Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-01
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Coz. HISS eu the star Route Cases.
WASHINGTON, October 31.-Col.
Bliss, SO far from believing there is
no case against those accused of
Star route frauds, as has been re-
ported, publishes the following:
1.-THE statement is wholly untrue.
While not desiring to try the case s
out of court, may, under the cir
cumstances, be justified in saying
that when L examined the cases
originally I arrived at the convic-
tion that the parties concerned had
been guilty of gross. frauds on the
government"
was Sns aesshed.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 3lst.-
Among the nominations which
failed TO receive the action of the
Senate Is that of William w.
Strait as Postmaster at South
Pueblo, Colorado.
Ls,seIs Cerrsed by Express-asssr
Dr. LOrd's PositfoBr
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 3lst.-Post-
master-General James said to Rep
resentative Page, few days ago,
that the efforts which were unsuc-
cessfully put forth last winter to
procure an order from his prede.
cessor to stop the carr ing of let
ters by Wells, Fargo & Co., have
recently been renewed. Page
thereupon briefly recapitulated the
main points of the case and subse-
quently handed to James copy of
his printed letter to Key, together
with numerous arguments of Pa
cifio Coast journals and other argu-
mentative papers In opposition to
the proposed Interference. The
Postmaster-General promised to
give the matter his personal atten-
ton and meanwhile remarked that,
unless 1t could be shown that the
express company had failed to
purchase the necessary number Of
stamped envelopes from the gov
eminent, or that 1t otherwise vic.
lated the postal laws, he would not
interfere with its business.
Page to-day called at the Treas
ury Department to present sundry
kilograms received by him from
prominent citizens of Arizona and
Colorado urging the appointment
of VIM. Il. Hooper, the we'll
known Arizona merchant, to sue
coed DR.. Lord as fiscal agent of the
government depository at Tucson.
He was informed, however, that
fh a la my dooo not onf hori1a ~ a doc.
ignation of any persons to act in
this capacity, except government
officers. DR.. Lord was appointed
by reason of his being already
Postm aster, and if tho depository
does not remain attached to that
position, 1t will have to be given
to some other Federal officeholder.
site for "a W"rsd's Essr.
NEW YORK, October SLIT WAS
asserted on Saturday by dealer in
real estate that negotiations were
in progress for the sale of the we'll
known Jumel estate, comprising
about so acres and extending from
18th to 165th street sand from
HARLEM river to St. Nicholas and
Tenth avenue, to a syndicate COM
posed of Jay Gould and other capt.
talists. The price asked was one
million dollars. The intention OF
the purchasers, 1t is said, is to use
the property as cite for Worlds
Fair, which 10 to be postponed from
1888 to 1885.
Money ANA STOCKS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81 Silver bars,
1923. Money closed at 4. Gov
ernments quiet. Stocks closed
weak. Western Union, S6k;
quicksilver, IA; Pacific, Ash; Mari.
posa, offered 7; Wells, Fargo g. Co,
1874; New York Central, 1891; Erie,
AT; Panama certificates, 1872;
Union Pacific, 1909; bonds, l16;
Central Pacific, 95; bonds, lis;
Sutro, 1t; Tombstone, 5; Mineral
Greek, IL.
Attemps 60 Capture the James
Brothers.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 31st.-An
organized effort was made on Fri
day to capture the James brothers
In Logan county, near Adaireville.
It had been rumored for several
days that robbers were in that
neighborhood, Detectives organ
lied an attacking party, and the
posse met at RusselviIle Friday
evening, 16 men strong, armed to
the teeth. They arrived at 4 A. NJ.
at a house near Adaireville, where
the robbers were known to have
been q few days previous, They
surrounded this house but the birds
had flown, being warned In adj
vance.
Onshicr Rsidwtn Adm,sssd 10 Ba.f.
NEWARK, N. j., October 31st.--
Cashier Baldwin, of the Mechanics
Bank, while confined 10 his resi-
dence was waited upon by the U. 8.
District Attorney and Commits
sioner Keesby and admitted to bail