Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-22

The Detectives and the Citizens Com.
mitfee.
A SUSPICIOUS CASE

mittee.
A SUSPICIOUS CASE.
The citizens committee yesterday received a
communication from the firm mentioned:
"About four years ago an old sailor came into
Harvey HOldens saloon corner of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street. Washington. ID.
c. J. and left with me. Thomas Holden, one of
TIE firm. sum OF money amounting to $50,
FOR which gave him receipt and card of the
house telling him (fOr he was intoxicated at
the tine) that when he returned sober in the
morning ] would hand him his money. / was
approached in the morning y Detective Find
ers. who asked me for the money and showed
me my receipt. declined complying with his
request saving to him that if he produced the
man | would pay the money to him. and no one
else A few hours afterward Flinders returned
with the man, TO whom ! gave the money, and
whothereupon paid Flinders 80"
A VICTIM WHO BELIEVES TIE CHARGES.
A letter has been received by the committee
from WATERFOWL Conn. from Mr. II. F. Davis,
who was formerly engaged in the wholesale
grocery business here. saying: During the
time was engaged in the wholesale grocery
business in Washington my store was broken
into three times. On the first and second times
i employed detectives. and paid about half the
value of the goods taken. few Of the goods
were recovered hut not the parties who stole or
who had them anirather than to paw more to de-
tectiTeS. | uSej considerable money u make the
store more proof AGAINST thieves aHi was sue
cessful. then believed that there was cOliu-
sion between the thieves and detectives. and
have had no reason to change my mind.
Congregational E"pics.
BILL. TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY OF PENSION
Frs.
The bill introduced by Representative Nc
Cold to protect the property of pensioners
provides that money paid as pensions and
homcsteads acquired under the pension laws
shall be exempt from exec ution under state
laws.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE N UTAH
The bill introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive cassidy proposes repeal of the acts of the
governor and legislature of Utah comforting
the elective franchise upon the women of the
territory. 1T is intended as measure to aid
in the suppression of poygamy. and not as
blow at the general principle of female suf-
frage.
SENATOR COCKREII. ON CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM
The Senate sat until S:45 o'clock last night
Mr. Cockrel of Missouri. holding the chair on
the civil service bill. He claimed that this bill,
If passed. would not give the President or the
heads of departments any more power to reform
or purify the service than they had already
under existing laws. The republican party had
had full power for years to inforce these laws
and to pass Others if these were not sufficient;
but they had not done il. because they had no
real desire for reform. He closed his speech at
$50 pm with a prediction that the return of
the democratic party to power was only a
question OF time Mr.. PendictOn, stating that
he should ask the Senate to sit out the bill to-
DAY. moved to adjourn, which motion was Cat
BAD Pr carried.
ARMY TRANSPORTATION AND LAND GRANT RAIL
ROADS
The House up to yesterdays adjournment had
the army bill under consideration general de-
bate not yet being closed, Mr. Hewitt. of New
York. addressed himsefto the consideration of
the provision that, for ARM transportation. tie
land grant roads which have received govern
ment aid by loan or guarantee of bonds shall be
allowed a compensation of not exceeding so per
cent OF the amount paid by private parties for
the same kind of service. Debate on this por-
ton OF the bill continued up to adjournment.
AR- LOGANS BILL FOR TRANSFER OF THE
WEATHER BUREAU
MI Logan has introduced bill in the
Senate for the transfer of the weather bureau
from the War department to the department of
the Interior. 1t provides that so much of the
business of the United States signal service as
relates to meteorological observations all be
turned over to the Interior department, and the
enlisted men now employed in this service shall
be discharged and employed as civilians at
rates OF compensation not exceeding that
which they now receive. The bill provides
for one chief signal officer of the arny with
the rank OF colonel. and one assistant with
the rank OF major, whose duties shall relate
and milf }aI.,
graphing. The lieutenants of the signal corps
are 10 be assigned to regiments of the line.
THE NEwBURG CENTENNIAL
The joint congressional committee on the
Newburg On " centennial celebration met
Hast night and directed Representative Beach. Of
New York, To correspond with the governors of
the various states requesting them and espe-
ciaily the governors OF the thirteen original
states, to attend the celebration escorted if
possible, by military guard of one hundred
men, wearing the continental uniform. 1t was
agreed that the celebration should take place
eitner on the 81 and 4th o. 10th and 11th of
october next. and the commission will suggest
TO the Secretary of War that the memorial
column be erected on the grounds adjoining
"ashinTtOn's headquarters
HOW THE CoRwIN BROKE UP A BARR.Rors c1-s-
TOM.
Sitka, Alaska, submitted to the House yester-
day by the Secretary of the Treasury, in reply
to the resolution OF Mr.. Hewitt concernjng the
Smelling of Alaskan Indians by the revenue cut
ter Corwn. iustifies the action OF Officers Healy.
Merriam and Adams. The circumstances of the
Smelling were July described at the time the reso-
luton inquiry was offered la his letter ofjustif-
cation the collector explains that the HoOchenoo
Indians are rich and warlike tribe that can be
dealt with in no way bet by force. He saws it is
an Oh custom with them when any Indian ia
Killed by either white man or an Indian to de-
mand potlatch (pay) on behalf Of the relatives
generally In blankets. and the terms are pot
latch or die, The United States authorities
In view OF the barbarism of the practice. have
trled In vain TO break it up. In this case an
Indian was Killed by the falling of tree which
ne himself cut down for company of whites
The attempt To get ''pOtatch was not success
lui. and from It the hostiities grew The burst
Ing OF bomb while the whaling company was
Trying 10 protect the whites further complicated
matters 10y the killing of another Indian. and the
sheiIlhg and destruction of the village last
October are justified by the collector on the
ground that 1t was tie only means of subdujnp
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