, 1880-05-01
WASHINGTON.
The Investigation into the
Springer Case Still
Proceeding.
Donnclly's Version Of the Anony.
nous Letter that Raised
tie Rumpus.
he Attempts to Throw It's Author
ship upon Bill King, Of
Minnesota.
~
The Senate Makes Quick Work
Of the Naval Appro-
priations.
Controller Knox's Report as to the
Condition of National
Banks.
No Failures Have Been Reported
During the Past Nine
Months.
A Commission Asked for to Con-
slider Changes in English
Orthografy,
And Introduce Reform Under the
Stamp Of Official Legisla.
ton.
The Ways and Mems Subs Committee
Prepare New Tariff Dili.
Troops to Be Sent into tho Indian Terri
tory to Prevent Collision.
The Ways and Mems subcommittee
Prepare New Tariff BILL.
Troops to Be Sent into the Indian Terri
tory to Prevent Collision.
SPRINGER-zDONNELLY.'
INTERESTING TESTIMONY.

Special plspateh 10 TAs Chteugo Tribune.
WAs1ISuToN, u. e., April 30.-'rlc Spring.
er-Mnnntng Investigating Committee IT.
sumed the examination Ut AIr. Finley this
morning. Mr.. Updegra!T, Ut the Committee,
cross-Qucstloncd Finley mercilesly, and
there was some amusement ut Finley'a de-
tiant answers. It was developed iii oil incl
dental way TINT tic National LHc-Insur,.llce
Company Of this city Inns been doing busi-'
ness for year or two without any assets.
AIr. Finley Is IN agent for this concern, anil
tlat Is why he has resided hero for several
years past 1t also turned out that, though
he hatl so lnrge III, acquaintance tn New
York, the only persons hc can now remember
as Of tour friends in New York" nro ex-
Gov. Dorsici.uor, ox-Afayor WickhMn, and
Aid. Twomey. Ills confidential rclattons
with Donnelly's friends appear to hayo coli
tinued without Ills having been In Minnesota
fur three or four years. Lie explained. ulat
Ills "cllagrin," Of which llu speaks In his
letter to Springer, WIS lest disaster might
befall lis clieitt, Donnclly, through SPRING
er's 1esertion Ut Ills cause.
DoSNEL1.Y
was tile next witness. lie told his own story
without much interruption, but tic
narration does not contain much 0f
anything tint Is really new. 1lo began
by saying, II know nothing of tho
authorship Of the anonymous letter." Wllen
Mrs. Springer showed him tho iutter OIL tho
9th Of March, lie told llrr l,s tlla,sllt it WIS
the handwriting Of Williams. King, Of Mfn-
nesotu. Ills first knowledge Of the receipt
Of the letter by Springer WIS obtained fruIl
Mr.. Julian, his counsel, on tic morning of
the 9th Of March. Julian sald Mrs. Springer
had OIL the night bcfore showed him tho let
ter, and lInd said she believed it lsetl been
written by lady friend of Air. DonnelIy's,
MS tho handwriting loukc4 like 4
Indy's. julian told hor tl,at OH tho
dny the letter WINS written Donnell,- believed
Springer to be Oh Ills side, and consequently
le could not llavo written 1t, as llo could
layu hatt no motive. DonneIty was much
cxclted and. after conference with McssIs.
Sawyer, Colerlck, a1d Ma,ming, called OIL
She assured linn TINT sl,e didn't tllni ile vas
vt tic botthili of 1t, and audetl TINT alr.
Springer linA
oFrEx nEEy APPROACHED
IN the SAME way III earlLer years ofllls polite
u Ilfe. Atr, DomnellY detnfied ut leligth
si,ot of wlich wis wis tTat lls co'!vl'tcr!i i!cr
that tho letter must have conio from WASH
burns frelnls. lle told her An would tAko
steps t. traca thu aYshor, and On his wny
ssf sf sdprs !; s u as' s %inR tSffSt 4 ia Ri !
King ind Charles JnlInsoil. Tho lattar IL II
frlcild Of Was!Ibnrn's. a1u! WIS In Washlng-
toM nearly all winter. Tho telegram WINS Us
follows:
specimens 1t I'M KIM and Charloy Johnson's
handwriting. urcAtust inpor!a~Hso ~
xuuonul Hotel. wnsaiSs,a'., Il nanssa1f i. G.
The next dny he saw NJ. Springer al1d toll!
hlnI 1T tliu Interview with Mrs. Springer alal
Ut Ills suspicious touching King anu Jolu!-
| son.
Mi. srKlNoEn LOOKED DOWN
sad: sal a'9ss woalt for 5S siooeS Hive t9 aa @
ter get Into the newspapers. shall h9ld
that MY wlfo communicated tho matter III
confidence. Il y Eots !nto tie news.,s;l,apcr!s
nothing wouldn't do It 1t becomes nolsetl
about. should bo desperate" Springer
sud thei4 that l.o thought Finley lal written
DonIIelly sait: =" Is thero any Resemblance
between tic handwriting of tho tW0p" IIe
answered that noro was not, but tllat y nun
mlgl!t write two or thre9 l1ands. ~ cn'l
ly WIS going ol! to say tlat hq !l!sl mt u.ldor-
stand Springer to 1neun anything more tha'.
= threat. Wien l,o was stopped, 'rlla rest 0f
l.!s testimony relutod to Ills understanding
: ~ ern1SoEn's ,srEs7,ox
to vote for him.. Th!s belief continued until
| the ttI, Of March, On TINT day to talked tho
matter over with Julian and afterwaFd with
::Xt lie conclusion Of ponne!!y's testimony.
| jnfttee, Wns asked il 10 hntt given DuMnetly
any usaura,ico that Springer would ynto tor
him: 3tr. EttGr, attur 1noment's hesitation.
ti%a Tint thought Mr, Springer WIS too
| gupu Democrat to vUtD akaltlAt. hlS purity"