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A week or so after this Lieut.. Arnold asked Parker
'he says to me, Parker, Know You didn't do It.
but If you get these things for me anything that
soH 40 fod Gun t mere VIII at never touch you fos It,
can for YOU He said, III you don't do this favor
for me- have got my eye on you, and viii have
Parker. continuing, says he had no confidence in
Arnold, as he thought Arnold had grudge against
him.
THB HAMILTON HOUSE RoBBERIEa
The robberies committed at the Hamilton
house in June and July, 1882, are next described.
Parker, jim Chapman and Ed. Berry were con-
cerned in the first robbery. Berry got into a win
dow opening into q dark room on the K street side
guard and Dreastpin~an that he could md ii In
the dark. The second robbery was committed the
night OF Monday, July slst, 1884, and the plumber
ing gold watch and chain, a necklace, an imita-
ton diamond stud, a pair OF imitation diamond
Of earrings .Links washington was assoc,a pai
with Parker In this enterprise. They gained en-
trance just as Berry did on the former occasion.
escaped out OF the window. When he went to
Mans.' With the goods. Manrz told him to go back
see ds ssa gs the box had
box and Mantz gave him SO that night The next
day Mantz gave him "a. That was the last
about the 9th Of August While he was
In jail Lacey came TO see hun and
sent sasS nan wSs os sS
charged that the robbery occurred the night OF
August LIST, inAtead Of July Slss and he could ret
who saw Parker a. his (Ma1tz7 place on the night
or August 1st 4antz tired TO get bail for him but
Shilling grabbed him ca IaH street. but he terfel
away and escaped The next night he and Wash
tngt0n went to Baltimore. Parker returned here
Sunday, and has never seen his partner, " Link y
since. Monday he told Nants that ha had to 20
away, a. the poaice were sitter him. Aantz told
him not 70 &c away, and he Would try to md out
what the police wanted HIM for. Tuesday nir,t
Parker went % the Mafshah House and told NrA
Robinson 70 send word 70 Bya, hi3 girl "A he called
he would be there the next night Mrs.. Robinson.
however, told Lieut. Arnold. and when Parker
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I Mexean silver dollar was in the
There was, also pocketbooS in one Of these suits s,s
WINCH contained two railroad passes N think froyn
ssnihgton to Pittsburg,} and other papers notes,
the people In the house were moving WiiIiams
ana Jumped on the shelter. and then on the fence
suit and Williams took the broadclots snt and we
ran over into the next vacant lot right back OF
TINS t,is house put one su,, on and Williams the
Other out there In the lot right over the clothes
that we had on, and some OF the teweiry mi in
NY Iochet AMI some o. IT Williams had win him
washington picked up our shoes and followed us
until We stopped I'm the lot. Washington put some
o. Tie livery In his pocket while was put
sig gu t,e clothes- Then We went to 14Ih street,
Kept str2lght down l4th TO +, turned down To
1oth an went over In the White lot There was
, Wnere W. looked at the articles what we had |;
mn az TIE lewelry was handed to me; and kept
on the brown SUIT; Williams kept the other suit
on taken the lewelry and carried IL down to
e. h org Alntz that slrae night That was not
the trSt tine had been 10 Mantz' Mantz said :
"Wh2t have You got there?" showed him what
had H says: show much you want for it?n
He knew came there TO get money advanced GA
II, FOR he had several times before advanced
money on goods that had brought there. told
him I wanted nifty dollars Then he told
j let them stay there mat nigsI
had plenty OF confidence in him, for that Is the
as always told him when brought things there,
where they came from, as near as could Next
mosnins came there. and he said that my doa-
how much would he give for the 1ewalry. He
sale. You will have to allow us chance 70 make
something on them they 60 backs-{he meant
nmnsen and the detectives Iknew he meant the
detectives, because had been there several times
Delofe, and knew that Nantz was q g,-beiueen
between me and the detectives For the detectives
McGHesh ana Miner. were In the habit OF going
there To- see he haa anythingj
] said. IAN right" Then he asked nae II WAS
htsaed with tUenty-Seyen dollars for NV mart
told him yes; so he gave me twenty-seyea dol
larS for them. After that never heard or this
3eWe2fy, whether there was n reward offered or
not The same night we took these things we
went down TO q secondhand store Oh street.
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went there the next night that of1cer captured
him before he could see Mantz

