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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Dig Blaze Does Damage Amounting
to S325 900.


chicago. July 6.-Fire early TODAY de-
SSuoyed the buildings at 3O5-3O9- al Wa
oaSn avenue, causing losses aggre-
ssauhg over $S25,0O0. For a time the
are threatened widespread destruction.
- II was only through the utmost
lS mat the flames were prevented
-.Vn SPREADING to the department store
!. olegel Cooper & Co. fronting on
tsa,e street and separated from the
IN. ulhS buildings by only a narrow
my Much excitement was caused
-ll-ouS the guests at the Auditorium
49, directly across Wabash avenue
I'm the burning buildings. and at the
-,e''orium annex. The guests were
C,fSteo from their slumbers at
Voth I'm the morning. when the fire
.al gained such Roadway that it
-usd'tned other buildings in all di-
.yuons on the Wabash avenue side
r names belched out into the ave-
- 50 uercely that ii was considered
,N'e LOT trains on the elevated loop
laSS, ana for over two hours all
,- ane ON the loop was suspended. The
I"VlIa' losses, as estimated on build
~SS ana stocks. follow:
,t"o-SJofT brick building. sos Wabash
rlue owned and occupied by the
rss, ..,L- i'Hmmler company, saloon and
Dr. NoV'NVVs tully insured.
h.S,A-S-ory brick building. 3O7-309 Wa
~. m avenue. owned by Thomas Chal-
rs $4,000; fully insured.
slleii'l Bosch & Co. occupants three
,.,'S "'-509 Wabash avenue. paints
S i6 wall paper, S125,OO insurance
~ o 90 F. Moore, molding company,
~ pEIhE NTH floor, $3.50
h'uonas Murdoch. owner. six-story
o1o. Ihs, Sll-3l3 Wabash avenue, $40,-
hsei1les H. Smith & Co. 3l1-slS Wa
NJ avenue, manufacturers photogra-
t. supplies. $4,000; partly insured.
q, 49, or other occupants estimated
~. SIy'.ooo 70 $1500O0. The fire orig
Iayed i'm Bosch & Co.'S basement and
- burned up to the second floor be-
~ an alarm was turned in.
No. I'sioU followed explosion in this
,r.- .o'1S. many of the iron shutters
m. down from their fastenings and
ku,.-' 1, wan toppled over into the
cr,,-ts i'einmler company building,
eNllnE the smaller Str,,ctt,re
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
CAN NOTHING BE DONE?
American Book Buyers Stir London
Times

London, July THE Times this
morning publishes a special article.
asking whether nothing can be done
to stop the continuous wholesale expor-
tatlon OF rare and early printed books
and Illuminated manuscripts to the
United States. The article describes
certain fine collections of books and
manuscripts which have just been pur-
chased by an American gentleman who
does not wish his name TO be dis
closed. This library consists of 700
items, each of the highest interest and
value. 1t was found to exempIifv the
origin and development of early Illus
trated books, and includes thirty-two
fne examples from the Caxton press
and the very choicest MANUSCRIPTS and
printed books from the late William
Norris library, in addition to hundreds
or other choice examples for which the
collector of the library secured Europe
for many years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
RUSSELL WILL INVESTIGATE
PANAMA COMPARYS TITLES

Washington, July 6-Assistant At
torney General Charles w. Russell is
completing his preparations and within
a week viii start for Paris to investi-
gate the ability of the new Panama
canal company to give the United
States satisfactory title 10 conces-
sions and property on the isthmus
When this preliminary work shall have
proceeded TO a certain point, the at
torney general, according to the presi-
dent expressed wish, will probably
go over and personally look into the
matter He has asked Senator Spoon
er 10 go along and assist him, in view
of the senator's well known Familiarity
With the matter and the attorney gen
erals opinion of his ability, and hopes
he will go.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
EMBELLISHMENTS ALARM.

