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Show 0TllFI)AlilBLFI!ll'. Walter Earttelott Airs Himself Concerning Concern-ing tho Allegations Made by Henry M, Stanley. - EVIDENTLY SOKE (WE IS A LIAE. Aftor Conquering the Solitude Stanley Must Now Appease Civilization But His Book is Popular- London, Dee. l:t. Walter Barttolntt, brother of the lato Mayor Barttelott, writes to the Times: All that Stanley said about mo is untrue. It is also uu-truo uu-truo that my brother wrote me to prevent pre-vent Tropli from divulging anything or that Stanley or his officers warned me not to publish my brother's diary. Itonney told me some, not all of tho tales, but he at the same time told stories t the discredit of nearly every officer of the expedition, including Stanley. The latter's book and all his subsequent accusations are full of irreconcilable, contradictions and inconsistences. It is largely made up of scou rings of camp gossip. Stanley lias done this to cover his own culpability. culpabil-ity. He encloses a leitcr from Lieuton-cut Lieuton-cut Iiaert testifying to Major Bartto-lot's Bartto-lot's indomitable energy and courage. Lieutenant Iiaert says he was on the spot, but never heard any accusations that Stanley made. STILL ON THE IK The Police Committee with Old Westen-holme Westen-holme as Chairman Begins its Inquisition Today- GREEDY GAEKOTEKS AT WORK. Tbey Overpower a Woman snd Rob the House Spicy Pickings from thj Police. The police committee consisting of Alderman Westenholme as chairman, with Aldermen .fames Anderson, M. K. Parsons, J. A. Pendleton and Henry Heath as confreres, began their inquiries inquir-ies this morning at lOo'clockiu thecdllee of City Marshal John M. Young. The doors were closed and while there was no quarrantine that denied entranco to the reporters it was the express desire de-sire of the board that they be permitted to conduct their deliberations delibera-tions without prejudice that often emanates ema-nates unintentionally from the press. The case under consideration today is that of Ollicer M. Merrill, who is charged by Officer Cantlan with having assaulted him. The details of the affair that is entitled to no more dignity than that of an episode are well known to "the finest." John Hurt, a well known contractor, had been arrested for taking in too much of the anient. He was arrested by Ollicer Wier who preferred a charge of drunkenness. At 10 o'clock the following fol-lowing morning Ollicer Merrill who, like a man of gratitude, felt himself under obligations for favors that antedated his membership of the police force, went into the jail and saw Mr. Burt. The prisoner was without money and unfolding this fact to Officer Morrill, Mor-rill, tho latter gave him a check to deposit de-posit for his appearance, liurt departed and the lollowing day was lined, the check which had been deposited with Sergeant McCurdy going in payment thereof. These facts seem to have piqued ('ant-Ian ('ant-Ian and ho entered another charge against the contractor. To this tho manhood of Officer Merrill took exceptions excep-tions and a physical interview is said to have been the result. Mr. Merrill states that lie simply pushed Canllan into a chair while the latter states that he was violently handled. The police committee are looking into the matter and are somewhat amused at the magnitude mag-nitude of the off ense. A Oaring Kohbery Last night a brace of garroters called at a residence on Sixth West and Third South and undertook to sell a clock to the lady who had responded to their raps. On the information that she had no use for the ticker they forced the door upon her, whereiitM"n one of the men too her by the throat while the other ransacked' the residence from which they obtained two gold rings. There- is no clue to the perpetrators. roller) I'lrklng. I The fact that Ofli -er William Parker was instrumental in tho locating of Bell the Pueblo murderer was unintentionally uninten-tionally overlooked in the report of the capture Ho did excellent work. A number of the articles recovered by .Marshal Young and Officer Parker were identilied today. Louis Brown and William Bray, who were arrested by Ollicer Parker for robbing Schades saloon, were held to the grand jury in the sum of $1000 each. They are in durance. John Potter, the man who was arrested ar-rested for vagrancy, is on trial this afternoon. af-ternoon. William Diamond has secured Judge Powers to defend him. He will plead next week before Judge Laney. The burglary cases in which Charles Ward and wife and Thomas Delaney and wile are defendants came up for hearing at 3 o'clock bafore Judge Laney. La-ney. . . CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Wasiiinotov, Dec. 13 Among tho bills introduced and referred were the following: Te establish a record and pension office of-fice in the warileparlnienl; to establish a bureau for the advancement of iu-tere.-t iu the merchant marines. Casey offered a resolution calling on the secretary of agriculture for information infor-mation as to the progress made in the investigation for irrigation purposes under the deficiency act of last session. HOISE. Washington, Dec. 13. In the morning morn-ing tho house passed tho senate bill providing that iu open steam launches of ten tons or under, one person may act in the double capacity of pilot and engineer. tVmihliigtoii Nntf. Washington, Dec. 13. Representative Representa-tive Dockery (Missouri) today appeared before t he committee on rules and made statement relative to his resolution for iuquiry as to the allegation twelve senators and fifteen representatives, parties to the silver pool prior to the passage of the silver bill, through w hich pool one million dollars protitg were obtained. Dockery stated that he had no personal per-sonal knowledge of the facts in the case. His resolution cited a statement made in a special Washington- dispatehl to the, St. LouiM-lobe Democrat. Dockery thought the latter deserved an investigation and the committee took the subject into advisement. The c;tbinet meeting yesterday considered con-sidered the financial condition of the country and the result is that the president, presi-dent, it is understood, will send a message to congress next week suggesting suggest-ing as a measure of relief the enactment of legislation for the issue of additional currency based on the increased silver purchases. At a meeting of the republican senatorial sena-torial caucus committee today to devise a scheme of liuaucial relief, after discussing dis-cussing the subject for an hour.the committee com-mittee referred it to a sub-committee composed of Senators Shermau, Allison. Alli-son. Aldrich, Plumb and Teller. This w as done in the hope that they could agree upon some definite project. Attorney (ieneral Miller today returned re-turned to the president all papers in regard to tho Columbian World's Fair with the statement that they met all the legal requirements necessary for the president's proclamation. The president presi-dent will investigate the financial sufficiency suf-ficiency of the subscriptions before issuing issu-ing the proclamation. The president today sent to the senate the nomination of William O. Orton to be probate judge of Garfield county, L'tsth. |