Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-21
WASHINGTON
THE COST OF CARRYING WHEAT By
RAIE and LAKE.
How Commissioner Bentley Came to be
Removed from the Pension Office-The
Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle-Vari-
Gus Departmental Notes.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


the bureau of statistics, which will be
printed the present week, gives figures of
freight charges on grain from Chicago to
New York by lake, canal and rail. Aver
aged annually from 1868 to 1882 they show
a reduction by each route of two-thirds;
last year 500 per cent. of the total receipts
of grain at Atlantic ports was by rail, and
1913 per cent. by lake, canal and the Hud-
son river. The tonnage of New York
canals fell off from 6,442,225 in 1868 to
5,467, 432 in 1882, but the aggregate ton
mage of the New York Central, Erie, and
Pennsylvania railroads increased from
1O,473, $3.50 tons in 1868 to 43,586,O3 tons
in 1882. Ocean steamer rates
from New York to Liverpool have
fallen from Pip cents per bushel of wheat
in 1873, to TIA cents last year, and sos
cents in 1888. A comparison is made
between the cost of carrying wheat from
San Francisco to Liverpool and Chicago
to that port, from which it appears that the
excess in cost is from 10 to % cents against
San Francisco.
THE PENSION FRAUDS.
Apropos of the scandal regarding GER
tain Washington claim agents who have
been disbarred or recommended for dis
barment from practice in the interior de-
partment story is told as to the manner
in which President Garfield got rid of
Commissioner of Pensions Bentley. It is
related by the gentleman who got the
story from Mr.. Bentley's own lips and
furnishes another interesting chapter
on the Indiana campaign. cit will be re-
membered," this gentleman said, shat
Fitzgerald was disbarred under the Bent
ley regime during Hayes administration
and no sooner had Garfield taken the reins
of government than the Fitzgerald firm
began raid upon Bentley. They were
conscious of their power over the new ad-
ministration. They had contributed large
ly to the Indiana campaign fund, and
run big soldier paper. They were,
moreover, from the same town
Col. Daddy was from, and were personal
and intimate friends of his. Dudly had
been CONSPICUOUS figure in the Indiana
campaign. He and his friends, among
whom was the big claim agent, conse-
quently had claim upon the new presi
dent. Joining issues they asked that Bent
ley's ofice be given to Dudly. Finally
after bringing to bear all the pressure they
could upon President Garfield, they sac
ceeded in exacting a promise from him
that Bentley should go and that DudlY
ohOuld baooroa commissioners Of
But how to get rid of Bentley was the
question. Bentley should go and Dudly
should become commission of pensions,
but how to get rid of Bentley was the
question. Bentley had been good officer
and under civil service rules there was. no
good reason to peremptarily remove him,
and yet the president wished to fulfill his
promise to Dudly and his friends. Finally
he hit upon the plan of Offering him
the ministry to the Argentine Republic on
the plea of promoting him for his excel
lent service as commissioner of pensions.
This place pays $500, much better sal
airy than that of commissioner of pensions.
but the ministry to the ArgentineRepubl
is equivalent to Punishment. Garfield
accordingly sent for Bently to come to the
White house, and Bently came. When he
eentered, Garfield, in his familiar way,
slapped him on the shoulder and said:
"You have made an excellent officer as
commissioner of pensions, and I would
like to promote you. How would you like
to be minister to the Argentine republic?''
81 don't want the ofice,'' quickly re-
sponded Mr.. Bently, who had so1ne inkling
of the presidents intentions.
''But," said the president, ''the Office pays
$500, while that of commissioner of PEN
sions only pays $4,000"
" That is true" returned Mr..
Bently, "but if I can not
be commissioner of pensions. I don't
want any Office in your fist. If I do not
suit you as commissioner of pensions I
will resign at once"
"Oh, but you d." replied Garfield. 81
have always considered you as the best
commissioner of pensions we ever had. 1
want to do something better for you"
But" repeated Bentley earnestly, 81
don't want another Office, and if I cannot
have that 1 will resign"
''ButI have promised your Office to an
other"
"Then 1 will write my resignation and
send it to you Immediately" simply re-
sponded Bentley, and the interview ended.
Mr.. Bentley went away and wrote a letter
of resignation addressed to the president.
GONE INTO EFFECT.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-An order consol-
idating internal revenue districts, as far as
it affects the following named districts,
went into effect to-day: The Second and
Fourth Iowa, and Nevada and Montana:
RETURNED TO HIS POST.
Hon. J. G. New, assistant secretary of
the treasury, has returned to Washington
from Indianapolis.
ISSUE OF SILVER DOLLARS.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the minis for week ending Aug. 18th, was
81 pa, 299; for the corresponding period
last year, $2,064,000.
HoEORING his MEMORY.
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