Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-04-07
The Dorsey Family Continue
Cultivating q Conveniently
Poor Memory.
The Smuggling of China Sugar
by Way of Hawaii Official.
ly Denied.
Progress OF tho Count in the Treas-
ury Vaults-An Enormous
Land Grant
CAPITOL NOTES.
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THE JEANNErrE BOARD.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Tho Jean
nette court Of Inquiry convened to.
day. TIE judge advocate announced
that he had received q communication
from Dr. Collins, inclosing 30 ques-
tions which he desired to have put to
the Witnesses Foreman Bartlett was
called, and the questions read to him
In reply the Witness stated in sub.
stance that Collins was treated exactly
the same as other officers. Witness
was of opinion that the trip to Belum
might have been made sooner, but it
would have been attended with great
suffering and hardfbip. He believed,
taking all things into consideration,
everything was done that could have
been done to rescne DsLongs party.
SUGAR SMUGGLING.
The seoretary Of ptats transmitted
to the treasury department q report
from II. M. DAgeetE minister resident
at Honolulu, With regard to the state
ments recently made TO the effect that
Chinese sugars are being imported at
Honolulu aud thence reshipped to
the U nited States ~ Hawaiian sugar,
which pay no duty. Daggett says,
after thorough investigation, he is
satisfied the statements above referred
to are clearly without foundation.
COUNTING THE CASH.
The committee examining the con-
dition of the United States treasury
are making rapid progress. The bonds
held to secure tho circulation of
national banks, bonds held RS security
for public deposits, and bonds of the
Indian trust fund have been counted,
and found to agree with the amount
called for. All odds and ends have
been cleared up, and the work now
b, fore the committee Is straight
count of sealed packages of reserve
United States notes and bags Of silver
coin. There are 1850 packages Of
notes, each package containing 4 600
notes. There are about 500 bag. of
silver, each bag containing 81, 200.
The count will not be finished for two
weeks. Members OF the committee
say "the treasury Is in good shape, In
every respect" k
THE DoRsRYs.
In tho star ro1ta trial to day Wit.
ness j. W. Dorsey As,As asked WY he
had written his brother that he re-.
gsrded the Tongue river route aa
worth 800 900 for the contract term.
He answered that the statement
showed his ignorance of the business
of running mall routes. Witness
could not identify his brothers hand.
writing; had not received letter
from him since December, 1873, moi
did he know Peok's signature. The
testimony witness closed with denial
of any evil Intentions in making the
aft iavits connected with the routes
Adjourned until Monday.
Much amusement was created In the
court room this afternoon by the cir
culation of an illustrated humorou.
paper, containing a sketch of the
star route trial In 1901.
HUGE RANCH.
The commissioner of the genera
land Office sent to the surveyor gen
eral of New Mexico to-day q paten.
for private land claim known as tht
"Artonohico grant" The land Il
situated In San Miguel and b ,rnalillc
counties, New Mexico, and contains
1878, ,537 acres.
| REDUCED POSTAGE.
1t Is estimated by persons thorough
ly familiar with the subject that un
der the new law reducing letter post
age aud regulating the pay of post
masters, the receipts Of not more thar
one office In every four on the genera
average will be In excess postmasters
salaries. Under the existing law 1t |
said all postofii ,es, however in,Igaii
cant, must contribute about two fifth O
their receipts to the government.