New-York tribune., 1875-05-15
THE V-urrE.UorsE STORY REVIEWED.

THE WHITE-HOCSE STORY REVIEWED.
PREVIOUS pENi,Ls THAT TPE PRESIDENTS ArrEN-
TION HAD BEEN CALLED 10 IRREGULARITIES IN
TIE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, NOW WITHDRAWN
THE SECRETARY NOT IGNORANT OF HIS SONS
TRANSACTION. But DIRECTLY CONNECI2D WITH
IT-NO SERVICE RENDERED TO THE GOVERN
MINT BY YoUxG pELANo FOR The MONEY RE-
CEIyED-ISTERNAL EVIDENCE or THE piSiN-
GENUoUsNEss oF THE wHITE-HOUsE VERSION.
lnY TELEGRAPH TO TnE TRIBUNE;
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Thc Administration
version of tue Delano scandal, eNgraphed over the
county will probably be the means OF letting mere
light upon dark ways and vain tricks 0f the Ine-
riOr Department 'han will b. agreeable 10 lhosc WHO
procured their publication For the lst une 1t Il COW
admitted AZ the White House uIat the Presidents alien
tou has been called to irregularities in the Interior De-
parmen In- has been tnau once autlOIltatIvely
denied since THE TgIBcSE printed IN announcement OF
il nearly month ago. DclanOs friends now say that
the papers placed in the Presidents hands DO not III any
way Secretary himself that they reIte Nciu-
siveiy to the operations of his son John. and that he
fahcr knew nothing about them until ms attention was
called 10 The IRIBUSE's dispatch by POSTUM ter
General Jewell. How mach regard Mr.. Deano' Or las
friends VINO prepared this story have for the truth may
be understood wuen 1t il known that Instead OF Bong
ignorant of what his son John was doing, hc Ahe" AL
IT, and approved it, a. is shown by letter when
Dr. Feed, thanking lin for his knthess 10
been don, woIb not bear the appearance OF wlcnS' In
t w1v the Secretary was conAectcd directly with the
transaction Tue history OF the is briety th. Dr.
Reed removed from his position as surveyor-Deh
erl Of Wyoming and 10 Wdshn ston aud was rcli
stated. ON his return, Joan De!nJ WAS given an inter
est in surveying contrasts and received as his snare OF
the poht- 900. lie dill part OF the work for this
money aud furnished capital, ani those who under
staud best the character Of thc transacIOn, call
il baekmail.ng. Tue version Of the story which Dr.
Reed told during his late visit To Was ing;on was cier
ent from that Jld by Daano' frcn IT, and does no
acrec with tie truth related above. Or. Reed SAID
that all of the money which had passed from him 10 Jonn
Delano had loaned that John Delano, on his way
California, became short oi funds, and that he supplied
him with money 70 continue his jO - Another very
important admission made in the Admins raOn stale
mcnt H. that the facts OF this case were brought To the
attention Of the President by Secretary BrisOw This Is
true AMI If the public knew nothing of the nature OF the
ransac tons, tbs simple fact that Secretary BrlstoW
considered the matter Of srlf lent Importance
10 present 1t Ia the President would De
sufficient guarantee Of it's serious nature Nobody will
accuse Mr.. Blistow OF being fool anl no member Of
the Cabinet in his 1oJld 20 10 tie President with
palers in such ts II the character VI the
cusatlons what they now said TO be- and II they
only affected the character Of private Individual Be
sides this the very fact that man slow as Gen Grant
is 10 rec anything wrong transactions which the public
generally look upon with great dfavor, considered the
matter sufficient Importance TO warrant him in warn
ing John Deano about again ex' cd, HIS fathers
name 10 reproaeh," shows that 81 meth 10 has been
omitted 10 this new version Of the stoll.
The Dclano version tIe scanLs con, ans several
other mistakes which might be pointed were IL neces-
sary show that its statements are utterly untrastwor
thy For instance the clerk Stevens who Is referred to
a having reported the transaction in revenge, was acu
ally not removed until after this died with the
President. Again. the papers in the case were not sent
to Secretary Brstow by walcctt, a. Secretary Deanos
friends assert but by another man In short the whole
statement is nothing more nor css than lame attempt
" whitewash ~ retary Delano, and intended by the