, 1875-10-01
With an lntimatton as to tho Cause Of
That Gentleman's Fat Getting
into tho Fire.
A Commentary on Exltnustlng Labor ,
as Furnished By Uelano's Ad.
minlstrAtion.
Tho Story Of Paynaa:er Who Was His
Own Best Customer.
THE CHICAGO Cu5TOM.HOUSE.
4 Hcr.cosTNACT THAT REoriNEs BONN EzPLANA

HE CfICACO GUS ORsf7OUSet
4 AHcr.cosTNACT THAT REoriNEs BONN EzP1ANA-
Tf0s,
Special Dsrafth 10 The Chtruo" 7f1bune
WAsulNa7os, y. c., Sept. :o.-The open le1-
ter OF Charles II. liam, ox-Cnitcd Btn.os Ap-
praiGcr At Chicago. has not reached here nnd 1t
is quite certain that Secretary Erstow will not
take nottco Of 1t whom II does. 1i.istow htmBe'f
will not return until next week. but from other
Bouscos 1t Ia asccrtasned that tito probable CAUSE
Of tho removal Of liam ia worry different from
any that has been assigned set. Tile etory Ia
that tho attention Of Secretary Drlstow was
moro particularly called to Ham By tho
verbal statements Of mombcrs Of tho
last Government Chicago Custom-1Iouso Com
mission. These fstatomonss, in briof, woro
to tho effect TINT tho Government has been groat.
ly imposed upon by Eng which l,aa sought 10
enrich itrolf By the construction OF tho CHs.om-
House building. Tho story Ia that tho dovor1s-
mcut has already paid
TuE Asr6uSn1No susr or sB00,000
for cutting tho Etone, and that liam had mora
intimate relations with tho peraonn said 10 COM
pose this Hing than was becoming In q Hovern-
mont officer, and vas outspokcn in public aud
nrivalo iu dofcnao Of tho Ring. Thu
Treasury Department. las not n'ada at tnvos-
tEa:lon Of those psrt,ou!aSs, A., accusations bSs ono
however. state that tho Information furnished
by tho Government Commission WIS quito sur
1lciout to justify tho notion Of tho Secretary In
ronoying Ham. This contract for tho stone-
cutting III ono Of tllo most peculiar fcntures OF
tho afnlIett administration. 1t .ns evidently MI
aftorthought md wns not executed 1tnt,l July
49, 1879 TIso parties to it aro ]. &. Rnnkin md
]. H. Af1lelor. 1t grants to Mueller tho right to
cut and lrcs6 all tho stonn for tho building, aud
lilo Un1ted States agrees to pay
FULL NAIEET nAIEB
for tho lahor ncsuhlly performed, Increased by
Is FOR contuu, and for t!lo material tho luwess
tsado pE:ces, iuorcased by IL per contum. I'm
der 1Iin condition OF tne contract 1t is said that
oyor sSo0.O0n have elsoaty been paid for cutting
this STONE. Tie contract, for reauons which pcr-
hnps tho contractor understood, was 10 drafted
thns 1t ID not made clear whero tho stones arc
10 bo delivered when cut. Tho original contract
with Mueller provided for tho dcilyory Of tho
Bsouo at tho Hto Of tito building.
This contEnct for cutting htA no Blcll
prnysion. 30 tho htot,os were left at tho ynrd.
Thts afforded nn opportunity for worry largo nd
ditionsl chargen for transporting tho cut atono
from tho yards to tho sido Of tho building.
Mueller, having obtained tho cutting contract,
delivered tho stone nt the yard. lie now coneH
in for compensation for transportation from tho
yard to tho building. BILLS for very large sumH
Tor Ibis soryico have heen suspended BY order Of
Secretary I}rlBtow. and aro no's awaiting pay
mcns. They aro not likely to bo paid until after
a legal examination OF The powots undor tho
contract hn9 bceu bad.