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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
IKAISERS ENVOY FITTED FOR WORLDS FAIR DUTIES
BY DIPL OMATIC TRAINING IN ALL PARTS OF GLOBE.
Friend of Prince Henry,
Doctor Rieloff's Ca
reer Has Been
Remarkable.
Began Under Bismarck.

Among the representatives Of the for
eign countries at the Worlds Fair none
perhaps has had a more interesting oil
varied career han Doctor Frederick
Charles Rieloff. the Assistant Commits
sioner General for Germany and Consul
at ST. Louis.
Doctor Riclof is ~ years old and was
born in a small tow in Silesia, Prussia.
His father, Theodore Rieloff. was the per-
sonal representative of Prince Frederick,
of the Netherlands, who had vast estates
in Germany. and the management Of the
Princes estates was in the charge of the
senior Rie!off.
When a young boy Doctor Rieloff lived
with an English clergyman in LondCn for
several years, and there learned the Eng
lish language. which he speaks perfectly.
When he had finished his preparatory ed
ucation Doctor Rieloff entered the Uni
versity o. Berlin. where he studied law,
afterwards going TO the universities at
Munich II Freiburg to complete his legal
training.
From boyhood Doctor Rieloff had been
inclined toward the Civil Service. AID
when he had finished his course at the
universities he entered the Consular Serv-
ice in November. 1881. in Berlin. He was
employed in clerical work in the Foreign
Prince Bismarck.
In 1892 Doctor RieioF was appointed at
tache to the German Consulate in London.
In 1894 he was appointed Vice Consul Cen
eral and held that position until 1897,
Eren he was appointed Consul for the
Harbor of London This is IA separlte and
distinct office. and while Consul for the
Harbor Doctor R!eloff had charge Of the
great German shipping interests az that
port.
EMPERoR'S COMMISSION.
Doctor Rielof's commission as Consul
of the Harbor of london was signed by
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ia Europe and arrived in st. Louis August
l. 1901. Immediately assuming charge of
the consulate. which includes In its ter
itory Tennessee, Mississippi. Arkansas.
Oklahoma Territory. Indian Territory.
Kansas. Colorado. Nebraska. Missouri and
several counties in Illinois. Doctor Rieloff
was appointed Assistant Commissioned
General TO the Worlds Fair a year ago.
Doctor Rie!off is unmarried and lives at
No. 3S7 West Pine boulevard. He speaks
English so fiuently that he says he often
Is mistaken for an Englishman. Besides
English and German he speaks French.
Italian and Spanish. Though he lived in
China for several years and Travelled much
In Japan. he says he never tried to learn
the Chinese or japanese be-
cause they are so difficult and incompre-
hensibie.
In his travels Doctor Rielon has col
lected rare paintings. engravings. tapes
tries. furniture and bric-a-brac. His par
Tor is replete with family heirlooms. ex-
quisite Japanese tapestries. vases and
paintings and other works of art. Occi-
dental and Oriental. His companion in
leisure hours Is a great Dane dog. pre-
scented to him by Mr.. and Mrs. James L.
Blair.
Aside from his duties as Assistant Conn
missioner General at the Worlds Fair.
Doctor Rieloff, utho is a doctor of laws
by virtue of a degree conferred on him by.
the University of Jena. is busy at his Of
flee downtown every day tr~ansacting a
mass of business. especially taking charge
of estates left by Germans to relatives in
the fatherland.
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ASKS POLICE TO FIND DOG
Capitalists Wife Is Anxious to
Recover "Red Mac"
REPrRLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Everett Colby.
wife Of a well-known lawyer and capital
ist. of No. 40 Wall street, drove up to the
Tenderloin Police Station and. dismount-
ing from her sumptuous maroon-colored
victoria. with its coachman and footman
in the Colby maroon livery. walked into
the dingy ~station-house to report that her
pet dog Red Mac was missing. She
asked that a general alarm be sent out
for his recovery.
She told the police that RED Mao" Is .
weIl-bred and valuable Irish TERROR. which
she had purchased at the last dog show.
n to which she had since become very
much attached.
