Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-23
rha Effect of 0fiiclal Pie on Ken
lucky Statesmen.
vowrT wILTED THEIR sAcKsoNEs.
A Congressman Required to Make Oath
to His Statements---lndian
Civilization,
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.



)ne Of the most interesting of these is the
fec, of pie" on the spinal column. Per
ans it would be more accurate to say the
,5ssnce Of pie. President Cleveland has
Nc, completed a most interesting and hish-
/ successful experiment in this line. All
be country knows how rigid the spinal col
ms Ofth5 Senators from Kentucky were
isw weeks sgo, and how determined they
.sye that they would never, no never, ask
ipgls favor of the President sgain. 1t Was
,5served st that time that the President did
10, seem 10 be much disconnected about the
matter. but it Was not known Just what sort
,i ., au,iful experiment he had determined
% try with these two Kentucky subjects.
T-s experiment having been tried and
,-Oven successful, however, it may not be-
Interesting TO give some OF its details
Jse pro, ,ess was very simple. There was
,,!l q good deal OF official pie" to distribute
4 Ksuruckg. There were three or four
,,erual revenue collectorships, the district
s,C.ueyshp, the position of collector of
he tort of Louisville, and numbers
|. postotices The experiment con-
sei in merely distributing this pie with.
VI the aid or advice of these Senators or
s-.- co laborers IN Kentucky. There WAS
saorl 10 hurry action upon the Kentucky
-css. or 10 refuse to listen to advice, but
! rh these gentlemen sulking in Kentucky
I'D rbtlr atvic- Withdrawn, it was the most
tsigrsl 0ll in the world that the appoint.
tea,s stou be Of men recommended by
The opposite Wing
\ he 7 emccraric party in Kentucky, and
hes ver- IA the Kentucky appointments
J ere ground down in the SOW mills of the
President it Was observed that they were
ee1 recommended and supported by the
sroosi,e Sipg of the party, the which sup
.ors Nr. Randall and the New South.
fasre was scarcely an exception to this
I e. EsCh appointment, as it was made,
bowed srrhDg and sgonizing to the wing
!, lhe party supporting the Senators, aud
i rhe work went on IL became evident that
tsre was but one way to stop it and save
,Cne Of the pie for IT'S members. The way
F, S. for the Senators to unbend. They had
'si their backs up and their spinal col
his . trigkifully rigid for such a time
b, it seems absolutely cruelty to ask
but il was the only alternative.
l1i Ike sensible men they saw it and &C.
pied the duty, painful as it was. There
tas still some OF the pie left, in the shape
j the surveyorship of the port Of Louisville,
] c0lec orship Of the internal revenue, aud
j pCyUthces, and with this in view they
ibye 1nbenr. Senator Beck has been here
,.rCg 'he President and frisking about
b departments and masking himself gener-
" sgrees6le for several days, and Is
3aned as 8 supporter by st least two OF
J. Cardida'es for the surveyorship Of the
! II Of Louisville, and only q day after his
: >.s, cal at the White House, the President
lrlErgly remarked 10 one of the applicants
/, his POSITION that he had received a very
rcs leuer from Senator Blackburn endors-
! Gim for the place. There is general
,rile 10 Washington and feeling hat the
,ssidenr's experiment has been highly
fCcess;El.
j CODgre -sman Required to Make Oath to
dis Statements.
4 curious scene was enacted at the Post.
Ece department the other day. Congress
'ksl Dcugherty, OF Florida, has been asking
removal Of the Postmaster at Jackson
BE on charge of partisan record, the
y t5l!sl in uues ion having left his postothce
- gone through the State making Repuo'
y 81 .ye cnes and assisting in organizing
State for the party. in the last election.
4 vas on this sort of ground that MIR.
& &C8gherry sought his removal Having
fsie Ii. Sc charges some time ago, he Wis
J he Postmaster General the other day
4 s,a II be had decided to remove him.
F No' - be answered. Il haven't decided
R R,-'Hsr % remove him or not.
"Areu the charges sufficient to warrant
ass-d VI. Dougherty, little testify.
"uOU't know about thai" said the Post
q ser General Il can't say that l am
lely satisfied With them"
We'll said Doughsrty With a little In
nation perhaps you would like to have
e swear 10 What have ststedT'
Duat know but | would said Col.
laa
Well said Dougherty not at all taken
back, bring in a notary public, and | will
& ssar 20 them want you 10 understand
at an not in the habit Of making state.
en'S thai am not willing to stand by IN
* py manner. / will swear to them If you
liant NE 10
50 the notary public was brought in and
fc.dlDg I'D his right hand he made oath to
r truth Of the statements contained IN his
3tiisU charges, and the affidavit and seal
The notary public were attached to the
aPer, which Will now probably cause the
nOval Of the postmaster in question.
What the Indians Thin< OF Civilization.
Sitting Bull ard some of his band are
fete this week, with a travelling show, one
+. l7et Of their visit however, being to call
81 he Crest Father and see what new
cIlses thsv can get. They have some
-erf views Jt civilization as they see It;
aShng Elk, on seeing the large six aud
IS wen s'Cry houses in Chicago, wanted to
'oE ,, low II was that the white man could
II -Ha one "tepee' and then another and
-sh another on top of that until it reached
say. The great depots with stan
sas and hurley hurley surrounding;
i'e hIm say that be was going crazy and
me people 10 watch him, as his head
. gong all around. He wanted the IN
prefer to bandage his eyes to that be
.lIa not see too much until be recovered.
,OT Eagle, in going through q tuunel, was
y The interpreter in the aisle of the
i6e latter asked, who's thatT
-o1 Eagle answered that be did not
y" lie VAS then asked his name and
:. l have travelled so far that / have
ny name far behind" Since the dissp
ralee OF game, fresh meat is IS much a
10 the Indian as pie to . cowboy,
morning Crows ghost ate seven beef
as ana was cautioned that II he ate toe
n. 10 would kill him, and he said 81
~. -, Ge was wiling to die right then, be
-'' he would die happy.
VI M keiley's Troubles.