The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-15

srrict the further payment or gold certin-
Gates from the treasury, and where possible
TO make payments In other funds than gold
or its Immediate paper representative.
Treasurer Wyman says the transfer of the
surplus in the treasury from the old 10 the
new vaults will commence about Sept. 1.
There Is about 5000, 900 In silver, which
constitutes the cash surplus Of this kind OF
money on hand In the treasury. Mr.. Wy
man said he should not make the date OF
the transfer public, as o precautionary
measure. The transfer will be made by
men regularly employed In handling money
for the government, under strong guard
so as to insure absolute safety.
Private advices received from the Utah
commission ut Salt Lake City state that the
late sweeping Mormon triumph there was
not unexpected In view of the failure Of
congress last winter 10 act upon the recon-
mendation OF the commission respecting
the Edmunds bill Gov. Ramsey, chairman
OF the commission, complains at the mo-
notony attendant upon their duties, and the
other members seem disheartened because
they have not been able to accomplish any
thing beneficial In regulating pOlygamy In
that territory. They feel that congress has
not strengthened their hands as it should
have done, ana that the labOrs Of the COM
mission have failed In consequence.
1t Is understood that Secretary Lincoln
huo oOSiiOO dPOh tliC piOniObiOl VI JU6 SUI
vivOrs OF the Greedy party. Steward Bic.
derbeck and Private Carroll will be made
sergeants, and Sergts. Brainard, Frederic
and Long second lieutenants. Lieutenant
Greedy, 1t Is understood, has refused to ac-
cept promotion to a captaincy, except
through the ordinary course. This action on
GERS whose promotion would have been de-
ferred for two or three years had he ac-
cepted the Office, He Will be ordered to
Washington about the LIST of November and
Will be occupied year or SO with his re-
port.
"rhere is nothing In the reports this year
remarked General Newton, chief Of the en-
gineers, when questioned about the reports
on tho coast defenses. "They show an ut
terly defenseless condition Of our coast aid
the impossibility Of repulsing an attack by
the navy of any third or fourth class Euro
form the most striking example, though no
worse than many others: Here Is the ma
tlOnal capital, the capitol building, and that
important Institution called the treasury,
protected by two dismantled. decaying and
superannuated forts that are utterly useless.
1t Is certainly to be hoped that congress will
realize the necessity for improving this state
OF affairs"
The substitution of electric lights for the
wretched material called gas which Wash
ington Is now afflicted with will probably
soon follow the experiments In street-light-
ing now about to be tried by the District
Commissioners. To prevent the binding
glare from retlectOrs, which Is objected to
by many, q sufficient elevation Is to be OBJ
tanned by means Of towers to relieve this
objection. These towers are to be erected
in prominent places commanding the streets
for long distances. In the parks the circle
towers will not be used, because the struct-
ures would disfigure these beautiful spots
and light from above could not penetrate
the foliage. 1t is proposed, therefore, to
substitute circles of light on thirty or forty
foot iron poles in the borders of the parks.
Gen. .Hazen was interviewed Tuesday
concerning the stories of cannibalism in
though the reports were somewhat exagger-
ated, he said, there was no doubt that there
Is considerable foundation for them. He
said 1t was not true that Capt. Schley told
himself and Secretary Chandler that the
survivors had eaten the bodies of their as
sOciates; he refused to say, however, that
the stories already published are not true.
He had heard rumors at Portsmouth that
private Henry had been killed and that the
survivors had eaten his body, but declined
TO give such facts in the case as came within
his knowledge. The stories find credence
the latter, and even Gen. Hazen, think that
cannibalism was almost unavoidable under
the circumstances. There is no doubt that
there will be a congressional investigation.
HORRIBLE CHARGES.
A horrible charge Is made against the
Greedy party. 1t Is said that Secretary
Chandler has had the full facts in his pos
session for three weeks, and has enjoined
strictest secrecy upon naval and army peo-
pie knowing anything about the matter.
Commander Schley telegraphed Chandler
that 1t was imperatiyely necessary to put the
dead bodies in metallic caskets before leav-
ing st. Johns, and Chandler answered to do
as he (Schley) thought best. At the time
army officers thought 1t strange that frozen
bodies should be put In metallic collins, but
say 1t is all explained now that 1t Is known
that some OF the bodies were half eaten by
the survivors: The design was to prevent
the friends of the dead heroes seeing the
awful state of the bodies. 1t Is claimed
that Charles B. Henry was shot because he
attempted to steal extra ratiOns, and when
found every particle Of flesh was picked
from his bones, except his face, which,
though shrunken, was plainly to be recog-
nized. One rib was found shattered by
rlfie-ball, and bullet hole was found In the
skin. The body was in this condition when
1t was buried In Cypress Hills cemetery.
When the relief expedition reached the
tents of the survivors on Cape Sabine the
advance guard attempted to lift up Ger
hold of him to lift him tenderly, don't let
them shoot me as they did poor Henry.
Must be killed and eaten as Henry was?
Don't let them do it! Don't! DOn'tp'
Greedy objected to removing the dead
from their arctic graves, but Schley insisted
and the bodies were taken out. Most of the
blankets contained nothing but heaps of
white bones, and the remains could only be
identified by the names on the blankets. 1t
seems the truth is that, instead of the sur
vivors being kept alive on sealskin strips,
they lived off the bodies of their dead COM
rades. BY inquiries Commander Schley
learned at Cape Sabine that many of the
seventeen men who are said to have perish
cd from starvation were really eaten by
their furnishing but stronger comrades.
The entire story Is one Of sickening detail.
FOREIGN