went there the next night that officer captured
him before he could see Mantz
TWO RoBBKRIKs IN ONE MIGHT.
On the night Of the first robbery at the Hamilton
House, after leaving there, Berry and Parker went
with Chapman to q house on H street, between
18th and 18th streets. Parker climbed to the top
OF the side porch and went into a second-story
window on the west side OF the house. He secured
some silverplated spoons, some 5ewelry and owe!
dollar In money, and then left by the way ne na0
entered. He went with his pals, as usual, 20 the
White Let, and subsequently Parker took the
goods to Mantz who gave him SIS for the lot, after
the usual c0lloquy, In which Parker told him
where the articles came from
MONGoLrANs CONSIDERED GOOD VICTIMS.
The next robbery described was committed In
December, 1881, at . house on 18th street, be-
tween + and G streetA Two diamond rings, .
breastpin, some silverware, little silver pitcher,
and other silyerware was taken The house was
selected because "Bulldos" and Parker saw .
couple of Chinese or japanese coming out OF IT,
and "anyWneres japanese or Chinese stayed
we always knowed there was rich stun In the
house" Parker committed the robbery alone,
second story window. He locked the door OF
the room while he ransacked the bureau
drawers Some one coming to the door and trying
the porch and had a bad fall to the ground, but
escaped. The next day Mantz gave him $a5 or $40
altogether; sHe says Parker states; Pat, there
remember whether he said tt the next day or
some time afterwards l says: DO you think
that Is enough reward for those goods7' He says:
NO. He says: sWhoever has got them can sell
them for more than that Whether he still had
them don't know. So never heard any more
about those things or what became OF them.
don't know whether they were returned or not I
know that whenHhe SIS was offered, Mantz would
not not give them up, as he had paid more to get
CoNNECTICUT AVENUE ROBBERY.
Another robbery committed I'm Decpmher 1891
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Lst Them AIl Mnl.e a showing.

The district commissioners have advertised
for proposals for insuring four classes of dis
trict property estimated to be worth 1919, ,15O.
In their advertisement they make no demand
for showing of responsibility on the part of
the bidders. Presumably, therefore, any wild
cat concern may bid, and the public must rely
on the commissioners to exercise caution
in tho award. Unfortunately, there is no
law in the district requiring the companies
doing business here to make an exhibit of
their affairs under oath, or submit to an ex-
animation by an expert whose report should
be published for the information of the in
sured. Property owners arc compelled TO
rely solely on tho statements of
officers or agents. By this means
very small capital is often mado TO
do u vast amount of business, and rotten
companies prosper until the crash comes,
when they go down, taking their luckless
patrons with them. The commissioners of
the district have no power to compel the in
surancc companies TO make "a public exhibit
OF their condition, but they can now, If they
wish, make it a condition of securing these
risks that they shall do so. 1t is not
enough that they present a card, or some
agents circular, claiming certain paid up
capital and a stated amount of assets This
is matter in which the public is interested,
or ought to be, and every taxpayer is entitled
to this information. Nor ought the demand
for showing of this kind be made on the
local companies alone. 1t should bo made
upon all. Let the agency companies treat
the people of Washington as they treat people
elsewhere. We want to know whether their
promises to pay will be good for anything in
case we are called upon to collect.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
War Taxes.

1t is said that combined effort will be
made by citizens representing nearly if not
quite, all of the states to have congress re-
peal the act of Aug. 5, 1861, levying direct
tax of $2O,OOO,OOO.
By the terms of the act provision was made
for the levy and assessment of taxes on all of
the real estate in the states, and for collection
by officers of the United States
1t directed that personal application should
first be made TO the owner of the property for
the amount of the taxes, and If not paid it
should be collected by distress and sale OF per-
sonal property. In the absence of personal
property, provision was made for the sale of
so much land as would be necessary to satisfy
the taxes and costs
The states were authorized to assume tho
amount assessed against them and collect it
by their own officers.
In June, 1862 the act was amended by pro-
viding mode for tho collection of taxes in
the insurrectionary states only. This act did
not provide for an assumption by the states
of the amount of their assessment A num-
her of states in the north assumed the tax
aud paid it in whole or in Part, In the
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Delivery of Tropical Fruit.


The Treasury department has issued the
following circular in regard to the delivery
of tropical fruit:
The departments circular of April 26 1876,
authorizes, on the deposit with tho collector
of customs of a sum equal to double tho
amount of estimated duties on tropical fruit
contained in vessels arriving within o dis
trict, the issue of a special permit for the
landing of the merchandise prior to the entry
of the vessel. After the first proximo such
deposit can no longer be made as regards some
tropical fruit, for the reason that duties
thereon will be no longer payable. No good
reason exists why the change in the laJy
should lead to any material change in the
practice in regard to the delivery of such
fruit and the regulations upon the subject,
therefore, may be considered as applicable to
importations thereof after the first proximo,
with the exception that no deposit of duties
will be required on merchandise embraced in
the free list
National Republican., 1883-06-19
The Spinning Jenny Controversy.

