The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-02
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Public Debt Reduced this
Month S11,697, 1893.
The Government and the Oneida
The Evidence Against Captain Eyre
The Reported Cuban Revolt.
The Mcfarland Murder Trial.
Commander Upshur Convicted.
Financial and COmmercia
ETC., ETC., Etc., Etc. Etc.
Financial and Comrnerc1a
FROM WASHINGTON.

ASSsA W ~ - NSts
The Oneida Disaster-The Coming tnvestIga-
iion by COpgress-A strong Case Against the
Captain of the Bombay
Special DespGtch TO The EueT,irg Telegraph
WASHINGTON, May 2-The Navy Department
is preparing duplicates of all the documents
received concerning the Oneida disaster-the
record of the Court of Inquiry, the opinions of
the Court and of different officers, charts of the
Bay of Yeddo, ETC., for transmission to Congress
in answer to resolutions. The information
covers several hundred pages of foolscap and is
of painful interest, The evidence clearly shows
that the Oneida was being properly commanded,
and the rules of the road at sea thoroughly OBJ
served up to the time the Bombay collided with
her; that her navigator, Commander Muldaur,
was gentleman of great naval experience and
O notable proficient as a navigator; also that it
was evident that he did not anticipate any danger
from the approaching steamer, as it appears that
after having seen the light of the Bombay, and
the course of his vessel, he went below and
spoke of an inbound vessel approaching, and
there remained until the collision. The evil
dence of those saved who were on the deck of
the Oneida, from the time the light of the
Bombay was first seen, until few minutes
previous to her striking the Oneida, also shows
that the course of the two vessels was such that
they would pass each other in safety, when the
Bombay changed her course, and seemed evil
IDENTIFY intent upon striking the Oneida, and
giving good foundations for the expression
which Lieutenant Lyons uses in his argument
speaking of the apparent thoughts of Captain
Erre-"Tt's only Japanese junk, and ri run
her down." The officers and men of the
Oneida are reported as calm and col
lected-decidedly so under the circumstances
but from the first nothing could be done to save
the ship or themselves except looking for their
only hope of salvation-the assistance and
human aid expected from the British steamer
which was brutally denied them, for the evil
dence shows that at no time did the Bombay
stop her engines, and Captain Eyre says he did
not know that it was customary to communicate
with vessel TO ascertain II she was in distress.
How could he know in dark night, with his
own vessel proceeding with usual, whether the
Oneida needed aid without communication
with her? It'll evident that Captain Eyre con-
sidered the Oneida injured, for when the pilot
asked him what if she was in danger, what could
she do ? and his reply was that Saratoga Spit was
near at hand, and they could strand the Oneida
there. Captain Eyres evidence is strangely at
variance In many portions of it, and
differs greatly with that of his own officers;
and Lieutenant Lyons analysis of the
evidence, traced out on chart of the Bay of
Yeddo, shows that the distances and different
points that he gives regarding the course of the
Bombay is not where she actually did go or
possible for her to go. This was Captain
Eyre's first visit to this place, and from his own
statements of his supposed distance from Hong
Kong and other points, he was entering a
harbor that he never had entered before, and
the chart of which he had greatly neglected to
become familiar with. An extra spar which
was lashed on the side of the Oneida was struck
in the centre by the Bombay, half of which
entered and passed through the iron plates of
the bow of the Bombay. One of her officers
was aware of 1t at the time, but did not report
it to Captain Eyre until hours afterwards, when
at anchor, thus showing conclusively that it was
known on the Bombay that injury of some kind
had been sustained by the Oneida.
In one of the dispatches of Rear-Admiral
Rowan to the Navy Department he SAYS
''Upon reading the evidence in the case am OF
the opinion thar the court arrived at an erroneous
finding The cold blooded sel1shness Of Captain
Eyre in not backing his ship when he saw collision
inevitable, and by doing bringing his ship almost
alongside the Oneida added TO his subsequent in
humanity, deserves different punishment than six
calendar months suspension from command which
is simply equivalent TO a leave Of ABSENCE
How truly he echoes the sentiments of every
American and Englishman who is humani and
sets a value upon precious life To be sure
any punishment which could be inflicted upon
him would not restore to the beloved ones their
lost friends, and the worst would be but poor
consolation to them. But his inhuman and
fendish acts in allowing one hundred and forty-
five precious and gallant heroes of our country s
flag 10 perish before his eyes, and withholding
the arm of assistance, while by extending it he
could have saved them ell, causes justly indig-
nant country 10 loudly demand punishment
due to his hellish crime.
Public Debt Statement.
The reduction of the public debt for the past
month is Gil ,697, 793, Coin balance, $li5,525,-
coo, including $Ss, $40, 600 in coin certificates.
| The currency balance Is SC, 954, ,OOO
Naval Items.
The United States steamer Worcester is being
| docked at Boston Navy Yard.
Orders have been sent to the commandant oi
| the Philadelphia Navy Yard to thoroughly re-
| pair the first-rate screw steamer Illinois.
There will soon be commenced at the Wash
ington Navy Yard the engines for about ffteer
new steam launches, to supply the demand o
our different squadrons, and which are much
| needed.
The Upshur Court Martial
has closed, and the records and findings of tn,
court submitted to the Secretary of the Navy
for action. 1t is understood that Commando
Upshur has been convicted.
The Indian Troubles.
/ Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 2-On inquiry at tn
proper quarter to-day, it is ascertained that tn
Sioux are the principal II not the only part O
the Indians who manifest restlessness, whicl
may at any time be changed TO widespread hos
tilities against the whites. The War Depart
ment has recently ordered all the available mill
tary force TO the plains, in order to guard tn
Pacific Railroad as we'll as TO keep the peace.
! The entire army does not consist OF NOR