The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-09

Cessivc. IN tho first place he though
that no material should be included IT
arriving at basis Of estimate TINT va!
made md shipped ut Il period antedat
ing tho discovery made by Sill In Janu
AIRY, 1893.
BlG DGoP ~ THE DOODLE.
Il was found that this would bring
tho figures down to an amount approx
mating 81, 100000. In tho second place
argued Mr.. Cleveland, tho ratio Of dam,
ayes should not DO above 10 per cont
Furthermore 1t should DO understood
on all aidGs that the matter DO secret
not to DO divulgod for my cause once
the company had settled. At this Sec.
rotary Norbert waxod wroth. Ito in-
Bistod that tho entire $4,000 be col.
lOCted or withheld, that tho matter be
not considered Il secret and that Mossrs.
SChwRb and Corey 10 discharged and
government men put in charge, adding:
"Ill crush tho man Carnegie before |
got through" But Mr. Cleveland has
bis wny with the secretary OF tho navy
Hs no has with tho rest OF tho cabinet
and ho not only decided that there
should DO only a 10 per cent assessment
Of damages but that no return OF
premiums should DO required.
Tho question OF secrecy had not been
raised until after tho publication Of tho
Carnegie lettor in tho Tribune, it having
been Mr.. Horbort's intention TO make
tho story public. But Mr.. Clevcland'a
secrecy orders went, as did the others.
Attorney Smith wns not cnamorUd OF
Mr.. Cloveland's system OF settlements,
and wanted public trial. in tho hopo
OF securing better results for his clients.
Now camo tho compliance with the
contract madO with tho informers,
which agreement had been drawn up
by Attorney General Richard Olnoy.
Ono fourth OF tho damage money was
$35, l2l %. This was not sent TO ash.
inGton ut all, but was deposited by tho
Carnegie company with 7. Mellon &
SonH' Bank. They in turn paid 1t into
tho Bank Of Pittsburgh to the credit Of
tho parties at interest. 1t was not sent
TO Washington for the reason thnt,
once in the United States TREASURY, II
could not DO gotten out without an act
OF Congress, which would involve the
publicity SO much feared by President
Cleveland.
DIVISION OF THE SOILS.
Tho division was made as follows, tho
amounts given being approximated :
Smith, rs attorney, 5000; Jcnke, ~
attorney, $1,000; Sill. 5000; Williams,
$500; Riley, $1,000; James, $500; Craig,
$1,000; Perry, $4,000. Tho balance went
for expenses and in tho shape OF COM
pensation to mill employees who had rs.
sisted the principals. Sill Is in Wash,
inGton, having COMO on Monday for a
conference with Secretary Herbert, hop.
ing to get his consent to tell tho story to
somo Now York paper. Riley is in
Pittsburgh, Perry is at Cleveland, whero
he was robbed OF $50 some weeks ago
in disorderly house. James has gone
to Scranton. Williams is still living ut
Braddock. Craig was still about Pitts
burgh rs late rs Tuesday. lleslcin is
in Now Mexico for his health.
There wore no afiidavits mado in the
case. The charges were proved by OK
animation OF tho plates questioned ut
the yards where the Oregon and lndl.
ana were being constructed. Instead OF
confronting the Carnegie people with
ahidavits, as has been said, Secretary
Herbert had his private secretary. Fin
ney, bring in tho Carnegie company's
own books, at the navy department,
and then compared them with the re.
ports mado by the iniormers ind the
results OF examinations made by naval
inspectors who had been put to trace
the plates. Tho tracing OF plates is an
easy matter, rs Il record ia supposed to
be kept OF them from their beginning to
their position on vessels,
THE CARSEGIEs STILL SILENT.
Tho head officials OF tho Carnegie
Company still .decline to make any
statement regarding tho fine or damage
assessment OF $40, asa 81 levied by the
government because OF armor plates
furnished. which, while they were above
"tho lowest mark OF tolerance" did not
come up to the highest point Of excel.
lenco," which Secretary OF tho Navy
Herbert states the company was by Its
contract bound to attain" Tho otli-
cials Of the company also decline to
make any statement respecting tho
workmen who received and divided n
reward Of 5000 given by the govern
ment for the information as 10 the
plates on which the damages were as,
scsscd.