Telegram-herald., 1890-03-14

sDeak In favor of the n F. r. A. In
vAin id Ms. EysnsellnA ScOEbiI. pay
as high zs So line for articles showing
the adyant2ges Of this invention In
vain ai8 fhis ardent widow try 10
demonstrate that every thing vas per-
fectly correct and that J. T. N4ston
could never commit an error in hgur-
Ing. Finally America took fright IN
the matter and vas inclined 10 Be gov
eEned By Europe Bat neither President
B4rolcane nor Secretary Maston OF tho
gun club seemed 20 care what VAS said
They did not even take the trouble
20 correct the different articles They
let people say what they liked and did
not try 20 change their minds al all
They were TOO much occupied In prep
arations for the immense undertaking
IL IS indeed strange that the public, Who
were az first 50 enthusiastic and SO GER
tain OF success, should SO suddenly turn
and 20 against this operation.
Soon, however. in spite OF the money
Mrs Eyangelina Scorbitt spent on tho
matter. the president and secretary OF
the club came 70 be considered danger
Gus characters by the people of the two
worlds The Government OF the United
States vas asked officially by the Eu-
ropesn powers to interfere and examine
the matter. The originators were 20
openly show their ideas and by what
means they hoped TO accomplish what
they intended. They would have 20 in
form the Government which parts OF the
world would be most in danger, and,
in short, tell every thing which the pub
lie demanded to know. The Govern.
ment AT Washington was compelled to
do what they were asked. The uprising
of public sentiment IN the Northern,
Southern and Middle States of the
Union did not allow them any othei
course. A commission OF engineers,
mechanicians, mathematicians and ee-
ographee were appointed - fifty
in all, presided over by John PRESTIGE
by the act of the 10Th of February, With
full power 20 do any thing which they
considered necessary in the matter. Al
first the president of tho society re
ceived orders 10 appear before this com.
mittee. President Barbicane did not
respond. Agents went to his house in
Baltimore, but the president was gone
Where was he? No one knew. Wher
did he depart? Six weeks ago, on the
nth Of January, he had left the city
and the State of Maryland as we'll, ir
company with Captain Nicholl. Where
did they both go? Nobody could tell
Evidently the two members of the CUR
club went to that mysterious region
q,
the great operation. But where could
this plaee be? IL was most impOrtan'
to know where this place was in order
to break up and destroy the plans OF
these engineers before they had got toe
far In their work.
The conservation produced by this
departure of the president and his as
sO.iates was enormous. 1t soon changed
public opinion to hatred against the y.
p +. A. and its managers. But there
was one man who ought TO know where
the president and his associates had
gone. There was one man who could
answer this gigantic question, which al
present excited the whole world, and
this man was--J. T. Matson. He was
ordered 70 appear before the committee
OF inquiry under the presidency Of John
PRESTIGE. He did not appear. Had he
also left Baltimore? Had be also
gone to join his associates to aid
them n their work, the results Of
which the whole world now expected
with such immense fright? No, !. T.
Maston was living still in his Ballistic
Cottage at No. 100 Franklin street,
working all the time and already be-
ginning new calculations, only intcr-
rupting his work whom he wanted 70
spend a social evening with Mrs. Evan
Relina Scorbitt AZ her magnificent resi-
dence at New Park. An agent was sent
20 him by the president OF the inquiry
committee with orders 70 bring him 20
their meeting. The agent arrived
at the cottage, knocked at the door
and introduced himself He was
harshly received by Fire-Firc. but
much worse BIZ the proprietor
of the house. However. Mr.. Nastcn
thought &c was no more than right that
he should go 20 the meeting, and he
went with the agent. As soon as he
had arrived they began to question him.
uS hlNt f4fr-trA y a. 'AtAt -
President Barbicaue and Captain Nichon
az present?~ He answered with steady
voice: II know where they are, but
am not at liberty 10 disclose this infor-
nation Second question: Have he
and his associates made the necessary
preparations 70 put this operation in
worSinr order2" This" said Nsston.
is part of tae se-ret which can not
reveal" Would he 10 kind enough 70
let this committee examine his own