Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-26
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Arresta--A Warrant Out
 for Foreman DIckson-Fsn and Foots
 Still at Lnrge-An Important Pension
 Decfsion--Ths Burial of DeLong and
 His Comr&1es--Othsr Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-It was learned this afternoon that warrant was out for the ar rest of Foreman Dickson. His arrest is mo- mentarily expected. It is reported that Fall will return to the city to. morrow and answer to the warrant against him. Foote seems to have made good his escape. There will be no criminal proceedings in these cases be- yond the arrests until all the warrants have been served. MT. Wells will then take the matter in hand. The governments counsel say Bowen will be arrested in due time.
 Arguments in Curtiss' political assessment concluded before the Supreme Court to-day.
 Secretary Chandler authorizes the absolute denial of the report that he is to become nominal head of the Republican Congress- ional campaign committee.
 The reports of Engineer Melville and Lieu tenant Danenhower made to the Navy de partment give details of their journey after the separation of the boats, most of which have already been published. Melville in giving the details of the burial of DeLong and his party says the bodies were placed in box made of seven inch blanks, the box be- l ing 22 feet long, feet wide and feet deep. l In the center was planted cross made of 8 spar thirteen inches in diameter with the | names of all the men cut on it in letters three inches long. The box was placed on rock i four hundred feet high and covered with a pyramid of stones nine feet high the cross projecting thirteen feet above. The reports 1 contain little of importance not already told. l Acting Secretary of the Interior Joslyn has l rendered decision of the utmost impor- 1 tance to large class of applicants for pen ! sions. He holds in effect that seven years 1 absence may be taken as proof presumptive of soldiers death, and such proof shall ! warrant tho issue of a pension to his family if other requirements have been compiled l with. The decision is 8 direct reversal o1 the practice which has hitherto prevailed in the Pension bureau Positive proof of the l soldiers death was required, which in many cases it was impossible to produce.
 The report Of Judge Advocate Genera Swain IS chiefly devoted to 8 discussion oi measures designed to give greater efficiency to the administration of the department oi
 military justice The number of trials of en
 listed men by inferior courts alone, withou
 including military posts in Arizona from
 which no report has been received, was S.,
 795, over one third the entire enlisted force
 The subject of deserting receives lengthy I consideration, as its frequency shows it to b,
 most important and serious question. fl,
 thinks 1nadequacy of pay Is one cause anC
 another chief reason ia disappointment at tn.
 real nature of the service required. He think
 there should be longevity pay for enlisted
 men, which should make their pay $25 or $3t
 0 month at the end of five years service. Ht
 suggests that 8 recruit when transferred iron
 a recruiting station to his post should hay,
 the right to leave, if he elects upon pay
 ing the expenses of his recruiting transfer.
 An officer of the secret service of New
 York has arrested George Bowbertham, alia
 Ronice Abrams, alias Joseph Cole, a cele
 hrofn faS+n
 counterfeit trade dollars and large quantit, of implements used in their manufacture Fall Ready to Surrender Himself