The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-16
WASHINGTON.
The Jeanette Search,


WASHINGTON, May 15.-Secretary Chandler
has received letter from Hoffman at st. Pet
ersburg dated April %, enclosing letter re-
ceiyed from chief engineer Melville, dated Yer
khoyansk, February 5. in which he says. II
will leave here for Belun on my way to the
Lena delta by February s. and will be at Be-
lun by February %, and commence the search
at once The prefect of this district will &C
company me and assist in the search. General
Tchirinfef has notified the whole Siberian
coast from the Lena to the Kolyna, and vigi-
liant search is being made for the second cutter
by natives ON the coast.
q. S. s. Alert in Collision.
The navy department is informed by medi-
cal INSPECTOR Bates under date of Yokohama,
April II, that u. S. s. Alert had returned to
Kobe, Japan, April 10, having been cut down
by the Japanese Imperial yacht wnicn VIII
has died from injuries received in the acci-
dent.
The Peruvian Company Investigation.
The House Committee on foreign affairs
hold meeting tomorrow afternoon for recelv-
ing the testimony taken by the sub committee
in New York, and to determine what matters
they will question Shipherd upon. The sub
Mr.sKasson, who is expected to day. Shipherd
has been summoned to appear before the COM
mittee Wednesday at 10 a. m.
Worthington Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of Roland Worthington col
lector of customs at Boston.
Senators Hoar and Dawes spoke in opposi-
ton to Worthington's confirmation.
Mr.. Frye in response to these speeches re-
viewed all the arguments urged against the
nominee, and replying to the charge OF general
unfitness, he remarked that M. Worthington
was director in three national banks, and edi-
tor and principal proprietor of an influential
newspaper, which facts he thought were suff-
Gent evidence of his high standing financially
and socially. Mr. Frye in the course OF his re-
marks elaborately defended Worthington from
the various charges based on his we'll known
editorial concerning Collector Beard, and after
reading the whole Of it to the senate he claimed
In its entirety it was not amenable to the
criticisms made upon it by the Massachusetts,
Senator The vote upon confirmation resulted
yeas 3S nays IA. The negative vote
is reported to have been cast by seven
namsly:-Hoar, Dawes, Hawley, Platt, Miller
of IN. Y.), Mitchell, Sherman, Bayard, Sauls-
bury, Pendleton, Williams, Vest, Gorge and
Jonas of (Fla)
brooklyn Navy Yard.
Representative Bliss introduced in the house
today bill providing for the removal Of the
grounds and buildings thereon. The bill pro-
yides that if new yard be established it shall
be as convenient as practicable to New York.
The Star Route Cases.
Morris Cain, Joseph Pennell, e. Townsend,
Matthew King, A. F. Mcdonald, j. M. Trew,
Charles II. French, w. w. Stoddard, George
F. Perkins, Eugene Taylor, Calvin E. Shaw,
VIM. A. Leach and f. NJ. Snyder from Colo
RADIO. wyoming, Arizona and other Western
States and Territories were examined before
the Grand Jury today in relation to the star
route service in Colorado and the connection
II M Dnrgay M
G. Rerdell, J. M. Peck and John r. Miner
Herewith. fe
1t is learned that one of the objects OF q se-
cret interview between Judge Wylie OF the
Criminal Court and the Grand jury last Satnr-
day, was the wish of the latter to know wheth-
er or not they should accept Jas evidence GER
tain reports submitted by Mr.. Patrick I'll.
Woodward and his statement made in connec-
tion Herewith. These are the reports collect
ed from Inspectors of the Post Office Depart
on their reiurn directed to report to the Post
master G 81 raj the actual condition OF the
routes al. i what changes had been made with
ia given time. The Judge directed them to
receive the records ano listen to the statement
of Mr.. Woodward in explanation of them.
A Contested Seat Case Revived.
In connection with the contested election
Dibble to-day filed petition in the house
charging that MacKay in whose favor the
house committee on elections recently decided
after securing testimony to support his claim
to the seat materially changed THAT testimony
in the Record. Dibble therefore asks..an inves-
tigation by the house.
Miscellaneous. @nfb
The tariff commission bill was signed by the
President today. Appointments under this
will be considered at the cabinet meeting to-
morrow.
| Special agent Burke has informed the com.
| missioners Of the land office he has succeeded
| in arresting at Omaha the person whe printed
| the fraudulent land certificates so extensively
| circulated in the West. They were originally
| printed in Camden, Dakota.