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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Bishop Junger Issues an Official
Pastoral LETTER.

Bishop Junger Issues an Official
Pastoral Letter.
In pursuance of the recent Papal En-
cycllcal, regarding secret societies, Bishop
Junger of Washington, d. c., has issued
an official pastoral letter. In the Begin
ming, the document says: Rome has
spoken. The case is settled"
The Bishop quotes Rules 4 and 5 of the
Plenary Council of Baltimore. Rule 4
says: "That all those societies are ex-
communicated which have their own
minister, chaplain, their own ritual, and
their own ceremonies in such manner
as thereby to become hereto, schismatic
sect"
Rule says: "That any society which
requires its members, be it under oath or
otherwise, not to give all it's secrets to
anyone not even to the ecclesiastical au-
thority. that is the Bishop, or which de-
mands, be it under oath or mere promise
from its members, blind and absolute
obedience, is forbidden under grievous
sin and that members OF such society
cannot be absolved until they actually
leave the society or promise to do so at
once"
Bishop Junger then says: 81 think
do not exaggerate when 1 say that the
language in which these two rules are
couched is not only most plain and ex-
plIcit, but also most emphatic. We must
conclude, after peruslng Ihem, That they
embrace the whole subject and leave
nothing unsaid for our guidance.
The church, by her very nature, can
not allow her members to join any or
ganization with the aims and object of
which she is unacquainted. Persons who
are not Catholics fail to understand the
full import of this obligation; it is di-
rectly opposed to the teachings of Protes-
tantism. The majority of the members
OF these societies are Protestants. The
predominating sentiment in them is
Professionalism. The church cannot ap-
prove or sanction anything that has the
character of Professionalism about it,
though she loves and yearns for the soul
of the individual Protestant"
Speaking Of the Masonic Order, the
letter says: "Irreparable injury has been
done, not only to the Catholic religion,
but TO Catholic nations by the machina-
tons of the Masons. When they became
tainted with the spirit of infidelity then
the Catholic Church, which was the only
opponent that they feared, was the object
of their ceaseless attacks. To-day almost
all secret societies are infected with liber-
alism, and it is spreading with fearful
rapidity throughout the land"
In conclusion, the Bishop says: 1.-THE
Catholic Church recognizes only one true
religion, and forbids the mem bers to par
ticipate in the religious service of an
other"
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TIE Petaluma Courier asks:

Would there be such occasion for LeXow
Committees, civic considerations and COM
mittees OF seventy, would there be as many
evils in municipal government. if all our men
OF business and education attended TO their
political duties by taking active part IN the
nomination ana election of city officials?
We hasten to reply and with emphasis,
no. The truth is that communities get
pretty much the government they de-
serve. Nine-tenths of all the political
ills of which we complain are due to neg
lect of political duty by the citizens who
are for decency, honesty and progress in
government, and in the administration
of public affairs.
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THERE is practically but one voice in
the California press concerning the Wis
dom of asking the proper committees of
next National Conventions TO meet in the
State of California. That voice is in the
affirmative. And right here and now the
bid for one of the conventions. II has a
building capable of accommodating l5,-
600 people comfortably, and can care for
as many visitors as will come.
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SKILLFUL THIEVES.
A Practical and Amusing Demonstra
ton of Their CIeverness


