The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
Commissioner Stone Alleged to
Have Received Money From
the Magnate.
PLENTY OF CROOKED WORK.
Passes Were Given to Many Congress.
men to Help Out Differ
ent Jobs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4.-The
New York World tomorrow will rehash
the story printed in THE CALL several
months ago telling how Mr.. Huntington
expedited railroad land patents by paying
clerks of the General Land Office. His
nan John Boyd, who was dismissed from
his position in the House OF Representa-
tives years ago for his connection with the
Pacific Mail scandal is involved in the
Land Department, as already explained IN
THE CALL.
The World will ask Congress to appoint
committee to investigate charges now
openly made here that Huntington's
agents secured the expedition and ap-
proval of land patents by fraudulent
means. 1t will be alleged that a son of
the former Commissioner of the General
Land Office (Stone) was retained by Hunt
ington to assist in the work, hoping there
by to influence Commissioner Stone
and that one, Francis NJ. Gideon
an employe of the land office, was in
duced to travel to New York with John
Boyd, where he made contract
with Vice. President Gates and Attorney
Tweed of the Southern Pacific that he
would resign his office and accept work
from the Southern Pacific Company and
would engage in the work of correcting
their land indemnity filings for so much
per acre. 1t will also be alleged that
Gideon was actively assisted by an en-
ploye of the land office, one H. c. Nevin.
who is yet an employe of the railroad land
division of the Commissioner office. 1t
is charged that Stone, Gideon and Nevin
were paid sums of money by Huntington
agent, John Boyd.
Mr.. Gideon has already acknowledged TO
the CALL correspondent that he was well
paid by the Southern Pacific. He declared
that he made more money during the sew
eral months thus employed than he had
made in all his years as a Government
clerk.
In conversation with an acquaintance
Gideon displayed large diamond pin on
his shirtbosom as he asserted proudly that
he had cleared $53, 900 in the railroads 8 en-
ploy.
Young Stone, the Land Commissioner S
son, also stated to the CALL correspondent
that he had been paid several thousand
dollars by Gideon, the railroads agent.
He said that he performed little work,
and was of little actual benefit TO the rail
road, but he realized that he was only en-
ployed in order to gain the influence OF
his father, Commissioner Stone,
The young man also stated to THE CALL
correspondent that II. G. Nevin, who is
yet an employe of the land Office, was paid
several thousand dollars by Gideon, the
railways attorney. 1t can also be made
to appear that Huntington thanked Com
missioner Stone of the General Land
Office for approving thousands OF acres OF
Southern Pacific land indemnity selec-
tions, and presented him with $2500 'to
relieve his necessities"
Young Stone is now in Oklahoma, but
if an investigation is had by q Congress
sional committee he will be brought here
to testify. The World will also charge
that Huntington, through John Boyd and
other agents, offered railroad passes to
memb bers of Congress, and that while some
of these passes were refused great many
were accepted.
The Worlds correspondent has partial
list of these Senators and Representatives
who have accepted passes to California
and may conclude to publish the names,
which will cause a tremendous sensation
at the Capitol. Huntington's machina-
tions in his attempt to get through his
/, Santa Monica job, his refunding bill and
his transp portation claim of 81 SOC. 900 are
likely to be aired before a committee of
Congress, as were the Credit Mobilier and
Pacific scandals years ago.