Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-07
WASHINGTON.

DR.. Collins Questions Before the Jeannette
Board OF InQuiry-They are SATISFACTORY
Iy Answered by One Understanding
the Cash in the Treasury-Heavy Land
Sales.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Jeannette
court of inquiry convened to-day. The
Judge advocate announced that he had re-
ceived communication from DR.. Collins,
enclosing thirty-fve questions, which he
desired to have put to witnesses. Fore
man Bartlett was called and the questions
read to him. In reply witness stated that
Collins (deceased) held the position of an
officer on board the Jeannette. He was
saluted as such and was always treated
with the same courtesy as the other Off
GERS. Witness never heard Capt. DeLong
speak an unkind word to Collins. So far
as witness knew, Collins on the retreat was
treated by the men and officers with the
| same consideration shown other officers.
After the Jeanette was lost, and when
their party reached land, their rs a dis
cussion as to the fate of the other parties,
and witness volunteered to attempt to
search for them at once,but was prevented
by the general opinion of the whole party,
based upon the facts that we had no cloth
ing, no provisions, no transportation, and
| no knowledge of the country. Danenhower
offered to go, and did go. Witness was not
aware of any trouble between Melville and
Collins. In answer to questions whether
if he had been in command of the party he
| would have waited as long as Melville did
before trying to discover the others, wit
ness replied: made proposition to move,
which was discussed by the whole party,
Manson and 1 agreeing to draw Leach upon
a sledge, as he was unable to walk, owing
to frost bites, but the conclusion arrived at
by Melville and DanenhoWer was that It
would be impracticable and impossible.
An objection was made and sustained to
the question: Have you any reason to be-
lieVe Collins had upon his person any
papers other than small note book? Also
to the question: Did Collins tell you he
had upan his person letters addressed to
parties IN New York? Is it true that all
papers found upon Collins body were
| turned over to Mr.. Melville?
Witness had expected from his CONVEX
sation with Collins that there would be
more papers than there were found on his
body. Witness was Of the opinion that the
| trip to Belun might have been made soon
er, but it would have been attended with
great suffering and hardship. He believed,
taking all things into consideration,
everything was done that could be done to
save De Long and his party.
COUNTING THE CASH.
The committee examining the condition
of the United States treasury are making
rapid progress. The bonds held to secure
circulation of national banks, the bonds
held as security for public deposits, and
| the bonds of the Indian trust fund have
been counted and found to agree with the
| amount called for. All the odds and ends
have been cleared up and the work now
before the committee is straight count of
the sealed packages, reserve United States
notes, and bags of silver coin. There are
| 1850 packages of notes. Each package
| contains 1000 notes. There are about
| $500 bags of silver, each containing
$1,000. The count will not be finished for
two or three weeks. Members Of the COM
mittee say: "The treasury is in good
shape in every respect"
LARGE LAND SALE.
The commissioner of the general land
Office sent to the surveyor general of New
Mexico to-day patent for private land
claim known as the Antonchies grant. The
land is situated in Antonchio and San
Miguel counties, New Mexico, and contains
37S,537 acres.
POSTOFFICE SAIARIFS