Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-24

The Salaries They Observation-Disclosures
Ing Attaches.

The Salaries They Receive-Fortune-Seek
Ing Attaches.
The foreign diplomates at Washing
ton are better paid than our minister
writes q correspondent Of the Clevelah
Leader. The British minister occupie
one Of the biggest houses at our nation
al capital and one which has more room
I venture, than the white house. II
has, think, an allowance for entertain
ing, and he receives salary Of $50, 00
a year. The German nation owns
house here, and its minister gets $40, O0
yearly, and he is one Of the most valu
able men in the diplomatic circles. Th
wealthiest minister is the Representative
of China, who always goes about in Chi
nese costume and who has the reputa
ton Of being great statesman at home
This mans name is Chang Yih Hua,
and his father was, when he died, one O
the richest men in China. Mr.. Hua,
has half score Of almond-eyed Celes
tials to help him, and he pays $11, 900 /,
year for house rent. The Turkish min
lister wears English clothes and q red fe.
cap when he appears on state occasions
He is dark-haired, dark-skinned man
with oriental features. He lives much
of the time at New York, and his salary
is $40, 900 yearly. Baron de Struve, the
Russian minister is put down as getti ae
$50, 900 yearly. He is a very able man,
and Senator Blaine spoke very highl, Of
his wife as being the cleverest woman in
Washington.
One Of the brightest Of the chiefs OF
the foreign legation lis Col Emil Frey
who is very popular here. He was q
soldier in the union army during the
late war, and returned to his home In
Switzerland after it was over, and now
represents that country here. He want
ed to resign not long ago, but his gov
eminent would not accept his resigna-
ton.
M. Roustan, the French minister, gets
$4,000 year. He is now the subject
of great scandal in regard to some OF
his alleged doings while he represented
his government at Tunis.
Each of the foreign ministers at
Washington has crowd of attachhs,
secretaries and clerks around him.
These are generally young men, and
quite number of them are fast. The
laws protect them to greater extent
than they do ordinary American citizens,
and they can not be arrested in many
cases were the ordinary transgressor
would have to go to Jail. Instances
occur now and then in which some of
these men come before the police court
for drunkenness, as was the case with a
young South American this last winter,
and there are other instances where they
should come, but do not. The majority
of the attaches are, however, bright,
respectable fellows. Most Of them are
of good families, and many of them are
undergoing the education which will
make them ministers later on. They do
not as q rule receive high salaries, and
many of them board cheaply. They
make close contracts iu getting their liv-
ing, and I know Of one young baron
who has sky- parlor and takes his break
fast of rolls and coffee in his room, and
saves half of his dinner bills by accept
ing all socials invitations.
These attaches are great cards socially.
They are invited everywhere at Wash
ington, and, indeed paying attention to
the young ladies seem to be their chief
business. The United States is looked
upon by the European countries as the
land of heiresses, and not a few of their
attaches come here hoping to
marry q fortune. In some cases they
succeed, but as rule sensible mothers
with rich daughters keep them away
from such influences. The diplomates
are, as rule, very attractive to the other
sex. Many Of them are fine looking. They
are all we'll educated, and on the grounds
Of international etiquette they are per-
mitted to do and say many things which
would not be tolerated il they were
One or two OF them have
been mixed up in scandals before they
came to America and one foreign minis
ter, man who gets, it is said, as big q
salary as the president of the United
States, it is charged, supported q mistress
at the diplomatic point where he was sta
Toned before he came to Washington.
This mistress, 90 the story goes, sold his
favors to outside parties for money, and
he claimants who wanted to get any
thing from his legation had to first pay
the madam of ill-fame very handsomely.
Another foreign minister Of one of the
great European nations, who has since
been recalled was mixed up in q whis-
pered scandal about the daughter OF one
If the great statesmen before he left.
It is Q wonder that more scandals do
not occur. These foreigners are educat-
ID to regard women differently than do
he Americans. They have loose ideas
II social morality, and are not used to
,ur American freedom from restraint.
Ce9as 6ifdnes.
There Is man in Austin who never
Uses plain language He never calls
spade q spade, but ''that sharp instru-
nent with which he sturdy granger
lays open the bosomof our mother earth
BE always calls cat feline, dogs