The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-17
BLISS AND BRADY.
Another Day Of Fencing Between These
Two Equally Matched in Adroitness.
Brady'S Dirt Don't Pan Out AS The
Prosecution Predicted.
Direct Testimony as Yet Unimpeached
IN Any Pertinent Particular.
An Associate Justice of Territorial
Supreme COnrt Suspended.
A Bra2ier OF Goals of Fire From n
Celestial Source.
Lieutenant llarber VIII Continue the
Search for Chipp.
Number of Army Officers Placed on the
Retired List.
Other Items From the Capltal,
Washington News Notes.
ARMY BuLLRTIN.

Washington News Notes.
ARMY BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, March lG.-The tollovin,
named officers of the army were to-da,
placed upon the retired list for disabilities
received in service: Captaihs-James II
ordnance department: William
fulick' "a infantry; II. NJ, Benson, 7tn IN
fantry. FIRST lieutenants-W. II. Harmon
10th cavalry; d. A. Griffith, 81 infantry
Charles b. Briggs, l4th infantry; George NJ
Love, 10th infantry; John T. Trout, 23d In
lantry Lieutenant-colonel William
Meyers, deputy quartermastcr- general wa,
also placed on the retired list at his own re-
uuest, under the thirty-year clause of tb,
act OF congress relating to army retire
ments, There are still four vacancies unor
the regular retired list of 400, which will hs
hlled upon the recommendation of the ro
urlng board, to be convened by the order O,
the secretary OF war.
THE sTAR.RouTE TRIAL.
AFTER some delay, caused by difficulty
experienced in filling the panel Of tbs
irand Jury in the criminal court this morn.
ng, General Brady again took the stand
"a was tori full hour cross-examined Inv
llss. he did not remember that any in.
SNgraity in Miners affidavit on the
hague river route had attracted his atten.
I'Sl' witness described the method of pre
patoarlng advertisements for letting miscel.
mhous service; the temporary contracts
ptrsnaiiy ran Tor six months,
ouS ne tlme was afterwards extended
49, MWo9 year; the contract might have been
uiso'itlnued ,, IN order to put on better ser.
sa 49, llu Ior other reasons; the power of the
us " as IN all cases; except where services
were discontinued for cause (such as failnro
10 peDrm service), it was required that the
cohtrttor be awarded one months oxtra
pay; 'tness could not remember whether
OF hot le requirement to post bulletins of
tempory service to be let followed
Congressional investigation. Bliss IN,
stahcet the Tongue river route
anu a,ed how the contract was To
De NAV profitable by expedition when il
vT Wus lislng contract at all schedules.
Wltnesl lswered, You will have To ask
the conl 2tors about thIs,n
LOU led you expedited to make il
proiitaol,o o the contractors"
Nv Nexpedlted SO as to get good ser
wee Wol9lerred to help the Contractors
rather tr oppress them; whether il did
or not IS a,atter for them - ~ "'''
pl'ss PN ed the question III difereul
io!nl, WINS answering he would not take
lri-WeehiyServlce VII VII without expedition.
I WIFI nv ul w losing money on one trip per
week W 3 expedition was added, how
ever ~ 50 ed to benefit The contractor.
now wine did not know, that was a
question lolte contractors.
Dliss lhq|pd why witness did not let
service uhtl gmporary contract instead of
eAPeultlhg;hie answered he did not now
telnemoer considerations that affected
ms mlha, ph matter OF fact no one in
.ne Wiue MOd would take such service
%uIuci % slA ;onths' contract. He was
ISM, aSneI hoW nprop0sed to get rid OF the
1oulhpilns n ulo OF increasing the ridicu-
ouS low lisul't which the original service
llsu oeeh takelo profitable figure. The
WITNESS ahs"ei, I'VE kicked the Stun
o,'ms' 9iutN ;t OF our way in order
W 6e. IusI Wna'e did-good service" In
s ansMei w 'ue ,stion why the route had
,. nv. ocel lHIeI ller miscellaneous letting,
witIess Ealieu ahtion to the fact that the
iesD iestiis ulu nov y place until the tall ofI
lo,2, wieh iei tho Test bid would, in all
pioono,,ity, % naVeceeded the figures to
Which M ele ioute been expedited; when
~ ~, Was Jonslueleu I 1t was new route, |
.niiD,usi l9usli entry, some such result |
might nave peeh r3hed, under court of |
nv, nv, ~ rounu'aut % fashion, perhaps. |
tI,n p,lss soh3 asNGu WY ness had heightened |
@ wy soneuule tiiieie answered, it was
onty iuso mi'cie Wv hedule had been fixed, |
OF the distance. ''"''ii'eii'
"Then why did i tell Judce Kiddor
you could not do on The Termiii;on iii
Sioux fall route2" ''''"'i'ion
pevH.se s,,on -, uo NJ remember there was
ahy sucn lillsstatemto distance"
an ySI ;nJ;u;dwot "H, Wsyti,,was ever put up for
accnmmndatad n ,,d y; said he sometimes
"onJranaor" 80 s IDS that way. The
was asSistan, 1vnv roael treated when he
Bliss-"I should sal ev werou
In hat,or ess sor,; auueo he Ght it had resulted
Bliss-"Don't YOU oy ,ho go, M
ueRvr neLit Is seii-sunting?"
w tnu. Is the cause OF any
from % ;noraasod % sa1a sIo sssl. It only results
'rY,m lhctenssu shie Oh aps."
bliss piIss.uiu =, Ia you ail got expedited
~ say that | did. ying reco;,oa A.,
arai rnis y, Of 'o nv NV, lnd having a gen.
shn,,d no, y ayoI ~ son western service
r.at =. =, ~ H., .u 49, Ioir mile, i tried to
these nineteen routes sllw lwe rror., ao, ~, "nu
IL at much less" W "''' ee''inB
or,ronsss m,sness was Wa & asked yhe allowed the
~ =. n..oi ~ lhuon Infor expedition
~ % oa.,t !. ao.uaiiy oos', asiyn by the filed
Citv ,d anS ps;daa sHIa US N the Eugene
en:woraa a" ih"se ~ ioute. He
with sub-contractors nH cortroo,ns
was held for the servcea,ner ,"uV and min
ter. The sub-contractor noi hnm,% Az ~
the department, and co, nron, v'unu ~, w
| service any time In mid9e. ',h hnp ,h ,ho
contractor was bound to I'll ""V,' .ie
tore service, thought thtv, ,ts
Eurcus C''v AMI R,t.c sue
| cheapiy ie, IL niS a. ~, Wa'
crease route whery was ,
already inadequatelr "a " saw yWyins
very inirequsntly W NY bn nos, o oe,ne omne
department. and cou.F Fnone pJhs.rotnvu har hna
he learned Vale was Soin vu, oss,,,,a INV
vice for Miner. Peck d ca aS 'uuie u. ser. Q
been informed by IL. ,chieSrS, pthvooo,y tho oo
gressional investir.ion isgse sue oon l
the immediate % 'stabiisb,,s,ing upon j
Cannon City, For McDerms.o an,, Tepon, d
routes; II waSays bette TO G grant vte, = 9
small ailowsif time than 10 declare tbS :
contractor ang contractor; there was
abunden, IN for this; Post.master. ,,
oeneral had investigated the charro Of = =
extrayai against the witness; WAS he 4.
lore thegressional committee In lSso q
severels; he then testified In almost "
az case got expedited service A. iess - -
'nnn MIA, aud the statement was true, n n
brAre you aware twelve of tho 4
o.u' tbis case wee made at the pro =, q
not; my assertion on yesterday was /,
tood and now find seven urders =,