Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-22
WORRIED ABOUT PETROFF
THE ALASKAN EXPERT WHO FUR
NlsHED FALSE STATISTICS



Petrotfi That 10 the question officials
Of the pension bureau and the state de
partment are asking.
They themselves cannot answer H.
Since the publication of the fact that
PETROL had falsited Information furnish.
ed the state department regarding the
BERG sea cntroyersy he has not been
heard from.
There is an element Of mystery In this
disappearance. Various suppositi0ns are
advanced The presumption accepted by
the census bureau officials Is that Petroh
q III and Is TO be found ut his home In
San Francisco.
In view Of the storm raised by the
publication Of the fact that the informa-
tion he gave the department Of state,
regarding the herring sea difficulty, Is
Inaccurate, II Is thought strange be should
not have been heard from.
All officials thus far interviewed have
been eager to assert that Petrol offence
Z not punishable under any statute.
Why, then, should lbs not communicate
with Superintendent Porter. Of the cen
sus bureau, who processes great -.,endli-
ity?
Officials Of the state department con-
tend that they were the first 70 discover
the errors IN the information furnished
by PETROL, and Superintendent Porter
Insists that he knew nothing Of the as
founding charge until It's publication In
local paper.
A singular fnct In connection with the
matter Is that the day before The story
was made public Mr. Porter sent for
gentleman who acted NJ ono time as his
private secretary. This gentleman, all
evidences would Indicate, gave the mat.
Der 70 the local papers. II this Is the
euHe Superintendent Porter's manifest
surprise at the published story is rutber
singular.
The eensns superintendent sald to-day
he would make no move In the mattur.
lie could see none that could DO made.
His calmncsH in tho fncc Of the grave
accusation made against onp Of his
employees, followed by the lntter's in-
eNplcahlc silence. IN cniHiug some com
meut. i y stated. however, that Soc-
rotary Noble Intends "a nsk Suprrintcnd-
eat Porter what the latter proposes 10
recommend 10 this ease ShOlll the Soc
rotary ask The qucatiOn, Mr.. Porter VIII |
probably mud II difficult TO make II reply |
unless he has some facts.
When | snw Me- Porter this afternoon |
he appeared much disturbed at petron'A |
action Va lulsifyiug Boring sea informn- |
lion, but dwclt especially on the fact that |
Ittrolt had given no sign Of life siuco
the charge agnlnst him had been made
pul He property.
asked
~ don't know" replied Mr.. Porter.
Il haven't tho rpmotpat ilpu vrlnrr a., /
a. am yrry rn,,e, ofr,i5 n,at p.t,uW
H. mentally der1bgsd. M le,sf e. H.
extent tLof migtt tyarrsnt ,in tr,'',,,,, ~
ion thnt he bos .losi his t ,,ri, i''iiIupt.
nm evcrntinpoiiy all, , bIih ~ ~
eeivc1 n,e bensgt ~ ,'" ~, lie n',u rg-
aalic Training, the languages forming
M ''''''N vi MS leArh-
~ have know, l,,,, c.,, u.t......
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oc,,s ng .la@eu w nlo on hVe or siN
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2sso H. nal uu,HnU w ln9 census 81
aDvrn,ro ,ia,' suVn rpuutklby, clear
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n no'u r, a. u" 9iIVr nun ,wds' There was
a,,nai','I Wy Nv snpulu NOT unNc becu .
appW11'uu anu every reason why he
''SSr ha ma, .,,,,
+,ndI W. IsS' p suinnot' however, con-
lainnhk re complained OF not feeling
wei, wei nut oonunued nt work on his re-
mo vorI ny ilHo1s' Nnue Engaged In
,b,r ,,.as 'n nnie Vi Iennsylfnni1, lilo
tleh was Nake1 TO do tins special work
~ wy state upp1rtment lie tried to
b g d..r,',, Nv NVnHus bureau mud the state
uvpiltneut " tho same time, but the
Mum Mhs 700 much Tor him, aud he I'm
MY ltnvnsu condition that made it
w XIV LOT lie 10 yen hliu TO abandon.
~ tne ulnc srlng Ills census work and
H'NNNo hlluHNll 10 tue work rlXpu him a.