Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-06-12
The Court Of Claims Refuses to
Reopen the Case Of the
Cadet Engineers.
A Woman's Heavy Suit Against
District Commissioners
West.
The Star Route Record Takes
Front Rank in Criminal
History.
Tho Architect of Many Fortunes
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatches to TuS BsR.
THE cADpT ENGINEERS.

Special Dispatches to TuK BHR
THE CADET ENGINEERS.
WASHINGTON, June IL. - In the
court of claims Chief Justice Drake
announced the decision of the court
overrullng the motions for rehearing
In the case Of Cadet Engineer Leo
pold. The original opinion Is thus al.
lowed to stand as the matured judg-
ment of the court, after hearing all
the additional facts and arguments
submitted by Secretary Chandler,
through the attorney general. In his
recent letter the secretary told the
cadet engineers that If the decision
was again la their favor, the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court. On Saturday last the navy de.
partment ordered leopold to join the
steamer Ysntio, which Is about to start
for the Arctic regions.
The president has accepted 70 miles
of the Northern Pacifi, railway, re-
Gently constructed In Montana.
STAR MAIL SERVICE.
During the month of May the total
increase In the star mall service
amounts to $50, ,615, During the same
period the amount saved from de.
creased service was $50, OPS, making a
net increase of service during the
month of SO, 500. In the steamboat
service the net increase during the
month amounted to $5, 139.
Secretary Teller expresses the inten-
tion of using all the money he can
legally In purchasing stock cattle
for the Indians.
| A BILL IN EQUITY
has Just been entered In the courtt
here against Dlstrict Commissioner
West for recovery of railroad bonds
placed in his hands In November
1881, for negotiation, and which, it II
charged, he has appropriated to hi'
own use. Mrs, Mary Jane Stinde ant
Chas. W. Stinde, residents of Louisi
ana, are the plsiutitfs Ia the action
In the bill Mrs. Stinde alleges that Ii
November 1881, at the request o
West, defendant, she delivered to hin
for negotiation 100 bonds of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicksburgt
Railway company, of the denomins
tion Of $1,000 each, he promis
ing to obtain payment on tn
bonds or have them exchanges
for bonds of the New Orleans
Texas & Pacific railwa, company, sn
until 60 disposed of, to keep them i
his possession. She now asserts tha
} she recently called upon West to re
, turn the bonds, but he refused to d
SO, and also refused to give her all
, Information as to their whereabouts
: She prays that West be ordered
make known the whereabouts of th
bonds and his dealings with then
that he be restrained from dealin
: with them any furthsr, and that ii
r present holder of the bonds be ei
D Joined from delivering them to TT
defendant. A temporary restraint
order was issued by the court.
, HILLS CASE.
WASHINGTON, June lin IL
committee to investigate the charg
70 made against the administration of Il
>, supervising architects office, tressul
. department, to-day, Coleman, couns
= = for Murch, stated that he had pr
y - pared specific charges, which he e,
- pected to prove under contrac
= already In evidence before the cor
- mittee. He also stated that
, was recently retained ss cou
- eel for Manley, Cooper, Justin M
. Lathy and several others, who desir,
l. to prefer charges against Hill, al
70 that he would in few days formula
- - charges to cover their several groun
- OF complaint. Coleman then re-
g charges and specifications which g
- forth fraud and extravaganza In col
70 nection with the purchase and dres
90 90 ing of the stone for public buildin
! 10 of the United States. Stevemet. t
= expert, then took the stand and l
=, sumed the statement relative to t
." o. cost of granite used in the constrJ
10 a tion of the public buildings at Phil
- = delphia.
" A stone cutter testified the gc
~ ~ ernment paid contractor 1919.
- for cutting stone for which contract
=. paid him s32.50 leaving a net pre-
q of $239.76. 1t was suggested tt
the commission visit Boston and ott
cities for the purpose of taking tes
mony. Without deciding whether
would accept affi ilayits In evider
ea or visit the different points to ia
at testimony, the commission adjourn
I'D till Wednesday.
IN STAR ROUTE
" To-dsy's session In the star ro,
as trial was devoted to hearing of ar,
d. ments based upon prayers for instr
ut tions to jury; prayers to the numl
re of twenty for prosecution, and
mt even hundred for the defense.
on The prayers for the defense ",
Ilt submitted without argument. A lal
or number OF them are attacks upon ,
ng insu cheney OF the indictments.
other point made ia that all or none
the defendants can be convicted. I
court adjourned until to.morrc
when the charge to the jury will pr
ed ably be delivered.
to, Although the star route trial Is
raj yet ended, the record up to this pc
nj Is the largest ever made In a criml
of trial in this country. Printed
Did small type and octave size, 1t cC
10 prizes over = 900 pages, or about
he 250,000 words. The record Of
sor Guiteau trial oomprizsd 2,700 pal
nst and was regarded ~ Of eItraordln