New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01
cTTTT, "VYSTERY ON"

The arrival OF Mr.. Qulgg IN this city from
Washington on Saturday naturally gave rise to
the confident expectation on the part OF the
readers OF Tile New-Yorl Sun" that during
his stay he would do something to relieve the
burning anxiety which has been felt for more
than week throughout the Enclsh-speaking
world concerning the only half-exposed villany
Of "Niholland, Mills and The Tribune crowd
in the matter Of shooting the mails through
a tube from the Postoifice to Forty-second-st."
There IS reason 10 believe that Quigg is the
real source OF the startling disclosures made by
the veraclous organ OF the Platt-Quigg Rump,
and that when that chatty periodical said it had
the names of Senators. Congressman and Cab
met officers. and Southern ex-Senators and ex-
Congressman. who had been caught in Milhol-
lands net and loaded up with his stock and
bonds, It was speaking for Quigg and In his
name and behalf and not for itself For the
readers say, II "The SUM- actually had the
names Of the statesmen whom Milholland has
bribed It would have published them before
this in response 10 the great popular demand.
They say that little thing like 100000 libel
suit would never scare THE Sun out Of print
ing the personal details OF so Interesting and
exciting a story. They are consequently firmly
convinced that Quigg has the whole story. and.
contrary 10 his habit. IS keeping Il to himself.
When they saw the announcement Of his ar
riva, they said at once: Now we shall have
the names Of the statesmen who are to be held
"up for pubic eyecraton.'
But Quigg has come" and Qugg has went"
and the English-speaking world is no wiser than
before 1t is still racked with anxiety to know
what Senators, Congressman and Cabinet Off
GERS have been bribcd. and what COngrcssmen's
wives have repealed Milhollands advances and
sent back his stock certificates with Kissing and
scorn II Quigg knows-and If he doesn't know
nobody does-he ought to give out the lnforma-
ton to waiting and expectant world For a
statesman who only so little while ago was
unbosoming himself daily with such reckless
prod isalty OF things that he knew, things he
didn't know and nobody knew, and things he
guessed at this reicence Is so unusual that It
provokes comment. Nothing that Quigg has
ever done has excited much wonder as this
strange and omlnous silence. II isn't possible
that Qugg himself has been corruptly ap-
nroached Who would have ,he temerity TO
approach Quigg? Who confront his fiery fore
finger and the redhot rhetoric OF his scornful
md indignant repulSe? No; II isn't that But
may II not be that Qulgg and Platt-for we be-
Ueye II is generally understood that Platt shares
with him thc horrible secret-may ii not be that
these two have discovered that they are the
only statesmen who have not been bribed in
tbo whole IVIth C0ngressf II this should prove
TO be the case the rctccnce Of Qulgg and 81
lence of The sun would be accounted for
They might well hesitate before making dis
closures which would whelm whole Congress
in irrctrievable ruin. II may he that they still
have hopes Of averting the mischief Illuminated
by Milholland and Of saving the Treasury from
being looted. Plat Is understood to 10 labor-
ing earnestly with the Committee on Approprla-
tions. holding his large and pervaslve thumb
meanwhile over the hole Milholland has already
bored into the Treasury. II they can head off
the scheme II won't be necessary TO expose Con
gress
Pending a decision on this point, 1t Will not
be amiss 10 observe that Mlholland himself
actuajed. no doubt. by malicious desire to
in1ure the business OF 1.-THE Sun" which has
been selling for The last week mystery on"
has begun prlntngsthc names OF citizens OF the