The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-23
Ahn WiitLC W AT 1lNQN.
The Grim Reaper-Hon. Thurlow Weed,
Surrounded by Weeping Chill.
dren aud Grand. Children,
Peacefully Expires.
Stocks and Bonds In New York-The
Stock Market on a "wlld
Hurrah.s
The Mutual Union Telegraph Company
Before the Attorney.
General.
The LabOrers In Congress They Frame
Bill for Legislative Enact.
ment, Etc.
Annual Reports Of Heads of Depart.
ments at WashingtOn-lntereSt.
ing Foreign Dots.
Removed for DESERVING His Post At
Brownsville.
Movements of the President and Other
Persons.
Other Foreign and Domestic News
Washington News Notes.
DIsNIssEp-YKLLoW FEVER CONN.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.--Telegrams re-
ceived to-day by the surgeou-general of the
marine hospital, state that no new cases of
yellow fever have appeared at Mier for the
past two days. The river guards in Starr
county were removed to-day. Those in
Hida'go county were removed on the 10th.
| cold norther prevails and travel has been
resumed. As result of the naval court
martial held in this city to enquire into the
! conduct OF Captain Alfred Hopkins, in
| leaving the Pensacola navy-yard when the
yelow lever made It's appearance, an order
was issued to-day dismissing the officer
Hopkins. He was the commander of the
yard.
CAN SWAP BONDS.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. pa circular
Will be issued by the treasury department
to-day, announcing that the three per cent
bonds of large denominations may be
transferred or exchanged for smaller bonds
provided the assignor adds to assignments
the words ,waiving all right by reason by
priority Of issue of this bond" This mat
ter must be made part of assignment In
| every case where 1t is desired to obtain
smaller bonds than those sent to the
treasury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The post
master-general has issued an order apply.
ing international postal union rates to the
correspondence of the republic of Costa
Rica, that country having been warranted
to enter postal service on January LIST. AS
sstant Postmaster. General Hatton left for
Philadelphia to-day.
COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS.
| WASHINGTON Nov. 22.-The court of
| Alabama claims to-day heard the argu.
| ments as to whether interest should be
made pa of judgment in claims
OF class ], which embraces tho destruction
| OF a vessel and as to the value which
| should pc placed on scrip dividends. At
the conclusion of arguments upon the uues.
tion, the court adjourned until Friday,
when it is expected there will be several i'm.
portant decisions rendered.
| THE JEANETTE COURT OF INQUIRY,
| Engineer Melville this morniug concluded
his account of the search up to the time he
arrived in this country. The cross exami-
nation then begun. In response to ques-
tion, Melville reiterated his former state.
ment, that it would have been impossible
10 have begun the search for De-
Long any sooner, than it was done.
AT the afternoon session of the Jeanette
court number of questions, prepared by
\
Jeanette, scientist, Were read, but most of
them ruled out, and in answer to one re.
garding his (Melville's) orders regarding the
disposal of articles on board of Collins, he
replied that Hindersman asked him what
should be done with the cross on Collins
neck, and he replied that while he sup
posed his family would Ike to have it, he
presumed it was part of Collins religion,
and that II would be buried with him. He
did not state, except by implication, whether
or not he used the offensive language
ascribed to him by DIR. Collins, but
Hindersman, to whom the orders were
given, states positively that he did not.
| Melville, i'll cross-eXainination, was asked
If he had ever given orders to bring Danen.
hover into camp, dead or alive. He replied
that he never gave such ORDERS having had
no reason for doing so; but should have no
hesitancy in giving them had the necessity
arisen said Danenhower came and went
pretty much at WILL but he had on no occa.
sion give an order affecting his personal
liberty.
A DETECTIVE, MIXED UP WITH THE STAR.
ROUTES, REMOVED.
The district commissioners this evening
found George G. Miller, detective, guilty OF
the specifications charged against him by
Attorney General Brewster, namely: Con-
quence, an order has been issued removing
Miller from the metropolitan police force.
CONVERTED INTO 3 FER cRNrs.
| Since November lst there have been
1928, 200 in 81 per cent. bonds received at
the treasury for conversion into rer
cents.
REMOVED TOR DESERVING his POST.
| II was reported to-day that Collector of
Customs Haynes and Deputy Goodrich, at
Brownsville, Texas, will be removed for
conspiracy with smugglers. Secretary
folger says there Is no ground whatever
| Tor such story. He adds, however, that
Haynes should be dismissed for desertinp
his post when the yellow fever made its ap,
pearance and that the deputy should sue
coed him rs reward for faithful services
during the epidemic.
THE PRESIDENT
did not visit the White House to-day, but
remained at the Soldiers Home cottage,
preparing his annual message.
SUPERVISING INSPECTORS ANNUAL nEpoRT
Supervising Inspector. General Dumont,
in his annual report for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80 last, gives the following stats.
tics OF steamboat inspection service; Mum.
Der OF vessels inspected, 5,ll1; tonnage of
same, /, Dos, ,56i tons; officers licensed, 40.
46I, showing an increase over the previous
year In the number of vessels of 3S, In ton.
mage 1851, and in the number OF licensed
officers, .2,6t9. Total receipts from all
sources during the year, S210 0sS9; total ex.
penditures, s227 ,6l5; total number of ncci.
dents to steam vessels during the year, re.
sulting In the loss of life II; lives lost from
accidents TO steam vessels, 205. of
which but 90 were lives of passcn.
gers; total persons carried during the year
S5,iO1,4i7 This number divided by '9O5,
the number of lives lost, shows one lie lost
to each ,721, l72 people carried, as against
one life lost In each IS, ia persons carried
In 1851, the year previous to the enactment
OF the first really efficient steamboat law,
In the year last named there were SDOO1
passengers carried to 40 lives lost. The