ton of Their Cleverness.
One day at the dinner table of a Grand
Duke the French ambassador eXtolled
the dexterity Of his countrymen as exem-
pllhed, among other things, in the clev-
erness OF the pickpocket, says the Lon
don l Illustrated NelUS.
II should not wonder if the st. Peters,
burg pickpockets could give them a
start" replied the Grand Duke. And
seeing an lncredulous smile playing
around the features of the ambassador,
he added: "Will you bet that, before we
rise from the table, your watch or some
other valuable will not be taken from
your person."
The ambassador accepted the wager
for the fun of the thing, and the Grand
Duke telephOned to the chief constable.
asking him to send at once the cleyerest
plckpocket he could lay his hands on,
The latter was to receive the full value OF
every article he managed to ''annex," and
be allowed to 60 UNPUBLISHED.
The man came and was put into livery,
and told TO wait at the ia BILE with the other
servants. The Grand Duke told him to
give him sign as soon as he had accom-
plished the trick. But be had to wait a
long time, for the EN- basSador, whose
watch was the article to be experimental
upon, always kept on the alert, and even
held his hands to his fob when conyers-
ing with the most distinguished guests at
the table. At last the Grand Duke re-
ceived the preconcerted signal. He at
once requested the ambassador to tell
him the time
The latter triumphantly put his hand
to his pocket and drew forth potato IN
stead Of his watch. There was a general
burst Of laughter, in which the En- bassa-
dor himself joined, though with wry
face, Tor he was Enthusiastically ANNOYED.
To conceal his feelings he would take a
pinch of snuff-his snuff box was gone.
Then he missed seal ring from his
finger, and lastly the gold toothpick
which he always carried about him in a
little case. Amid the hilarity of the
guests the sham lackey was requested
to restore the articles, but the Grand
Dukes merriment was changed into
alarm and surprise when the thief pro-
duced two watches, two rings, two snuff
boxes, etc. His imperial highness made
the discovery that he himself had been
robbed at the same time.
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4 Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports Is failures in the Pacific Coast
States and Territories for the week end
ing February 22d, as compared with &c
for the previous week and IL for the
corresponding week of 1894. The failures
for the past week are divided among the
trades as follows: Four general stores, J
grocers, 3 saloons, 3 cigars and tobacco, .
butchers, l baker, dry goods, furnish
ing goods, l notions, l tinsmith, l manu-
iacturer OF shirts, l restaurant, l black
smith, / hotel, l furniture, l clothing, /
carriage trimmer, and L manufacturer OF
wiudmills.
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Too Literal.

Little boy" admonished the good
man. "why did you strike your little
companion? See how he weeps!"
''Cause he hiited me fust. See?" re-
piled Speckl led Mulligan of the hill.
"Ah, but that was no excuse for retail
iation. II he smote you upon one cheek
you should have turned the other"
"Hully geel l didn't halter turn de
udder cheek, mister. Dat bloke gived
me singer wild his left duke an den got
in wild his right; an say, jes' handed
i'm pair o. lives dat put i'm ter sleep.
See?v-Judpe
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sheriff 3. t. Rush of Solano is in the
city.
G. q. Kimball, the Red Bluff mer-
chant, is in the city.
General Chapman is down from Red
Bluff and is at the Golden Eagle.
J. G. Edwards, publisher of the Coast
ReVteC, is up from San Francisco.
George a. Knight, the San Francisco
lawyer, is a guest at the Capital Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Moody, Jr., Of
Truckee are stopping at the Golden
Eagle. Also j. and Frank Moody.
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The RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY
UNION are the only papers on the Coast,
outside of San francisco, that re-
ceiUe the JuL Associated Press Dis
patches from, all parts of the t0OrId. Out
side of San Francisco, they have no COM
petitors, either an influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State.
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metal to be used from Fresno on the
south to Redding on the north, and at
prices from 80 cents to So cents yard,
where now it costs from 50 SO to 81 so a
meanwhile to exert itself to encourage
counties more distant to set up crushing
plants, and it is to labor to secure for
them the same terms stipulated for in
behalf of the State.
Both bills commend themselves and
ought 10 pass. The investment is one of
the very best that could be made for the
State. 1t will encourage the employment
of free labor, and will, it is believed, give
US system that will be economic, and
put stop to the present one of waste and
instruction. The result will be, as the
joint commission points ont, enhance
ment of values, reduction of taxation, in
vitation to desirable population, reduced
cost of movement of products and sup
plies. and generally the betterment of
rural and town conditions.
1t is said that the two houses of the
Legislature stand ready to pass these
bills; that the members are convinced of
their wisdom and economy. But there
is need for personal effort and some per-
sonal sacrifice of privilege to so advance
the measures that they will not die at the
foot of files. They have friends enough,
but they represent no trading interest,
no politics, no partisan concern and no
individual interest, and hence may be,
in danger of dying of their very vir-
tues. Let it be hoped that such grim
and unhappy fate may be spared them.
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NEW TO-DAY.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF
i California County of Sacramento.
In the matter OF the estate of L. S. TAT-
LOR, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY, the
Sth day of March, 1895, at 10 O'Clock a. u.
OF said day, and the courtroom of said court.
at The Courthouse in the City of Sacramento.
county of Sacramento, and State of Califor-
MIA. has been appointed as the time and place
Tor proving the will of said L. s. Taylor, de-
ceased, and for hearing the application of
Lutte E. Taylor for the issuance TO her of
letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
this 25th day of February 1895.
SEAL. W. &. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY 4. 5. WACHHORST, Deputy Clerk.
Endorsed: Filed February 25, 1895.
w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY E. S. WACHHORST Deputy.
EDWARD j. DIVER, Attorney tor Petitioner
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Is HOURS
And opening several other popular
routes to prominent Eastern cities.

