Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-17
From our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. Z 1889.
| Secretary Blaine refuses to notice the
| silly lie, sent out by some sensational cores
| pondents, stating that the Chillan members
not take part In the organization of
the Congress because they objected to
voting for Mr.. Blaine as president, but
| Senor Don Varas, the Chilian minister
| that country in the Congress, not de-
| string his country to be misrepresented
| has furnished your correspondent the
| following statement of the matter Il
did not attend the organization of the In
| ternational American Congress because my
| colleague has not yet arrived from Chill
with my credentials as member of that
body | am well pleased with the election
Of Mr.. Blaine As president, and should
| have attended and voted for him had my
| credentials arrived In time. | did not go
with the Congress on its tour because of
| important matters requiring my attention
| here, but hope to join the party before it
returns The only foundation for the alb
surd story was. that at an informal con-
| ference of the South American and Mexi-
can delegates, which | attended, the ques-
! ton was discussed As to whether the
| Congress had right to elect Mr.. Blaine
| president, he not being a member. The
| yups yyn. unanimously 1ariIaI in M
Affirmative, and, 70 my personal knowledge,
| II afforded pleasure to every one of the
I delegates 70 &C 4 their votes for so able q
| statesman a Mr.. Blaine, who is as popu-
lar almost in South America as in the
United States"
Washington i in gala attire to greet the
1000 100 strangers within her gates to-
day in attendance upon the Knight Ten
piarS triennal conclavc. Tomorrow the
largest parade Of knight Templars tue
world has ever seen Will take place upon
our streets more than 20 900 will be in
\ line, with hfty brass bands. In the even
ing the President will hold a special re-
ception for the knights and their ladies'
On Thursday evening Mrs. Gen. Logan
holds a reception at her residence. Calu-
met place. In holding this reception Mrs
Logan is carrying out arrangements made
by the late Gen. Logan just after his re-
turn from the conclavc held at st. Louis
in lS~t, when he was instrumental in get
ting Washington selected as the place for
holding the present couclaye. The Knights
are receiving a royal welcome as every
one here knows the Importance OF making
friends for Washington a. the place for
holding the grand American Exposition in
1892
Republicans here are numerically guy
Ing" their democratic friends on the result
Of the elections IN the new states
There is absolutely nothing new to he
said about commissioner Tanners success
or. The President is determined not to
make an appointment until he finds man
that meets his ideas.
MIR Frank liatton, editor of the Wash
iHgton 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 examination. He charges an employe
of the commission who IL commissioner
l.yman's brothcr-in In law, with being the
guilty party. and prints a letter from ex-
Commissioner Edgarton to the President
suh>tantIating this particular charge Mr..
liatton also says that he is prepared to
tion other ilegalities. \ congressional
investigation is certain To take place and
upon its finding the fate of the present
Civil Service law will largely depend,
Commissioner Roosevelt saws: The
charges, in 50 far as they are directly
made, refer wholly to matters affecting the
old commission. They do not touch any
thin. done since the l~t of Nav. when Gov.
Thompson and myself took oGlce They
should certainly be investigated as soon as
Congress meets, and | not only court such
Investigation. but Will regard it a a real
misfortune if ii does not take place -
Commissioner Lyman says Il prefer an
Investigation by the proper authorities to
newspaper defense, and hope such an
invests CATION viii be made In the mean
time | will say, that no papers were ever
given ont in advance of an examination
My hrOther-in-law did give away list of
obsolete questions such our annual re-
pDrt- rDutain This coming 10 nv know