time action will be taken in re-
gard to the box rates at Saltwater.
Congressman Fletcher today called
upon and secured passage of his bill
TO remove the charge Of desertion
against Michael Ryan, of MINNEAPOLIS.
Senator Nelson today presented res
buttons adopted at mass meeting in
the Lyceum theater, Minneapolis, Jan.
II. relative to Armenian atrocities. He
also presented the petition of A. Balm
ridge and many others of MINNEAPOLIS
in favor Of the Stone immigration bill:
and also presented the petition of James
Little and others, Of Napoleon, for an
amendment to the constitution to pre-
vent expenditure Of public money for
sectarlan schools. A favorable report
was today made on Senator Davis bill
granting a pension to Hans Johnson.
Senator Davis today introduced a bill
granting pension to Charlotte o. Van
Cleve. of Minneapolis, widow of Gen.
Horatio P. Van Cleve.
In report transmitted to the SEN
ate today by Assistant Secretary of
War Doe, the aggregate strength of
the militia Of Minnesota, as well as
other states in the Union, is shown.
The Minnesota force is as follows.
Generals, / generals staff, 7; light bat
teries, regimental, field and staff, 8:
companies, 6; commissioned officers. IS:
musicians, A; privates, 81; infantry.
regimental, field and staff, %; compa-
MES, 81; non-commissioned officers 3O4:
musicians, 70; priyates, 1922; hospital
and ambulance corps, regimental, field
and staff, 10; non-commissioned Of
ficers, g.
This shows an aggregate for Mime
sofa Of generals and staff officers, 12S
In the light batteries, 1903 In the infan-
try and 10 in the hospital and ambu-
lance corps.