The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-05

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particular tea kettle can be hauled
up from The bottom Of the well
when the proper time comes. Gen.
Greeley Is not beyond the reach Of
a cablegram, and the Court Of 10.
quiry is not to meet for some time
yet. Moreover, Il IS stated that he
is not absolutely the only person
who knows where 70 find these telc-
grams, OF who can read them after
they are found; fot most OF them
are in cipher. Only two or three
trusted officials in the navy depart-
ment know where they are, for they
were put in a special and secret
vault. out Of the way Of possible
spies and informers. Copies, it is
said, will be furnished 10 response
bic people when necessary. And
this especial small whirlwind has
thus been resolved into dust.
1t may seem queer to those not
acquainted with the difficulties of
the state department, hat such
pains should be taken to secrete
state papers. The fact is, however,
that of the many hundred clerks en-
ployed in the different departments,
there are few who can be trusted,
and there is no known system of
checking which could absolutely
prevent the abstraction of import
ant papers from files to which all
the clerks in one division had ac-
cess. II such papers were alb
stracted, as they might he If it were
worth anyone's while 10 pay a dis
honest clerk to do it, it might cause
the department a great deal OF
trouble and some loss of honor.
Therefore, papers OF special i'm
portance are put where everybody
cannot know how to get at them.
In the army and navy club the
talk runs mainly in favor of Samp.
son. He has MANY friends among
the officers, aud some of these
friends have been considerably stir.
red up in their feelings by the at-
taeks which have been made on him.
So far as talking for the press Is
concerned. however, they are dumb.
The navy department has drawn IL
lines very tightly around the men
whs have le, their tongues run toe
loosely in interviews; and Capt.
Jas. McQ. FORSYTH, who violated
Sec, Longs order enjoining silence
upon all connected with the nava.
establishment, is likely to receive
public reprimand. lie has beer
asked to explain his interview
alleged to have been given in Kan
sas City, and the only loop holI
through which he will be able t,
squeeze apparently, is a statemeu
that he was rot talking for publ
cation.
There was a umo that Englan,
, would shortly make a sensauona
announcement about the Nicaragu
+, Canal, but the state departmer
does not seem to endorse the rumol
, 1t IS thought that Great Britain wi.
, recede from the position She ha
, hitherto maintained on that questio
aud acknowledge the right OF III
UNITED States to construct. main
tain and iortiiy the canal. Nothin.
= positive, however. is likely 10 b
known until Lord Psuneeioie com,
back to Washington and discuss,
with Sec. Hay the result Of bis ii
! teryiew with Lord salisbury. IN
British government is NOT mac
! given to throwing away unnp
+ news, aud a matter as importai
4 and as difficult to settle as this
not likely to prove an exception
i the rule.
z This j. a time of year when pla,
OF various kinds are under consider
alton, and Sec. Gage is now con
$ sideung a scheme to release son.
Of the surplus in the treasury vault
: He proposes TO increase deposi.
now 10 the hanks without requirin
e -, .dl,t;,oal honA al sFturiti