The morning call., 1891-06-28
IT KNOCKED HIM SILLY.

A Man Goes Crazy Over the Only Good
Luck He Ever Had.
There is story in ancient history of two
lovers who expired in each others arms
upon unexpectedly meeting after years of
separation, says a special from Denver,
Colo, to the st. Louis Gobe-Democrat In
this city lies man who has lost his reason
because of joyful dispatch announcing
that, after many years of strange vicissi.
tudes, fortune was at last within his grasp.
To-day 1t became known that George T..
Haswell is insane. The story is one of
dramatic interest, and dates from q table
in one of Chicago's wlne-rooms. Haswell
visited the city in the hope of finding en-
ploYment in connection with the great fair.
One day last winter he met party OF old
acquaintanceS from Texas. where the greater
part Of HaSwelPs life was spent. The Tex.
ans had nearly all become wealthy through
the successful operation of investme nts
pointed out in years gone past by HaswelL
Several Of the party were members of the
syndicate through whose efforts the Capitol
at Austin was erected. Haswell is said to
have been the originator of the plan which
resulted in the beautiful structure. As the
members of the party joked with Haswell
as the only ona OF the syndicate who had
not amassed fortune out of the deal, he
remarked how he knew good investment
which will yield even better than the Texas
land scheme. This aroused the'curosity Of
the Southerners and the speaker was i'm
portuned to explain himself. He did so, say
ing that his idea embraced the organization
Of a company to issue the official souvenir Of
the Worlds Fair. The souvenir would be a
medal which would cost probably 10 cents,
and sell to two and half million of people
at 81 each.
The idea met with the immediate approval
OF the entire party, and a company was
there formed for the purpose indicated.
Articles of Incorporation were secured, aud
1t was the announcement that the Worlds
Fair Commission had accepted the PROPOSE
tiOn of the souvenir organiz tion that turned
the brain of Haswell The sudden eleva-
ton from despair to the pinnacle OF hope
was more than his brain could bear, and
to-day the man is ravlng maniac, with no
hopes for his recovery. Haswell has been
identified with many prominent newspapers.
Under President Arthur he was appointed
pension examiner for a large territory
throughout the Southwest. His father was
for years prominent publisher in Phila-
delphia, and was strong personal friend
of Andrew Jackson. The son, although
identified through the greater part of his
life with the South, has been known as a
Republican, and had charge of Arthur's
headquarters in Chicago at the time of
Blaine's nomination. He had been located
at Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Orleans aud
Los Angeles at various times. He was q
bosom friend Of Tom OchiItree's and held
important offices at Washington In Texas
he served as msmber Of the State Legisla-
ture and engaged in all kinds OF enterprises,
managing extensive mercantile schemes ia
the Lone Star State and In Mexico. During
the war he was a starch Union man, and
for twenty-five years he was prominent
figure in Texas politics. PercV HaSwelI, a
beautiful Soubrette of one of Nat Goodwin's
companies. is the daughter of the unlortu-
m aft