The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-07

Mr.. Nevada, and prayed to Israels God
that he would vouchsafe his return to the
bosom of the nation. He declared with
his distin guished friend and fnancier,
Mr.. Carlisle, that the disappearance OF
Mr.. Nevada as a factor in our business
enterprises, was disastrous blow to our
prosperity. The press now began agi-
tatioD. One Josef Medill, the editor Of a
great Chicago paper called the "Trib-
une,'' was thought to be insane on the
subject. He declared that Mr.. Nevada
had been foully dealt with by a gang of
Washington scoundrels, and that his
body had been hid in one of the sewers
draining the capitol. The echo Of Me-
dill's paper printed at Minneapolis, and
Of the same name, made terrible up
roar over the matter,-its editor was
frantic,-so fearful was the attack that
suicide was feared.
Matters were coming to head. Police
investigation was demanded. Rewards
were offered for information leading to a
solution of the mystery. If Mr.. Nevada
had been floating round the world it
was time he reported at home. II he
had met the fate of Capt Cook-if can
nibals had devoured him-the people,
whose faithful servant he had been,
sea in his floating round the world"
and gone to join Sir John Franklin amid
the solitudes of eternal frost and ever
lasting ice, the fact would be verified.
Detectives were sent to Washington 70
investigate. Hotel registers were scan
ned, shipping lists of passengers, and
of travellers who "fioat around the
world" were consulted. At one of the
Washington hostelries, clue was found
The keen scent of detective, sharpened
with prospect of a reward, discounts the
cunning of the Cuban bloodhound. On
an old register away back in 1872, his
name was found registered appear
ed in company with that of Samuel
Hooper," at the time member of the
House of Representatives from the
Fourth Congressional District of Massa-
chusetts. The proprietor was at once
consulted. He knew the two gentlemen
very well,-often saw them together at
his house. Mr.. Hooper was Congress-
man, he said, from Massachusetts:
boarded with him,-was now dead As
to the whereabouts of his companion,
Mr.. Nevada, he knew nothing, except a
report that he was floating round the
world
Asked to describe Mr.. Nevada, he said.
'Mr. Nevada was a aforementioned
man, of 1914 or 16 stone weight, over
feet in height, = clothing Middlesex
broad-cloth, Prince Albert coat, gold
buttons thinks) heavy gold ring on ring
finger of left hand wore brilliant dia-
mond on his shirt front,-hair silvery
gray and covered with sombrero or
Mexican hat; looked like a well-to-do
commercial personage,-one of those
men who float around the world and en-
joy life He further said that Mr..
Hooper had private Office in an annex
TO his house, on the ground floor. The
detectives visited the Office, but learned
nothing. When leaving, the proprietor
dropped the remark that Hon. John
Sherman often visited there in company
with Messrs. Hooper and Nevada.
With this clue, the detectives sharpen
ed their search. An Indifferent member
of the House, one of Mr. Sherman's dis
ciples was approached, and was told that
a certain silver king, Mr.. Nevada, was
plotting to overthrow his Chiefs aspira-
tons for the Republican nomination for
the presidency among the silver states
AS was expected, he FASTENED to inform
the Ohio Senator. One Of the detectives
spies was sent with him. The Senator
denied that he ever knew the man,-had
never heard of him. Gradually, how
ever, after being informed of his visits
to the hostelry in 1928, in company
with Mr.. Hooper and Mr.. Nevada, he did
remember man of that name. He said
he was "cheat,"-a "swindler," and a
worthless vagabond, that he was
"a terrible annoyance to him and
his friend Hooper," and that finally they
"shook him off by giving him pass to
float around the world. II promise YOU
he added, that he will never come back
to again trouble me or any of my friends.
II that is the man." he continued, che
gave me no end of trouble. / my scheme
to make temporary market for silver
(you see we honestly wanted to satisfy
the silver states as the election of 1892
was approaching0 his clamors to have
the minis thrown open to his base metal
were as distressful as thee ny of a cayote;
refused; then he wanted my 1890 silver
bill to provide for the purchase monthly
of 5000, 900 ounces of the stuff for gov
eminent coinage; fatty refused; then
he put on airs, and swore that Harrison
should not have the vote of q silver
state; on the turn, we coppered them,
and you know the rest. My personal
friend Mr. Cleveland was elected, which
was all right except as to the distribu-
ton of govern ment patronage. We had
our hands full in repeating the law at
the special August session of Congress.
It was said that Nevada was in the lob
by fighting the repeal, but he was not,
though his old chums were there. We
finally, with the law of 1873, and the
repeal of my 1890 device,got silver where
we wanted it,-a commodity on par
with Irish potatoes and Dutch cabbage.
Now let the cranks grind their jaws"