n rr,,ilon. July The Daily Mail this
Fc-liil.n connects the effort to buy out
6rr, Brothers. the leading provision
In ~, y. liverpool, by Gustavus Frank
the s,'l'' president of Swift & Co. with
a - elnp'S which have been made for
Ans. past on the part of certain
field - -.oHS 10 obtain control of Smith
tern,t'' market, London. These at
CITY according to the paper. led the
PASS vi poratlon. six months ago. to
stains regulation that, in the future,
carrioa ~ Smithfeld market must be
III the name of the real owner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
SUICIDE OF Army oFFICER

washington, July captain John
Shellenberger. whose suicide is reported
in the Manila dispatch, was a native
of Pennsylvania. from which state he
was appointed a cadet to the military
academy in 1879 After his graduation
from the academy he was assigned to
the Tenth infantry, with which regi-
ment he served continuously, rising to
the rank of captain in 1925.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07

trusts appear to be excellent. but that
the nrst moment public confidence is
disturbed, the system will undergo a
severe trial.
The paper concludes by saying:
Gould a thought reader have pene-
trated the secret receSses of the minds
of Emperor William and his guest with
the startling contrasts, might he not
have discovered in Emperor Williams
mind yearning for fame and splen-
dor: in that of Mr. Morgan the hope
of new trusts and rising prices? How
fortunate it is that social politeness
wells such opposites.''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
CHICAGO MAN KILLS
HIS SLEEPING WIFE

Chicago. July 6.-Taking his revenge
for quarrel of long standing, Theo-
dore Oeufeur. a Iaborer, shot and killed
his wife today as she lay asleep in
bed He then shot his baby son and
his step daughte<. Lizzie Stramm. who
were sleeping with his wife, wounding
the former probably fatally. and put
ting a bullet in the latter's shoulder.
Oeufeur also fired at his two step-sons.
but missed them. He then hid in an
attic until the police arrested him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Hanrahan Is Hopeful.

Cha ttanooga, Tenn, July 6.-J. !
aanrahan, grand master of the United
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Of
america. america who is visiting here, said to-
me Rock Island route is one Of the
eSl ROADS That is thoroughly in touch
with the working of Locomotives g.
men. and the greatest friendship avists
between the officials of the road and
their employees. There is not the slight
est prooa bility of a strike among the
nremen of that road"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
AIMS Sarcasm AT morgan
Vienna Newspaper Says His checkbook Is nancer Patent of
Nobility and Suggests That Danger Turks in the
Pathway of His Trust Creations

VIENNA, July 6.-The Neue Freie
v Presse has published a satiricaI
editorial on the fact that J. p
Morgan took luncheon with Emperor
William on board the imperias yacht
Hahenzollern at Kiel, July 8. The pa
per remarks:
Without his checkbook, Mr.. Morgan
would never have been the emperor
guest"
The article harps throughout on the
proba abilities of misfortune overtaking
the Napoleon of finance" and says
that, gilded by the Imagination, his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
CHURCH VERANDA FELL
DUR NC A FUNERAL

charleston, S. c.. July 6.-Twentv
negroes We're injured today by the fall
ing OF a veranda at a church funeral.
AFTER the body had been borne from
the building, the negroes made a wild
rush for the entrance to get a last
view OF the coffin Two hundred men.
debris. AZ 'iio
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
ARMY oFFICER,s SUICIDE.

Manila. July s--Captain John Shell
lenberger Of the Tenth infantry COM
mitted suicide by shooting at Ihgan,
in the island of MindanaO, July (. He
was Respondent
Second Lieutenant Thomas Ryan Of
the Philippine scouts also committed
suicide by shooting in the interior OF
the island OF Mindanao June Is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
FIFTY TRAMPS CAUGHT
In A FREIGHT WRECK

Chicago. July Sat least fifty tramps
were caught in the wreck of a freight
train on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway at Ninth street to-
day Eight cars weSe teIescoped Most
of the men were only slightly hurt
OF seven seriously injured. Frank
Hunter, Fred Trombruski and Thomas
Taylor. all of Cleveland, and John Pike
may die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
BRITISH MUNITIONS BURNED.

Lourenzo Marques. July e-The fire
that began here July 3. and which by
the following day had destroyed Brit
ish military stores valued at over $500, :
600. shows little signs of abating. and
is likely to burn for some days to come
The fire brigade is powerless to con-
troll the flames.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
sLAvs AND POLES FIGHT.

ConneIlsviIIe, Pa, July ga race
riot between Slav and Polish miners
and coke workers occurred last night
al the Paul mines of the Rainey COM
pany near Vanderbilt, at a dance. Mike
Hcvatchin was killed. Victor Hennel
was fatally wounded, and thirty Slavs,
men and women. were injured in the
hand to- hand fight that took place.
Thirty arrests were made today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
GERMANY's BUSINESS WITH us.

