The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-25
GOVERNMENTAL GOSSIP
Department News on Various
Matters In Detail.
BX-coMMIss1oNER s1MoND's CASE

Statement OF Cost of the Naval Review
Ford's Thcnter Case Now Before the
Grand Jury-Intercsting Court or claims
Observation-Disclosures Farewell Greeting.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-During the dis.
barment proceedings before the commits
sioner against eX-Commissioner Simonds
and Foster & Freeman, Mr.. Simonds, nd
United that there had been made for h i'm,
and later when called to the stand he
produced, certified carbon copies of seven
different sets of papers in the Daniel
Drawbaugh files, among which was the
file and contents of the original applica-
tion of Drawbaugh in 1890
1t is contended by Church & Church,
who are conducting the prosecution OH be-
half of the government, that this applca-
ton is the original out of which n large
number of live, pending, divisional appli-
cations were carved, the most important
of which was that of April 3, 1884, under
which public use proceedings are now
pending. 1t is further contcnded that the
disclosure of the contents of this patent
application was In fact Il disclosure of the
contents of that of 1851, which is admitted
to he Il live application still pending.
Among the other copies of Drawbaugh
papers which Mr.. Simonds admitted hnv-
ing and produced was certified copy of
the public use proceedings Under the 1884
application which Church & Church con-
tend is n part of the 1884 application, and
therefore presumably in the secret files OF
the office.
Mr.. SimOnds, by counsel, also admitted
that none of these copies were paid for by
him. One of the nonofiicial typewriters
who made the copies stated OH the stand
that i'll making no charge for the carbon
copies she had acted upon the suggestion
of Chief Clerk Bennett
Small Cost of the Naval Review
Paymaster General Stewart has com
pleted the statement of the expenditures
Of the naval review. The total expense of
review was SIT, 500, and the appropriation
was s}30, 600, leaving Il balance of $213, 200,
of which $250,000 will he covered into the
treasury on June so. leaving the depart
ment Il balance of $23, 900 to meet any con
tingcnt expenses which may be reported
later The expenditures were rs follows:
Official entertainment, $l4,5l2: chart err of
steamer Monmouth, 81 900; construction
of carnvcls, $l5,0O0; towing them from New
York to Chicago, 5000; plotting and tow
ing them from Spain to the United States,
$242; refunded to the bureau of construc-
ton expenses of fitting vessels out for the
cellaneous expenses, 1899
AiIisworth Case Before the Grand jury
The examination of witnesses by the
grand jury i'll the matter of the disaster ut
Ford's theater building was continued. At
the request of District Attorney Birney the
secretary of war directed that the plans
and specifications of the repairs in progress
Mt the time of the accident be furnished
District Attorney Birney stated that Sec
rotary OF War Lamont was affording him
every assistance, and that he (Birney)
would he able to present to the grand jury
an even stronger case than that made be-
fore the coroner's jury. The district attor-
ney thought that indictments would he
ready for presentation in court not later
than Friday next The arragnment of the
indicted persons would Immediately fol-
low, and the earliest practicable date set
for their trial would be some day early
next October.
Court of Claims Decisions.
The United States court of claims has
adjourned for the usual summer vacation
until Oct. III next. number of opinions
were announced. Among them was one
i'll favor of james A. Briggs of Kentucky.
administrators of C. NJ. Briggs, for SIS, l04'
for cotton seized by the United States gov
eminent during the war of the rebellion
A decision WAS also rendered in favor of
the old corporation bark of Virginia, now
represented by W. b. Isaacs, w. G.. TAYLOR,
and John c. Williams, for $l6,9S7 in gold.
This was part of SIT, 72l. 90 in gold cap
tnred at the end of the war by the Union
army at the fall of Richmond. The sum of
Sl46,029 90 belonged to the confederate
states and was confscated but the amount
owned by the bank of Virginia is now by
the decision of the court of claims re-
turned.
The Towing of the Viking Ship.
Captain Anderson has called upon the
navy department to take the Viking ship
around from New York to Chicago. lie
made personal application to Commodore
Ramsey, chief of the navigation bureau,
to have the boat towed around, but the
commodore being without any authority
OF law to do so has been obliged 20 decline.
he offered to cause one of the navy yard
tugs to tow the vessel up the Hudson to
Albany, but told Captain Anderson that
he must himself provide for the further
transportation through the Erie canal and
the lakes. Af
Princess EuIalie's COMPLIMENTS
Princess Eulalie has presented to Mr.. r.
A. Parke, of the Pennsylvania railrond
with the enthusiastic commendation of tba
service of the company, beautiful and
costly dagger, highly ornamented and in
laid with jewels, prominent among the
decorations being the Spanish coat of arms.
Mr.. Parke represented the Pennsylvania
company and had personal charge of tie
train iii which the princess Travelled while
in this country, all details for the trip hav-
ing been turned over to him by the secre-
tary of state.
base Ball Decisions.
In regard to the published report that
league umpires had received instructions
to give close decisions to the home club.
President Young said "There is not even