President Edmonds, of the board of dis
trict commissioners, has written decidedly
caustic reply to Dist. Atty. Corkhill's letter
in reference to tho spinning jenny cases, in
which he aays, in regard to Mr.. Corkhill's de-
nal of the commissioners right to demand
any explanation of his official conduct that
'the district attorney and the police are con-
curing instruments to enforce law in this
district and from the dependent functions of
each there arises the necessity for mutual in
tercourse aud occasional explanations, which
cannot be refused without detriment to the
service After referring to the fact that
a military company of influential citizens,
had marched with flying colors through two
statutes of congress, carrying the prosecutor
with them, by which the reproach has beon
brought that law and penalty are only for the
weak and friendless, Judge Edmonds pro-
cecds to rcfute Mr. Corkhill's arguments for
non prosecution and his claims for discretion
in prosecuting, saying that the district attor-
ney's discretion, like that of policeman
in arresting goes to the point of seeing that
there is probable case; but when the crime
is evident, discretion in both cases ceases,
and action only is in order"
Judge Edmonds adds
You urge again that the police allowed this
gambling device to be used for several nights be.
fore making an arrest.
This suggestion means, If it means anything
that when the police perform their duty slowly
you are at liberty to neglect yours altogether
This is excellent for the criminals, but not for
good government
Yuu also urge that the court placed but nomi-
gin enterprise, aud say that one law officer ac-
cepted 1t presumably with our consent. BY the
same logic II is presumably with our consent that
you dismiss the gambling cases. We protest that
both inierences are wholly unwarranted, as is the
other that because the court fined too little for
one crime the next was not TO be prosecuted at all
This logic, carried step further, would extend to
the police and stop arrests altogether We in
tend there shall be no doubt about our PURPOSE to
see the laws enforced 80 far us lies in our power
and trust we are now done with dismissas and
nominal fines for real ofienses under n statute.
He closes by reference to betting or pool
selling which is allowed at the races, and says
the commissioners arc advised there is no
statute making betting a crime, and it is not
a common law offense.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Alabama Claims.

In the court of commissioners of Alabama
claims yesterday the following cases were
argued and submitted: Paul Sears ct al admin
istrators; Charles II. Lyon, A. p. Bibles, ct
al, Samuel A. Prince and Daniel Penniman.
The cases of Andrew Levin and John W.
Mari were submitted on briefs.
Judgments were announced with interest
from dates named, as follows No. TT, Nehe-
miah p. Mann, surviving partner, firm of
N. p. Mann & Co., $3962, May 2, 1868; No.
966, George Knight, William Hammond,
Ozor o. Knight, and John Proctor each $3i,
October Is, 1864; No. 967, George Knight,
VIM. Hammond, Ozor o. knight, and John
Proctor, each Sl5, June %, 1864; No. 96S, Geo.
Knight, SO; VIM. Hammond, $3l; Nehemiah
Preble, $3l; Ozor 0. Knight, $l5 John Proc
tor $l5, and VIM. r. Knight, $15 June 81,
1864; No. $50, George knight, $92; VIM.
Hammond, $55; John Proctor, $50, and Ozor
0. Knight $37; July 10, 1864 No. $40, George
Knight, S43; VIM. Hammond, $i3 John Proc
tor $i3; Edward B. Thompson, April TO- 1861
No. 932 John N. Cushing, $l,205; Ellen NJ.
Cushing, administratrix, estate of VIM. Cush-
ing, deceased, $l,205, November %, 1854;
032, John M. Gushing, executor of Nicholas
johnson, deceased, $S03; IL. Pierce,
S6i2 November %, 1861 933, John ".
Cushing, N6; Ellen NJ. Cushing administral i (;
estate of William Cushing, deceased, So (;
dOnl NJ NuSlluBj cAeCutOI eslhle Ol NlCnOlHS
Johnson, deceased, S25 Lawrence b. Cushing,
administrator estate of Henry johnson, de-
ceased, $25 May g. 1864; No. 03i, John N. Cush-
ing, 1865; Ketmah NJ. Prtchard, executrix
estate of Thomas Prtchard, ir., deceased
1916; Ellen Nj. Cushing, administrators estate
of William Cushing deceased, 1855 Lawrence
b, Cushing, administrator estate of Henry
Johnson, deceased, 1886; John N. Cushing
S27i Ellen NJ. Cushing, administrators estate
of William Cushing, deceased, SEA Elizabeth
II, Pritchard, executrix Of William Pritchard,
deceased, $34; Ketmah NJ. Pritchard, execu-
trix of estate of Thomas Pritchard,
jr., $lH; John N, Gushing, executor
estate of Nicholas johnson, deceased, $l7l !;
Lawrence b. Gushing, administrator estate
Of Henry johnson, deceased Sl7l, April s,
1864 No 03s, John n Cushing Elizabeth
p. Pritchard, administrator of William
PitchhTd, deceased $i2O; John N. Cushing
executor of Nicholas Johnson, deceased, $l20;
Lawrence b. Cushing, administrator of Henry
Johnson deceased $420; Ellen NJ. Cushing,
administrative of William Cushing, deceased,
$l,0ol, Feb. 10, 1865; case $50, John n Cush-
ing, $72; John N. Cushing executor of
Caleb Cushing, deceased, $72; Ellen NJ.
Gushing, administrators estate of William
Cushing $72, July %, 1864; case 9lO
John N, Cushing, $l,02l; John Currier
$50; Ellen NJ Cushing administrative of the
estate of William Cushing, deceased, $l,02l;
John N. Gushing, executor estate of Nicholas
Johnson, deceased. $51O, January A, 1866;
case 1850, John N. Cushing 1878; Keturah NJ
Pritchard, executor of Thomas Pritchard, jr,
deceased, Sl49 Ellen NJ. Cushing, adminis-
tratrix of estate of William Cushing, de-
ceased, 1878; Lawrence b. Cushing, admins
traitor estate of Henry johnson, deceased,
5000, March 16, 1868.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Naval Cadets.

