The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-11
TGlGgraphiC.
WASHINGTON, March 3
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the sale Of the Office of Post Trader at
Fort Sill is tho theme Of comment every
where i'll this city to-day. Gen. Bel
KNAPP has resigned. TIo handed let
ter to the President, rendering his res
ignntion, and asking that ii be accepted
without delay. 1t is stated ut the White
House that the resignation was prompt
ly accepted, but the exact Language of
the PreGident's reply Inns not yet been
obtained. General Bclknnp Inns re-
maincd 1T his private residence to-day,
not having visited the War Department.
He says there are complications to be
explained TO the committee, n,Id that he
has, therefore, requested 70 be allowed
to make statement before il. The dis
corery OF this circumstance in General
Belknnp's administration Of the War
Department occasions the most intense
surprise, and the Cabinet officers and
officials Of all grades declare their alb
sol"te nstonishmcnt. Throughout the
city there has been tulk OF the impcach-
mcnt Of the eX-Secretary for the offense
Of corruption, and opinions have been
divided. even among the Cabinet oili-
GERS, rs to whether trinl can he had
after nn offending official is out of
office. The prepondcrcncc OF opinion,
however, is that it could he. The At
torney-Gencral said, in conversation
upon the matter. that ho was not pre-
pared to give nn opinion, for it has not
been officially asked for. Several
friends of Belknap called upon him to-
day, but he had nothing to say, except
ing that, rs las been here mentioned,
lie designed to make statement before
the committee. II is rumorcd this af-
ternoon that the President il inclined to
withdraw his acceptance of the resigna-
ton, to await the investigation Of the
charges against Belknap.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
The President in conversation with
friends Tonight, stated emphaticallr
that he was not aware of the enormity
OF the charges nSaiilst Belknap ut tho
time ha9tendered his resignation, md
WIS accepted by him. From the hur-
ricd and incohcrGnt manncr of Bel
knnp's communication TO him, the
President drew the conclusion that Mrs.
Bclknap, and not her husband, was the
guilty l,nrty, aud that the General ns-
surncd NIL responsibility and censure in
order to shield his wife, although he
did not inform the President that hc
was actually guilty himself. lie con-
icssed hc was not free from Llnme.
The President says il he had known
the full measure of Bclknap'6 guilt, he
would not have yielded SO rcnlily to
Bclknap's appeal in accepting the resig-
nntion i'll the mild terms he did, bnt
would have demanded that the official
relations between them should immcdi-
atoly cease, md that Delknap should at
once Tncate his Office and take nll con-
sequences Of his official misconduct.
Tho President Ind no suspicion up to
ten O'Clock to-day that Dclknap's official
conduct WAS subject of investigation,
and nothing could have occasiuncd linn
more surprise than the communication
made to him by Boll;nap himself at the
time hc presented his written resirnn
ton.
WAsHISGroN, March ,.
Chns. L. Gorhan, of Michigan, for
morIy Minister to. Hague, has been np-
pointed Assistant Secretary Of the In
terror, III the plnce of Cowcn, resigned,
and today tclcgrnphcd Secretary
Chandler his acceptance.
Secretary Ii"bcson has been appointed
Acting Secretary Of War.
Specie shipments to Europe to-day
worO $770, 900, Of whicl, $G7O, 900 we're
Ia Gold coin, tho remainder In Silver
bars.
~ rumor prevailed in Washington
Inst night thnt 1Iclkuap Ind committed
suicide, but proved to DO without found.
alton.
Levi J.. Luckey has resigned as Pri-
vatc Secretary TO the President, as the
lnttcr desired to continue his son
Ulysses in his Office. Mr.. Luckcy hns
received responsible position in the
Interior Department.
At n meeting OF the Directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, on
Wednesday, il was estimated that the
earnings would Justify the payment Of
n dividend Of onc.hulf per cont. for the
quarter.
4 Republican member Of the Com
mittcc OH the Expenditures Of tho War
Department is authority for stating tho
President has accepted Dclknar'H re-
signnliou.
II 10 generally believed that 1rcas-
urcr New will bc rendered tho Office Of
Secretary Of War.
SAN FRASCiHco, March ..
Ex-senator Stewart Is to loavu next
Tuesday for Washington, to testify DO
fore tho House Committee on Foreign
Relations IN tho Emma minn invcstign.
lion. Gu an Interview this morning. ho
foreshadowcd tho general tenor OF his
evidence 10 the effect that Oh meeting