The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-03
THE WIDE WORLD.
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The National Capital.

AMERICAS PARTICIPATION THEREIN-THE
soTELDo TRIAL--A FRAUD UNEARrHEp IN
THE rosT-oFftcE DErAETNENT-ISspEcToR
POLLOCK oN THE RAGGED EDGE-TuE
BRIBERY TEIAL--rErAsUEY NOTES.-THE
WEATHER, ETC.
WAsHINGroN, November The navy
department has been informed by Rear Adj
miral Crosby commanding the South
American station, that the United States
transit Of Venus party, en- route to Santa
Cruz, via Liverpool aud Monteyideo, have
not yet reached the latter place. Crosby
awaits its arrival at Montevideo with the flag
ship Brooklyn, TO convey them to Santa
Cruz. II is thought the party will arrive
in time to make that a point of obssrva-
ton before the. transit occurs in December
The president is expected to arrive this
evening. He will quarter at the Soldiers
Home. The White House is not yet ready
Tor occupancy.
The trial OF A. G. Soteldo for the murder
of his brother, A. NJ. Soteldo, was resumed
this morning Several witnesses took the
stand tor the defense. whose testimony was
immaterial. Mrs. G. W. Soteldo, widow of
A. NJ, Soteldo, testified that IRON u con.
vcrsation she had with friend, she was
alarmed for her husbands safety, and
ked him to provide himself with pistol
to protect himself in case of an attack /.
that She had an engagement with her hus-
baud to attend the theatre on the night of
the shooting, Hon. George c, Gorham,
editor OF the Republican, testified that Mr..
Tichner friend OF Sotelios, called with
papers that reflected on Barton and desired
him to read them, but he declined. The
object of presenting the papers was to cause
h M to order Barton to cease attacking
Soteldo.
The post.oiii department has declared
that Frank +. Vail, Market street, Phila.
delphia alias A. s. Arnold, Broadway.
New York, with half dozen aliases In
each city, is a Fraudulent concern. Post
masters are directed not to deliver money
orders or registered letters to him.
The course of Inspector Pollock continues
to excite comment in official circles. Acting
Secretary Joslyn said, this morning, that
Pollock, in publishing this report IN the
newspapers, of the inv estigaton of Ne
GilliCuddy and the Pine Ridge agency, had
treated superior with the utmost disre-
spect and should not complain of the con-
sequences. He added that Pollock's report
had been IN Che possession OF the depart
ment several weeks, but had not been
made public for good and sufficient reasons
The trial OF Arthur Paine, for attempt at
bribery of Juror Brown, of the star-route
case, was resumed this afternoon. Counsel
for Paine asked that his bail be reduced
from 81 900 to 81 600, but the court refused
Juror Brown was then put on the stand and
examined respecting the affidavit that he
was approached by Paine and Fuller. His
testimony was in accord with his affidavit
In the last two days $l5,0O0000 of "a per
cent, bonds have been received at the treas
ury TO be exchanged for 3 per cents. 1t is
thought that the total amount OF extended
SIS exchanged for IS, will reach 100000
600, leaving but about $l00,0OO,00O OF ex.
tended 5's outstanding.
Tho chief signal officer of the army
furnishes the following special bull.
etin to the press. The pressure
ia unusually high in the lake re.
gion and Minnesota. Its lowest IS in Flor.
ida. General rains have fallen i'll the Ohio
valley and the middle Atlantic states. The
following stations report more than one
inch of rainfall during the past twenty -four
hours: Jacksonville, s. 100. Northcry
winds prevail in the northwest, northcry
in the lake region, Ohio valley, middle
states aud New England. The tempera.
lure has Icmaiaed stationary IN the south
Atlantic, guilt and Tennessee, ard has ta-
len in the northern states. The following
temperatures were reported ut . y. m:
Washington, Tucson and Ponsaco!ss, ~,
Norfolk, ~ Savannah and Atlanta. 7S
Jacksonville, -; New Orleans, 50, Calves.
ton, al San Antonio, So; Los Angeles. rs,
San Diego, 63. Local rains are indicated
on Friday in the south Atlantic aud guilt
states, and cold, fair weather in the ONO
valley, the lower lake region, and the in
terror OF the middle states aud New Eng
land.
The surgeon-geu OF the marine hos
pital service received dispatch from Sur
geon Murray at Brownsville, Texas, which
says Fifteen cases of yellow fever and no
deaths since last Saturday. No fever inside
The line; have strengthened the upper river
line. Quarantine against Matamoras raised.
The collector of customs ut Corpus Christi
has sent an officer to Pena to pass all mails
now lying ut that place. They will be
carefully fumigated before leaving pena.
IL Is estimated that three clerks out OF
every ten employed in the executive de.
partmcnts of the government have either
gone home to vote or will 80 between now
and Monday next, In the office of Treasurer
Gillillan current business will be retarded
because ofvoting absentees.
The annual report of Edward Cooke,
architect of the United States capitol
shows the amounts paid for capitol extern
during lat yosr was So 600 Tor lighting
capitol and grounds $4,000; for care and
improvement OF same, $4,000; for extcn.
sion Of government printing office, $4,000 /;
for enlarging Washington courthouse,
$4,000
The annual report of Health Officer
Townsend, District of Columbia, shows the
total number of deaths for the year reached
i,51l, an excess over total last year oi iSj,
or ut the rate of l6i per thousand pOpua-
iion; . 3iS were white and 22lS culored.
Postmastor-Gouoral Howe has made an
order giving pOstmasters discretion in re-.
turning letters to writer's on application
and presentation OF proof Heretofore this
was vested in the poStmaster.general only.
Commissioner Mcfarland, of the get eral
land office, received information that in
| tilty.hve cases of fraudulent pre- emption
entries tried In northern Minnesota, not ten
Of the fraudulent pre.emptors appeared al
the hearing.
Foreign Adyiccs
At. rEpIRsBuBG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES
uARp PRESSED THE NlulLIsrs NElTlIET
DEAD NOR SLEEPING, --ruE ANARCHISTS Al
WORK IN FRANCE,-HoCuEroGT rurs IN Wis
oAR--ruE TORIES IN rus ASCENDANT IL
sNGLASp.-ruE CLoruIg 4 BITTER ruiz
LORD purrERIN HN ROUTE To CAIRO
| AMERICAN roRK UNDER A ban, ETC.
ST. PerERspuEG, November Tho grea
increase in the number of large fires in Rus