Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-28

he thought the white boy Charley McComa
Is with the band of Chiricahua IndiaDs i:
daily expected to reach San Carlos agency
| MoRRIsON's POLICY.
| The Post will contain tomorrow an in
terview with Morrison, chairman of the
Ways and Means committee, in which h.
will be quoted as saying: The committee
will report a bill. making g pretty genera
reduction in the existing duties; tnar in
arranging the provisions of the bill the
com mittes will look to the possibility OF
preparing measure that can pass coz,
| gress, but whether or not the bill can gel
through the house without being amended
| so as to destroy it's usefulness, is matter
WAS not in favor of disturbing the tax On
whisky and tobacco.
THE PRoTRU5 INQUIRY.
Captain Richard Pike, n ster of the LOST
steamer Proteus was examined by the
court of inquiry to-day. He said there
was no disagreement between himself and
Darlington. He was of the opinion that
one or two boat loads of supplies could
have been gotten off the ice to Cape Sa-
bine after the wreck. He suggested it to
Darlington, but the latter declined to let
his boats go. The equipment of the boats
etc., was serviceable and seaworthy. In
regard to leaving Payer harbor, Captain
Pike said he told Darlington the water
he saw north was mo good"
He (Pike) was not ready to go, as he
wanted coal in the bunkers, etc. There
upon Darlington said, 81 can see open
water and want to GO, you shall have my
men to help you in the bunkers," upon
that witness said he would go and try il.
Lieut.. Col. Wells was recalled and fatty
contradicted the evidence given by Pike.
Many inquiries were addressed to the
witness with the object of fixing the time
when he expressed to Darlington the opin-
ion that open water was "no good" Witness
stated in reply that he had expressed the
opinion both before entering Payer har-
Dor, and when Gallington proposed to
leave. Being asked the terms of CARING
toms communication to him on that occa-
sion, witness said he just said he could sec
open water and wanted to get north, and I
could have his men. When asked to de-
scribe the interview between Darlington
and Pike, which resulted in sailing from
Payer hsrbor, witness replied: CARING
ton said: Il seen open leads of water
clear along the coast as far as can see from
the hillside. Get the ship under way and go
into it." Pike said: 81 would like to lay
here while fill the bunkers aud get fresh
water" Darlington said: '.You can have
my men to assist in shifting coal" Pike
said: Il am as ANXIOUS to get north as you
are; we will go out and have try at it
anyhow" We went on deck and got the
ship under way. Heard no expression of
opinion on the part of Pike that the water
was no good. Referring to Pixies state
ment that more supplies could have been
saved, but Darlington objected to let his
boats go, witness said when they were on
the ice foe one of Pixies boats, which had
been to the shore, came alongside, and
Pike, with one of his officers,
clambered over the intervening brok-
en- ice and gotinto the boat and
pushed it of, leaving some of his own
crew on the foe. The men thus abandon
ed cursed Pike for leaving them, and spoke
of keeping ono of Garlington's boats and
keeping along the east coast to the south
not going ashore at all at Cape Sabine
When Pike afterwards at Cape Sabine
proposed to darlington to take one of his
boats and get more stores off the ice foe.
Witness remembering the threats and mu-
tinous proposals of tho Proteus crew, ad
vised Darlington not to allow the boats go
with the Proteus crew, feeling it unsafe to
trust them. He said the stores which was
proposed to save were some he (Col-
welU had thrown out of his
boat to make room for the men whom
Pike abandoned. In response to Pixies
proposition, six of Garlington's men and
as many of the Proteus' crew manned two
Proteus boats and brought in portion of
the supplies. Witness estimated the
amount Of supplies saved from the wreck
of the Proteus and left in the cache at
Cape Sabine. at 400 full rations, and
clothing for twenty three men, six mon tbs,
There were also some provisions from the
stores Of the Proteus which the boats of
that vessel were unable to take away, but
the witness did not know how much. Ad-
journed.
DECLINED his SALARY.
John N. Irwin, governor of Idaho terri
tory, returned to the treasurer of the
United States draft of $3.50, sent him as
salary for the quarter ended October 80,
and declined also to receive the salary due
him for the quarter ending December 81.
He states he has been unable to attend to
the duties of the Office slice July L, and
does not consider he can conscientiously
take pay.
n. W. Fitzgerald, the suspended pension
attorney, appeared in court to-day in the
suit of Cohen u Sons against him to re-
cover, on notes, but On account of sickness
of counsel the case went over. Immedi-
ately afterwards C. W. Grant, attorney for
Fitzgerald, went into the clerks Office and
by instructions of his client directed the
dismissal of the following suits recently
brought by him against Charles T. Muir
ray for libel and $4,000 damages; against
Charles T. Murray and the st. Louis Globe
Democrat for libel and $4,000 damages;
against 81. V. Boynton aod the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette for libel
and 100000. damages; against h.
d. Fulton, of Indianapolis, for
Islander and 420001 damaoas Hardly