Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-22


it would be granted as soon as practicable.
Christiancy's Son Denies.
A reporter called upon Henry G. Chris
tiancy, son of the minister to Peru, who re-
sides at Detroit, and showed him telegram
charging that Chandler had paid him (the
sony a sum OF money to secure the retire
ment of his father.
81 pronounce that an internal lie" said he,
as he read the dispatch. Reading again he
said: "That is one of the most farfetched
falsehoods ever heard Of"
"How do you account for it's origin?"
81 cannot think of anyone who would
make such foolish statement. The only
possible source I can imagine it to come
FROM" said he, after slight pause, sis my
fathers wife. AS you may know, I never
was on very good terms with her-in fact
never have seen her. But she knows what
kind of an opinion I have of her, I believe
and have heard she hated me cordially. She
was opposed to fathers going to Peru, be-
cause she wanted to live in Washington and
be more in Washington society,""
DO you think she herself would start the
story"
eyes; I can think of no one else who
would. She has said bitter things about
fathers appointment, and encouraged stories
that it was bargalned for on account of her
wishes to stay at Washington"
"What do you think any ones motive
could be to charge such thing on your"
"That can't understand. am not known
to any one at Washington except some of the
Michigan congressman. Think how foolish
such statement is. If man was going to
sell his honor that way, one of his children
would be the last person in the world he
would be apt to acknowledge it to. If were
going to do mean thing, 1 know l wouldn't
want my children to know it.
"What did you have to say about the ap-
pointment of your father at the time it was
made?'
II was very much opposed to his going to
Peru. He and were not on good terms
for while because opposed it. 1 told him
that as Chandler was of course the most
likely man in Michigan to take his place in
case of vacancy his enemies would at once
charge that it was put up job. I received
promotion in the custom house year ago
last September, and perhaps that is shadow
for the story to start from. But that cannot
be it either, as father did not leave till
March following, and there was no outside
influence brought to bear to accomplish it..
1t came as legitimate result of long ser
vice and hard werk in the customs service"
1.-The question has been discussed so much
it would be interesting to know your opinion
of your fathers reason for accepting the ap-
pointment to Peru"
81 can tell you just what think about
that. am sure my father foresaw trouble
with his wife, and wanted to get away from
Washington with her to save talk. He never
said great deal about it to me. He was a
very modest man about things of that sort.
I was just telling my wife at tea this evening
that was glad we were not going to have
any part in'this divorce suit, but the story
looks as though an effort was being made by
somebody to drag my name before the pub
lie in connection with it. 1t is very mean
kind of business, and if the person who
started the story was here should bring
sui. for damages. Be sure and say that
deny the story as utterly false.