The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-18
from the New York Tribune, 6th.j
Return of the Missing Witness.

Sauntered leisurely into town on Ihurs-
day with the air of gentleman whose re.
sources place him beyond the reach OF
disturbing cares and the manner OF
man who is entirely unconscious OF being
looked for-the Missing Witness, Hon.
VIM. S. King. member of Congress from
Minnesota, and late Postmaster Of the
House of Representatives, Washington,
d. C. Dropped down quite incidentally
from Canada, where he has been engaged
for month or two buying stock for his
celebrated stock farm IN Minnesota.
There have been rumors conc rnlng hing.
He has been for several weeks in very
large and pervasive way in the public
mouth. Except that he was in Canada
buying stock and watching the thero-
memeter, he would have been
also very largely in the public
eve. But he shrank from
it. Shrank from the public gaze as few
statesmen ever did before him. He re-
sisted the earnest solicitations Of depu-
ty Sergeant-at-Arms to appear before the
committee of Ways and Means; and to
the urgent invitation Of the Minnesota
Legislature begging him to appear and
explain, or do something. or resign, he
sent only his undying regrets, accompan-
led by the philosophic remark thatlf they
would attend to their business he would
take care of his, or words 20 that effect.
1t was the remark of the Minnesota Leg
islature upon the receipt of the letter.
not embodied in resolution or recorded
in the journal of either House, but COM
municated by the members to each other
| in private conversation-that "Blll King
is a cool cuss.'' The truth of the obser-
walton was conceded yesterday by the
general public when the adjournment oil
the XLIlId Congress and the arrival OF
the Hon. VIM. 5. King were announced
simultaneously.
1t was coincidence that, some fifteen
or twenty minutes before it began to ap
pear to the committee Of ways and mean:
that Mr.. King might possibly have intor
nation somewhere inside Of him on thu
subject of Pacific Mail disbursements
MIR. King himself should be startled BY
the intelligence that there was very un
common bull for sale in the interior o
Canada. Mr.. King is very curious abou
bulls. He owns several thousand dollars
worth of them at his farm in Minnesota
The way he started for this Canada bull
might have conveyed to the casua
observer the erroneous impression tha
he was getting away from the committee
Not so. He was going after the bull. h
said nothing about where he was going
of course. Why should he! His Who'll
I mind was on the bull. And so aiterware
when The committee Of ways and mean
| 4 L. 1ool fovh rvx
i he was negotiating for the bull. II
: went carefully round the animal sewers
r times, took up each feot of him, and n,
! eotiated for him by those easy and sabtl
approaches by which the tin peddler an
the tavern keeper come together on
..horse swap" To the summons Of Il
deputy. who came upon him abruptly
= the harvard. he responded in the abscl
e minded way of Boots making love
e the cook-'Coming. Sir, and witho'
; thinking more about it kept going rour
the bull. To the Minnesota Legislatu
assembly Of inpatient statesmen, wi
m can't wait for fellow to buy : bull
y get out the truth Of history-king turn
r. with hasty request that they should |
g towel. King is goed-hearted man Al
y . generous man-being in canada vi
I'll the thermometer several hundred degre
nc below zero. he hadn't it in his heart
in ask them to 90 to any place colder tn
ed that, and sc-he didn't.
to But we have every reason to DeEe
a. that, in spite Of all interruptions by l.
o. islatures- committees, and Deputy s.
ed geant-at-Arms. he calmly and undevi
d, ingly pursued his negotiations for
rs purchase Of that bull until, his work
Cd complished and his work complete,
could lead the bull firmly and confide
llyacross the line. and. with ore hand
Of his heart and the other on the bull I