Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Spies On Each Other-COunsel fn the Star
 Route Case Described by Judge Wylfe
 1.-The History of the BelfOrd Check
 A Story of RersIeII's Which is Denied by
 Dorsey and BeIford-IIappenfngs About
 the Capital @=r.s
 WASHINGTON March S.-General Nelson A.
 Miles, in command of two regiments of United States troops at Fort Keogh, Montana,
 was the first witness called in the Star route
 trial to-day. He testified that in 1876 the country was oyerrun with Indians. The first mail connection was established in 1877. It took sixty days to send and receive reply from the department in this city. When he came here in 1880 in company with Delegate Maginnis he called at the Postofice depart
 ment and urged increased mall facilities for that country. In 1880 there were 5000 set tiers around Fort Keogh. MT. Fl. D. Norton formerly chief of the finance division in the Postofice department, and who was called at the last trial by the government, was placed on the stand by the defence and gave testi-
 mony as to the routine work of his division.
 A long and angry discussion was had between
 Messrs. Wilson and Bliss about the produc- ton of certain papers, during which MT. Wilson charged that during the trial gov ernment spy ad sat behind him in the court room This was denied by MT. Bliss and the court remarked that the counsel were all spies on each other. The court admitted the testimony and the time up to the hour of adjournment was occupied in the reading of papers
 Rerdell has made a statement to the gov ernment counsel in the Star route case in which he enters into 0 detailed history of the S2, 600 check alleged to have been given by s. ". Dorsey to Congressman Belford. It appeared from RerdslFs story that Belford Dorsey and others had card bout on train going west and when Dorsey had lost all the money he could spare he drew the $2, 900 check which was subsequently entered up as on 'snaaiP' account in order l that his private loss should be shared by
 Brady, Vaile $ Go. This story having reached Dorsey's ears he has issued dis claimer in which he denies Rerdell,s aIlega- tions in detail, saying he never saw Belford on the cars, that he never played cards with him anywhere and that he never gave him cheek of any kind in his life Dorsey characterizes the l story as sone that flows from the mouth of a 1 tional story was started here to day to the effect that Dorsey had struck and kicked Judge Lilly, the father of Mir. Lilly, former | ly deputy sixth auditor, who had called on the former at his residence, thereby inhicting I serious injuries on Lilly, who is an old man | The story is somewhat exaggerated. but it is l understood that Judge Lilly did call at Dor sey,s residence and indulging in profanity l and epithets in the presence of the latter s l family he received a dap in the face and was assisted out of doors by kick.
 Conqressman Belf0rd contradicts Rerdel1's story in an equally vigorous manner. He I says that so far as it relates to him it is in | famously faEse: He never met Senator Dor l sey on the cars, never played agame of cards with the gentleman in his life and never re- ceived a S2. 900 check from him or had any | business transaction amounting to one cent with Dorsey as long as hs has known him. The Malagassy ambassadors were treated I to an excursion down the Potomac to-day on l the Unitsd States steamer Despatch. About one hundred persons made up the party, in- cluding besides the embassy and their suites l number of officials from the State, War and Navy departments with the ladies' of their families. rzzss7saE
 statement prepared by the P0stofice department shows that the expenditures of the office for the first quarter of the fiscal year lsS2-S3 were SIG, ,l88. .969. 80 and the re- ceipss for the same quarter $10, 548, ,932.95, leaving surplus of &S59, ,s63.15. For the same quarter in 1sS1-52 the expenses were S9 6S6, BIO 96 and the receipts $9, ,490 FOG. .92, making deficiency of $1s6. 1o3. .OI.
 Agent Wilcox at San Carlos, A T., teIe- graphs Indian Oommissioner Price that no