The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09
No Indications OF Any Definite In
tentlon 10 Proceed against Grant.
An English Vessel IL Reported Crais
ing OH New York 20 Intercept
.Hii ana Arrest General schemes, n
BbFab5g the Ex-Mlpis'er, "

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WASHINGTON, March S.--Thls morn
ing in New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, the widest story is circu-
lated that an English vessel Ia cruis.
ing oil New York to intercept Schenck
before he reaches Americas jurisdic.
ton, He is liable TO arrest now that
he Is now no longer minister. t W.
Ex- United States Detective Mattel.
ship, has made q clean breast Of the
details the District Safe Burglary con.
spiracy, notwithstanding the pressure
brought to bear to prevent his doing
Mr.. Richard H. Dana, Schenck's
successor TO the Court of ST. James, is
native of Massachusetts, and gradu-
ated ut Harvard College in 1887. In
1884 he made the voyage described In
his 1.-TWO Years Before the Mast"
He was, one Of the founders of the Free
Soil party, and was member of the
Massachusetts Constitutional Conyen-
ton of 1868. He has always been at
tached to the Republican party, adyo-
eating the election of Lincoln, and of
Grant In 1868 and 1879. He completed
prize code for the United States in
the proceedings against Jefferson
Davis for treason in 1876. In 1866 he
received the degree of LID. from
Harvard College, and In 1868 was q
candidate for Representative in Con-
gress in opposition to B. +. Butler,
who defeated him by a large majority.
There is some serious talk about the
city concerning the likelihood Of pro-
ceedings against the President. It
seems to grow partly out of a feeling
which is shared to some extent by
careful men, that the President had
such knowledge of Belknap's prac-
tees as to make his position question
able, and partly from a strong suspi-
cion that he was instrumental in be-
traying the Governments case in the
Babcock trial. 1t can be asserted, on
the other hand, that there are no indi-
cations of any definite intention to
take such action. rm sw
The Investigation into what is
known as the Real Estate Pool of the
District of Columbia promises to bring
out a sensation equal to the Belknap,
exposure, ifthe charges which have
< been made against high officials in
connection with this ring are substan.
tiated., About the time the board of
public works under Boss Shepherds
government begun the Reconstruction
Of this city, an association was formed
entitled the Real Estate Pool, $4,000
being put into pool for the purpose of
buying and selling real estate in Wash
ington. OF this sum it is known that
Jay Cooke & Co. subscribed one-half-
that Is, $25 ,0OO-but the remainder was
subscribed by five parties unknown.
The money was placed In the hands of
an agent, in whose name all purchases
! and sales were made. I'll a
4 4 It was quickly apparent to such
residents of the District, however, as
were advised Of the existence of this
Real Estate Pool, that the parties back
OF his agent, and whose names were
so singularly concealed, had great in
fiuence ia the boards of public works,
for as soon as they would make a pur-
chase of property IN an unimproved
portion of the city, the board of public
works would at once begin expensive
improvements in that neighborhood
and so appreciate the value of the pro-
perty, that the pool easily. solo out at
an advance, in some cases for double
the money paid Altogether It is said
their transactions covered property to
the extent of $500, 900 in valve.
When Jay Cooke d Co, went Up the
assignee ofthat iirm was necessarily
compelled to close 81 soeouuts with
the Real Estate Pool, at that time re-
presented by a man named kllhourne'
In some way this settlement was made
in the form ofa compromise, by which
about twelve acres OF town lots were
turned over to the assignee OF the
bankrupt banking firnl. Something
more than thirty acres remained in
., the hands of Kilbourne. and the Forty
third house made some effort to find
i.aa QUITO whom this property still held by
Kilbourne really belonged, The suspic
ion being strohg that the United
Ststgs, a one OF The creditors Of Jay
Cc3ia 3 CO.. mlghi get a slice OF 1t by
Ts,opi1a tbe seclets Of thepooL Th'
oyesfigsljou 0ss failure, however
uo eyidsucF baias obtained as to thu
nueea q tae fYf unknown memoer'
h. pooi 9a taaa9.z c s1.s 4.
fhisCvugsess mas begun the SAM
wost, aud tha .ction,of Kilbourne oil
sstnrday he refused to disclos
Z the nsmes o. the parties for whom he
Rgeut, indicates the course whchis
followed i'll the effort to continue tn
conceaIment of facts. Latta, who ws
also Included ia the Subpoena duct
teum Issued by tne committee, was {
ooe tsme the agent of the pooh Iapd b
joiped'wIth Kilbourue Ii the same r.
ply, both being represented BY jude
Jere Black, The claim is made TIL
Ailpeurne and Latta both acted as a
togneys for the parties that they rel
sesented, and that their names and q
communications with them are to
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