The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-23
WRshingIom Notea.
If lie HAD CAPrUR HowaATE HE
WOULD NE A HERO.

IF HE HAD CAPIUR ID HOWGATE HE |
WOULD ne \ HERO.
WAsHINGT n, Dec. Sergeant Otto |
Holtnorth, of the signal service, re
Gently sent west hy the secretary of
war, in search of Howgate, has returned |
and has been reliov d nom duty. 1t is
al eyed that Hollnurth obtained infor-
nation which induced the =, secretary of
war TO send him G. detective, by ril-
ling Lieutenant 'Greely's private pa
pcrs lleis to I've courtnartHled.
HoltnOrth says he did not break open
the letter irum HOwgato to
Groeiy's {dc.GE, and and rqpcosniziD% TpSg
Howgate's writing rcnd tho letter and
Immediately conveyed the information
Ofthe contents tu Representative Deus.
ter OF Wisconsin,, who went with IL at
once tn the secretary nf war. He SAWS
he thought IL hi, duty to do what ho did
IN the matter.
THE lNAuuuRATI NBALL.
Tho new pension building has been
secured for the inauguration ball
THE UNITED STATES surR M COURT
to-day adjourned tn ith of January.
sENATOS FAIR
dlIlNeu mere luSt evening,
The bill, he Suid. 10 Tar ~ amounts
went, stood precisely ON the hasis en-
which the house passed he original APP
preparation for The wear. In that, NJ,
| tIalp added, The senate maintained IT,
attitude, considering this years propp
SitiouS, and not those uf fOrmer years.
| lie said hn would all the bill up To-
| morrow.
After executive session, the senate
| adjourned.
CoNrRMAl IONS,
| II. Plat Carpenter, of New York, 10
be governor VI Montana; Allen w.
Thompson, postmaster ut Uriah, Cali
toruia.
THE DAoEn.EE LAND GRANT.
The suuue committee on public
lands voted 10 report favor
Guly the suh.cumH iitee substitute
already described for the b.ll Introduced
hv Senator Hill providing for the for
lcituo of the backbone land grant II
Is Understood the mil, as repnrted, has
tho support of four membeis of tho com
mittcc and three will oppose IL ON tho
floor Of tn" senate.
OUR DUCK HUNTERS.
Senators hrck, bon Cameron, Butlor
Jackson aud several others are guiul
down tho pulmau tC-nig ON an eX
tended duck hunt
hOhEw NRD tuR THE HOLD NNs.
Senator lioar to day announced In th
senate that he would he absent after tu
daV. Numerous others have mHde ~
rangements IL leave. The Indication
are that there will be 10 quorum to-moI
ow.
Ex-Sergeant.at Arms Thompson ha
hearing before The SUI
committee OF the hOus
judiciary committee to-day, consistinj
luf Tucker, Broadhead and Poland, con
cerning his claim for reimbursement q
damages awaid ded against him In III
Killbourue case. lie referred 10 III
charge that the Jury had been tixed,an
said that he did not believe that sue
y had been the case.
MONEY WANTED FOR WAR GUNS,
The supplementary report OF the GU
foundry board was transmitted 10 tn
senate to-day. The board expresses III
opinion that two gun tpundries shoul
N be established, one for the army MI
one for the navy. NJ cost OF Sl,UOW
NJ each, but the act recommends that ste'
manufactures, he called upon To fu
nish material, For this purpose II r,
commends an appi upriation OF Sl5
D. OO0,O00, one-half iOr the army and u
Olnt 7 lOT tue HNNNs W ht NNHtuuVu WI
u in payment when accepted and d'
\, livared. The board says that frOl
personal entercourse with promine
steel makers II Is In position To asse
that proposal issued on this basis VI
be responded to, but that IL Will he No
essary to appropriate he entire amoui
!. recommended in o-der to induce !
y spousihle steel manufacturers 10 ere
n aud complete the necessary works; III
u Ii congress shall adopt measures 4
procuring the supply of guns require
il will be absolutely necessary to app
pirate the $2,OU0,001 needed for the q
tories Ia which the guns are to he To
ricated, aud as II will require two Yea
- to erect aud equip the factories, the 4
proprlation for them should be made
7 early rs practicable.
LYMAN REsiuNs uoMrsnN PROMOTE
WAsUINoioS, Dee. 22.-The presid,
has accepted the resignation OF Hen
IN u. LYMAN, second assistant postmast
a. general, aud will ts-morrow nolnini
30 Jno. B. Thompson, geueral superinl'
:" dent OF the railwa, mail service, 10 NJ
oeed him. The creiary oi the ire
pry has issued circular In regard