The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-10
DEFERRED DISPATCHES.
The Thread Of the Jeanette Tragedy
Taken w.
The Bursied Bank-Grant a WARDS
Condition.
Other Delayed but Interesting ITEMS


Tho Jeanette.
w.NuIsaros. MAY S-Seaman NindeT-
man resumed his testimony heiofe ihs
Jsannst.e investigating commit 60 ,hls
morning. While NJ Ralen M,liyill said -
Witp,ss he q al not care damn tor Captain
eI.opr but was sorry Cor those Nhom the
csnInin n al dragged with him 10 dealh
John u. J,cksou, Paris corfespnndsnt oil
fhe New York Herald, testified met he me.
Iieutengft pAaeuhouer a. lfkutusA
had c,uyerb,h with him there anout ne
expedition. Lieurnsnt Danenhouor thsn
had sad 10 him " te.ntd 10 MN u wy
course of the whole boat had been pursued
= dny Longer Bulsn would have
heen reached a month sooner, Nores nlio
NindeImau met, aud DrLlns au ns
narly saved. Tnere could he no uouo'
vitness said, Of tnis He had Sri'trn y
long hand Of Danrnhnu RS "a oih ION n.
had been told by Newoomh - paf,,e.
that Collins nAd pnttrs 90 hle leIa1h III
inr The retreat which we're not iourd On me
hss,y Various m.mber ~ tue tNpeuliloh
had com menlsd unisyoraely u nm on lu1
DELAYS dgrins the fetfea', h.u
hsd said they caused cal mity
Eewc,mb and Others had tPoAeu
Of the bad treatment Of Collins, anu s''u
Melville caused .. witness TIERS 70 ~
Herald were NIllNth VIZ ~ 'N' "A, 4.
houers dic'at'on, W.T. -'ss taous.t ne
DELAY at Geeom ov.aloova vas d'cid,aly 70
Ionr aud quito unucce-s Ar, ana u NJ ~
had lei Gee m1yislogv v when he mrs. hhu
Tina opportuniiv belongs party wouiu
have been sayed His opinion w-t Ia'h,i,
cd from u couyersation WITH MAJ hhu
from observAlioa 81 husn hno ~ ~ gu
He had been informed Blftlet thiIeu
20 walk there aud had oeon loi1 70 snu,
M his Cd Id mouth. hustrAhs osi4N
In returning from Blu ell was Dec iute ht
compani n mot sDmr frienoe lnrie huu Eol
drunE. When He did return with the neNs
and Nndermsn ara Nuruss' NelYlie We
aroused 10 activity, but al.a u was 700 10
DeLong's party mad KEEP signal hras nuth'
inc which could have been seen for twenty
M ve or thirty miles, aud wiIu,ss thiu w
had heard d. Long had continually OK
pressed surprise 10 not being ftoue,,
The chief cause OF the los. ci " Lpns
party was dou ,,l,ss his devotion to his me-
and his refusal t. leave The rest OF toe"
behind. This csused i progress
That Bank Failure.
INV YoRK, MAY s.-in lnsideraston Of
the sum of 800 100 U. b. Grant
r.. has conveyed 10 mis- father -if-iaw
Jerome b Chrfrs. - opertS on the north
side Of Seventy-thiId street ana also on
sixty-thi,d street. Ferdinand ward hhs
sold TO w. g. warren 'ho ~
properly on the Site of the old Boom thes-
re for $3.50 90.
