Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-14
! FAMOUS NEWSPAPER SCAT



How the Lrsaoa Tines seeoPea 80
S.orv cf the ESrsaS Crisia
aIookins hack over your work for pc
Times. what do you consider the osss
thinx Won have ever slcne'
Nj. e,rump showed little hesi.ssfoa n I,
answering this question. !" Beyond doap1'
he replied, ssthe biggest coup which .ses
achieved "a behalf u The Times WAS taas
effecss,. ever the Barring crisis, OF the hrss
insimation Of which The Times, As wa
viii Doubtless remember, had the eSe.u-
siye announcement suppose II s no ex-
srrerarion to say that never before nor
sines has . piece Of financial Intelligence
AZ ss1ch tremendous import lssen TIE eN,
elusive, possession Of any one paper. "
enurss, i IS the business OF The Times 20
Il, first. as we all know added Mr.
Crnmp. with a largh. Sat. all th" SAME
T cannot help teagrassaatsng myself On
~. mart waieh was able to play IN s''s-
.afs.inc It's reputation in this respect ON
tl,at aseas,or,. IL IVES The Times nrst ana
ths. r..st nowhere. and confess am psoue
of it,
s.Uow did | manage il. Well, IL was
NOT sas,. and il would take too long 10 ten
IN, s,orv mt length. The first direct inti-
NATION | hai of anything ariiss was ~
reiy,.I from ~ well known iinaneivrs wheSe
name il IS needless to mention, VINO caiisF'
on nae her. He was evidently in state
of ,rre4t excitement, but beyond the bars
hint fhar some terrible financial calamity
was impending he could diyulge nothing,
4 cannot tell you,' he said, in answer TO
my INQUIRIES. 1t is impossible Row
ever. what he had told me was enough
to convince nee that something serious "as
about TO happen and To determine me y
leave no stoue untGrned until hah Gus,
covered what il was, even If II inVoiNeu
my rs.snainins. AT the task all night. Ae
tor1in.-Iy | instructed my assistants u
keen the Office open and 10 await my re
trrn and salliel forth in quest OF iniur-
nation To whom | applied first he.t
NOT now state, Suffice il TO say that hs
was and is a very important parsonage ~
the financial world. As it proved. eeyoho
the mere confederation OF the fSet th'a'
some grave trouble was ut hand, he eoule
give nae no information, and was COL"
PEELED to depart no wiser than had come
Pursuing my inquiries elsewhert,
found nv way eventually to the BANK o.
England. where | Was in hopes mlSh'
discover what | was seeking Ii was pas
closing time when | got there. The clerks
and officials were taking their departure
and not until made myself known ana
succeed in obtaining admission through
the half closed doors. Having done so
however, made my way with all speed u
the directors quarters, and on DONG -
observed mt once from the presence OF va
rious people about that something uhu
sual was afoot My suspicious were con
firmed when on entering the anteroom
found the place all lighted up and Learned
on inquiry that, Notwithstanding the late
ness of the hour, the directors of the hanl
were within in council with the manager
of various other great London banking in
situations. OF course l realized Mt one
the profound significance of this and sooi
made up my mind what to do.
Il sent III at once note to the goVerno
and asked sIr. Lidderdale to see me. IL
INV delight. he came out almost immedi
ately and accompanied me into an ad1oin
ing waiting room. From his manner saw
Immediately that the situation was seri
Gus. hut more than this l could not ascer
tain at first. At length, however, pu
the question point blank, Is 1t Barlngsf
| He did not answer, but slightly inclininl
his head indicated that my suspicion wa
correct. DO | understand, then, pu1
sued, that Earrings are in position WiiicI
| necessitates recourse to outside assistance
| Again Mr. Lidderdale siSnifled assent II
| the same manner as before. And then O
course was in possession of all that wa
| necessary for my purpose, Before ther
/ had been suspicious, bnt they were oli!.
suspicious, and until they were veriiic'
could not be acted upon. Now had oh
| tanned my verilication, and the timr 10
action had arrived. | returned of car.
to my Office Forthwith, and the next d..
| all the world WAS in the secret. "--N'est
| minister Gazette.