Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-02

SHOW that he has used his power to specu-
late in the funds, convict him of some
money tran :ectio1 that is not consistent
with lis honor as a minister Of the crown.
AMI yoI hurl him from of1co and Llast his
name forever.
Ftte did not givs Mr.. Neeiham tim, to
grow into a frs.-class ministerial fraud; it
nlppsl him in the v,rlest bud. A whisper
from thu Stock Exchange kiltel his treasury
lordsaip aim ,st IN aday. 'A1 intlma. ion,"
to quo o ths careful words OF til. journa;-
istic c1ronicler, from the RICH honorable
gentleman who is responsible for th, trees.
ury BUSINESS ba.kel by toe approval of the
noble earl who led the cabinet, that h:r
maj ssty would BE- graclously pleased to dis
! penss with his further services, resulted in
his resignation"
lh.n began his downfall. He had looked
up at the other heigh. 3 IA the range of his
ambition with thu confidence Of th, Alpin.
C ilnbsr, who only secs in them new tr.-
umphs. But hs hal reached the top of bis
mountain VIII IL thu spring sunshine g.lde1
its apex on that May day Of our prev, GUS
chapter. Henceforth ,hs path was down.
ward, and far more perilous than the as.
cent.
SIS it true that Neelham has retireda'
"ohe1 1uo clty uldn vi 00OGuer.
"Ye.."
What has gon, wroagf'
Ills !naly otaec engagements, thu alb.
sorbing nature OF his private occupations"
AID the o her vi h a cynical smile.
And down won't tn, sha. Q; in every COM
pany vita wh.ch hs was promin entity assoc
ciatel.
why has he r%esigne1?' asked a poll.
tician at the club.
"Becauso they have found him out" an
swsrel his enemy, ''as we dill in Ireland.
Does a man of his character, with the ball
at bis feet, throw up che gams Of his cwn
free villa He is a swindlel, sir, politically
and financially"
"strong language" remarked the ques-
TONER, land especially SO when applied to a
millionaire; wa cali pettifosgars BY those
names, not chairmel of great banks and
6orporations,' said the other.
Wait" exc.aimsi the enemy, who felt
lie had Nee1ham by the throat; "walt u I'd
~'satcn; you will see his m~illiopaireship In
queer street before many days are over"
Multiply these takers by ten, and calcu.
ate the volume Of tho whispers and rumors
int explanations they would create in four
and twenty hours. If they had been false
they would have seriously affected MIR.
Needham's credit. Being true. they crushed
him. The city firm with which he had
done business bsgan 10 examine the securt.
ties b, had placal in their hands; the banks
required payment Of o~verdrafts, and his
margin, i'll resp,oi of current operations in
stocks were suddenly closed. He was asked
to retire from the craftsmanship of til,
English aud County Banking corporation,
and he dill SO, fighting desperately to keep
l ha.1- tIa lrnatliO1 ovnCcn,ro nphiot p,, 500.
q period uf five years he had had reason to
dread AMI fear. Tempted to meat reverses
N speculation bJ forgery, he had gone on
staviug OF the inevitable in the sam, way,
hoping for sone great stroke Of fortune to
pull him through 1t came, when it way
too late. Ru0 for the necessity of using his
official in flu ,nco while it was yet green, he
mi hit have lived to convert tho secretary.
ship to the treasury into a means Of
emancipation; but the ministerial bribe
OF ofice had not come in time for the use he
meant to make OF it.: and with the first blush
Of his holors thick upon him came disaster,
financial downfall aud exposure. He fought,
however, to the last-fought on with a deg
perato coolness; fought, forged, lied and
held up his head. Tue draf5s Of the Need.
ham Irish bank had been dishonored ut a
Ieading London hank He went to the city
writer's for the press and requested them not
to refer to the report that hs was in difficult
ties. He assured them that his embarrass-
IN 'Dts were CT a temporary character. The
sinking man did not merely catch at stra VS..
lie seemel to liz swimming vigorously. His
AL iacity secured him soma littls aid; but
T.hing assistance was no good to him. The
bank which hal refused 70 pay the Need.
ham joint stock drafts without remittanc CO
put LIN into the most serious s-raits He
appeale TO a great financial firm Byles.
Grant & Bvles) who had often advanced
!arge sums ou lis securities His proposals
20 them Gu tbs last occasion were SO very
unreasonable that they began to suspect The
commences ii certain deeds under tho seal
IT the Irish encountered netatea CO r1niss,on
upon the security of which they bud already
made considerable advances. IN q lham,'
saws the historian. ''datectel the doub
which he hal nnwittinsly ~raisel, and b
was not mistaken in his expectations tina
Byies, Cir MT e. Byles would take instan'
steys to satisfy themselves. He saw at one
that the game was up-for tho signature
to the documents were forged. the of1cia
seal Of the court having Teen transforre;
from a genuine deei-and be at once mad
Up his IN nj to anticipate the deaouemens
He went home aud commenced the mos
careful AMI complete arrangements 70
Committing su;clda.'
.(Cont'nued nert week.)