Immediate connection is now made in
New Orleans with the fast through trains
OF the ILLINOIS CENTRAL for Memphis,
st. Louis and Chicago; the QUEEN s.
CRESCENT for Chattanooga, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Bos-
ton; also the PIEDMONT AIR LINE and
the SEABoARD AIR LINE for Atlanta,
Danville. Richmond, Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York and other
Eastern cities, and in many cases reduc-
ing the time an entire day.
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Rev. Mr.. shepard,s Revival.

The revival services at the Six:h-street
Methodist Church still continue to be
we'll attended. Rev. w. +. Shepard will
preach each evening during the week.
ON Friday at $3.50 p. VI. a mass meeting
for young people and children will be
held. The public are cordially invited
TO all the services
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lined profession. The severe punishment
just visited in that country upon certain
offending newspaper men suggests the
thought that the business is extra haz-
ardous, as the insurance men would say
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
VIZ ARB THE LEADERS.
EDWIN K. ALSIP & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
SACRAMENTO AND SAN FRANCISCO.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
SACRAMENTO AND SAN FRANCISCO

$8,OOO-A fine corner lot, TWENTY
fourth and M streets, 8Gx16O, with
fair 112-stOry frame DWELLING and
barn. Fine view; SURROUNDINGS
pleasant. This is cheap, there
being room on corner for another
dwelling.
81, 85O-2}& acres on DilInan Tract.
Good house and other improve
nlents,
Sl,2OO-Lot 82x16O. House 4 rooms.
w street, near Twenty first street.
$500 down, balance in monthly
payments of $15. Cheap and easy.
p1,515-HaIfacre in Oak Park. New
house, 3 rooms; barn.; two wells.
Not far from cars.
$2,5OO-Lot 4Ox16O. House, 7 rooms.
p street, near Twenty third
$1,7OO-LOt 4Ox16O. . frame houses
renting for S21 per month. THIS
IS GOOD INCOME PROPERTY.
A good line of country property also
on hand.
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BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Responses to Correspondents Seeking
Substantial Information.

For responses TO questions of practical
value. Mere puzzles, and the curious and
common, answers to which ought to be found
in the ordinary home library, will receive no
attention. Queries published without re-
sponses are Invitations to furnish answers to
make this department an information ex-
change also. Communications must be brief
and signed with name and address,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26
ANKENER'S MARKET

IT'S h STREET. TELEPHONE $50.
II EALER IN ALL KINDS OF FRESH
~ Meats, Beef. Pork Mutton, Veal Ham
iaeoi spare 1ea Gheese ana al kinds
pu bile in general don't forget the number.
s1S X street. j. j. ANkENER. Proprietor
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They Must Go.

All of our cloaks, wraps and jerseys of
every description will be placed on sale
tomorrow, at prices less than one-third
the cost of the material. The Red House
Company.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26

4 COUGH should not be neglected.
Browns Bronchial Troches are simple
remedy and give immediate and sure
relief.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26
Concerning China Slough.

EDS. RECORD Was China
Slough made such by excavations or was
it natural water basin?
Was there ever ferry service across
the mouth of the slough from the present
Water Works to the Yolo bridge?
NEWCOMER.
[ANswER.-The slough is a natural
one. and at one time was open to the
river. L. NJ. Lindley. who came here in
I849, states that what is known as China
Slough was an open waterway connect
ing the American and Sacramento Riv-
ers. and that there was ferry across it,
EDS1
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Weather FORECAST.

