Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-27


valuable Olhz copper mines ana some
gold pllcers OF great worth.
u was observed that n the Eiklns
triangle had been SO laid out as 20
reach nine miles In an opposite az,
rectlon from that apex stone Il woulo
have included these rich mining prop
ertles belonging 10 other peopie.
The surveyors conveniently iouua y
70 be 30. and the Elkins people LOOK
possession Of the coveted mines. But
the wild justice Of New Mexico IN
tefpoaed. The people OF the region
had n prejudice against this method
or acquiring property ana without
hotherlng the courts they drove out
the intruders with the high hanu.
Since that time Mr.. Elldns mas not
been persona grata IN that region
Mr. Ellslna was the intimate Of Dor
sey and ISerens, and was mixed up In
the star Route scandals. While wayne
MacNeagh and Attorney-General
brewster We're trying-in the race o.
every obstruction that money could
bring TO bear--to bring the robbers 10
justice. II was generally Understood
that II Dorsey was convicted Elkins
must be the next person TO be put on
trial. But Dorsey escaped conviction
ana tho EFFORT to punish the frauds
came to naught
c. Plat TO Mr.. Harrlson's first nomi-
nation, and SO made the nomination
possible. u he accomplished thar pur-
pose by double dealing, Inducing
Plat to believe that MIR. Harrison had
consented TO certain terms IN the dick
err, when, In fact. his agreement was
TO quite other terms, the trick was
entirely IN keeping with the history,
character and habits Of the man who
played u.
out OF his actlvlty in Mr.. Har-
rison's behalf he drew as his reward
the privilege OF naming one certainly
and apparently several OF the new
presidents cabinet. He made Mr..
Window secretary Of the treasury.
In due course OF time Mr.. Window
had the letting Of the Alaska seal
fisheries for twenty years. IL was
rich franchise, whose profits to the
Old company had been estimated at
not less than million dollars year
upon an Investment VI about $780,
600
The award was so soandnlous upon
It's face that Senator voorhees, intro
duced a resolution Of inquiry in the
senate, which was promptly rejected
under influences which concealed
their origin.
One other OF Elklns transactions
must be mentioned here. as helping to
show his uniitness for place. one jew
cit of New York obtained concession
from the Brazilian government TO OK
pldre for nitrate beds In an island
of the Brazilian coast Accord
ing to his own statement he had eX-
pended $4,000 when the concession
was abrogated. Jewett presented to
the state department "A preposterous
claim for damages amounting to mill
lions. A little later he made his claim
for $5O.OOO,000, and asked the state de-
partment TO enforce st against Bra
I'll.
MIR. llvarts, then secretary OF state.
rejected the claim as absurd and un-
just, When MIR, Blaine became sec
rotary, under Garfield, Jewett employ
ed Elklns as lawyer or otherwise inter
osted him In the International strike"
for II was neither more nor less than
that BllSins got Mr., Blaine to in
dprse the demand and present IL
through the United States minister at
RIO.
Garield's death and Mr.. Blalne's
retirement followed, and this eNtraor-
binary attempt TO induce the govern
ment to levy tribute upon a friendly
power for the benefit OF spectators
3lumbered until nearly the time when
q statute OF Limitation must bar It,
Then II was brought forward again.
only 10 meet the Just denunclation OF
rs ini1uity at the hands OF Secretary
Bayard, who said OF It:
such an egreglous claim Is an out
rage upon any nation with which the
United states has or desires To have
friendly relations 1 have declined To
receive the papers or send any commu-
hleation 70 Minister Jarvis ON the sub