Berlin. July e.-The total Of Germany's
exports for the year ended June % to the
( nited States, Is so, III. 054 an increase of
81 .S21.05e over the amount for the year
ending June 80. 1901 The exports of this
last year reach the record figure. In
1ssS they amounted to 81. 80 0o0. in 1895.
So GO. in 1900, $eS 500, 600, and in 1901,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
UNION PACIFIC STRIKE.
Men Awaiting the Arrival of Com
pers and O'Conneu.

Omaha. Neb-. July 6.-The fourth
week Of the strike of shopmen on the
Union Pacific railway began TODAY.
with no changes in the situation. The
machinists. blacksmiths and boiler
makers all held meetings in this CITY
during the day. but nothing of import
ance was done at any of them. All
hands are now waiting for the arrival
tomorrow Of President Gompers and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
KANSAS GIRL SHOT
BY UNKNOWN ASSAILART

Mcpherson. Kan. July 6.-Near here.
Miss Maud Holmes was shot in the
neck, head and breast and fatally in
jured late last night by some unknown
person. who fired a load of shot at her
through the window of her bed room.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07

[ cattle, WASH, July 6.-The
> sheriff's Office is in the possession
of information which clearly es-
tablishes that the fugitive outlaw,
Tracy. on Friday night succeeded in
Guiding his pursuers in the northern
end of the county and crossed the
sound in rowboat from Meadow
Point, his original point of landing tn
Port Madison, on BaiIbridge island.
Tracy appeared at the home of John
Johnson AT Port Madison at 2 O'Clock
saturday afternoon, took possession of
the premises and spent the afternoon.
de ate heartily. changed clothing. and
AT DUSK impressed d hired man named
ANDERSON into debarkinS with him in
JonnsonS roWboat. presumably for the
Hoods canal country Sheriff Cudihee
has practically abandoned the search
IN TINS country, and at noon today
chartered the tug Sea Lion and left in
hot pursuit of the fleeing outlaw. He
went first to Port Madison and from
there took up the chase, accompanied
oy small body of determined guards.
Slept in Cemetery.
After the battle Thursday night
Tracy slept in q, graveyard on the out
skirts of Seattle proceeded to the ranch
or Fisher Friday morning. secured food
ehN ciCPl anu rested III the WOODS all
that day and night. Early Saturday
morning he appeared at Meadow Point
on the water front three miles north of
Seattle. There he compelled a Japanese
usher boy to row him to Madison
Point, twelve miles across. and down
the sound from Seattle He dismissed
the Jap. declaring that the latter would
De Killed by Tracy's pal if he ever told
OF the trip.
Tracy landed near the home of
raneher johnson and watched the house
Tor an hour to make sure of the num-
Der of men there. Finding but two.
he entered the house He announced
that he had intended to kill everyone
on the ranch and take charge of the
place for few days He added: But
after seeing your pretty little girl I
will kill no one, if you all mind me. I
Will be here all day.
The family prepared breakfast for
Tracy and put one plate on the table
against the wall.
This is not right" declared the con-
vict- Put the table in the middle of
the room and all sit down with me-
which was done
Reads the Newspapers.
Tracy then read Friday evenings pa
pers, and after learning how Mrs Van
Horn had betrayed his presence in her
s'ouSS u -tHe OutCHer pOys SAID Ihat ne
had been careless in not keeping ev-
eryone in that house constantly under
his eye.
Ny carelessness, in this respect.
made IT necessary to kill two officers -
he said After this conversation. he
made them give him a large bundle of
clothing and hats, had six days sup
plies of food cooked for him. put on
farmer JohnSOn's suit of Sunday black
and had the food. clothing and blankets
made into bundles. At S o'clock he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
Chase Renewed For Tracy.

Port Townsend, Wash, July g.
Sheriff Hammond. with a posse, left
this morning, and will guard all ave
nues OF escape toward the Olympic
mountains. The posse went in the
cutter Grant and revenue launch Scout,
which will patrol the waterways.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07
SULTAN THREATENS WAR.

; Manila. July 6.-The sultan of 4
; Bacalod. Mindanao, has sent an
: Observation-Disclosures letter to the 4
: commander Of the American ex-
petition to Lake Lanao. in Min =
danao, in which he threatens to =
; begin offensive operations in Au- =
gust. The sultan is Il present =
strengthening his opposition. !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07

James D. o'Cohnell. president of the
international Association of Machinists.
1hey VIII hold mass meetings and con-
Ter with the executive committees of
the different organizations represented
by the strikers. No new men arrived
today, and all was quiet around the
shops
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07

:, Won want to do business
ADVERTISE in The Herald.
II gets results.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-07

