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Show THEY ALL DO IT. A Government Clerk lon-h lon-h pi res Willi t'ontriwtori to Juctruud jioerumul. New York, 3. The Times Washington Wash-ington special -says: Recently in settling accounts with contractors for carying the mails in some of the western states the Bixth auditor discovered that a clerk in the office had been in collusion with some contractors con-tractors to detnuid, the government. Tbe practice of the LTepartiiieut is to give contractors on .small routes authority to collect such balances as may be in the handa collected being charged against the contractor! and deducted in making their settlements. Tbe clerk having charge of this branch, of the business arranged with the contractors not to charge tho collecliouB against them on .the department de-partment books, and by this meana about $30,000 were withheld 'from the treasury. These dishonest transactions transac-tions occurred nearly two years ago. As Boon as they were discovered all tbe accounts settled by the clerk in question were investigated, the matter being kept quiet for prudential reasons. When tbe entire case was made out the dishonest contractors were confronted with the evidence of their guilt and tbe confession of the clerk, and in most cases restitution has been made. It is believed only a small portion of tbe money will he loBt to tbe iiovernment. The clerk has been dismissed and steps are j being taken to prosecute tbe guilty parties. ",' DUNNING DUNN. '' New York, 3. A World Columbia (S. C.) special says: Ex-Comptroller Dunn who was placed on the Ouam-beriain Ouam-beriain ticket last year by a disgraceful disgrace-ful compromise had intrusted to him while in that position $7,000 of the southern life insurance company. He has never accounted to his successor for the sum. . HOB KES CATCHES IT. New York, 3. The Sun nays it hag been freely asserted in Hoboken lately that city treasurer John Kamena, is a defaulter to the extent of eighty or ninety thousand. Kamena has latterly lat-terly cenfeesed.. Preparations for his indictment are going forward. Kam eua is under a hundred thousand bonds, hut it iB said some of his securities secur-ities are worthless. |