The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-30
AGBgF GOFF RETTEVHD.
The Alaska Seal Company Dis
satisfied with Him.
MUCH TOO HONEST FOR THEM.
Secretary Foster VIII Select an Agent
10 Investigate and Mr.. Gofr Is Con.
ndent Ills Report VIII Be
Verified.

WAsuISGroN, D. @, April 20
Charles ]. GoG, OF Clarksburg, has been
relieyed as the agent OF the government
N supervise the operations OF the
Alaska Seal Fur Company under their
contract with the United States. There
seems to be some misunderstanding as
IN the reasons for this change. Upon
inquiry at the Treasury Department, 1t
il sisarned that this action is not intended
in any manner to be a reflection upon
Mr.. GoG; that he will be Immediately
sppointed to some other position Of like
character, and that, in fact, 1t is a mere
transfer from one agency to another un-
defthe same department.
4 dispute has Rrisen as to the number
nj seals which may be annually killed
bv the company having the contract
9Th the government. This company,
oI course, desiyss to kill as many seals
Ns possible, and it has been reported by
the agent OF the government that a less
number should be killed than the COM
nSny think right. This is an important
matter, not only to the company, but
also 10 the government, and may cut an
im0ortant figure in theebettlement OF
ths Bering See seal question now pend.
inc with the British government. For
these reasons and these alone, the Sec
rptary desires 10 send an agent there
WHO IL well known to bin.
Nh0k khn nhOnDa in fhA
Sgency has been made at the instance
or in any manner in the interest OF, the
company having the contract. The Sec.
rstafy's action Is based solely upon the
i9ct that OF necessity the agent must be
given very large discretion, and that 80
important d matter must be intrusted to |
an agent whom he personally knows.
A MUDDLE.
A later dispatch says: There is an
unpleasant muddle over the appoint.
meut Of a Treszury Agent to succeed
Mr. GoG. The agent should sail from
SNn Francisco on the 18th OF May In
Alaska at the time to superintend the
killing Of seal. A year or 80 ago MIR.
Gog. who is brother OF General Nathan
Coil, was appointed to succeed Mr..
George r. Tingle, who filled the posi-
lion during the Cleveland Odmintstta.
fiou, Mr., Go1 went to Alaska aud per.
formed the duties Of the office for one
season, returning here last fall:
Mr.. Gotf himself has told bis friends
that he will not return TO Alaska. It is
understood that Secretary Foster has
offered the position 10 Treasury Agent
williams, who has ior many years been
as5jgned to duty in Ohio, and Ia at pres
ept located at Cleveland or Cincinnati.
Williams, it Is understood, does not
want TO 20, but is apprehensive that de-
Clination would offend the new Secre-
tary.
TOO HONEST FOR THRM.
The objection to Mr.. Gotf is that the
Alaska Company, which has contract
with the Government for taking about
100 OOOskius season are dissatisfied with
tbe present agent. Mr.. GOT, it is said,
Ina made report which has greatly dis
pleased the company-so much 30 that
fbeV have put in contradiction OF his
Secretary Foster wants to
send an agent there with whom he has
a personal acquaintance and IN whom
be can place the most explicit conh'
dence. He does not doubt that MIR.
Gotl 4 report is faithful one, but his re-
spousibilities in this particular are 30
great and OF such delicate chaiacteI
that he wants q man for the position ot
agent on whom he can thoroughly rely.
GoG's West Virginia friends say II he
should be removed outright it will pro-
woke hostility to the administration in
West Virginia. His friends declare that
his reports stated plain facts and that
the Alaska company Ia preludlced
against him, and are endeavoring to pro-
vent his return to Alaska this season.
Mr.. GoFF's POSITION.
GoG, 1t is understood, is not anxious
to return, and is confident that II
strictly honest agent-one able 10 with.
stand pecuniary temptation-is elected
to succeed him, every statement that ne
has made TO the department in his re-
mort will be verified. 1t 10 for this rea'
son that Mr.. Foster wants man ior tue
plsce whom he knows personally and
econddentialiy. conf It Is said that the Alaska
Company has succeeded in having re-
moved every agent who heretofore oe-
came Objectionable to them. 1t was IN
timsted to-day by prominent West
Virginia Republican that MIR. uot nsd
been corruptiy approached, and that the
latter had Indignantly rebuked the ad:
vRnces. Secretary Fosters action IS not
intended in any manner 10 be q rehec'
tiOD OnND Mr. EOH