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Show WASHINGTON LETTER. v, Froal Our KagularCoiratpondaut. .7 Washington, July ij, 1891. A great big scandal, involving, through more then one of its member, the administration, ad-ministration, may be the outcome of the Itata husinrss. It is whispered in inside Circles here that the opinion of certain people the matter is entirely too serious seri-ous to use names upon no belter basis than rumor have been influenced both for and against the ChuTan insurgents insur-gents by the receipt of large sums of money, which has, according to the tory, been furnished by certain parties iu New York who are heavily interested in Chillian commeice, and whose business busi-ness rivalry is thought by many to be at the bottom ol all the trouh!e iu that un fortunate country. Certain it is that Balmaceda and the insurgent are both repieseti'ea in wasm igton oy shrewd agents and lawyers, the latter Americana and the appearances indicate that both sides are well supplied with money and that at least one side has paid big muiiey fur the right to use the news columns of . certain newspapers. The administration administra-tion otlicially recognizes only the Balmaceda Balma-ceda government but Senator Montt, the representative here of the CluHiau insurgents, in-surgents, or, as he says, "the only con stilutional government of Chilli" appears to be confident that the Itata will oe released re-leased by tLe couits and that the insurgents insur-gents will soon be recognized by this government It is rather an odd coincidence that Secretary Foster, the defender of Hie extravagance of the billion dJIar Congress, Con-gress, and a man who h.is been preeminent preemi-nent in his party as a spoilsman, should have readied the same conclusion that the late H m. Samuel J. Randall, who as chairman of tlieCummittee oiiAppropria-' oiiAppropria-' tions 01 the House of Representatives made a reputation for honesty and econ- ovm in public expenditures never surpass edas to the advisability of abolishing five out of the six Auditor offices ol the Trt?a aury depaitnicnt, because of the useless ness of the work done in those offices which consists almost entirely duplicating duplicat-ing the woik d 'ne in the oflices of the C mp r II ri if he Treasury. Mr. Ran dall once diew a bill to abolish these and seme oilier ustles.burtaux of the Tra-ury Tra-ury depaitment, but he luund it inipos aible to secure uppoit for it in Congress because it meat. t a large reduction in the number ol clciks empluved, which meant a lane reduction u the numbei , of clerks employed, which meant much less patronage for Me Congressmen. It ' would b u esy mattei. ere Congress to dispose, to save uear.y $2. 000.000 per year 111 this one department, by taking up and catiying out Mr Rindall's original origin-al idea which for some reason Mr. Fuster has seen fit to endorse. There has been a hiich in making public pub-lic the schedule tor the subsidized l.n-is of steamships, w.ucli was promised for last week by Air. Wanaiiiriker. It is still in the hands iA Mr. Hairisun, who took it for revision beloie leaviiigWashington and those who oiijjtit to know say that the trouble has been lii.it all the conferences confer-ences between Mr. Harrison and Air, Wanamaker have been taken up by the Jailer's trying to make plain to the form er just what his connection had been with the wrecked Keystone Bank of Philadelphia, and thev say that Mr liar rison hassunjected Mr. Wanamaker to a . much more rigid cross examination tnan the committee in Philadelphia did The republicans claim in public that Air. IVau maker's several explanations have completely com-pletely exonerated biul, t ut among themselves they are not quite so sure jtbout it, and many of them predict that it is going to give the party lots ol trouble, trou-ble, particulaily iu fennsylvainia. It is certainly an aftair to be deeply regretted not only by Air. Wanamakers peisonal and political friends, but by the public at large. Frot. Dyremforth of the Agriculiural Department is on his way to the most and section of Western Kansas carrying carry-ing with him the b.iloons, kites, dvnainiie bombs, etc , with wh ch he expeos to obtain by explosion in the air a copious tall of ram iu that legion, where rain is unknown. He has an appropriation ol J 9 000 to spend in experimenting. Fourth Auditor Lynch, the negrce . who with Ex Senator Bruce was. given office ill exchange for a Harris n delegation dele-gation from Alissippf, has just leturned Irom that State and reports that the con tract has been complied with, and that not only Missippi but the entile south will send a solid Harrison delegation to the republican convention, wmch can not be broken. He forgot to add Un less some other candidate is disposed to open a barrel, in which case the Southern South-ern delegation can oe stampeded just as they have been in alt previous republican republi-can national conventions. Another negro, Fred Douglass will soon be out of a job, as it is semi-oflicial-ly announced that he will not go back to i Hayti, as minister He brought with him a reciprocity treaty with Hayti, which he negotiated, but the administration for some reason doesn't seem proud of it. |