Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-12

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REsPoNDENT.l
WASHINGTON, March 3.


REsPoNDENT.l
WASHINGTON, March 3.
In one Of my former letters Ia the
SENTINEL ! stated that evoked light
ming would soon strike the White
Fl ,use. as the Secretarie- of War, the
Navy, and the Postal Department were
bang investigated. / now renew this
prophecy that Postmaster Jewell and
S-cor RObeson will be- the nex ones
scorched. The Democratic House is
Just waking up, and before this session
il over M guilty nan will have es-
capsi moral conviction at least. They
are Disposed to act on this sugee>tion
OF The Great Sphynx at the White
HOUSE, ami will prove TO the satisfsc-
ton vi The country that these investi-
gs,nns are no. made purely for polit-
ical capital.
The First Victim.
In la6S, one Captain George T. Rob-
inson Was ordered, with tho Tenth u.
y. infsntry, to Fort Sill, Indian Terri
tory. As engineer, he selected the site
and superintsnded The construction of
Fort Sill. At this time the leadership
of that post a conducted by ~. =.
Evans Il Co." Complaint being made
at the exc, lit INT prices charged for
stores Captain Robinson. ~ President
of u 9 ''PoSt Council of Admini>tra-
tion," inquired into the matter, and
was informed thai q high tariff was
necessary, az the trim had tn pay Bel
knap. Secretary Of War, "A bonus of
$l0.O 900 Tor the POSITION, and $I2,WW
yearly, to re paid monthly in advance.
Belknap was appointed Secretary, No
veniber, ls,iy. This discovery WAS
made m the fall of 1870. Evans Il Co.
made aii la,it TO the eff ect that they
purcha -eu this privilege. the mode nj
payment, &c. tspiai Robinson re-
rorts't these facts to President tirant.
He WAS transferred soon aft4rwar.i III
another position. AnOlt a ygar after
ward, he again reported these couiiIi-
ned cOrruplion>, after which hs was
ordered To other duty ut Philadelphia.
From there he waS ordered To BAlii-
more, and while or duty there he
found additional proofs of corruption
against Belknap. and fer the third time
forwarded charges to President Graut.
Soon alter ward, in September lS74.t'apt.
Robinson was placed unde' arreSi.
Cnd,r an act 0f COngrass. oh Urges
must he invade against an officer wuhin
ten days after arrest. or he must he set
against him for more than thr ~
months Their. ter. and, by the order OF
Secra.sry he KNAPP, he WAS kept in
AlOSa fsnn Atlaln AMI oil thu vhita with
no charges pending against hun. Ii
was Sen to st. Louis and tried by u
military commission. The charges
we're ''allexei frauds" aud "pr-fer-
ring ~unfounded charges against . III
perior officer" The new papers re-
ported that Belknap was heard to sly.
IF this commission don't convi-t
Captain Robinson, then. bv G.. I'll
fix one that will" Captain Robinson
wa convicted and cashiared. Five Of
the officers who com posed that com
mission have since been promoted an |
not one year has elapsed. This, OF it,
self. Is singular, and shows that the
court was organized to convict. AMI tina
officers received promotion ~ their re-
ward.
Faith In . Democratic CO"xresn.
On the reassembling of Congress- in
January. Captain Robinson . be-
fore the House Committee of War Ex-
penditures and renewed the charges.
Heister Clymsr, an orthodox Pennsyi.
vania Democrat, il Chairman Of this
committee. lie was q schoolmate OF
Belknap's and, as q friend. notified him
OF these charges, ard asking him 10 aP
pear and refute them. Belknxp treated
1t with indifference. The Chairman OF
ficially notified him of these charges.
he treated this official courtesy with
undignified silence. Among the wit
nesses summoned was n Caleb p.
Marsh, and Tor near two months y
Deputy Sergemnt-at.Arms has been on
his track. He vas arrested In New