The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-06-28
BeVanS to Cleveland.

lie DdnuSCIIpU Vi inc IoIloNlIR
letter fell into our hands, and while
its publication, to the fastidious.
may seem Of doubtful proprietY ;
yet, it is so intensely interesting in
itself, and it is such a stong illus
tration of the entertainment of an
gels unawares, that without further
apology We offer it to our readers ::
ST. JOINS, APACHE Co, A, IT,
May 80, 6 SO P. NJ. 1888.
DEAR GROvER-In accordance
with my promise, made to you at
that solemn moment, years since,
when you confdingly laid your left
hand or my right shoulder, and
with a voice tremulous with emo
ton, and an eye bedimmed with
tears, you placed my commission
in my hand, and said "Silver, old
boy, take it, 60 out among 'em, and
do good,' 1 send you my weekly
letter. You'll find it full of food
for reflection, or digestion, because,
Grover, Eve been stirring 'em up.
Send Dan over TO Lichtenstein
Steinhaucer's office and get you a.
map of Arizona, so as that you can
find out whore ! am, toiling for my
country, and your administration,
without hope Of reward, or fear of
punishment. While he's gone, you
can read this over, for parts of il
are confidential. Don't mention il
TO Mac, for | have suffered three
days to 60 by without writing to
him, and [ know he'd kick like
white burro, if he knew I'll written
to you, and neglected him. My
letters, so Mac says, usually reach
him Sundays and Thursdays, and
he has them served with his lunch,
as a stimulus to his and his fami-
Tvs appetite.
BY this time, Dan is back, and
you'll see I'm in Apache county,
Arizona, about 60 miles south OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad,
and so far from the telegraph Office
that | can't wire this to you, as ]
would love to do, for It's inpor-
tant.
Now, old boy, you have some
friends here, but they're a tough lot,
and between you and me, I'm the
only man out here that isn't q pos
tive discredit to your administra-
ton; but I'll stand by you, and you
need never fear, while my tongue
can wag. Most of your appointees,
like necessity, know no law. I'll
just paralyze you with one or two
illustrations of recent date.
Comfy, who had made proper
homestead filing on piece of Gov
eminent land, on which he had lived
for thirteen years, sued Pene in the
District Court, under the Arizona
Statute, for the possession thereof,
and by talking with Pene's attorney
aud friends, l became convinced
that Pene was entitled to the land
l didn't hear Conly's side of the
matter, for when you hear what
both sides say, it simply begets
confusion and makes it harder to
decide. Moreover, l didn't like
Comfy and his crowd, and so | re-
ported deliberately on the matter,
about the strongest and most states
manlike document I've written in
many years-made Pene institute
contest in the local land office-suit
was called, and Pene's attorneys
showed my report, Pene's notice Of
contest, and asked to have the case
continued until Steinhaucer, or
some of those fellows IN the land
Office could hear from nc further
and settle the matter. But the I
Court quoted a lot of rot from Gar
land VS.. Wynn in 90 Howard, page !
s. to the effect that the regulations
of the Commissioner of the Gene !