Northern California-Fair; nearly station
airy temperature; fresh to brisk northerly to
westerly winds.
Hight of river, 2l feet inches
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There are occasional people who hide a
good deed as carefully as they would a
six eleton.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26

PROF. WALTER S. HAINEs of Rush
Medical College, Chicago. declares Dr.
Prices Baking Powder absolutely pure
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Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento an
Eecond-class matter.
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NOTICE TO MASTER PLUMBERS.

NOTICE TO MASTER PLUMBERS.
TN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE
l. 1875, you are herewith notified that you
must take out new license on or before the
TENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1896. The City
Collector will not issue any taps to unlicensed
plumbers after said date The necessary
blank bond and applications can be had at
the Office OF James Seadler. You will be duly
notified when Board of Examiners will meet.
JAS. SEADLER,
J. H. PARKINSON
FRANK LYMAN
Board of Examiners relative to Plumbing.
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CoRoNADoWA AFTER, McMorry sole agent
Groceries and provisions, 53I NJ street. y
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

DUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
[ that the Board Of Trustees of the Civ of
Sacramento. on the 18th cay of February
1895, adopted EesOlution No. 252 of its inten-
ton TO order the following street work to be
done, viz: That the alley between * and /,
streets, from the east gutter line of Fourth
to the west gutter line of Fifth street, and
from the east gutter line of Fifth street to the
west line OF Sixth street, and from the east
line of Sixth street to the west gutter line of
Seventh street, tie improved by grading and
paving with coobie stones, constructing gran
tie curblug, reaying stone crOSSWallls nj east
side Of Fourth and west side of Seventh
streets and laying new stone croSswallls on
east and west sides OF Fifth street; also con-
structin@ three 3 brick catch basins ana con
Meeting The same to the sewer.
For TURNER particulars reference is hereby
made TO SAID resolution on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.
Sacramento, February ., 1895.
GEORGE MURRAY,
fe2I-6t SUPERINTENDENT of Streets
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Record Union-Telephone No. 40.
For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
For Business Oftice. ring three bells.
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SAN FRAN CIsCo's able chemist, DIR. w
T. Wenzell, declares DR.. Prices Baking
Powder absolutely pure.
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SnaoisI Agencies.

This paper is for sale at the following places:
L. P. Fishers, room 81, Merchants Exchange,
California street; the principal News Stands
and Hotels, and at she Market-street Ferry,
San Francisco.
Los ANGELEs.-Eclectlc Book Store, corner
Eecond and Main streets.
SAN DIEGo.-Emmal & Co., $50 Fifth street.
CoRoNADo.-Hopkins & Cox, Coronado
Gotel.
SANTA -Hassingers News Depot.
FREsNo.-C. 7. Cearley, iii ] street.
SANTA CRUZ.-Cooper Bros. News Depot.
Ks Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento
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TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market.
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That essentially brassy individual
BRIEF NOTES.

]. B. Delcher, advance agent for the
Nellie McHenry Company, is in the city.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-26

The SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
hereby offers to pay
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

As a reward for information or evidence
leading to the arrest and conviction of
one or more of the criminals who
caused the derailment of west-bound
mail and passenger train, No. 4, at a
point about three miles west of Sacra-
mento about noon this date, JULY II,
1904 in which wreck three or more
persons were killed.
(Signed) A. N. T0WNE,
Second Vice President and General
Manager.
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Bs- These publications are sent either by
Nail or Express to agents or single sub
Gcribers with charges prepaid. All Postmast-
ers are agents
The best advertising mediums on the Pacific
Coast.
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Vehicles-BAKER& HAMILTON-Hardw
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons Balm Farm
and Header Wagons Wholesale Hardware
Send for Catalogue
DIR. WELDON, Dentist has opened an Office
at SOC street
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ASHER, Photographer, has removed to
us street, over Red House.
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GEO. kRoMER

