, 1875-02-27
Prof. CIarko Makes Certain Allegations
Concerning tho Bureau Of Mines.
1!s Connection with KoCarty and the
Dastrop Company
Tho Officers Of tho Bureau Reply
to tic Statements.
What tho Colonel Had to Do with the
Bureau.

rerfoct hbonn1za" Of pIaHsloiltty, 1mPudchcot
and raecaltv. which events wcre to develop sur-
p,isnglv. Tlu publication in THE TRIBUNE OF
Sunday Inst, In rosard to tho connection OF tho
Colonel will, tho Dastrop Coal Company fraud
has been tho neanu Of c!Ici:suE further informa-
ton "a to tho extent Of his operations III t!lia
city. Which Incidentally throws IN Instructive
sidc-liaht urou tho methods By which aHsh
sw1ndlors promote tleir t2hen,os. IL tho publ.
cation refc.,c 10 All account was given Of tho
manner In WHICH McCafsy aul a coufedera.c bs
tho namo o: DR.. George ColIe:tso, who, liso tho
Coloucl, ,,rofossct1 to halt froai Texas. ehleav.
cred 10 tlaco tho atoch Of B~ndo known ss
the "Grcat 1}astsop Cc.,l Company upon tho
Lout1ou matEct. The nr.tcie upsu information
received iu soad faith, gave credit to tie An1ari-
can Euyenn Of ai,nes for e1poaiuc the swiud!o.
aud jcn,ollshins tho paus Of its projoaiord.
ThiB drew out
TIE foLLaw1So couNrslcAr1oS:
70 tn. Edt:eraf att tIira1" sti:sa.: ,
crlcAao, Fob. 2'-t pr"Ess 81 10 prc.ent so: Teaa-
Enys!. csras,s ls,rs rcsha tllan thora Ia yonr H.
Gus II tho 2,o sul ie;- erclst:e to TINT wondsrfr
iustuutnn at No, 10 13cartoEn S'rest.
Far tlres n.untha from, Tie early part Of July, 1874
DE- Cuet.io AID TIA frrr O; lie Gcncr oGscea nnd
ile finer s4nclun vi tho Bnstaa. tho ApI.reasIy uM
rcs.rie,e Esrcts IT, sui u.n VT Ii" rafs, lr.ereate
md engraved enyrulea nf e Bnrezn, tad ~ co'Htt m
stsesucc ,Tea TIN " E1 MGsIiy q x: a. nss u
President OF The lturt.n, and e. suel 'n1o:tsI lo
Eassrop cnserpri:e. Tho eutes!!bsr an Ens:.o'su,
~ Secretary, orcn nsI stations for tFlnAtcr to All
Inglish eop:ny. usa hs influence In fornng an r9-
Il sentemS.S mi IL i;o,enoer var m one IN Ionan
b Dr. Co.lc:Eo, Prtr,!tnt Of tho Easttop Company
f r. 5 y s1s IL IL e Gsy &
is.aasl " !sSsr.aai l4,a!s iot vis;i;n H.vsa y
trse: .atd basts ustistuk valuation of over g. 49,
eo Tats ,oenHHn r. ws 'e oy Ge S1s-
tu,u was Witnessed ~ : .lr. chssei Notary Pub-
lie. Director Or e1.D.sceser e the bureau:
Ihs unresl wa sl1d to tiss document, and the vice.
Gonslatu seal Of drea. Irt.tu testified 10 r. cnascs
being worthy of cred;t md snnssdnsaas2: ..a e. A.
r.ed .y th1s forldaNs .i0cnneu', nnl in rood faith
he introduced The Mctor to friends likely to advance
TIC I enterprise l been ssiybirg but fraud co!npany
ou stock bsal4 OF Il teo wi would havo been noatcd
es,spo to s1o,o,o. tho Doeior bad no means; ho
claimed to laTo drats the natcau for sloo,0oo,
eoa 0s I'll, IL ns,s sr 1nas s
toms Chicago the auG.cr.hsr and bin frlends concln
cd TINT It Wa mst niteent frxud. and tho former
sent In his resguatoa from Queenstown without ~
hgning reasons ior That aep: 1n recrossing tho A.
lat,o ho Ind tho intrso satiataction Of knowing that
W to tho losh Of Desntor nos in London hsd
bean sxine1 out q o.. ssn p th na.ion . Gn1l
1
vcnlion of liz Dur4 II. Tho pios horror OF hs sock
1s1ehaaso Il the 1:ea.n of ono wlo knows uo n,ose
child. Tho Chic7go c4pItast referred U Ia Ut
straw. Tho 1Eeatatn aud sscrstary of tho 1'uresu
Il having no eomtnunle.tons on tho subject from.
