Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-10
BREWsTER's KICK.
The RufHed Dude Is Decidedly
Angry.
RELIEF FOR GENERAL BLAIR's WIDOW.
Alaska as Territoy---A Great Deal Of In
terest in the Proposition---New
Managers for the Various
Soldiers Homes.

Managers for the Various
| Soldiers Homes.
| WASHINGTON, May 9.-Attorney General
Brewster, in an interview, said to reporter
to-day, that the published statements charg
ing the Department of Justice with conniv
ing for the dismissal of the Kellogg case are
unjust and untrue. Il believe" said Mr.
Brewster, that there was undue haste in
preparing and presenting the case against
Kellogg, and that it was presented In
such shape as to be entirely rejected by
the grand jury in the first instance, and in
consequence of which the second grand
jury, which had been adjourned, was again
convened at the instance of counsel. Ii
was reported to me that Bliss was extremely
anxious to finish the case, and urged its i'm
mediate presentation, but in any event nc
presentation was made Walsh then left
and could not be found. Walsh SAYS he
went away because so long as Bliss was in
the case he was satisfied there would be no
honest attempt to convict. He believed
Il iIltl his OMu ltSlluOhO NOuiu bN
questioned and himself slandered, and he
did not care to appear any longer as an in
strument for insincere men. He was made
10 believe, too. by somebody, that was hos,
tile to him, which was not so, for ! did not
know him. At any rait, when he learned
that Bliss was no longer in the case, and
received word from. me that his
presence was necessary, he came
without invitation. am remarked
uron on both sides for my curse
in this matter, by ignorant people who don
know what they are talking about, for not
doing my duty, and by those who know bet,
Ter because did do my duty. Urgent
efforts were made to persuade me to desist
from the prosecution, but there was too
much to be remembered-the honor Of the
Department of Justice but besides that the
honor of Mr.. Brewster. That pursued the
right course am perfectly satisfied, and
he people of the United States will be too
some dav.
| Relief for Blair's Widow.
| Tim House passed bill TO give to the
widow of Gen. F. p. Blair Jr., pension
If $50 a month and the sum Of $1,000 in
compensation for services and expenditures
n raising subsisting and arming volunteers
during the late war The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on private cal
endar, Mr.. Cox, of New York, in the chair.
Want 1t For Territory.
A great deal of interest is manifested by
citizens of California, and of the Pacific
slope generally, in the bill providing for ter,
rtorial organization in Alaska. Governor
Stoneman, of California, has teegrlphed
Gen. Rosecrans that the Legislature o4 his
State has passed resolution requesting the
California delegation in Congress 10 use all
| reasonable means to secure an early pas
sage of the bill now pending in the giving
of territorial government 10 Alaska. The
Board of Trade of San Francisco has wiyrd
the same desire.
Managers for Soldiers Home.
The House bill appointing VIM. b. Frank
lin. of Connecticut; John c. Black Of Iii
nois. and Thomas G. Hyde, of Maine, to- fih
vacancies in the Board of Managers OF the
soldiers Home was passed. Among the
| bills introduced were the following; BY Mr.
Lapham-To authorize the construction of
a bridge over the Niagara river. By Mr..
Dolph-For an appropriation to construct a
harbor NfrcfugC at Port Oxford, Oregon
They Don't Want 1t.
In the House Mr. Willis presented re-
| monstrance of the Louisville Board of Trade
l against the enactment of the bankrupt law
| Referred
| Thinks Il Excessive.
Judge Wagner to-day set aside the yer.
| diet of S37 800 as excessive in the case Of
| Hallei Kilbourne against ex-Sargesnt-at-
Arms Thompson, but said if the plaintiff
! would accept u judgement for $50 900 It
| would he allowed to stand. Otherwise he
! would grant new trial.
Will be SaIuted.
WASHINGTON. Nav 9.-The Secretary Of
| War has dire cted that the national salute Of
| Il guns be fIed from Fort Columbus, New
| York EarbOr, tomorrow, on the. occasionof
| he departure Of,the Arctic steamer Alert in
| honor Of he English ensign which will he
| Displayed attIe fort. This is in recognition
| of tie act of the British government in
| giving this vessel to the United States for
| use in search Of the Greely party.
Good Lord, How Long,
WASHINGTON, May 9. Representative
| Hewitt. Of New York, will introduce in the
| House on Monday next bill to amend and
| simplify and make clearer the present tariff
| law with>a view to obviating some diff
| culties experienced BY the Treasury Depart
ment in constituting and carrying out its
| provisions He has some thoughts
Of also incorporating in his pro-
| posed bill series of provisions
| Intended to reduce the tariff, but he will not
come to n final decision upon this point until
| he shall have had a conference with other
Democrats in the House. Hewitt said tor
| night if he should decide to make his bib q
| tariff reduction measure, the changes 10, be
| made bv il would not be 80 radical as those
| which would have been made by the MOrri-
ION bill.
Opportunity for Row..
| WAsHIYGToS. ID. C.. Mas 9.-AH0rDfJ
General Brewster in his interview to-day
said the Kellogg case was dismissed
| but in no sense had The defendant proved
| his innocence. If the lstter had pleaded
| the statute Of limitations, he would have bad
| ample opportunity 10 indicate. his limo
cenc. To this Governor Kellogg replies shat
| it is not true that he pleaded. the statute OF
/ anu lllhA ''@'Ae'
| repeatedly said there was no case against
him. He further says that unless the
Springer Committee Investigate, his case be
| will soon make statement in the House
showing the double dealing and hypocrisy OF
the Attorney General in the whole matter.
| Very Expensive Monkey.
| New YoKE, May. "a pet u-snkey ups
set lamp on the oil laden bark Marguerite
last fall and the vessel was besehed at West
New Brighton Staten Island The Paot
Commissioners, ordcrea kichaond cosrty
to remove the wreck The owners sent
wreckers to strip the wreck, and the ocphfy
wreckmastsrs had ben ARRESTED
Yesterday the county received 6a os
81, 500 fran its contractors for raisHg The
hull. The owners have sued the calntJ for
$1,000, the alleged vsiue Of the bsth and
the arrested wseekers have begun slis for
false anprisnAHsat IL Is estinatsd that