A GENT FOR HOME INSURANCE COM.
~ pany of New York. Phoenix Insurance
Cong any of Hartford. Combined cash capt.
tai, $5,OOO,O0O. Office no X street, betW cen
Seventh and Eighth
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Eastern Business Offices.
aS Tribune Building, New York,
609 1.-THE Rookery," Chicago.
D. 9. Reckwith. sole agent foreign advertising.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
DEAD At SAN TELMO,
Lifeless and Alone on the
Floor of His Isolated
Cabin.
EVIDENCE OF POISONING.
George BenSon's Mysterious
Death Discovered by
a Traveller.
NJ DER MAY HAVE BEEN DONE.
No Indication of the Cause, but the
Presence of Desperadoes
Points to Crime.
u DER MAY HAVE BEEN DONE

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. 22.-George
Benson, ranchman living at San Telmo,
about $50 miles south of this city, was
found dead in his lonely cabin this morn
ing by Fred Richardson, who was going
from San Quintin to San Antonio landing
with apparatus to drag the beach for the
bodies of the second mate, Smith, and
Seamen Tornas and Stromburg Of the
steamer Pacheco, who were drowned on
Friday.
Richardson had travelled all night, and
at daylight reached Benson's cabin,
hoping to get breakfast there. Opening
the door OF the cabin, he found Benson
lying on the floor, his face black and dis
torted and his hands tightly clenched, but
with no evidence of struggle and no
weapon in sight.
From all indications Richardson be-
heved Benson had died of poisoning, but
whether by accident, suicidal intent or
murder did not appear on the surface. No
bottles or packages were to be seen.
Benson was 81 years old, unmarried and
had lived on the peninsula eight years.
He was not known to be in trouble of any
kind, but recent depredations of despera-
does in the locality cause some suspicion
that his death was not due to natural
causes. Richardson could only make a
hasty examination and left the body as it
lay, hurrying to Colnett to notify the
authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
WRECKED NEAR COLFAX.
Freight-Engine Boiler Ezplodes,
Injuring the Engineer and
Brakeman.
One of the Men Was Thrown a Dis.
tance of Thirty Feet in
the Air.

COLFAX, CAL, Dec. 22.-As freight
train 9, in charge of Conductor John Lam
bert, neaIed the tunnel, six miles from
here, at 9 A. NJ. to-day, the boiler of engine
2O19 exploded, blowing out both ends and
wrecking the engine badly. Engineer
Martin Tuttle foresaw the danger and gave
a signal to the fireman, Alex Mccullough,
and the brakeman, Jeter.
All made a rush, to get out. Mccullough
reached the ground safely. TuttIe was in
the act OF jumping when the force of the
explosion threw him some thirty feet, in
juring him quite seriously. The gangway
being blocked on both sides by the en-
gineer and fireman Jeter started to run
back over the tender directly in line of the
boiler, when he was thrown clear of every
thing striking a boxcar. He received
numerous bruises, none of which are
serious.
Had the accident happened a few mo-
ments later il would have been within the
tunnel and all would have undoubtedly
been killed. The engine was one of the
110-ton class, which was put on this line
about four months ago to pull freight over
the mountains.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
Myers, the Murderer, Said to
Have Been Restored to
Consciousness.
CoRRoBoRATION OF THE STORY.
Two Witnesses of the Fact That the
Executed Man Is Still on
Earth.

DAYTON, WASH, Dec. 22.-On Friday
Henry Mather of Pomeroy came here,
stating that Charles Myers, who was
hanged at Pomeroy for murder, was still
alive. The story this man told was that
after the hanging an old German who had
taken charge of the body after it had been
refused by relatives applied simple restora-
tive remedies and resuscitated the appar-
emily dead man.
Since that time Myers has been in hid
ing, fearful lest ne should be captured and
a better job made of the execution next
time. But doubt is thrown upon the truth
of the story by District Attorney Green of
Pomeroy, who states that the officers of
Garfield and Columbia counties were pres
ent when Myers body was inferred in the
potter's field.
Notwithstanding this expression of
doubt, two other men form Pomeroy
have corroborated Mather's statement.
These men positively assert that they per-
sonally saw Myers alive within the past
week. They don't profess to be friends of
Myers, but refuse to disclose where and
under what circumstances or conditions
they saw him.
They declare that Myers is beyond the
reach of the Washington authorities.
Mather's story being corroborated has cre-
ated sensation and an official inVestiga-
tion will at once be set afoot.