Forecast for Salt Lake.
Fair and Warmer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
Montpelier & Wells Riv
er r. r. Time Table
Corrected to Dec 9, 1901, Trains
leave Barre as follows, gong east:

Corrected to Dec. 9, 1901, Train!
leave Barre as follows, gGng east:
73OA. M.-Connects at Wells River
with Accommodation train north and
south over Passulnpsic Division B & NJ
commoda ion Train North. and with Mail
Train South over Passumpsic Division
Boston & Maine r. R.
Also connects with dalton
| Train North, via. White Mountain Divis-
ion, and with Mail train South, which
has through train service from Wells
River to Boston, via. Plymouth. Concord
Boston at 4.so P. NJ.
12.45 P. M.-Connects at Well. River
with Expr> 50 and Mail Train North oyer
Passumsic Division B. l. NJ. R. R. 500
Line E. p-ess to St Paul and Minneapo-
lis. Western Express to Chicago an
Night Express for Pacific Coast points.
via g. ? Ry. Through h, Sleeping Cars ::
Chicago, daily except Saturdays; Mont
real to Pacific Coast and Tourist Cars to
Pacific Coast Wednesdays. Connects
with Mail Train for Lisbon. Littleton.
Whiteflt Id, Fabyans, Lancaster. Groveton
and Berlin. Also connects with Express
Train for Boston, via. Plymouth. arriving
Boston 500 P. NJ. Through Parlor Car.
] W ol6 tlVcT W DUpUOu.
3.15 P. M.-Connects at Wells River
with Express Train North over B. 4 NJ.
R. r. for St. Johpsbury and Lyndonville.
Connects at Wells River with Train North
over Passumpsic Division B. & NJ. r. r.
for all stations between Wells River and
Lyndonville, with Accommodation South
for all stations between Wells River and
White River Junction. and with Accom-
oc cation Train over White Mountain Di-
vision B. & NJ r. r. to Lisbon, Littleton
Whitef1eld and Lancaster.
FROM BOSTON.
Leave Boston 1000 A. M.
Arrive Barre, 5 80 P. M
Trains West.
Trains leave Wells River at 100. 1905
A. M. 3 ~ P. NJ.
Arrive Barre. 1906, 1855 A. NJ. $50 P. NJ
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier $50. 9.45. 11.40 A. NJ.
24O. $50 Is P. NJ.
~ Isa s;Ss Barre az E 7so 1920 A. NJ, ,s4s.
3.l5, 40, 5.35 P. NJ.
Arrive Montpelier 7.45. 10 IS A. NJ, l 90,
$50, 4 80, 55OP. NJ.
w. A. STOWELL, General Manage
f. w. STANYAN, Superintendent
F. W. MORSE, Genl Pass. Aper
On and after Monday Dec. 9th, 1891.
Accommoda- ion Train No. 7 for Wells
River, will make no connection at emit
raj Vermont Station. Montpelier, but
at 40 P. M.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
BRITISH UUKRAL BUERS,
Four Hundred Prisoners Taken by
Hamilton and Others

Vryburg, May 10. The immunity
which Lord Kitchener granted to the
Roer leaders and their immediate fol-
lowers from molestation by the Brit
ish columns has not prevented the con-
summation Of one of the biggest drives
Of the war which has just wound up
against the Bechuanaland blockhouse
line.
General Hamilton and other COM
manders have gathered in 400 prison
ers. including a hundred rebels and re-
calcitrant Beers who have caused
much trouble in the past. Among the
prisoners are brother of General De
larey and several other commandants.
The movement was remarkable for the
lack of resistance by the Beers, most
Of whom surrendered after aimless
lodging without fighting.
There were no British casualties.
Five hundred Beers managed to escape
in the earlier stages of the drive.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
Don't Start Wrong .

Don't start the summer with ling
Iein g cough or cold. We all know
wbst a summer cold" is It's the
hardest kind to cure. Often it hangs
on through the entire season. Take
it In hand right now. A few doses OF
One Minute Cough Cure will set you
right. Sure cure for coughs, colds,
Group, grip, bronchitis, all throat and
lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like it. zone
Mini ute Cough Cure is the best cough
medicine l ever used," says J. d.
Bowles, Of Groveton, N. H., IL never
found anything else that acted so
safely and quickly"
E. A. Drown & Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
Auto Trip Through Sewer.

