, 1881-02-14
THE GRANT ARTICLE
Somo Of MIR. N1etcnlf'. I'alsc Statem.,,.
lteltttcd by Nlr. Charles L. 1r,r,,sNs

ltei'ttcd by Nlr. Charles Il. 1Iarr,a.*.
lUn.
NFW l'ork Ertntno Past. Eb n
Mr. c. l.. Harrington, the Nrw York ~,
respondent uf Tile CHICAGO Ti1nrsy cos' S"'
p1nins that MI nrt!c!e urlntet Inst weet s~I' !.
tho Ereulnr Post entitled "a IIts,.
Theft" and retntIng the manner II, whIrhn,
Nuril. Amcrict7l ilcptciu's Grant a1tIrrs :.
thu Nicaragua Cnnal was obtained far ~. -
,nn.ura publication In THE C,ncAoo Tr,s W.
USE, did injNstlce To the young 1la,, acrutI
of tile theft. MIR. Harrington said yesteM,,
to an EucnInN Past reporter:
~ hive no desire to discuss tho a,1e<tk,
but, since you have questioned inc, viii q,
that the report Of au Interview With MILK
Alctcsl!f, Of tho Norflt 1Mcrirun Rcrtcp,I
tue EpcnlH9 I'ost q! ,Ia!l.. Il. u
nsqvsfs,on s1asa Of 11'te1HrX faeX, rhsf f IA; ,''
llnwnrrantnbl0 deductions aru drawn, i,
NGctealf no dollbt felt tl,at hr lnllst sa,istyt4
sNpcriors TINT lie did moi give away lie (;rs.,
article oil tho Nicnr,guu Cana! question. s,J
tho nIlce hoy ut tho blnlcry also 1aI,ore u,.
aer tho same Impression 50 far us his duy /,
lis employers was CONCERNED. but It hi
!uSlftfable TIT Mr.. Atetcalf to assert III puEi,
prints the fulso statement that larearnuff
psAGticcs wGrn resortult to.
"it Is no. trur. us A1r. Alctcatt asscrts, th,,
tho RcUfciU article WIS Rl)structcu from ihs
bi,ittDry xhcn tile oistce.boy's luck M,
turned. II was given to tho person wHa
tskgtf for Land tic hindery buy not onIT
np0!oElzetl for kccp!ilg tho messenger wa.
inE but ollercd to Ito tho parcel up lii 4 plea
Of paper.
lit Is not true. rs Mr.. Metcaf asserts, th,,
tho person wl,o sought tile nrlfea represent.
ell himself as n journalist from Hartford sDd
from SaN Francisco.
a.. -" It Is not true, ns Alr Meteal{ INSERTS. sh,s
tho messenger told the bindery hoy that Mt.
Alctcalf wanted Il proof Of the article to cor
concerning tic Eads scheulr.
$50 fur as Mr.. Alctcaif Is concerned, h
lalt nothing to tln with tIlr premature pu;
licatlun Of tho article, nnr did my person en
played by the 4Applcto,s.
I!ere Is 1ln need Df pursuing the subjed
sertion relative to Ntr. Joseph Medil /; equs!
ly incorrect. lfn says that Il reprrsentatl4t
from 1'lnkertum's objective Agency ii Ch!
cugp, called Oh Mr.. Joseph Mt.tIIl. prnprIet4
Of The CltlC.AtiO THIpCSE, lalu the facts b.
1nrB him, ulNt uslsel where IIe gut the artics.
a1tl that lle CURLY replied he tad got IL
SCOOP a. tho Whole American press " ard |.
Joseph Mettils sat! nntl!ng of t!e Klnd, III
was not secn. alr. William 1'inkeEon ss1
A.tr. $. j. Alctlill, managing editor Of Ta
TRIBUNE. alut told him lie lid nut ask ta
la1ne Of tho man WHO got tic artlcIc, but y
tue New York papcrs i.ast accused the Apps
tons Of having giving TilE Chicago TmBrsz
I'M ndyance cUpy of tlie Nnrih 1AmcrIean f.
uietu, he desired to rcleya. them Of thecha1:a
..th9t. was NIL. SO. Ut. S. J.. MedilI sa!! u
Nlr. Plnkcrtnn. 'Say 10 your New York o!ist
tint willie T,lE IR1ttuNE refuses to diyuE-s
the source frn,n whence 1t obtained thetfaa'
article, It fully cx0ncrates not only the ~
pletol.s, hut nil persons employed b. tfl'
tfrn! from. nll cDnspllcity In the procurement
of tho nrticle.'"