, 1881-02-01
Forgcrfes by the Senior Partner
OF tho Dry-Gcotls Firm Of
Swcczcy N Dart. a
Great Results Promised from a
New Fuel Composed of Pc.
troleum and Steam.
Aeary and Violent Gales Experienced
by Incoming Ocean Steam.
crs.
The Recent Buoyant Stock Market Gives
Way to Doubt, Weakness, and
Hesitation.
HLITERARY THEFT"

Hesitation.
"LITERART THEFT"
ALL ABOUT CHANTS ARTICLE ON TILE NC
AItAGEA CANAL"
Special D.tpateh to 1ne Chteaao Tribune.
NEW YotsK. Jnn. 3f.-S0me days ago THE
TRIBUNE printed special dispatch fro,n
this city containing n It's subject matter n
lengthy article on the NJcnrngla Cnnnl
from tho pen Of Gen. U. $. Grant.
As was to be expected, tho artt~
Gle created some stir III Journalistic
and literary circles not only here, but In NIL
parts OF tho country. and the newspapers
found In It very timely theme for discus,
sion. While 1t accustomed Comment on tile
part Of the public, It WIS
MOST PARTICULARLY DISCUSSED
in the publication Office of tic Nnrth ll,ncr-
tcnn Rcptctp, for which magazine Gen. Grant
wrote tho article. Tho managers Of that
branch Of tho Appleton house were, to saw
tho least, thundcrstruck when 1t was telc-
grapl,ctt over tho country TINT their biggest
gun had been fired of, not through tho pages
for which 1t was loaded, but In tho
columns Of Western daily, and
they very promptly resolved to get even"
with the crtcrpristng newspaper which hatl
1,ntl the foresight 10 collective the scoop aisd
the courage to carry 1t nut, md to get even
they very evidently resolved to
sISK ALI. KESsE OF Jus'rIcE Il
md follow tile cnsa III, without rcEntd to
truth or reasbp. ana led to eelieye SO from
tho Developments Ut to-tfay.
THE "EvESlSti rosT"
to-dny contains, Under the heading Literary
Thrft,".l IL llali-column nftlcln purpurtlng to
reveal the manner fl whfct. the Grant
article OIL The Nlcuragua Canut, and
published in THE CHICAGO TIunuSE
ia advnnce, WITS secured from tile
magazine. 1t Is useless 10 reproduce mora
than tho gist Of thu Iosl's story, rs It con-
tains 50 many Glnri,,E uItl carclnlly-concoct-
ed Misrepresentation TINT 1t Inns 1lD value
whatever, sayo to shaw how many fatsel,ootls
cnn be crnwtlcu into q brief compass. Tho
Posts article
= IL 1SsrIJlEp IY MIL METcALF,
tho business lsntagcr Of tho Rcuictv, who,
since tho publication of tho nrticle In THE
Tn1nUSE, has been snartsng with cllngrii,
and who hns threatened to visit tho slfr-
est vengeance upon tic hentls Of
the parties WHO were instrumental
in laying the important document
before world only too anxious 10 rcnst 1t,
DIr. N1etcalf Says his olicc was visited ns
carly rs Jan. by young man who repre-
yente,l himself AS II liart(nrtl journalist, alsd
wanted Tho article to send to his PAPER. Tho
request WAS
POLITELY NEFrs!:t,+
On the 10th i!e returned and snw A1etcalf,
WHO wss out on tho former visit, anti said lo
was San Francisco correspondent and
wanted tho article to publish IN that
city tho moment tllo ningazlnu g0t
there. This wls refused. Tllcn Met
calf says tho work began III earnest, nlld
the young min went u tho prllitcrs, saying
to tho foreman that Metcu!t Ind sei,t hilm for
copy nf tho magazine, but this d!ln'twor
Tho fure,i,nr. he says, kuuw Afetc.uf ut TINT
moment Ind twU pruufs Of tho nrttclo In his
p0cSnt. a'ld !ib
wAsS'T GolSti Tu nE sCcl1 A FnOr.
as to give It uMt tn 4 stranger. Then tho
scarcller hunted tho blnlltry zip, mid this
part Ut tho story IL so goml copy It entlge:
FlnIins his tma wasted nj tho printers,
lie went 10 several bIntlevies In tho ncfgl,bor-
houd a'ul lpade Inquiries rs to whcre the
copies OF thu NHrth american Rcriclv
were bni,lld. After twN or three llllstlccess-
ful attempts le futn,l tho right s!lop Il little
after u o'clack, when i,lnst Of thu w0rk,nei,
had gol,s hume. The o,iy person renlainlng
was latl of 10 yours Vt ngc, to whom tho
PERSISTENT SEEKER AFTEH SEwH
represented that Alr. Mctca!t Ind asked him
" get IL copy of tho Sorth Il Imcricull ilcptcip
II, ort(nr tn lllaku sl,re tint n0til,g WAS sall
In tho t:rnMt arttcla abu,lt Capt. Eulth,
scheme. Ills ,,la,,uer was 50 W,s3tlyn TINT
the buy hesitated Nl Mt Inst ss,itl tl,nt II hts
yisi!or you'd sit dawn l,u would attow iliu. to
l0ak ut the Itcrfctr R11 report tu Alr; Alrtcnf
tic results ct Ills Investigations. No son,eF
WAS Gul,y Vt ti!e ltrrftln III Ills hands tl.A,,
he tn0k tho llrst opportunity u
WALK nff WITH IT
tic moment tle Iatl's back was turned. The
Ygxt inorl'isi: t!!s ttrl;els ppeafed IN full Ii.
:. Alr. Aietchtt further suites that the pub
tlAcrs Ut til, Hcric,v tuuk pn>lupt stetts 10
i,ltl ont. alGl Iui,isl, wlIat thpy term "tlie
!l!eft." They sent word Y Cltc'lgo,. llc says.
tho f.cts lkey waited, but wesu ~ ititsttc.
cessful that they l.a,l to culno back to Now
York nfid WORK tllu casu VI, here.
4 l'l;ScittIT!uS UF THE MAN
was, sent to IIartfortl. u,lt! ttIa detecttyca
iitAtly satsl!et! themselves l!lat yuung ge1,-
tfe'nan. 'inw of this ci,y, was tic person tl.uy
Were IN starch ot. Ai4 they 50 fcpOrleA to
Plnkertan, nila ho turned the c,.se over Il,
Metealf. Dir. Mcualf says. III concluding
hls interview:
= iii is not yct tleclde.l whether Il prosecu,
tlon for theft md collsepurltt lMnllgY losses III
tho Nurtlt american ItGrtctp Will 10 begun.
!s quite pr90t9'e TINT Tits ktory. With nll
III gitturlng faisties, will 20 nyur thu rl,lll,
now celtbrute,l Grailt article. may shy
hers briefly, Al,u wlle,l tic ttnlu culnrs-Ir Il
ever cosI,t5-i will Present
TIk CASE IN ITS ENTIRETY
Tint the ch!rge Ut theft is taIse In every pnr
t!cu!ar. The article WIS prticn9e.! Win fEee
dom, was pressed upon the pnrty wtlo Was IN
nll-sk Of 1t, ulld, tYitDstunCtllK MetclIf ilnd