The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-11-09

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eminent claims that was ever known In
the history Of Washington. 1t cannot be
said that his executive brother was in the
deal with him, although have never
heard that the old Canton firm Of Nc
Kinley & Mckinley has been dissolved.
street, near G, opposite the treasury
building, and decided to hang out his
sign as dealer in stocks. The New York
Sun, which had in its new Republican
ism become filled with notion that it
should ride as guardian of the presi-
Dental morals and the White House vir-
tue, protested. It did even better. It
sent its political correspondent, Mr.. Ed
Riggs, to Washington, and Mr.. Riggs
presently produced the most readable
page of personal information concerning
Abner Mckinley, his trades and his per-
| centages, that ever failed to find it's way
into print.
The article was taken to the president
and he was permitted to read it. OF
course, large shivering scare grew up
in the executive soul. Abner worries
him considerably for Abner is not at all
fine in his practices. He lacks the polish
of the experienced craftsman. The
president asked if it were possible to
have the biographical sketch of his rela-
tive suppressed. 1t was on one condition
that is, that Abner select some other
city as a place of residence and throw
up his lease to the brokers' Office. This
was agreed to, and the troublesome rela-
tive went to New York, where he enter
ed into business relations with John G.
Carlisle, the attorney for the sugar trust.
They have offices down near Wall
street. The former secretary of Cieve-
land and the brother of Mckinley syn
dictated their respective pulls
Among his clients is Alfred Darling
Cushing. This young man is wise in his
selection of friends and business repre-
sentatives, and in his ancestry was ex-
tremely fortunate. He is grandson OF
one Of Pierres foreign ministers,
granddaughter of Caleb Cushing, son Of
the hero who blew up the Albemarle.
Already three times millionaire,
young Cushing drew for his current
needs last week a 100000 check from
the postmaster general. The reason for
the check was the proprietary interest
which Mr. Cushing owns in the recent
brand of letter boxes. refer to the kind
which tears the finger nail off the depos-
tor of letters. Mr.. Cushing promoted
the business interests CT the inventor and
secured for him the patents. In return
for his assistance Mr.. Cushing somehow
obtained the entire control of the letter
boxes. The $4,000 he obtained goes to
him personally, and the genius who in
vented the letter boxes, as usual, gets
nothing. The government, Mr.. Cushing
thought, had not paid him sufficient roy
atty. Many years ago he lodged claim
with the postoffce department. It was
not allowed, and upon the coming in Of
the Mckinley administration he en-
ployed another attorney. This lawyer
was Abner, and Mr.. Cushing's affairs at
once showed an improvement. The cut
ting of red tape was expedited, and his
claim found easy going. He got the $780,
900, and, as final settlement with Alb
ner, handed him a $4,000 check. The to-
tai which the presidents brother got
from this enterprise was $4,000.
In other departments of the govern
ment, young Mr.. Gushing has been ex-
tremely fortunate. He owned tramp
steamer, the Miami. When the govern
ment thought it wanted military trans
ports, or when Col. Frank B. Hecker, to
speak more properly, thought it was to
his and Alger's interest to buy trans
ports, Mr.. Cushing submitted his craft
for sale. 1t was worth perhaps 100000.
An easy-money government paid $780,
900 for it. 1t made possibly two trips
between the United States and Cuba aft
er it had been placed in condition for
ocean travel. The expense of these trips
Ady UC AC5A1 uOu oo AOooOAAoO1y Al6A, eAo
the war department is about to resell the
vessel to Mr.. Cushing. He will get it
for ST, 900. 1 don't know what Abner's
commission was on the Miami SALE
Abner Mckinley, Secretary Bliss and
one OF two others also thought it would
facilitate Spanish-American relations in
Cuba if the soldiers and sailors were paid
in Spanish silver. Gen. Stanton, pay
master general of the army, had 100000
in United States gold aboard a trans
port in New York. 1t was ready to sail
to Cuba to pay off the men. Orders came
from Alger to unload it and take it back
to the sub-treasury. Stanton refused.
The intention was to exchange for the
American money, Spanish coin which
could be purchased at a large discount,
leaving the difference between the mar
ket value of the Spanish currency and
that of the American to the profit of the
promoters of this enterprise. Stanton
would not be party, passively or ac-
lively. His men were paid with the mon
ey of this country.
There are rumors going about that
President Mckinley has, through the me-