The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-01

How Kellogg Happened 10 be Indicted
for star. Route stealing.
hin Tells All he Knows About Teller
A Terrible Tale.
PettibOne Profanely Proceeds 10 Break
Brewster all Up.
Treasury Data-Light Decrease In the
Public Debt.
That Stale Star.ROute Story-iugerso1
Pleads the Baby Act.
Miscellaneous Washington News Items.

WASHINGTON, April 31,--ISpeclal. THE
elegant rooms of Attorney General
Brewster have been filled with the incense
OF profanity. Representative Pettibone,
OF Tennessee, was the man who thus out
ragged the proprieties in this most sacred of
precincts, and the circumstances which cul-
minated in the dramatic scene are as fol
lows: One Robertson, son Of poor
farmer OF east Tennessee, was made postal
agent in Texas by the late Postmaster.
General Manard. After having been in
office for sometime it was discovered that
he was deiaulter to the amount of $500.
The doors of the penitentiary were yawn.
ing, and the heart.broken parents appealed
to Pettibone, If possible. to save their boy
In an interview with Brewster, MIR. Petit
bone was given to understand that if the
amount OF the defalcation was made good
the strong arm of the law would be relaxed
sufficiently TO enabl the unfortunate young
man to escape. The old folks
accordingly bestiued themselves and
morlgsged their farm and all other
property, making themselves beggars in
their efforts to raise the desired sum
Tuesday last Pettibone, armed with
check for the full amount demanded OF
Brewster the iullillment Of his part of the
contract. Brewster feigned ignorance, and
denied having been party to the affair.
In the heated Interview which followed,
Brewster was the recipient OF II choice bou
quet OF compliments from the energetic
and frank representative OF East Tennessee,
who taxed the attorney general with being
a Hrupkpn faIQitipr and hisura,n IN h..I
government. Pettibone has gained the
respect OF this community by his vigorous
handling OF the nominal representative of
Justice in the cabinet although his "outren
language is deprecated.
Commissioner of internal Revenue Raum
has been using the patronage of his office
to the promotion of Logan as presidential
candidate. Arthur needed the aid of this
powerful political fulcrum for himself
rhe secret of Raum's resignation is now
clear TO the reader, who has doubtless
wondered why President Arthur could
gush over man as he lately did over the
late internal revenue commissioner, and at
the same time be careful that he don't
lose his grip on the latters for
NAL resignation. Kellogg was Raums
attorney, and was quietly working
up a Logan boom in Louisiana, when an
indictment for completely in the star.route
frauds caused him to attend to matters of
more personal nature. "Chetn did IL
with his little hatchet.
Senator Hill, OF Colorado, it has long
been known, was no admirer of his former
colleague. Teller. He row formally
charges the latter OF having sold Yellow
stone park to Rufus Hatch and his hotel
syndicate. Mr. Vest, it will be remembered,
put. quIetus on the scheme
during the latter hours of the
FortysSeventh congress. HIS statements as
to the senegamban under the woodpie and
those OF Mr.. Hull bear startling resem.
blance, and would indicate that the astute
Missouri senator has the gift ofprophesy or
second sight. Hill also charges that Teller
Is the mere tool of the railroad monopoles,
having given them millions of acres of Land;
that he appoints knaves and thieves to Of
flee, and thai he has filled the interior de.
partment with democrats!
WA NGroN, April 3O.-The unpleasant
personal relations which il is understood
have for some time existed between the
secretary OF the interior and Senate
Hill, of Colorado, have at last manifested
themselves in such way that wide pub-
liclty is likely to be given to
the cause of the disagreement
Senator Hill, who, it is said
has been greatly irritated by misrepresen.
tations ol his language and purposes by
Secretary Teller, as wei os by
removals OF his (Hil's) friends
from positions under the interior
department. has written long letter to
the secretary, ili which he complains bit.
terly OF the latters behavior
towards him, and attacks vigorous
ly Teller's management, or in
Hills opinion. mismanNgement OF the de-
partmeut over which he presides
Beginning with his personal grev-
ances. Senator Hill, in his
letter, charges that Secretary Teller
with attempting to place him in false and
unpleasant position by causing to be
published unfair and inaccurate reports of
his statements. He statesiurthermore that
the secretary has been guilty OF violation Of
ordinary courtesy in repeating TO
newspaper correspondents for publ
cation what had been said to him
in private interviews. After reviewing
causstically the part taken by Secretary
Teller in the last campaign III Colorado,
Senator Hi II takes up the
secretary's administration of affairs
OF the interior department, aud subjects II
to detailed criticisms and severe censure.
Referring ro the lease OF the Yellow.
stone National park, he says Leller de-
v.ed and dictated its terms and other
allowed his assistant secrea airy TO take all
the blame and public disapproval
which followed Its execution, and
after congress had adjourned
both the letter and spirit of the law. and
practically gave the Rufus Hatch
syndicate a monopoly Of the entire park,
In dealing with questions which have arisen
in connection with the public domain and
particularly thoie growing out of l,psed
land grants, he charges Secretary Teller
of acting 10 the interests OF great
monopolies and against oil
interest OF the government and people.
He also asserts and attempts
to show that Secretary Teller
OF land frauds. in Colo'aio. In conclusion
age of the interior department
has been disrehs,d since the
appointment of Teller az secrtary
and cites number OF instances in which
persons notoriously unfit and incapable
have been given places, while experienced
and able employees have without
any assigned reason been summarily dis.
missed, Among the latter he referred to
Mr.. Albert Johnson, late surveyor.general
of Colorado, a gentleman of high chara, u
aud fine attainments, who he says was dis.
says he would not award surveying con.
tracts TO the latter's friends.
Treasury Talk.
WASHINGTON. April 3O.-lt is estimated
that the decrease Of the puslio debt In tie
month Of April amounts to about s3s,Goc,.
o.. The smalln.ss oi the amount In com.
parison with tie monthly reduction for
y, srs Is ''r united for by the fact that ten
millions ave been paid ont during the
~. nth on a,Sount OF pension.
he issu- of stan Il siver dollars Iron