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Show By W. U. lolegraph.J AI TEMPTED FRAI'DS. Washington, 19. The treasury department de-partment have recently discovered that frauds havo been attempted by the superintendent of tho Marino hospital in Chicago, who, it was ascertained, had ofTored to obtain contracts for parties, par-ties, for a perocntago on the same, and that, in cao tho contracts for stone work on tho hospital wore successful, tho applicant was to pay SOO which was to bo divided between tho superintendent, super-intendent, tho asMiMant superintendent and clerk. As soon as thc.G faots were afcertained tho uperintcndrnt was removed re-moved and a new man put in bis place by the supcrviing crchiteot. Mullctt. Tho matter bos been publiahcd in Chicago within a day or two as an astounding as-tounding discovery but tho facts wcro all known to the department weeks since and were acted upon, promptly. |