Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-24
JUST A WORD OR TWO CENTEN-
NIALWARDS.

Our emotional contemporary still per-
sists in having its own say about the
Centennial Board and its troubles and
the doings and fluctuations Of Stewart
and Whitehill. In yesterdays issue OF
the Enterprise we are told, very biuntiy'
tha. There was not single mlsstate-
rnent in the Communication OF W. H.
H." This is a very UncorlpromlsinS
way of stating things, but it is not sus-
tanned by the facts. And in saying this
we viii be frank enough to admit that
we were mistaken regarding one point
We said that Stewart was set at work
collecting specimens solely on the au-
thority OF Mr.. Stevenson We are Ill
formed that the other members Of the
Executive Committee did give their as
sen. to his employment. This was IN
formal and not an official act OF the
Board: but that makes 10 difference.
We don't care to stand on tribes, quIb-
bIes or technicalities. But We are abso-
lutely right in saying that ". L. II. did
misstate the circumstances of WhltehIll 5
demand OF 81, 400 and Of his resignins.
He resigned before he made the demand
Resigned because be was informed by
the Board that Stevenson was going TO
De sent to Philadelphia and that he,
Whitehill, would not be authorized TO
70 on before Stevenson's return. He re-
signed his position as Secretary Of the
Board and then presented this bill Of
expenses. As we said before. the 1,400
was an amount of money which he
claimed was due from the Commission
10 the State Treasury, on account Of his
expenses. In other words, he held that
the said 400 should be paid out OF
the $4,000 appropriation and not from
the general fund of the Treasury. No.
body but the noisy advocates Of Stew
art, (who, no matter how much they
abuse Whitehill and Whitehill's friends.
seem to regard Stewart as sort of sa-
c,ed COW of Hindostan, who is never to
he criticised or sharply discussed1. ever
thought Of foisting him upon the Gen.
sennial Commission as specimen col
lecior. The better and wiser idea Of the
Executive Committee Of the Board was,
that there was q chance for the State
Mineralogist's Office, for once, to be
turned to some practical account Here
was duty which. performed by the in
cumbent of that position would seem to
be in the way Of his earning his hand
some salary. But they yielded to the
pressure brought by Stewards friends
and employed him. As we said day
or two ago, this acquiescence IN per-
sistent pressure cost the fund over three
thousand dollars for six months work.
For single man who was out Of a job.
it strikes Us that this is remarkably good
pay. Then" the Enterprise is good
enough to affirm, 1.-The APPEAL began in
Whitehill's interest to throw slime at
Stewart. and when the Board met, had
raised such q disturbance that it was
necessary to appoint Whitehiil." Being
quite unable to call to mind any In
stance of throwing "slime" or any
other soft matter upon Mr.. Stewart. We
have had recourse to our files to find
out what we did say about him. We
can find but two references to him in
this connection, and never but one arti-
Gle N reference to Mr.. WLitehill's ap-
poiutrnert. The first reference to Stew
art is in the ApPEAL of March 81. 1879.
We then said, in reply 20 some remarks
in tie Steer State:
IL. is desirable that this centennial
business should be understood better
than it is. Is Mr.. Stewart the author
lied agent q. the Centennial Board for
mis- State; Or is he acting informally and
on his own hook? This query Is peril
nent in view of the fact that We have
already heard doubts expressed Of Stew
arts authority to act. We have no doubt
of his competency, no fault to find with
his acting as specimen collector for ths
Commission; but is he clothed with the
AUTHORITY of tine Board? There ought
not TO be any mistake in this matter.
There is only about q year in which to
make the proposed collection. When it
is made, it should be arranged in such
style and completeness of scientific or
der as that it may take its proper rank
among the neurological collections OF
the great schools. It ought to be the
very best collection Of precious metal
bearing ores in the world. And if Mr.
Stewart is the accomplished scientist his
many admirers claim him to be, If he Is