The Portland daily press., 1876-04-14
'CLYMER'S COMMITTEE.
GUSTAV AND THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
PendIetOn's kentucky Central
Fee.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Clymer COM
mittee this morning examined Mr.. Seip. most
trader at Fort Lincoln. Danford Incurred the
authorship OF the Herald article of March 81,
last last, i headed "Belknap's Anaconda" He
the facts and letters to Gen. Gustav. He also
heard that Gen. Gustav was the author of the
Aeralds Bismarck despatch of March Is, last.
He had never cashed draft ON James Gordon
bennett to the order of Gustav. Did not know
any Herald correspondent. Wilson had given
the letters in the Anaconda letter to Gustav
who copied them.
Ralph Meeker, correspondent of the Herald,
testified he had been in the habit Of getting
Gustav to cash his drafts. He had received the
proceeds of drafts mentioned by Seip. Had
never got Seip to cash drafts. Gustav never re-
ceived any part of the money for drafts. Wit
ness had gone to Bismarck and Fort Lincoln to
Investigate alleged corruptiors on the frontier
for the Herald.
Senator Stevenson then took the stand to tes-
tity further in relation to the affairs of the
Kentucky Railroad and Pendleton's connection
Herewith. Stevenson made statement to the
committee to the effect that the Kentucky
Railroad was partnership concern, composed
OF seven members of the board of control, all
OF wnom were officers. Each member of the
board had one vote and no more, no matter
what amount of interest he had in the road.
The partnership was organized under articles
OF association, and a members death could not
create vacancy till it got down to five. Mr.
Bowler and Keith died, and Mr. Elliott Pen.
dleton secured an interest and was elected to
increase the number of members of the board
to six. Nobody represented in the board the
interest of Bowler any more than his own. He
then gave an account of the sale of the road
and the further connection of Bowler, and said
Pendeton could not have represented Bowler's
interest after the sale.
Ralph Meeker, recalled, said that when he
lefG bismarck he lett there to work up some
things that he had not yet finished. Gustav
wrote some letters after he left, and there was
some talk about scheme of Belknap's in re-
gard to the smuggling Of whiskey from the
"Whoop-up" county, near Fo1t Benton. He
employed man to look into the matter Wit
ness was watched closely. Everything he tel
egraphed from Bismarck leaked out in the tel
egraph office. Gustav said he had special op-
these things. Gen. Custar's connection was
unofficial. He cashed his drafts, gave him let
tiers of introduction and otherwise aided him.
Mr.. Harmon of Minneapolis, testified that
he was post trader at Fort Rice, Dakota, ap-
pointed On recommendation of Mr. Peck of
Durfee & Peck. He was removed in July,
1874, by an order from the Secretary of War.
Was interested at Standing Rock; sold out to
Orvllle Grant. A note signed by Bonnaffan to
the order of Orville Grant and endorsed by
Grant for $463S, is still unpaid. Received a
note from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
saying Mrs. Galpin, a full blood Indian woman,
at Standing Rock, had right to trade with
Indians; Subsequently, Smith. the Commits.
sioner of Indian Affairs, sent him letter tell
ing him to stop Mrs. Galpin from trading and
send in his resignation. All efforts to eject
Mrs: Galpin have proved unsuccessful, and she
is still there. She was told the Great Father
had sent word to stop her from trading. She
could not speak English, but her daughter said
she had been to Washington to see the Great
Father, and had seen good many souaws sell.
ing goods to the white people in the cities, and
she refused to admit that white women had
any more rights than she. Witness saws ssshe
became what they call hostile, and they had tc
let her alone" Oryille Grant complained, and
tried frequently to get rid of her, but ALWAYS
failed. Witness had not paid any money to
anybody for securing his appointment.