Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-11
WHO STOLE THE LOG BOOK?
An Incident in the Butler-Porter
Controversy.
THE HARRIET LANES PAPERS GO
Their Loss Regarded BY "Ben" as
Significant, and He rojo!ccs Ao-
cordingly-Jarrctt VIII Sue
ceed "Cousin Folsom"
WAsnINGToN BUREAU, TuE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET, =
WAsmNGroN, d. c., May 10.

5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET, y
WAsniNGToN, d. c., May 10. J
A very unpleasant episode has just come "a
light in the pendiug Butler-Porter con.
troversy. Up to the present time the country
at large has taken comparatively little i'm
tcrcst in the mutual mud-slnging of the two
old gentlemen. General Butler has claimed
that Admiral Porter was a coward and ran
away at Fort Fisher, and Admiral Porter
retorted that General Butler was a lying
druukard and never took New Orleans until
three days after Farragut's marines had been
in the city. The public will let them fight 10
out. But yesterday General Butler went to
the navy department to hunt up the log book
of the Harriet Lane. The Lane was Porter's
ship. and her log book would of course have
shown conclusively whether Admiral Porter
ran away, as Butler says he did, or whether
he didn't. Mr. Butler is adding daily more
evidence that the admiral did run, and MIR.
Porter is daily adding just ne much evidence
that he didn't. The Lane log book being the
official record of every movement of the boat
on the eventful day, General Butler
obtained Secretary Tracy's permission
to consult the log book and to make all the
transcriptions he needed. But when Cen
eral Butler began hunting among the files
for the log it was gone, somebody had alb
stracted it. He reported the fact to Score
that thorough search should be made. A
number of clerks were immediately detailed.
They included men who have been in the de-
partment since the war and are familiar
with every file and record in the library. An
exhaustive and systematic hunt was begun.
Every book and papor vas examined. Every
old bundle of documents was overhaulcd,
but all in vain. The log book, which viii
either convict or vindicate the admiral of our
navy was gone. To-day the search was
ended. The matter has now assumed grave
aspect.
General Butler is chucklng in glee. II is
hardly necessary to say TO what influence he
ascribes the disappearance of the log book,
and he knows that its disappearance just at
this time will injure Admiral Porter more
than anything it might contain.
JARRETT FOR SHEFFIELD.
John Jarrett of PIttsburg, has been
agreed upon for the consulate at Sheffield,
England, now occupied by "Cousin Benz
Folsom
ALLISON ENGAGED.
Society circles credit the statement that
Senator Allison, of Iowa, and Miss Teresa
Staughton, of this city are engaged, and will
be married the coming autumn. Senator
Allison is now in the west. Miss Stoughton
is a member of one of Washingtons Oldest
and best families. Her father was dis
tinguished lawyer, and her sister is the wife
of Paymaster Bacon, of the navy. Senator
Allison has been widower seven years.
nYATr's LAST DAY.
When Treasurer Hyatt locks the door to
his Office in the treasury department to-mor-
row afternoon he will hand the keys to Hon.
James N. Huston, of Indiana. New plates
for the treasury notes with Mr. Huston's
name upon them are being prepared. Mr..
Huston will issue all the orders and be held
responsible after tomorrow at o'clock in
the afternoon. He has been in the city evcr
since the inauguration.
HARRISON WILL TAKE TRIP.
Washington will be deserted by prominent
public men tomorrow afternoon. The pres
ident intends going down the Potomac on the
revenue cutter Despatch, for couple OF
days breathing spell The lawyers give
shad bake on the banks of the river almost
opposite Mount Vernon, and most OF the
cabinet officers have promised to attend. Tbs
supreme court are to be there too.
INDoRsING JUDGE CROFT.
Additional resolutions and Endorsements
on behalf of Judge Croft, for place on the
inter state commerce commission, were re-
ccived oday, and were filed with the presi-
dent by Congressman Connell 1t Is stated
at the white house that no action is likely to
be taker in filing the commission under sey-
eral weeks and maybe not until fall
MISCELLANEOUS.
The president this afternoon appointed
Lewis Wilcox collector of internal revenue
for the eighth district OF Illinois.
sUNsTRoKE IN WASHINGTON.
People are almost suffocating in WashIng-
ton tonight. The heat reached 96 degrees in
the shade at one time, this afternoon, and
sun, were compelled to stop work. There
were q dozen cases of sunstroke reported.
At q O'Clock, this evening, heavy cloud
overspread the city and a terrific wind storm
followed. The telegraph wires are pros
trated in nearly every direction, The signal
bureau has intelligence that it is showing in
Denver and that it will be cooler here to-
| morrow. PERRY 5. HEATH.