The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-04

Col Elliott +. Shepard, ths eiitor % the
New York Mail and En- press, paper that
never loses an opportunity - say something
unkind about the south, has some rg'her
| queer friends. The one OF them that Is
attracting a good deal OK attention at pres
ent is Eugene de Mitaie wlcz. VINO claims TO
be count a warrant for the arrest Of
| this ALLEGED count was issued by police
justice Of New York last Saturday, on
! charge Of "cheating and fraud The COM
| plainsnt was a Brooklyn man named jones
! There Is an interesting story connected with
| the arrest. Mitkiewicz says he has secured
very valuable concessions from the Chinese
| government, am 1ng them being the exclu-
sive right to establish railway, telegraph
and telephone lines in China. He pretended
that Col Shepard was backing him in his
| schemes, and that the Chinese minister at
Washington was also int esJed IN them
A partner Of his is a man known as 'Shoe-
box" Miller, the name Shoe-boX having
been given him because ne escaped from
the Pennsylvania penItentiary in shoe
box
Whether Mitkiewicz ever obtained the
concessions or not Is not known. II he has
matter. 1t is known, however, that both
be and Col. Shepard were extremely
anxious to have the appointment Of ex-
Senator Henry W. Blair as minister to
China confirmed. Shepard was known to
have entertained Mitkiewicz at his house,
and to have gone to Washington with him
to visit the Chinese minister.
On the strength Of his intimacy with
Shepard, Mitkiewicz obtained a great deal
of money from various unsuspecting people
who were anxious to invest in his Chinese
concession scheme. One man Acknowledges
that he gave him as much as S45 900. Others
say they gave him large sums. None of
this money has been returned.
Last week an attorney of one of the vic
tins went to Washington and told the Chi
nese minister who, it is asserted, received
part OF the money, that il be did not return
the money to the parties TO whom it be-
longed the matter would be reported to the
state department, and that the minister
would be recalled and probably his head
would be cut of. Mitkiewicz was present at
the interview, aud did his utmost to
smooth over the trouble. He did not sue
coed very we'll. The matter has been
brought to the attention of the state depart
ment, and Mitkiewicz wrote to the secre-
tary that 10 was only a blackmailer's
scheme. Just what the outcome of the
scandal will be is not now apparent
Just as soon as Mitkiewlcz can be brought
to New York from Washington on a requi-
sition he will have hearing on the charge
on which he was arrested. 1t is expected
that it will then be brought out that
Col Shepard has given him about the
only credit he has. About all OF Mitkie-
VICES victims say they gave money to him
because they understood that he was
backed by Col. Shepard. II this expecta-
ton is realized Col. Shepard will occupy
very unenviable position. He is very rich
man and those who were induced to put
money in the Chinese concession scheme did
so because they believed Col. Shepard to be
very good as well as very keen business
man, and wouldn't go into anything about
which there was much uncertainty.
If the Chinese government is notified that
the Chinese minister at Washington has
been engaged in any questionable trans.
action he will be recalled.
Miller and Mitkiewicz are nice company
for one Of the Vanderbilt family to be
found in.