Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-01
lator Hill Of Colorado ViCiOusly
Attacks the Secretary Of
the Interior.
The Latter Too Partial to
Mopopolies and Corrupt
Subordir ates.
Lincoln Explains the Instruc
lions Sent crook and His
Hair Lifters.
Interesting Treasury Statistios'
The Star Route Trial and
Other Matters.
COLORADO sTATEsMAN.
Special Dispatch TO THn BEL.

oPoWAi bibpAtCu v AIN DE- -
A Lively REVIEW OF TELLER's CAREER,
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The IN
pleasant personal relations which, Il
Il understood, have for some time OK.
listed between the secretary of the In.
terror and Senator Hill, of Colorado,
have at last mantle 6 led themselves In
such way that wide publicity Is likely
to be given as to the causes of the dis.
agreement. Senator Hill, who, 1t Ia
said, has been greatly irritated by
misrepresentation of his language and
purposes by Secretary Teller, a. well
Q BY removals of his (Hill's) friends
from positions under the interior de.
partment, has written a long letter to
the secretary in which he complains
bitterly of the latter's behavior toward
him, and attacks vigorously Tellsr'a
management, or, In Hill's opinion,
mismanagement of the department
over which he presides.
Beginning with his personal
letter charges Secretary Teller
with attempting to place him In
. false and unpleasant position BY
causing to be published unfair and In
accurate reports of which statements
and requests. he asserts, further
more, that the secretary has been
guilty Of violation Of ordinary courtesy
In repeating to Newspaper CORES.
pondents for publication what had
been said to him In private interviews.
After reviewing oaustioally the posi-.
ton taken by Secretary Teller In the
last campaign In Colorado, Senator
Hill takes up the seoretary's admin.
istration of affairs of the interior de.
partment and subjects 1t to detailed
criticism and severe oensure. Refer
ring to the lease of the Yellowstone
National park, he says Teller devised
and dictated It's terms and then
allowed his assistant secretary to take
all blame and public disapproval,
which followed Its execution. After
congress had restricted the lease tc
ten acres the secretary evaded both
letter and spirit OF law and practically
gs.a the Rnfus Hatch syndicate 8
monopoly of the entire park. In deal.
Ing with questions which have risen
In connection with the public domain,
and particularly those growing out OF
lapsed land grants, he charges Score.
tary Teller with acting In the interest
of the great monopolies and against
all interests Of the government and
people. He also asserts and attempts
to show that Secretary Teller ha,
been connected with o number of land
nd In Colorado. In conclusion
views the manner In which the
mage Of the interior department
cen dispensed since the appoint
of Teller a. secretary, and cites
nber Of instances In which Der
potoriously unfit and incapable
been given places, while expert
and able employees have been
mt any assigned reason, summar.
missed. Among the latter hs
to MI. Albert johnson, late
= general of Colorado, . gem
pf high character aud fine ct.
=, who, he says, VA dis
(Seoretary Teller because HI
award . surveying contract
prs friend.
= Teller upon bsing asket
,rtItute;nisht whether hi
tbY ser from Senator
Oh t. sbove Il an outline
q, the letter had Just beer
TO him, but he had not an We
"a an opportunity 70 do more thar
glance through It. He didn't desir,
ct present to make any statement TO-
publication with regard TO the natter
therein ref, rred to. he understood
Hill had arranged to give his own let
ter publicity BY furnishing copies Of