, 1891-04-19
HUSTON AND HARRISON.
Why the United States Treas
urer Resigned His Office.
Desperate Attempt Of an Italian
to Murder His Wife.
A Drunken Crank's Reckless
Pistol Practice.

CINCINNATI, o., April 1S.-E. L. Mat
tice, of Washington. a business associate
and intimate friend of ex Treasurer Hus.
ton, today gave the following explanation
OF the strained relations between the latter
and President Harrison:
1T Is well known that Mr.. Huston rcu-
dercd valuable service to Gen. Harrison in
Indiana during the campaign OF lSss,
and 1t is believed by many that the state
was carried for Harrison chiefly through
the efforts OF Huston as chairman Of the
Republican committee. Moreover. before
that. when Harrison was a candidate Tor
the United States senate, Huston did all
he could to elect hun. The relations be.
tween the two families were then Of the
most pleasant character, aud il was gcner-
ally supposed that Harrison, if elected
president, would give Huston a place il
his cabinet, especially as he is well fitted
i'll every wav for 1t. Bat the president
did not seem to find room for Huston
when hemade up his cabinet, and that gen
tlemau. against his will and judgment, &C
cepted the position of Treasurer, a position
AlldI was " GNiEtulAl ~ I'M IL dul va
Again, when Mr.. Window died, creating
a vacancy in the cabinet, it was supposed
that Huston would be appointed, but he
was thrown overheard to make room for
Charlie Foster.
Up to July last. when Mr.. Huston
first rendered his resignation, Mrs. ilar-
risou had not invited Mrs. Huston to as
sist at her receptions, giving as a reason
that she was not the wife of a cabinet of
fcer. But Mr.. Illusions resignation
seems to rave stirred up the matter, for
the president sent for Nj. Huston 10 July
and telling him that there would be
numerous receptions IN January. re-
quested him to send for Mrs. Huston in
order that she might assist Mrs. Harrison
on these occasions. This wa done, Mr..
Illusions belief being that his resignation
would be accepted on the LIST of February.
but such was not the case. and toward
the close OF the month OF February Mr..
Huston called on the president and told
him that the Office of treasurer was not a
desirable one and that his health was such
that he must cease to perform its duties.
The president thereupon said: If the Of
flee is so burdensome to you | will accept
your resignation at once,
expected as much. said Mr.. Hus-
WI hlaNAhk u WHICH resignation lAuul
his pocket and placing it in the hands OF
the president. With that rather curt
proceeding the matter ended. and Huston
heard no more of it until a short time
ago, when he received a communication
from the president asking him 70 come to
Washington at his earliest convenience in
order to arrange tor the change
How did it happen that Lemke failed
to secure the PLUMP
"Lemke, you know, was treasurer of
Indiana, and state t%reasurers are allowed
to loan the funds of the state. Now
there is nothing in the law to prevent the
United States treasurer from lending
government funds, but there is no pre-
cedent for such a thing, and it appears
that there was no desire on the part Of
the administration to run the risk OF estab-
fishing such a precedent. There was no
telling what n man accustomed to that sort
of thing might feel inclined to do