The board of visitors to tho naval academ y
unanimously recommend that the act of con-
grcss of Aug. 7, 1882, shall be SO modified as
not to apply to those cadets who entered the
academy previous to that date This is en-.
tirely right, When congress decided to re-
duce the number of graduates at West Point
who should be commissioned in the army,
notice of two years was given. Not so with
the naval academy.
This act has no doubt been the main cause
of most of the dissatisfaction among the
naval cadets, They entered the academy on
an implied promise of tho government that
if they graduated they should be given com.
missions in the navy. Congress did wisely in
reducing the number, but it should have ex-
copted those who entered the academy pre-
vious to the passage of the act.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Immigration in May, 1883.

During the month of May there arrived in
the customs districts of Baltimore, Boston,
Detroit, Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans,
New York, Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia,
and San Francisco, 110,14S passengers, of
whom 9960l were immigrants, 5,467 citizens
of the United States returned from abroad,
and $3.50 aliens not intending TO remain in
the United States. OF this total number of
immigrants there arrived from England and
Wales, 13,I43; Ireland, $3.50; Scotland,
1888; Austria, 1,66S; Belgium, 373; Bohe.
mia 1,40l; Denmark, 1,743; France, 400 {;
Germany, 29,7s7 Hungary, s56; Italy,
1876; Netherlands, LOGS; Norway, 4,s95
Russia, 382; Poland, 1888; Sweden, 6,sOl ;
Switzerland, 20S0; Dominion of Canada,
6. .922; and from all other countries, 10.
National Republican., 1883-06-19

II Great Britain should have trouble now
with her Indian subjects added to her com-
plications with tho Irish, it would certainly
give her great trouble. A paper called the
Natipe Press Of India, and published in the in
terests of the native population, in a recent
issue has this to say
Our interests clash az every step with those Of
the Europeans in India. They eau only iatten at
our ruin. fthe planters must flourish, they must
flourish at the ruin of riots. II European mer-
chants and tradesmen must flourish, they can do
II only by reducing the people of the soil TO hew-
Cis Of wood aud drawers of water. II the Euro
roins must be provided for, that can be only done
by throwing the people OF the soil out Of employ,
or creating sinecures which the people must main
tain by the sweat of their brow. 1t is therefore,
almost impossible to work with the Anglo.Indan
frr the c)untry's good from common platform.
I iendship between the races has thus become
utterly impossible, and however deporabe this
circumstance may be II will have Its salutary Of.
cct upon the Hindoo mind. The IIindoos must
make up their mind TO do without this friendship,
aud rely upon their own exertions for the growth
OF tue country.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
BRANCH OFFICES.

