Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-27
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. RERDELL'S DENIAL. He DiscIaims Connection
 With the Dorseys. REQ CLOUD AND HIS MISSION. A Hope Of CiviliZing His
 Tribe.
 MIR, BIGGAR'S INCENDIARY SPEECH. Measures Already Taken For His Prosecution.
MIR. BIGGAR'S IRCENDIARY SPEECH.
Measures Already Taken
 FOH. His Prosecution.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Trial-A Denial From
 Rerdell-T1e Resents His Alleged Associ-
 atioa With the DOrseys-A Quiet Day
 at the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-In the Star route trial to day the testimony of John Sluman, chief of the pay division of the sixth audi tors office, and of George F. Sweeney, a clerk in the office of the second assistant post master general, was given. At o'clock the court adjourned until Wednesday morning, owing to the illness of Juror Edward c. Gill. MT. Rerdell, of the alleged Star route ring, gives a flat denial to all stories to the effect that he is preparing confession to be made public concerning his connection with the Dorseys in the alleged conspiracies. He considers this denial as sufficient, and de- clines to say whether he will make any state- ment on the side of the government during the present trial. Rumors of the kind seem to have grown out of the intimation in In- gersoll's opening speech that the government seemed willing to let some escape for the sake of duplicating others. It may be stat ed on the highest authority that if the gov ernment is to have any new aid from Rerdell they are not yet cognizant of it.
 The President has issued an executive or der setting apart certain lands in Dakota Territory for the Turtle Mountain Chippewas.
 A private letter from ex-Senator Hendricks received to-day says that he expects to be on his feet again in 8 week or ten days.
 It is officially stated that the statement that the Senate District committee had agreed to report favorably on the nomination of Mr. Olmstead for the commissionership was pre- mature. The opposition to him finds open expression from the members of the commit tee themselves, and one member has been busy circulating g petition for his rejection on the ground of his former connection with the real estate pool and his Star route affilia- tions.
 Red Cloud, his interpreter and an Indian l inspector on their proposed trip to the Hamp- 1 ton and Carlisle schools will collect informa- l tion as to the exact progress made by the children in these schools with view to en- ! listing the people of his tribe more earnestly ! in the education of their young. Red Cloud 1 seems to believe thoroughly in the spirit of 1 the civilization of his race and only asks the right kind of men to be placed over them. His mouth is still tightly sealed on the subject of the real object 0f his visit, refusing to talk until he has had his interview with Secre ] tary Teller. His interpreter authorizes g denial of the statement that Commissions l Price has relative interested in the trans portation of supplies to his agency, so that the coming complaint is only to be guessed | at.
 Chptalu bhSSett, TOT uIty years Ell eIuploy' l of the Senate, had severe attack of throa
 spasm while attending to his duties to day
 and was greatly prostrated thereby. He Ii l better to- night
 The result of Cabinet conference to-da,
 as to whether the United States should estab
 fish precedent by yielding it's jurisdictio, to the State in the case of Sergeant Kelly, o
 Fort Popham. Me-, awaiting trial for mur der, was that Attorney General Brewster ha
 been asked for legal opinion in the case l which will be presented at the next Cabine
 meeting, when the question will be decided
 In the Dickson bribery case to-day NH Dickson was recalled for further cross-exam
 ination by the prosecution and proceeded t
 detail the efforts he had made to secure Bow
 en's arrest. It was developed that Dickso
 had met Attorney General Brewster durin
 the trial several times, but they had not COT
 versed on Star route matters. After the e1
 amin ation of Jurors Holmead and Martin a
 to the surroundings of the jury room whe
 MT. Dickson read his statement, the defens
 said they had 8 number of witnesses as
 character. Judge Shell said: "Of cours all admit that MT. Dickson's character is ur
 exceptional" The judge further remarke
 that MT. Dickson had made a mistake in reat
 ing his statement in the jury room, but tn l question of corrupt intent was another ma ter which he would decide thereafter. nur nrn wnRrn