The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About the Capital
City.


City.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA telegram
received at the war department to-
day, from Gen. Crook, confirms the
report that the Chiricahua Indians
left in Mexico are on the way to San
Carlos.
Abbott, of Boston, nominated by
the Democrats for lieutenant govern
or for Massachusetts,, left here this
morning. He declined to be inter
viewed, but it is known that he has
written letter declining the nomina
ton.
The department of state has been
officially advised of the evacuation of
Lima, yesterday, by the Gillian army.
In addition to the suspensions an
nounced yesterday, the secretary of
the interior, upon the recommended
ton of the commissioner of pensions,
to-day suspended John NJ. Roux and
Frank n. English, Washington, and
Frank T. Mcdonald, Baltimore, from
practice before the interior depart
ment as pension attorneys. The sec
rotary also disbarred from practice =.
FL. Taylor, Vassar, Mich, and Geo. w.
Johns. Washington. Taylor was con-
victed of taking illegal fees as pension
attorney, and Johns was dlsbarred
upon evidence brought out during
his recent trial for using pension en-
velopes. 1t is alleged Roux and Eng
lish published false advertisements,
calculated to miSlead pensioners, and
that Mcdonald extorted fees illegally.
From a report made to Commits
sioner Evans, it appears that an or
ganization of Red Men exists in West
Virginia, but the members are not
engaged in the violation of the inter-
nal revenue laws.
The annual report of the second as
sistant postmaster general shows the
total cost of transportation by all
methods, $19,234, 500; increased over
preceding year, $35, 1884, 700; increase in
railway service, $I03, 461 600; increase
in steamboat service, $50, 3O2 90; de-
crease in the cost of the star route
service, $S1. 437, 100; estimated cost of
the letter service next year, $3.50, OOO,-
600; estimate for railroad service
next year, $13. 735, 216,00.
The secretary of war received to-
day through the acting chief signal
officer, Lieut.. Darlington, an answer
to the questions asked him by Gen.
Hazen after receipt of his Caring
ton's)ioficial report of the expedition
to Smiths sound. To the question,
why did you not endeavor to make a
depot at Littleton Island, with what
stores you could gather during the
remaining time you might have re-
manned in that region?" Lieut.. Gar
lington replied that if anything was
to be done this season for the relief
of Greeley 1t was of the greatest i'm
portance to communicate with the
Yantic at once. He had every reason
to believe that the Yantic would not
cross the bay. If he had remained a
fortnight at Littleton Island waiting
for the chance of the Yantic's arrival,
his supplies would have been reduced
to dangerously small margin, and If
sho did not arrive he would have had
to commence to retreat. Owing to
the rapidly closing season, with made
quate provisions, if he had remained
in that region until too late to reach
the Danish settlements it would
have been necessary to have
drawn upon supplies already deposited
for Greeley, and if he should arrive
he would find his own supplies
diminished and, in addition to his par
ty, another body of men no better of
than his own party. Ii he had have
concluded to take the risk of waiting
at Littleton island for the Dyantic, he
would not have had supplies at Cape
Sabin and the west coast OF
Smith sound to form a depot at Lit
Teton Island, for the reason that
these stores were much more availa
hle to Greeley where they are than
they could be if on Littleton Island
In response to the question why &
| large proportion Of Greeley's stores
were abandoned on an ice foe. Gar
| lington shows that his men worked II
a most heroic manner in the presence
| of great danger, saving stores from
theship. and were completely exhaust
ed, and were only abandoned wheI
| they flowed away on the ice beyont
possible recovery, and consisted o.
two barrels of canned goods, some
scattered clothing and few ole
newspapers. To the question why out
of the boats were none left for Gree
ley and party? Garlington's reply il
to the effct that he had but two boat
and dingy, the latter for use only il
perfectly smooth water. The tire,
boats of the Proteus wer
old and almost useless ant
had neither spars, sail
| or rudders. To secure even thes
worthless crafts he would have beef
obliged to resort to force; besides
Greeley has eight boats avail. H. OIL
the west coast and another Oh .;Toy'
Island. In answer to the Question
why he started south with forty days
supplies instead of leaving a portion
for Greeley, CARING too says tn
quantity of food taken was smalle
than that taken by any party retreat
ing from that region, and as it wa
the men suffered from want of fooC
by the time they reached Uppe
| Navik. The last question, why di,
you come south to Cape York at all
it being in a friendly Esquimaul
country and fairly supplied with nee
essaries, is answered by Darlington
with the assertion that the friendl,
Esquimaux in the vicinity of Cap
York number 120 all told; tina
they are on the verge of starvation
every winter, and to have quartere,
his party on these people, with tn
chance of Greeley reaching there
would but seriously endanger tn
lives of the whole community. Gar
lington says if these answers are no
satisfactory he desires court Of in