The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-17
WASHINGTON.
The Proteus Inauirx.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 16.-Before the
Proteus Court of Inquiry, today, Lieut.. Carzi-
sc said that the idea of landing stores at
Littleton Island az sketched in the memoran
dunn was original wsth himself. He stated
emphatically that when the instructions were
returned from Hazen bearing that oficerjs sig
nature, the memorandum was with them. The
original draft of the memorandum was pre-
pared for the Secretary of the Navy. copy
which was made and explained to Gen. Hazen
was the one returned to witness. The original
witness supposed, had gone to the Secretary of
the Navy, as witness has never siuce it. He
was informed by Gen. Hazen about the 9th or
7th of June, that he had given the memoran-
dunn to the Secretary of the Navy, and that
plan for the movements of the Yantic would be
or had been made conformable to that paper.
Capt. Mills, the property and disbursing Off
Ger OF the signal corps testified in regard to
discrepancies between the instructions given
Darlington and the copy furnished the Secre-
tary of the Navy after the disaster. He sab
stantiated Lieut.. Caziarac's statement With re-
gard to insertion of the words Enclosure No.
A.; stated he had discovered the discrepancy
three or four days after delivering of the copy
to the Secretary of the Navy and he had told
tnat officer the words were not part of the in
structions given Darlington but appeared in
the copy as the result of clerical error. He
said the Secretary having called his attention
to the fact that copy purporting to an official
copy of the records was unsigned, witness said
he would make it complete, and taking the
copy endorsed the work "(Signed) Hazen, chief
of signal Office
Lieut.. Calwell of the navy testified concern
the equipment of Proteus for the Arctic SER
vice. He considered it bad; the boilers were
defective, and the owners, before the vessel
was chartered for the trip. had arranged
to have her sent home to Scotland for
repairs to her boilers; her boats were unsea-
worthy: rigging of the ship was very old, the
ships compasses were untrustworthy, and the
nj in ha6 no idaa of no local of
the compass; Lieut.. Garlngtons boats pre-
cured at the Brooklyn navy yard were net
properly fitted up, the rigging was defective,
none of tho masts fitted; and osrlocks forster
ing; oars were placed SO far forward as to
make an car OF no use. Adjourned.
The Cabinet Meeting.
All members of the cabinet were present
at the meeting today, except Secretary Folger.
The sessions were short and devoted mainly 10
consideration of topics, to be embodied in the
Presidents annual message to Congress. Re-
newalsof proposition to allow publication of the
annual reports OF cabinet officers in advance
of the Presidents message, was acted upon
adversely
Charges Against a Naval Omcer.
Charges having been preferred against Lieut
Sebree, lately in command of tbe United States
stt amspip Pinta, of culpable negligence aud
insticiency in the performance of his duty at
she time of the collision of the Pinta with the
brig Tally 10. He has been ordered to APP
pear for trial before a court martial now in $685.
sion in Boston.
Another Bond Call,
Secretary Folger expects to issue call for
GOO OF three per cent. bonds tomorrow.
Miscellaneous.
President Arthur yesterday presented gold
watch to Rocco Oneto, master of the Italian
chip Nipote, in recognition of services in res
cuing the crew of the sinking American ship
Crescent City, at sea, October, 1882, and to
Lsmo Nelson, master of the British ship Lotus.
for similar services rendered to the crew of the
wrecked American bark Illis at Solom non
Islands, March 4, 1883; also silver watch to
Memo Tad1erp, mate of the Italian bark
Letitia for rescuing the ship wrecked crew OF
the American schooner James Bliss at sea,
April 16, 1883.
Diabolical Acts of Colorado Miners.
DENVER, Col. Nov. 16-At Petersburg
Grove, Wednesday night, four disguised men
entered the house of Peter Olsen, who lives
alone and demanded bis money. Olsen replied
| that he had none. After thoroughly searching
| the house to no purpose, Olsen still refusing to
| tell where the money was hidden, the robbers
| got willow switches, and whipped him on the
bare feet and legs until they were covered with
blood. This treatment failing to make Olsen
| disclose the hiding place of his money, the
| men built fire in the back yard, carried the
old man out and proceeded to execute their
| threat of roasting him alive. They placed his
feet in the fire and literally roasted them, but
even this did not open Olsen's mouth. he
was then compelled to walk back to the house,