San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

Daily LIGHT:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. I.
Secretary Blaine refuses to notice
the silly lie, sent out by some sensa-
tional correspondent stating that the
CHILEAN members of the Three Ameri-
cas- congress would not take part In
the organization of the congress be-
cause they objected to voting for Mr..
Blaine as president, but Senior Don
Varos, the CHILEAN minister aere, and
one of the representatives of that
country ia the congress, not desiring
his country to be misrepresented, has
furnished your correspondent the fol-
lowing statement of the matter: 81
did not attend the organization of the
International American congress be-
cause my colleague has not yet arriv-
ed from Chill with my credentials as
a member of that body. L am well
pleased with the election of Mr..
Blaine as president, and should
have attendd and voiced for him.
had my credentials arrived in time. l
did not go with the congress on its
tour because of important matters re-
curing my attention here, but, hope
to join the party before it returns.
The only foundation for the absurd
story was, that at an informal confer
ence of the South American and Mex
lean delegates, which l attended, the
question was discussed as to whether
the congress had right to elect Mr..
Blaine president, he not being MEM
Der. The question was unanimously
decided in the affirmative, and, to my
personal knowledge, it afforded pleas
ure to every one of the delegates to
cast their votes for so able a states
man as Mr.. Blaine, who is as popular
almost in South America as in the
United States"
Washington is in gala attire to greet
the 100000, strangers within her
gates today in attendance upon the
Knight Templars' triennial conclave.
Tomorrow the largest parade of
Knight Templars the world has ever
seen will take place upon our streets.
More than 10000 men will be in line,
with fifty brass bands. In the even
ing the President will hold special
reception for the Knights and their
ladies. On Thursday evening Mrs.
Gen. Logan holds reception at her
residence, Calumet place. In holding
this reception Mrs. Logan is carrying
out arrangements made by the late
Gen. Logan just after his return from
the conclave held at st. Louis in
1886, when he was instrumental in
getting Washington selected as the
place tor holding the present con-
clave. The Knights are receiving a
royal welcome as everyone here knows
the importance of making friends for
Washington as the place for holding
the grand American exposition in
1892.
Republicans here are numerically
"guVingn their democratic friends on
the result of the elections in the new
states.
There is absolutely nothing new to
be said about Commissioner Tanners
successor. The president is deter
mined not to make an appointment
until he finds man that meets his
ideas.
Mr.. Frank Hatton, editor of the
Washington Post, has printed the
details of the charge he made some
days ago, that lists or questions TO be
asked at civil service examinations
have been sold IN advance of the eX-
animation. He charges an employee
of the commission, who is Commits
sioner Lyman's brother-in-law, with
being the guilty party, and prints
letter from eX-COmmissioner EdgertOn
to the president substantiating this
particular charge. Mr.. HattOn also
says that he is prepared to prove be-
fore congressional investigation 9TH
er illegalities. A congressional
investigation is certain to
take place and upon its
finding the fate of the present civil
service law will largely depend. Com
missioner Roosevelt says: "The
charges, in so far as they are directly
made, refer wholly to matters affect
ing the old commission. They do not
touch anything done since the lst of
May, when Gov. Thompson and my
self took office. They should certainly
be investigated as soon as congress
meets, and not only court such in
vestigation, but will regard it as a
real misfortune if it does not take
place" Commissioner Lyman says:
II prefer an investigation by the
proper authorities TO newspaper
defense, and hope such an investi-
cation will be made. In the mean
time 1 will say, that no papers were
ever given out in advance of an eX-
animation. Nv brother-in-law did
give away list Of obsolete questions
such as our annual reports contain.
This coming to my knowledge
L referred it to my col
league, Mr.. Oberly, for investigation
The investigation was made by Mr.
Oberly and he reported that he dis.
covered nothing that deserved more