The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-23

ooans "AOs 1cuuActcu says u&u SpeHt.6eV"
eral years in Washington attempting to
secure its payment. Pendleton's service
consisted in seeing the Secretary Of War
and inducing him to submit the case once
more to the Quartermaster General, and,
after he had reported adversely upon it,
again to write two or three arguments in
its favor. Finally it was turned over to
the Assistant Judge Advocate General,
and, on his favorable report, was approved
by Secretary Belknap and paid. Pendle.
ton said:
Question by Mr.. Bass. As understand
ia general terms, you, as administrator Of
the Bowler estate, owned three-fifths Of
this road! A. In general terms.
G. And your administration was for
the benefit Of infants! A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you, as administrator, made
contract With yourself, as the president
Of the road, by which you received $780,.
600 and the Bowler estate received three.
fifths, or $4,000! A. No, sir; I did
not make it with myself.
Q. How was that done! A. Because
I consulted Mr.. Bowler, my nephew, who
was one Of tte heirs, and entitled to his
full share, and I consulted my sister,
Mrs. Bowler, who had her interest.
Q. Yes; but there were two lnfants {;
who represented them except yourself !!
A. Well, IS far as they were represent
ed, their mother and their brother and
represented them.
9. It was assumed! A. No, sir, it
was not assumed.
@. 1t was assumed that they would
not object to this when they became of
age! A. Yes, sir. don't think they
will object to it.
@. Then that is the fact, that as ad-
ministrator, representing three.6fths Of
tho road, you made contract with your.
self, as president of the road, to perform
these services A. Imadc the contract
just a. have stated it to you.
Q. Out Of which you realized $50, 600,
rs understand -! A. Yes, sir; at least
$4,000.
It was = sorry day for George H. Pen.
dleton. The story that he told to-day
will no doubt
TERMINATE HIS PUBLIC POLITICAL CAREER.
In and out Of Congress here there is
but one opinion as to the conduct Of Gen
tleman George. Belknsp is not impeach.
ed, but the candidacy Of George H. Pen.
dleton for the Presidency is ended.
The sentiment tonight is strongly i'd.
verse to him. His conduct under the
most favorable view was that Of Z very
sharp claim agent, even though it waa
not directly dishonest. Admitting Pen.
dleton's questionable conduct. however
most men hold that committee Of Con-
gross have no special interest in
OUTSIDE MATTERS or THIS SORT.
Pcrdleton is not IN official of the gov
ernment, nor guilty Of malfeasance which
can bring him under tho authority o1
Congress. The Pendleton interlude was
arranged solely in the interest Of the Re-
publican party, which desires to break
the force Of the Belknap disgrace by as
sociating m IN Of the other party in SINH
lar evil doings. The Democrats are moi
mourning Pendleton's mishap. He had
some Presidential pretensions which ar,
now wholly broken, and there are MOI
many tearing their hair at the result
The general comment here is that it ha,
been q fortnight Of candidate smashing
and that Pendleton has plenty of com
pany in Morton, Blaine, Conkling, and
Hendricks.