New York. May 19.-Spinning alon.
merrily at a twenty mile slip in an au
tomobile eighty feet beneath the sur
face of the ground in the biggest sewer
in the world has been the novel expert
ence of Mayor Low and his associate.
Of the board of estimate and appor
tonment. Perhaps never in the histor,
of automobilng has any body of city
officials made a journey so unusual ant
Interesting. 1t was part of an elabo
rate plan outlined by the citizens of
Flatbush for the entertainment and in
struction of the mayor and his associ
atSS.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19

New York, May 19.-If Governor
Benjamin b. Odell decides to accept a
denomination from the Republican par
ty next fall. he must decline an offer in
the world of railroads and finance that
entails salary which one report
names as 100000 n year. Governor
Odel made his trip to the Pacific coast,
it is said. to confer with r. II. Harri-
man in regard to an offer to become the
eastern representative of the Hartman
interests. Since Mr.. Hartman had his
recent financial battle with ]. Pierpont
Morgan he has felt the necessity OF an
eastern representative who could COM
mand respect from all quarters and be
Of especial use through his knowledge
Of politics.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19

Boston. May ID. Deforest Daniel
son and his wife have separated after
a stormy scene and have decided that
hcrea fter they will pursue their respec
tive ways alone Their tempcrs were
in common between them was the love
of social prominence. DefOrest Daniel
son is the scion of one of Rhode Is
lands Oldest andt1nost prominent fami-
lies and is in his early thirties. he
once fell violently in love with Hop"
Goddard. the present Mrs. G. Oliver
Iselin, following her all over Europe
and when she married Mr.. Iselin Dan
ielsou was hcartbrOken.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
Like a Drowning Man

"Flve years ago disease the doc
tors called dyspepsia, took such hole
Of me that l could scarcely go, >
writes Geo. S. March. a we'll known at
torney OF Nocona, Tex L tool
quantities Of p psin and other medi
cines but nothing helped me. As a
drowning man grabs at straw
grabbed at Kodol. felt an improve
ment at once and after a few bottles
am sound and well" X dol is the
ON y preparation which exactly re.
produces tn" natural digestive juices
and consequently is the only one
which digests any good food and ures
any form of stomach trouble.
E. A. Drown s. Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
LOOK AT THE YELLOW LABEL

II your subscription to the TELE
GRAM will expire this month renew
at once or you will have to pay 50 a
year. $3.50 year is the price for
subscriptions sent by mail when paid
in advance. This is the only daily
paper you can get at the price OF a
weekly. Send in your renewal today
to
The Barre Newspaper Co.
tt Barre, Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
NORTHFIELD.

Residents Of this village and the
surrounding country who are now de.
pending on a weekly paper, which
costs Sl.50 a year, for their l>cai
state and general news should stop
and think a bit The Barre TELE
GRAM, an eight.page paper which
prints more news each day than a
weekly does once in seven days, will
cost them only $3.50 year. Six.fold
value for the same money. Think it
over and tell your neighbors about it.
t, I.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
Dangerous II Neglected.

Burns, cuts, and other wounds Of
ten fail to heal properly If neglected,
and become troublesome sores. De.
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, prevents
such consequences. Even where delay
has aggravated the injury, Dewitt s
Witch Hazel Salve effects cure. IL
had q running sore on my leg for
thirty years." says Ii. c. Hartley,
Yankeetown, Ind. "After using
many remedies, l tried DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve. A few boxes healed the
sore." Cures all skin diseases. Piles
yield to it at once. Beware Of coun-
terfeits.
E. A. Drown & Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
SAMPSON LEFT SMALL ESTATE
Widow Files Will DispOSing 0i
Farm and Securities.

Washington, May 19.-The will of the
late Rear Admiral William Il. Sampson
has been filed. 1t leaves everything to
the widow save $4,000 Of insurance,
which is left for equal division among
the four daughters.
In the petition asking for admission
of the will to probate Mrs. Sampson,
who is named as sole executor, says
the admiral died possessed Of stocks
and other securities valued at $500
and tract of land mt Manchester, n.
V, known as the Norman Hill farm,
valued at 100000. The will is dated at
Key West, Fla. April III, 1898.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-19
The Honest Statesman.

Some years ago an Englishman VISIT
ed Washington and met a statesman
belonging to the minority party who
gave a most startling account OF the
corruption existing in the government
and the terrible struggle he had had
against It,
DO you mean to say. SIR" asked the
stranger seriously. shat you are the
only honest man in the American gov
ernment?"
"Well," replied the statesman. strok
ing his beard meditatively. II wouldn't
20 so far as that. There may be four
or five more somewhere"