The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-04
a Bsse Conspiracy.

New York Times.
| Wno introduced the fifteen pussle
into the White house no one knows,
but in all probability the guilty
person vas q ssuthern brixndier 0f
more than usual vilIsiny. He must.
however, have been in collusion with
Que IF the servsnts. for on last Fri
day night the puzzle WAS found on
the table Of the room in which cabinet
consultations are held, aud it had
evidently been placed there only
few moments before the cabinet
assembled. Mr.. Key was the FIRST
who noticed it. He picked it up.
and was examining it carefully,
when Nj. Evarts asked him what it
was. Mr.. Key explained the nature
Of the thing to the secretary Of state,
who turned scornfully away. re-
marking that - . puzzle it was
ridiculously simple when compared
with the civil service reform policy
of the administration. The president
paid no attention to the matter, and
opened the meeting BY bringing be-
fore it the subject of the Panama
canal. Probably the puzzle would
have been forgotten. and the 6endish
purpose of: the wicked brigadier
frustrated. had not Mr.. Schurz walked
toward the piano, remarking that he |
would ''blay Something's"
Now. as is we'll known Mrs. Hayes |
always locks up the piano and takes
away the key before each meeting |
of the cabinet, and With this knowl.
edge the cabinet. on this particular
occasion. felt perfectly safe. What
was their horror. however. when Mr..
Schurz drew . key from his pocket.
unlocked the piano. and began to
play ono of bis own compositions.
Mr.. Key. with great presence of
mind, bethought him of the puzzle.
and called out: ''Schurz. here is
that you can't do" Mr..
Scburz. piqued BY this assertion. left
the piano. saying: "Ah. you hat .
plan for managing the Indians. don't
you ?" and fell 0nsuspectingly into
the postmasters trap.
Tfen the president. anxious to
know what it was that had the power
to draw Mr.. Schurz from the piano.
asked to zee the puzzle. and. after
LOOKING at it . moment, thought be
could do it. 1T looks easy." he re-
There are fifteen numbers.
and you will have to arrange them
70 that there will be eight in one
row and seven in another. 1t GER
tainlv seems to me as If l had tried
that kind Of q puzzle s"mewhere.
though I can't at this moment re-
Collect where it was " Mr.. Kew
him. and explained that the ,
ur ut difficulty was tn arrange the
numbers in order. Mr.. Sherman
&C fed at the puzzle. aud exclaimed
hat. to a man who had To spend his
laws and nights In shifting sonth~rn
custom house officers 8" rs to hiring six |.
" seven southern states into the
cnicag" convention prepared to Vote
ar the ahlest living financi-r, the
mere shifting Of In ut uf wm,drn bucks
would he ci'iId's play. Mr.. Hayes.
lfter watching Mr.. Schurz q little =
onger. b-came 60 much interested =
hat he sent out and b,u.h another
It Of bucks. and undertook to solve
he puzzle before Mr.. Schurs could 6
10 ii. 8
Al eight o'clock the next morning A
Nr. Schurz was taken home in G
,arriaee. completely exhausted, and ,
ravine his bucks in tbs position ;
3. Is. a. Mr.. Hayes. who is lee
nervous man. went to his breakfast J
Without exhibiting any signs Of IN !
'sual trouble. and returned to the
,uzzle Immediately siterward. Since !
hat time it Is alleged that he has I
'ot been seen except BY Mr.. w. K. \
Rogers, who reports that the president g!
. closely occupied with public busi' .
'ess, and can not sec any visitors.
the brigadiers are chuck 8
ing over the success of their in q
amous conspiracy. and spent most Of {
be day sitting on the fences in front 4
f the White house, waiting for
IT. Hayes to be removed to an