Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-17
BILL NYE RESIGNED AN OFFICE.
His Letter to the Department OF Justice
Made Him Famogs.

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The first OF the letters of the late Bill
Nye to attract general public attention
was written in 1881 He was then
brishess lawyer at Laramie, Wy, eking
out a scanty living by occasional cOntri-
buttons TO the press. II is not known
whether or not he received, as he claim
ed an appointment as United states
COURT commissioner. nor does IL mat
ter. His letter. which follows. shows
hat he possessed al that time mat
quaint humCr which afJeTW2rd won for
MIN q wide circle Of readers and admir-
ers The letter in question follows:
TO the Department Of Justice, Wash
iag-oL. ID. c.: Several months ago I
resigned as United State commissioner
of this judicial district. The govern
meul did not accept my resignation,
thus -acitly asserting that ther5 was no
one who was considered competent 10
take my place in holding up this corner
Of the national fabric.
II now once more resign. ] d. not
do so because ] am 6,spleased with the
government. or because l am displeased
vi,h pubEc life There is 10 reason
why the government and myself should
not ccn-.1ue 70 be friends. bu, under
tine new regime for United States COM
missicners OF district courts ! am COM
PEELED 10 retire from the Official capacity
which I have so long filled with so much
skill and credit, both 10 myself and the
United States.
The department Of justice now re-
quires me 10 furnish detailed state
me1r each month Of all the business
done By the comm ssionor, with his OF
ic.cl certificate attached. am also
required TO keep a large volume in my
Office as record of the United States
cases examined by M / am 10 do this
at my own expense in order that the
honor and high moral tone Of the ma
tiOn may remain unsmirched.
"Au these requirements l could. Of
c0urs-. comply with. Jut I am cursed
with he horrible apprehension that in
the future l shall he required TO do
more Of this till the expense will be
more than | can me c. / could now, Of
course. get litle chores 10 do around
town. enough for necessary funds 10
buy the records, etc. but before another
year the GOV =rrment may require me TO
buy a marble top center table and two
or three paintings by the old masters,
IN order 20 give the popular amount Oh
terror 10 tde United States criminals.
This would compel me 20 go without
new overcoat and undercloJnes' OF
which am sadly IN need. / mad hoped
thar with The financial prosperity OF the
past wear there would be one case, at
least. Tor Examination, for watch could
realize S. - 3. and which would ease
this branch or tne department or JUS
rice temporarily, bur ! have been dis
appointed all the way through. could
slIeeZ- along without 'he oFeIc0"l IN
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thai when the pos, moTfem was he.a inc
jury found a verdict mat me On!teu
states commissioner hau uleu rom OK,
posture ana temporary s'aS1a-.oU Vi
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our WINTERS mere are Vu.-7 e0fe.
anu u lHe uepiI -liieN' ol J">-'Ce SuONIu
some day require me IN nay oH.cl-! ca
p~e-l! 10 Dug an bpIIsA- plaNJ ana NEE
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81 sold bowed eyeglasses
here IS no question aoCc. ne ar
or cAeeIIllAeSs tIaJ piano Shoulo give
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were 10 DE- ,Ileo On one cuaI se vi an
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me mice states attorney TO come ana
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court would either nave 10 iocA IL
ser I'D an ADJOINING closet uh'll the ue-
PENDANT lao gone or ASH ler 10 loan MIN
her shawl during the tT.al
You viii see from these suggestions
whittier we are drifting.
VIII not turn the once over 10 me
department 1t consists Oh pine OoX
Win some specimens OF secoho-h2no
leN-ns loo3cco preserved IN sa"-G.tsI
ana q oalo-heacea lea'ner custer. ne
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"lln me usual amount OF pIeclslo ma
delay. :
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