Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-25
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ARRESTS ORDERED FOR THE BRIBERY OF
 STAR R0UTERS. ATTORNEY FALL OF THE NUMBER, Foreman Dickson Likely to be
 Arrested. Hughes Still in the Lead. Remarkable Scores HSy the
 Leading Men.
ATTORNEY FALL OF THE NUMBER.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The star Route Brfbery-Warrants Out
 for Implicated Part1es-Foreman DtcIK-
 son and Juror Brown Likely to He Arr
 rested-Other Matters at the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The Cabinet meet ing this afternoon discussed the question of army promotions, but without reaching any conclusions. No conclusion was reached by the department concerning the Star route statement and it was not read to the Cabinet as had been expected. It is understood that the subject of New York and Pennsylvania politics was only touched upon informally. The department of justice is still undecided concerning the Star route publication and it now seems possible that the statement in course of preparation may not be given out at all.
 The policy of the department of justice in withholding the publication of the Star route bribery statement seems to be explained to- night by the issuing of four warrants for the arrest of Fall Foote, Payne and Shaw, charged with att empts to corrupt jurors. These rants are issued at the instance of the depart ment and are based upon afidavits which embodied in the st-tement referred to. It thought that its premature publication might have g given the accused parties an op- portunity to escape. Up to & late hour no arrests had been made. Payne IS not in the city, but the others are expected to be before the police court to morrow. This is said to be only the first batch of the warrants that are to be issued, and it is rumored that the arrest of Foreman Dickson and Juror Brown will soon be ordered
 The understanding seems to be that if any arrests are made on the Star route brib- cry warrants to- night the prisoners will be remanded to morrow and sent to jall but that when hearing is given the government will attempt to show that Fall Foster, Shaw and Payne were really agents of the defense and that the defense tried to lay their sins at the door of the department of justice when it was discovered that they were found out. ] A Cleveland inventor has sent to the life saving service plans and 8 printed descrip- tion of vacuum" gun to be used for throw l ing small iron boat containing man with lines and other apparatus over the surf ill ! tress off the coast The plan is 8 novel one. but great confidence in it's success is ex- pressed by experts who are present here. Ex-Commissioner Williamson of the land ! office, who is stalwart, returned from Bos- ! ton to-day. He gives it as his opinion that General Butler will be elected Governor of Massachusetts.
 ! At the Jeannette inquiry this morning ! Danenhower admitted that the three boats ! taken proved too heavily laden with the | twenty-three men. Witness further said that \ he thought the whale boat left on board the \ ! been saved and used In the afternoon he said he thought too great weight of pro visions and clothing had been taken, as it ! retarded the party. He thought sixty days ! provisions and other stores in proportion ! would have been sufficient, and that, if the ! line of march had been taken due south at once. the coast of Asia could have been
 reached during good weather. He considered | it also an error that canvas and similar arti- l cles had not been taken for each boat for use I in case of separation.
 I Ex-Senator Eaton, of Connecticut is in the city and speaks confidently of his election to the House from the First Connecticut dis
 trict. He is already mentioned by the Dem.
 ocrats as the Speaker of the next House.
 The Republican Congressional committee if I making a campaign document of that Part of Blaine's recently published letter to | the chairman of the Delaware Republican
 committee, in which he urges every effort on
 the part of the Republicans to secure ma.
 jority of the next House, and it Is said to be
 proving of good effect,
 ! The national school board had a stormy
 meeting to-day over the adjustment of the l school fund between the white and rolored
 schools The commission appointed to con-
 sider the proposition of making per capita distribution made divided report. The 1 matter was finally referred to the District
 commissioners and by them no doubt will be ] referred to the first comptroller of the Treas I ury for decision.