their London agout r. E. W. Payne, and determined
Tbs pulls csn eEmi,ato from these data tho IT,
apecsiso virtues Of nw!ndnng Doctor and ths oisy
mission ot Mp!s nuzesu, ihs latter having for tho
lAta s-p1csidcut{, lata ctoXrsphca in!tAtur At
tho oxpelne Of tho bureau {rdo iast Sundays THU
tho DuTeaua safe anu lho se4l ot tho Company. aud
uss Of IT, oices " himself anl fellow,swlner hoes
. sap al 10 forsa oeament On liz coaaas
may further csld that tho Doctor claims 10 havo
controlling interest IN the bureau end III London e.
mount. thtns hayo % slown 1 that the Darenu Is
either ko,rro Of we.ehs 10 tbs mining intcroesG, OF
Dcarborn esrcet 10 ths crt4t slos.Ie Of mining IN
tecrity pro!cs~s hero ia magnificent opportunity
es 4 xa ss4es Ind TO .assyo:
to make Dr. collottao anti Cc1 MeCarty aincufDe "a
E fsM III hS ~ WI ny
Tor my tune Very rssl~ct51!iy 59aI5:
LAts Secretary to the DaatIor Coal Company Of Tezas
Exp1.AsArroN or THE nuhEAu.
The statements referred to u tho nhove COM
mnlncaticn wcro contained In Tue TRIBUNE ar'
tico Of Sunday last, upou information Eccoise1
from tho narosn. 4 reporter Of TnE TA1nuSt
laid tho subject before It's oilscsrp, who are Ii
follows. President, ". r. nichnoud Vic
president, A. Hasp hbergas; and Secretary. O. B
King, tho lst.or being tho executive olilcor. nr
King flrst remarked that, although TuE. .Tn1nuS1
article had been written upou information fur
nishod BY lin, tho writer had fallen into some
Bmuil iaiocurucics. For instance. 1t was nladD X
appear .tilat tCol. McCarty went TO England Will
DR.. Collettso, Which waa not tia caset ab lle 70
menn1 in Chicago for D considerable lonGth o
time afterwards, aud the Bureau lad had hi
knowledge Of hia whereabouts s!pce he Left th
elsy.
Tho reporter then took up tho allegations con
tatped ln Prot, Claske'a letter. uhe1opon tho fol
loving conversation ensuod
Rsponss-Waa it true, ~ Prot. Cln1ko atates
that
COL. M'cAhTr
was introduced to him At tho Office Of tho Baroa
lii. King-Wu did not know Clarke At all.
recoilact that tiloro was such snan Who cR!l
In bore pretty often dnr1nE last August h.,,l seI
te,nbef, Tut he cuGgoylad entirely with alcCart
and uo1lottho. l1o nuytr had y wur1 to say t
the scgponsiole nen Of tho Buronn. nor did L
user na1le any Inquiry 10 discover whether tAoa
men SeYe OK the right stamp Or uos.
ltspotter-Dil tho Bureau 1ybr mako the II
pert containing the vanstan Of tho Daasrn
Coal Conipsny'a lnnos, which Wan thown Ia L,l
don by colltttso According to thus sta.eMeut {
p,of. Clarks'a7
Nr. klnK--Ihe Cu1caa ..
A. to lss being signed By .,lcCa..y as A'1eAidos
Of tho Bureau, Il is nutiicisut 70 Slate that Ill
Carly wAx not tho President OF The bureau, III
neyor wa. Such report, il tLere WAS a,ly mu
havo bcen fraudulent document.
Reporter-l'rot. OlxrEe a!ntca that tt
Goloaol's signature on tho document Maa "!
ncssed bv Mr.. Chass Director OF she Uu.4a
Mr.. King -A,r. Chase - q Director N II
Bureau, uua is sl5o u Notary l'ublic. 1p:c5ur
ho certified ~ tho gcprluchsss Of the kisna.ti
in his Ia Acltf M q Notary. Lut shoalu iail
tho desiy,&,on Of rresiteAt aud tie zeal Of Il
Durc4n lnust have hasn subsequently allixel.
Rsposter--What about tho Statement that Il
English steel tnAhutnctu, o.,
nGsaEuhH,
was uaarlY caught III tAu hNl,,dlo7
Mr.. Kinx-l can prove by ct !eaSt ttx w!tnese
that Clarlo eaId iu thia oliios thai HesssMer Ii
agreed 10 make stocE subscription Of S5U, TT
and would haVo Mado Payment lad not u
swindle besH cxposed. The Ch!cagp c1ultalI
whom Clarke says Ia 4 suau Of strs
Ia one Of the email inaccuracies that Il
TRIBUNE report contulucd. ln furnishing h
information to TUE IElnukE rtportsr, iuea
sinply to 1ay thut resident " Ch'cAao VIVA