Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-17
EASTERN NEWS.
New Name for a MonstrOus
Liar" MastOdonic."
A MAN FOUND TO 0UTLIE A
REPORTER.
Broadheaa Of Missouri Urged for Attorney
General.
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT AMONG THE
OPERATORS,
They Protest and Will be Sold Out
by Some Leader.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION AND THOUSANDS OF
HUNGRY PEOPLE.
They Protest and Will be Sold 0u'
by Some Leader.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION AND THOUSANDS OF
HUNGRY PEOPLE.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l
A MastOdOufc Liar.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-A number o.
| witnesses were examined by the sub-com'
mittee on the investigation OF alleged ir
| regulari.iss in the First Controllers Office
relative to the reputation Of J. j. Barker
| for truth and veracity. E. W. Ayres,
the correspondent for the Kansas City
Times, said Bankers reputation is bad and
he would not believe him under oath. He
said he volunteered testimony against
| Senator Ingalls, in the investigation Of
that gentleman's election to the Senate
sew eral years ago which was proved a lie
from beginning to end. Ayers continued;
"a great many Ksnsans came here and
want to know where that liar Barker is.
The papers nave denounced him as the
universal and mastodonic liar Of the age"
"What do you think of me, Mr.. Ayers9'
asked Barker.
II think you are the grandest liar of the
age"
Ex-Governor Crawford OF Kansas said
that for 10 years past he had spoken oil
him in favorable terms and he considered
his reputation for truth, veracity, honesty
and integrity to be bad, and he would not
believe him under oath. Barker pro-
duced a letter written by Ex-Governor
Crawford to the Secretary Of the Interior,
in which the writer said Barker was an
applicant for pension examiner; that he
was a good lawyer and he thought he
would do the work satisfactory.
"Whv did you write that letter, II you
knew my reputation to be bad, asked Bar
ker.
II said in that letter that you wero q
good lawyer. / did not say you had q good
reputation. / wrote the letter ct your own
pleading and because OF your family, and
because I thought you were trying to re-
form, and because I thought you an honest
man, instead Of q thief ?"
do you know me to be q theft"
"You know your reputation in Kansas.
One man said you ought to be in prison."
Irving, messenger of the House OF Rep
resentatives, said to be prominent in
Kansas, had pronounced Barker TO be one
of the damdest rascals out OF Jail.
The witness testified that Bsrker's repu-
tation was bad.
Kicking Against the Pricks.
OALNESIONs OcCs w. uo cucCt VI tuc
recent order of the Western Union. cut
ting off the extra pay Of operators ID
equivalent, in the Galveston Office to a re-
duction Of Sl5 to $50 per capita monthly.
The entire force held a meeting yesterday
and resolved to memorabilia General Man
ager Eckertt to re-establish the former rates.
The petition sets forth that under the
present reduction operators are unable to
support themselves. Those hsv ing fam
lilies will have to seek more remun erative
employment for the reason that living at
Galveston is higher than at any other
Southern city. The memorial also recites
the fact that skilled. careful operators are
necessary to handle the heavy South
American and Mexican business. 1t is
understood that the other cities OF Texas
are also formulating petitions praying
Eckhart to rescind his order.
Lies or NOt-WhO Knows?
ALBANY, Dec. 16.-Lieutenant Governor
Campbell, Judge Lindley and John G.
Prather. q member of the Democratic
National Committee, John W. Martin, q
Cleveland ~elector. and John G. Priest OF
the National Advisory Committee. all of
Missouri, called on Cleveland to suggest
the name OF James A. Broadhead of St.
Louis for Attorney General Of the United
States. The gentlemen afterwards made a
tour Of the capital. When Senator Bayard
came to Albany he paid his respects to
President-elect Cleveland. 1t is under
stood that he left for home with the as
sursnce that he could make o choice Of any
position In the Cabinet and he would re-
ceive the appointment. It IL said ON good
authority that after having duly deliberated
over the matter, the Delaware Senator
sent q 4 note to the Governor, which was re-
ceived yesterday, indicating his preference
for the portfolio Of Secretary Of the Treas
ury. 1t 10 rumored that he will be &C.
oordingly appointed.
Jim Contradictory.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The Tribune saws
editorislly: Mr.. Blaine desires to have II
stated that ell reports OF interviews held
with him since bis arrival In Washington
ara entirely unauthorized. The one in
which he is represented a. discussing his
relations with Conkling has been extern
sivtly published throughout the country,
but is, from beginning to end, an inex.
ousabls forgery. Blaine asks that his
friends will do him the favor TO discredit
utterly any and all expressions in the
form Of interviews which may be imputed
to him. II he has any occasion to commu-
nicate with the public he will do SO over
his own name.
Unlucky Pedagogue.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 16. - The Courier
Journals Horse Gave special says: p. ].
Slocum. q school teacher, incurred the i'll
will of some OF the community and re-
ceived some anonymous letters lately stat
ing that II he did not leave town he would
be waited on. He did NOT leave. Satur-
day night . mob OF 40 men surrounded
his house. He fired six shots into .he
crowd, and succeeded in driving them
away. Wayne Grain was killed. Joe
Lang was wounded. Several other men.
| and . number Of horses are supposed 10 be-