The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-18
WASHINGTON.
The Jeannette INQUIRY.

/
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE examination Of
4 Lieut.. Danenhower was resumed to-day. He
| was questioned relative to the general unannge-
/ ment of the Jeanette after entering the Arc
tic ocean and continuing bis narrative witness
! state the progress of the shin from dav to day
/ Her course was north and west till September
"a when pack ice was met. From this day for
4 several days the course was north and east
! After meeting the ice either Capt. MeDanbar
tine Ice pilot) or witness were in the crow nest
/ upon the look out for leads in the pack, Wit
ness described tie 'crow's nest as a eask shout
/ tive feet high and four feet at the greatest
/ diameter fastened to the foremast above the
1 cross trees, and having trap door in the bot
1 tom through which the observer entered and
/ upon which he stood. Upon September 4th
Herald Island was sighted The ship con-
! tinued TO work through the pack west and
northwest until September 7th when there was
sudden fall of more than 80 degrees in
temperature and new ice began to form Nc
further progress could be made after this and
IN few days the ship went into winter quar-
terE. Witness then described at some length
the preparations which were made to insure
tho safety and comfort of the ships company,
and to facilitate their escape if.compeilad at
short notice to abondon the ship. DanenhoWer
then gave details OF life on board the ship till
November "a, 1879, when the Jeannette was
finally frozen in. Court then adjourned till to-
morrow.
The Third Auditors Report.
H1aGS - II. 4Aoi ie5Att5y5 Ait1rl <Aultl0f OF
the Treasury Department. has nearly complet-
ed his annual report for the year ending June
80, 1882 There were on file and received dur
ing the past fiscal year S3,311 accounts and
claims, OF which I2. 150 were settled, amounts
ing to 500 4l4 ,0743i, leaving unsHtfl6d 23, ,f6gs
involving the sum Of S78,3 s173.29. OF tho
unsettled accounts the largest are the accounts
OF pension agents, which amount to $50 472 491.-
AZ: There are also unsettled nearly $1o,cc0,eg0
miscellaneous claims; over 50, 600 coo claims of
! States for reimbursement; about $5,0e9.C90 ac-
counts OF engineer officers; nearly $2Ce 1900 ae-
counts OF quartermasters and about 81 ,2500 0C0
accounts OF commlssaries OF subsistence. The
acquisitions drawn by the Secretaries of War
and OF the Interior on the Secretary OF the
Treasury, numbering 1861 and amounting to
VS., ,997 ,569.46, were paid through the Third
Auditors office.
The Jefferson Monument.
W. W. Corcoran, Chief Justice Cartier of
the District Supreme Court; A, R. Spofford,
librarian of Congress; DR.. j. NJ. Toner and
jeremiah S. Black and Others have taken out
articles Of Incorporation under title of the
Jefferson Monument Association" Tor the pur-
pose OF erecting monument in Washington TO
the memory of Thomas Jefferson. The capital
OF the association will be placed at $100,0CJ
with power to increase it to $1,C10,000
Miscellaneous.
Gen. Sherman leaves here Saturday to at
tend the army rifle contest at Leavenworth
18th to 9th insts. He will return to this city
via st. Louis the first OF November.
The President is expected at the White
House by the end of this week.
A board of examiners has been appointed hy
the life saving bureau to visit all the life saw
ing stations and examine surfmen as to their
physical and professional fitness for their
work.
Postmaster General Howe has decided that
letters relating to cargoes and vessels sailing
for foreign ports may be delivered to toconsignees
without passing through post offices.
1t is announced by the loan division of the
Treasury Department that, if the demand for
gold certificates continues to increase it is
probable that their issue will be authorized at
all assistant treasures, as we'll as at New
York
Assistant Attorney General Kerr, speaking
of the Star route trials, claims that the govern
ment conducted their side fairly and honestly,
and that when parties claimed to have knowl-
edge that wonld be useful to the government
they were employed to work up the case.