The following Is list Of the branch ofrces I'm
Washington. Others viii be added thereafter
w.s. RoosEs News Stands ut the ARLINGTON
HOTEL. WILLARD's HOTEL. and METROPOLITAN
HorEL
RoosE & QUEENS News Stand, NATIONAL HOTEL
=. +. QUEEN, ST. JAMES HorLl~
RIGos HousE News stand.
EBBITT HOUSE News Stand.
ANIRIcAS HOUSE News Stand.-
VS.. THoNrsoN's Drug Store.
CH. FiCRLISc's Drug Store, Georgetown.
lnRADiRY ADAMss Book Stores,
OR. DurouR, Druggist. 1918 Fourteenth street
RI u. FERGUSON, Druggist corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue s. T.
s. T. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
streets.
G.G. c. sIvys, Druggist. corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W. +. SCALA, Druggist. 800 East Capitol street.
II. A JOHNSTON, druggist, corner Tenth and o
streets northwest
6. sLATREs Cigar Store. corner II and First
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-06-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The resignation of Cadet John IL. Walsh,
fourth class, United States military academy,
Is accepted by the secretary of war.
The Juniata sailed from Sngah, Persia,
May 7, for Bunder, Abbas, and Karochi en-
route for Bombay All well on board.
Upon the recommendation of the academic
board Cadet Harry Il. Wilkins fourth class,
United States military academy, is turned
back to join the next succeeding class.
The orders of Capt George Il. Belknap to
command the Pensacola (Fla) navy yard
have been revoked, and he was yesterday or.
dered as captain of the Norfolk (Va.) navy
yard.
Capt. r. L. Phythian was yesterday ordered
to hold himself in readiness TO command the
United States steamship Trenton, and Comdr.
James O'Kane ordered as inspector of the tif-
toenth light house district
Ensign Ernest Wilkinson has been ordered
to temporary duty in connection with the
United States geological survey at Butte,
Col, and on the completion of this duty to
return and resume his present duties. En-
sign John Gibson has been detached from
the Ranger and granted three months leave
of absence.
Second Lieut., Graham ID. Fitch, corps OF
engineers (recently transferred from the 9th
artillery, will proceed from Fort Hamilton,
N Y, to Willets Point, N. Y, and report in
person to the commanding officer of the en-
gineer battalion for duty with the battalion.
The travel, as directed, is necessary for the
public service.
Secretary Chandler has appointed the fol-
lowing naval boards TO serve until July /,
1854 Examining board-Commodor S. r.
Franklin (president), Capt. l.. A. Kimberly
Capt. ID. b. Harmony, and Conidr. II. N. Nc
Nair. Retiring board-Rear Admiral John
l., Worden (president), Capt, l.. A. Kimberly,
Capt. D. b. Harmony, Medical Director f. NJ.
Gunnoll, and Medical Inspector d. Kendle-
berger. j. q Dulin. to be recorder Of both
boards,
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Crooks Captives.

The secretary of tho interior has received
the following dispatch from Indian Agent
Wilcox:
SAN CARLOS AGENCY, Juno 16.-Gen. Crook tele.
graphs from Wilcox that between four and five
hundred Indian prisoners, requiring to be fed,
Of renegade bucks on the reservation will dissat.
isiy friendly Indians, excite fear and dstrust
among white settlers in Arizona and New Mexico,
and in my opinion will result in adding to ths sIr
past bloody history new list OF murders, rap.S,
child stealing, and robbing. l earnestly protest
against so dangerous an experiment.
In answer to this Dispatch Secretary Teller
reiterated his instructions to the agent to re-
fuse to receive the Indians mentioned in the
dispatch, and stated that he need not fear an
attempt by the military authorities to place
the lnoians upon the reservation against his
will
National Republican., 1883-06-19
Gen. Ewing Dangerousiy Ill.

Gen, Charles Ewing is lying dangerously
ill with pneumonia at his home in this city,
and his death is hourly expected. Gen. Ew-
ing is brother of Gen. Thomas Ewing, of
Ohio, and relative by marriage of Gen. Sher-
man. He was born in Ohio and studied law,
but on the breaking out of the war entered
the regular army AS captain in the 18th in
hntry having previously received military
instructions from Gen. Sherman, with whom
he lived in ST. Louis. He served through the
war on Sherman's staff was brevetted major
in 1863 for services at the siege of Vicksburg,
brevetted lieutenant colonel in 1864 for SER
vices in tho Atlanta campaign, and again, in
1865, was brevetted colonel for gallant and
meritorious services during the war. He re-
signed in 1861 and since then has lpracticed
law in this city. Friends of the family have
CenSed To homo for his recoYery