The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-28
ERNST IS IN CHARGE
ASSIGNED AS UNITED STATES EN-
GINEER IN CHARGE OF
NORTHWEST DIVISION 49,
sCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY
Long Has Had No Word From KIM
berry or Benham Mckinley
PardOns Embedding Bank
President.

WASHINGTON, July N-Gen. Giles
pie chief of engineers, has made assign
ment Of engineer officers as division en-
gineers for engineering work.
Col. Charles Suffer goes to the North
east division; Col Samuel M Mansfield,
to the Eastern division; Col. Peter G.
Haines, to the Southeast division; Lieut..
Col. Thomas II. Handbury, after Nov.
10, to the Central division; Lieut. Col
Oswald H. Ernst, to the Northwest d.
vision, which will embrace the districts
with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio,
Detroit and Grand Rapids, Mich, Chi
cago and Rock Island, Ill, Milwaukee,
Wis, st. Paul and Duluth, Mimi; Col.
Amos Stickney, to the Western division,
which will embrace the districts with
headquarters at Nashville, Tenn, Lit
tie Rock, Ark, ST. Louis, No, and Sioux
City, Iowa; Lieut.. Col. Henry M. Ad-
ans, to the Gulf division; Col. Jared A.
Smith, to the Pacific division.
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Secretary Long received no word to-
day from Rear Admirals Schley, Kim
berly or Benham, to whom the precept
to the court of inquiry was mailed yes
terday. It was hardly expected, how
ever, that they would be heard from
today While it Is possible that Adj
members Of the court, or to the judge
advocate it is hardly thought he will
do so. Even If he shall make objection,
it will not necessarily follow that the
department will heed It, The department
has the power, If 1t shall consider the
reasons assigned not of sufficient weight,
to overrule the objection.
PARDON FOR JOHNSON.
The president has granted a pardon to
John f. Johnson, former president of the
State National Bank Of Logansport, who
was convicted Of misappropriating the
funds Of the bank and other violations
of the national banking act. He was SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary,
and already has served five years.
Johnson pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with violations Of the ma
tional banking laws while president of
the State National Bank Of Logansport,
Ind. and received the maximum punish
ment OF ten years In the penitentiary.
He has now served the equivalent OF
more than a six years sentence. Pet1-
lions for his pardon were adversely re-
ported by the prosecuting attorney and
the trial judge, but recently they have
made reports favoring q material reduc-
ton of the sentence.
Numerously signed petitions have been
one signed by over 1900 persons, and
others by prominent men in all walks
OF life After reciting these facts, the
attorney general in his recommendation
for pardon says
This undoubtedly shows an almost
universally prevailing sentiment in the
community where the ofenSeS were COM
nitted that the petitioner has been suf-
ficiently punished and that executive
clemency would be just and proper.
THE facts in this case are that the
petitioner in 1892, upon the death of his
father, became president of the bank.
The bank was insolvent at the time. AT
the same time that the petitioner became
president of the bank, he assumed debt
of $l30, 600 of his father, lately deceased.
In an endeavor to float the institution he
speculated with the funds of the bank.
Many of these speculations were Sue
cesssful. and all of the profits went into
the Golfers of the bank. He succeeded
in maintaining the apparent solvency of
the bank until 1897, when II failed. Dur
ing this time he violated the banking
laws in various ways.
THE facts as they are reported to me
show that he did not profit personally to
the extent Of single dollar by his viola
lions of the law.
81 believe that the punishment which
he has already undergone is ample, and
recommend his immediate pardon"
WAR REVENUE RECEIPTS.
"A Statement prepared aL the internal
revenue bureau shows that the collec-
lions on account of the war revenue act
during the period from June 10, 1898, to
June 90 1901, were s31S, 790.501, as folIowA:
Schedule A documentary stamps), S11O,-
757 ,079; Schedule B proprietary stamps),
s14, OSO 564; beer, $1O0, $751; 623; special taxes,
$14, TBS 2S7; tobacco $4S, 979 35s; snuff, 81, $780,
SIS; cigars, 50, AGO. A. cigarettes, So 9O1, 1892;
legacies, $9,S31, S25; excise taxes, 50, 750,146;
mixed flour, s21,Ss6; additional taxes on
beer and tobacco, $983,0S2.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the $150,O0o,000 in gold in the division of
redemption, shows: Available cash bal
ances, $173,013,e65; gold, $9s.172,93s; silver,
S25,Sl9,575; United States notes, $13,579, 436;