Mr. Davisf, The assignee Of the firm OF
Grant A Wa Il and Of its individual par
ners, IN reply to questions ~ TO the smouht
and character Of i's assets, ssid una
having ouly iut taken possession
be was unable TO say That they wee.
shall 20 10 work imm' tia',iy," he said,
sto ascertain the condition OF AFFAIRS, pa
40 not thick | fhsll be in position 10
make a statement before SATURDAY." Mr..
lanes McNamep, the assumes OF tne young
members OF tine Grant family, made SIM
lar statement. When asked how these Eeh-
fle M IN who were not menIberao OF the hrn,
became involved, Mr.. Men lnee say
the firm were 30 intrinsic in that way tha'
thew could hardly help being Involved In
ths general WRECK. General GRANTS name
In signed in clear bold han 20 tne oocu'
ments of assignment. Mr.. W. Q. Spith's
name 4. not among the persons maKihg
the assignments, although ne Is re
CArded as ono Jf the partners OF the hrm.
r. has had To besr the brunt Of the bust.
ness since the doors were closed, and Is tne
only person accessible TO callers. lie FARO
vesierday TO "a reporter: Tho assignee
has been In possession Tor some
time aud we shs'l IT once get u WORK snu
ascertain ex ely how we stand; AS 80
this matter 1 the securities, .nihk ~ WI,
be settled satisieco DRY. The Erie railroad
iii take care OF eli is bonds and stocss
vhich wee pscsd vito the firm TO dispose
81. The New York, nhiolg) q st. Louis
raiirosd com pany will DO The same. Cen
arsl Grant was At his Office Tor isw hours
in the middle, OF the DAY 400
left At about o'clock. Between
1 and 2 he had cons lsat on WIN ho'coe
Conkling, who, it 10 reported, VIII nc. a.
Me adviser In these difficulties. Fred
Grant was also present. Both the general
and his son declined m liking any atement.
a meetipg OF the xscuiive COMMITTEES OF
the New York, Lake Erie * Western raj
n ad was held to-day, TO consider the rev
tions OF the company and Grant ware.
the not ant securities OF the com
placsd in / o Il m'a charge. The hrn
negotiated considerable sums ~ Erie paper
And held S2,5l0,000 securities, Tns extent
ri Advance made B. the company 10 ssid 70
have baen about 81 OO,cOJ ana me com
psny wishes TO project the remaining cel,
lateral. An enormous amount u nnse urea
iishilities of the fifm OF Grant Il Ward ex-
Eats, comprising notes and simple receipts
for money received Tor sptouistlOn. %
staied on good authority, ina
there are outstanding nearly 81
GOO eco Of unsecured oollghioaa
of The firm hsid between two indlvid oals.
IL Is ssld Liabilities OF this character VII
.monnt GA All u ABOUT SIS 900 90, The
Tribnre saw: Not only are tay - ,an q
Ward)krown..i o cave pothecated stcur.
atiea lousel vim Them rs loan, oy several
railroads, hut they haze optained larger ao-
vances on some OF thcsa ccllatefais than
the amounts taey had advanced. The ossl
nformati,u now puta their gross liabilities
n not lar rom $l0000,oO0. No estimates
esn he made OF assets exclusive OF loan,
thew made on securities they have re
pledged.
nili--Sharon.
BAN FRAScIsco. May SIN the sharon
divorce suit to-day there were starslist
and unexpe ted developments. NJ MAT
Ina Wilson (coored) who has tsst ned IA be
half of plsintf, Miss Hill, that she had
-seen The marriage contract ia 1850, and
vhen on the stand recognized the docu
me nj produced 80 tbs same, acknowledged
To-day, when called by the deiense, that the
had perilred herself, aud that she had never
seen tue docums d uutli shown hsr by Miss
Hill a short time before the trial opened
0he SAYS Miss Hill promised 90 pay heI
S5 OO0 t. swear she had seen the con,rac, la
1880 she egrssd to do so, and did. Hell
Husband, sfler residing the contract, also
aeretd 10 swear he saw it the sans year
Ne rss TO receive $1,000 additional. Wit
ness said MIS- Hi, Miss Bracket aud MR.
0uow (colored) were together at Miss Hiil'i
Vhen the agreement was entered into u
testify falsely to the marriage CONTRACT
fyross.ex An insd she said she had OILY testi
and preyionsly what Miss Hill bad In
efrucfed her. She did not know chs wa
oommittirg PERJURY. Closely cross-ques-
eiousd, witness became confused and coulC
not recall the date when abe hsd the meet