The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-04-13

General Charles Z. Stone, who was re-
Gently Chief of Staff of the Khedive, Is Wis
Ting General Sherman. 1t Is expected an
effort will shortly be made to have him
were made against him. and which resulted
In his leaving our service and the country.
He Is to have charge of the erection of Bart
holdi's statue in New York City.
General Hazen has written protest to
Secretary Lincoln against the latter's order
Just Issued, that the men in the Signal Ser
vice shall only receive soldiers c0mmuta-
ton for ratiOns of "a cents day when on
their annual leave. Hitherto they have
drawn pay at So a month and Communication
for quarters and rations at dollar day
for each all the year round.
1t appears that there Is a great diversity
OF opinion among the Naval Constructors as
to the specifications for the new steel cruis-
ers. Some OF the constructors favor double
screws, other single screws. One objects
ns plan 81 moving the guns BY
decks. Secretary Chandler is anxious to
secure unanimity before the work COM
mences.
The State Department has received no
advices relative to the. dynamite scare in
press reports. The officials decline to state
whether any special steps have been taken
TO discover any violation OF the neutrality
laws by Irish Americans, but 1t Is believed
that special efforts are being made In that
direction.
Southern cotton goods manufacturers are
jubilant over the refusal of Pool Commits
sioner Fink to order q readjustment of
freight charges on dry goods shipped to the
west, and in circular issued from Column
ern mills are given specially advantageous
rates which enable them to compete sue
cessfully with New England. The northern
manufacturers talk of appealing to congress
for protection from railway discrimination
in favor of the south.
Governor Ben Butler is here again. He
looks fresh and still wears q red flower Mt
his buttOn-hOle. lie Is trying 10 effect
compromise in some revenue cases. His at
tentiOn was called to the statement that his
detectives had resurrected corpse at
Tewksbury with view Of introducing sem
sational testimony In the Aims House in
vestigation. Said strabismical Ben: Ger
tainly; my detectives went down to Tewks-
bury and dug up an an empty box, upon
which paid burial fees"
Joseph X. Barnes, brigadier general Of
the United States army, retired and lately
surgeon general of the army, died Thurs
day in this city, of Bright's disease, in the
siXty-sxth year of his age. lie was one of
| the surgeons in attendance upon the. late
President Garfield in his last illness. He en-
tered the army in 1910 as assistant surgeon,
| and at the breaking out of the civil war
| held the rank of major and surgeon. In
1864 he was appointed surgeon general of
the army, which post he held until retired
on account Of age.
Ex-senator COnking called at the Interi-
or Department Tuesday and had three
hours conversation with Secretary Teller
on railroad matters. Mr.. COnkling repre-
sented the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
in the course of the talk all questions now
pending before the department, IN which
the Northern Pacific Is interested, were
| touched upon. An air of mystery surround
| ed the conference, reporters being Ncluded
for the time. Because of this action. 1t was
! nOlSed around JnaJ some important action
affecting the Northern Pacific would be
| taken by the Secretary. The Assistant At
torney General of the department stated,
however, that the talk was merely inform
New troubles appear to be growing out of
the unfortunate Jeanette expedition, and
inquiry into its conduct may not prove
purely white washing operation. It's as
serted that Secretary Chandler is in posses
sion of charges against Lieutenant Danen-
the effect that Danenhower went on the ex-
petition with the full knowledge that he
was unfit tor duty. They wind up with u
demand for court martial. A member OF
the Board of Inquiry said Saturday that De
Long and Danenhower were constantly at
cross purposes, and that at one time the lat
ter was placed under arrest. If the stories
/ in circulation are true, all the officers of
the Jeanette were in perpetual hot water,
owing to misunderstanding and jealous
les.
TIE JEANETTE INQUIRY.
Bartlett, the fireman of the Jeanette has
been relied on to prove misconduct in the
case of Lieut. De Long and Engineer Mel
vile, but he has failed to do anything of
the kind. lie had presented to him the list
Minneapolis I but failed to snbstaniiate the
list of charges made by the doctor. All the
evidence taken by the Jeanette board of
inquiry has been to the effect that the fall
ing out between the doctors brother and
the commander of the expedition was due
to the formers natural dislike as q civilian
of naval discipline, which the other natur-
ally insisted on. No evidence that Collins
was maltreated or that his papers were de-
stroyed has been produced. 1t has been in |
timated that all the witnesses were under
pressure from the navy department to tell
the same story but this begs the whole que5- |
ton. De Long being dead, 1t Is credtable
to the witnesses if they have been relnc- |
charges against him where there was no
gross and palpable wrong-doing. At any |
rate, acting on the testimony taken, the
board can not do otherwise than to exOner-
ate all the officers OF the Jeanette.
FoLGER's SUPERSTITION.
Folger is very superstitious. His trip to
Bermuda was given up, it Is said, on ac-
COunJ VI ~ SluTllnlU Ht lldu ~ lew !
nights ago. A friend of the Secretary re-
lates the dream as follows: 1.-THE steamship !
on which the party had taken passage was
sailing along serenely. The sea was as
smooth as glass and everybody was happy,
when suddenly great dark cloud was OBJ
served on the forward horizon, moving rap
idly toward the vessel, accompanied by an
incessant and terrific rumbing. The heavy
cloud soon reached the Inflated craft, over
spreading the sea with the darkness of |
Egypt Great sheets of lurid flame shot
forth in all directions. The vessel tossed
and quivered and the sea was dashed into
mountainous pillows. The. Secretary saw
the forms of his party and crew enveloped
in fire flying through the angry elements.
Suddenly he stood alone on the deck, with
the vessel sinking beneath him in sea of
fire, and he awoke, trembling like an aspen
and covered with cold beads of perspiratfOn,
to find that the terrible scene was only
dream" This frightful nightmare unnerv-
ed the old man. He cannot think of the