The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-16

he nHd H1nne 10 Allt MS OWn puipVs'5 INV
aays 10 false affidavit was given out by
agents of Tho government as mine which
never swore 10 as ! know" lie charges
further that the prosecution Is bringing
pressure To bear on him and resOrting 10
threats 10 impel him 10 shoulder the entire
responsibility for what he did.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Raum
has returned TO the city and was ~ the
treasury department today.
public reports of various committees APP
pointed TO examine the custom-honse WIN
a view of rendering the service more eil.
Gent The District committee report lnat
the volume OF business transacted IN that
district has steadily increased from year 10
year Receipts from official fees andre
funds OF salaries by railroad companies i0r
services of custom officers are considerably
in excess of the amount paid to employees
for salaries and for contingent expenses OF
the road A comparison of the number at
the present time in the district with the
district in former years show that
the whole amount of work transacted
has largely increased, the number and
CONGREGATION of officers who perform the
labor has not been enlarged to any consd-
cradle extent. The commi' sion propose
that the number of employees for the next
fiscal year be 81, comp ensatlon $o3,ooi ana
estimate the contingent expense ~ $1,000
The commission which visited san tran-
cisco report the present expense OF collect
ing on about $1,000, 600 worth OF goouss
amounts to 1892 456, and an estimate OF
S4O7. GA is submitted for collecting similar
amount of dues, being an increase OF
sis, 1888 over last year. IL is recommended
that the appraiser department be reorgans
lied, with one head instead OF two, ana IL ID
suggested that the salary OF collector De
fixed at So 200, and that OF the deputy sur.
Il 6 I'm HaTNt "
$500 each. Estimates are as follows: COL
lector's office, 1881, 800; surveyors Office,
| Sl2 925; naval office, so, 525; appraiser Of
fee. S44. $50, and for contingencies, $4, o3Z
The Oregon commission recommend
slight increase in the force OF total estima-
ted expenses for next fiscal year at PHI ,ooo.
The district of Alaska commission report
the present expenses $9,295 per
annum, and fixes estimates I9r
the mex fiscal year at $3.50;
district of Willamette, Portland, oregon
present force receives compensation OF ~,
| 327; estimates and salaries Tor next hscai
year fixed at $27,272, and contlngeht eA-
penses 5000; district OF Hnm mo- IGiJ
RADIO, estimates are fixed at 81 055;' OF whIch
| Sc, 1875 for salaries; district OF Pem6lna, pa
kota, estimated for salaries, S7,72f Saint
| Vincent. IS 942 Smugglers Point, $3i7;
Walhalla, S1277 St. Paul, 81 65p Bis
mark, 81 O95; Turtle Mountain, 5000; con
tingept expenses, $l,b7S; district III mobile,
present. expenses are $22 $50; estimates ex'
penses of collector for next fiscal year,
S26. 165 and of special agent, S25,ooo;
district of Corpus Christi, present expenses,
| S31, ST.; estimates of expenses collector oil
next wear, $41 4l9. and Of special agent,
SOS, 740 district of Galveston, Texas, pres,
enl expenses, $599l8; estimates for expenses
of collector nextyear, SOB 39o, ana OF speGiH,
agent, SOL ,S79; Dubuque. Iowa, COLLECTION
last wear cost 60 no. expenses we're 30, ";
estimated expenses for next year liked al
S3. SOY: district of Duluth, Minnesota, esti-
mated expenses next year. SIS, l62; MI "au-
kee estimated expenses next year, Slo'5ooi
dirtrict of Cleveland, Ohio, $l4 1855; partial
estimates for st. Louis for next ear as 1ol,
lows: Surveyor of customs, 5000; speclai
deputy, So, 500; deputy and cashier, S2,ooO
deputy and entry clerk, $1,000; assistant
entry clerks, 81 300. M l.
The contract officer of the post-otlice de-
partneut is beginning to receive plds lot
carrying mails on what are known as the
star.routes. These contracts are ,9 on routes
in the states of Iowa. Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Illinois, and run
from July 1st, 1888, till June
3Oth, 1857. They amount in the
aggregate to about So OOO, Coo. Awards VIII
be made in January, and at the same time
the contracts for routes in several states
ald territories for shorter periods VIII be
| awarded
The post office department has begun the
payment of allowed claims of postmasters
i who have suffered loss by fire or robbery.
So far nearly 1600 claims covering
a period of fifteen years, have
been received and examined. In many cases
the loss cannot be ascertained, rs the post
masters records are all destroyed, and evil
depce has to be taken as 10 the probable
loss upon each claim allowed. The larger
number of these claims are from the west,
especially these arising from robbery.
In Connecticut and New orK,
however, the robbery reached larger
numbers Allowance OF these claims
will probably not necessitate additional
appropriations, as in past years losses by
fire or robberies have been deducted from
the paw OF postmasters and the amount
turned into the treasury where it now re-
mains.
Commissioner Mcfarland has recon-
mended the dismissal of the receiver
and register of the land office at Mitch
ell, Dakota because of alleged fraudulent
transactions, charges Of which were incor-
porated in the recent report of Inspector
Holcomb, The report is now awaiting
Secretary Teller's arrival. Mcfarland has
not the power to dismiss the receiver. but
he exercised authority in dismissing Lett
Their, clerk IN the office, for appearing as an
attorney and passing upon land claims;
Engineer Melville described something
of the dissensions among the unfortunate
men, which have heretofore been vaguely
{ alluded to. Lieutenant Danenhower has
testified that he advised Captain DeLong
against attempting 10 reach tne mouth o.
, the Lena river when their ship broke up,
I but rather to make for another point on the
Siberian coast and follow IL towards Beh'
. rings straits. Melville testified that be
/ also advised against attempting the journey
70 the Lena river, and in favor OF the &yei
Yana, far westward OF the point chosen oy
E DeLong. To-day in his account OF the
7 Journey over the ice by the wrecked party
I Melville said that after some days Capitals
belong directed Mr.. Collins, scientist and
4 Herald correspondent, not TO do any more
: work Owing TO conversation between
belong and Collins, in regard 10 disObedi
e ence OF orders on the par
{ OF Collins, the captain relieved MN
. from duty but did not put him under ar
!. rest He was free 70 come aud go hs ht
. pleased, simply getting permission from
The captain or executive officer. witness
D did not know the reason why Collins wa
/ directed at this time not 20 do any duty
! Collins spoke TO witness about IL at th,
= time, and said be bad been directed
duty. The captain bad prev,ousl,
. spoken to witness about Il, and ha'
: charged him not to permit Collins 70 DO an
. more duty. Up TO this time Collins ha'
J. been working with the road party. AT tnli
4 time Chfpp completely broke down, an'
|, the captain ordered him TO get on the sle'
e and be carried. The poor fellow, said tn
4 wit ess, turned over on his face aud cries
ont; at il ell over; you had better leav,
: me behind" DeLOng said: mo man shal
' he left behind while another man lives .
4 haul him." Soon after this Chip begsi
: 70 Get better rapidly and again took charf
q 1.-THE WORKING party. Amer the discover
4 l'of bennett Island ard their stay thereon
: Melville continued, about August 9Th th'
= uartv Ian the island with bOst.. Previou
! 10 starting Captain belong called yitnes
. and told him TO take charge Of the Wnal
, boat, and gave him lsitnes.l NIltten oIoeI
= 10 that effect The original order
lCsptsin belong vas put IN eyidenc