She said she did not believe that he had
been stolen, but that some OF the trades
men mac left the area door OF the Colby
house. at No. 60 West Forty-ninth street,
open early this morning, n that RED
Mac" being a dog of adventurous tenden-
cies. had slipped out and strayed away.
Mrs. Colby said that her pet was Of a
reddish brown color. with short. stin hair.
short tail and long ears. She said be wore
a collar engraved with the name Of the
Colby country place. "Olmstead Hail."
Llewellyn Park. Orange. N. j.
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which she rented from Mrs YettA RAJ
dress. There was a smile on her face as
she placed her treasure chest on q chair
and with trembling fingers raised the tin
lid.
The box was empty. Mrs! F1eischer
screamed like mad and all the people in
the house ran to her room. They found
her standing in front OF the old battered
.Oh. my money! she cried. hoArselys
who has taken it?''
The police of the Liberty avenue sta
that her landlady. Mrs. Rathenhausaf.
the only person about when she
reached home and the woman was ar
rested.
Mrs. F1eischer refused to go to the sta
ton house to make a formal complaint be-
cause she feared that any further excite
ment would produce heart failure. Mrs.
athenhauser protested her innocence.
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Emperor William. who does rot sign al
DEGREES appointing Consuls. While Con.
sui in London Doctor Rieloff Taveleo
much in England, Oh the Continent and
through the countries in. the northern
part OF Africa. He afterwards was ap-
pointed Acting Consul General at Antwerp,
where he remained only a short time.
Just after the outbreak of the Spanish
American War Doctor. Rlelof was pro-
NOTED to the consulship at Hong-kong.
which. as the nearest cable station. after
Admiral Dewey cut the cable at Manila,
was an important pest.
After tie cutting of the cable long
Kong became temporarily the German
Consulate for the Philippines. and to
Doctor Rieloff's duties We're added those
Kong Doctor Rieloff entertained PRINCE
and Princess Henry of Prussia at the
consulate. which is situated on the noun
tain side. 1,sG0 feet above the sea level,
Afterwards. when Primo and Princess
Henry visited the German colony at Kaio-
Chou. in the Province of Chilli. Doctor
Rleloff accompanied the imperial party.
erichS' flagship.
The Prince and Princess made cxcm--
sions into the interior. Doctor Rielof go
ing with them. After travelling unofficial
" in Japan for some months Doctor Rio
loft returned to Hong-Kong. where Prince
- Princess renrr werc his cr":ts
tS"ni " d IlofliH El'1.itiiile DttsOE N1e-
loft had been the ACTING Consul for Can
ton. this position giving him "a keen in
sight into purely Chinese matters.
In 1900 he was sent to Manila 10 take
charge OF the German Consulate. In the
five months that he was in charge there
he frequently net General Elwell s. OTIS.
the Governor General; General Macarthur
and Governor Taft. In the fall of 1850
Doctor Rieloff fell a victim to tire climate
-: the Philippines. and was seriously i'll
for seven months. undergoing several cp-
erationS. When he had recovered some
what he went TO Cairo. Egypt. to recup-
crate.
COMES TO ST. LOUIS.
While a Consulate had been established
in St. Louis for twenty-five years, the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition made it a
more important post. Doctor Rieloff was
chosen to represent the German Empire
at st. Louis because of his high rank
in the consular service, and received his
appointment in February. 1901. as ii was
then thought that the Worlds FAN would
be opened In 1905.
Leaving Cairo. Doctor RicIofr travelled
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ROBBED OF Is
YEARS. SAVINGS,
Mrs. Emma Fleischer Loses
$500 and a Costly Dia-
mond Ring.
KEPT MONEY IN BREAD BOX.
Now She Is Convinced That a
Bank Would Have Been
Far Safer
Place.
SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Feb. 6.-After working in.
dustriously for a quarter of a century
and denying herself many comforts. Mrs
Emma F1eischer. OF No. 451 Rockaway
avenue. Brooklyn. found she had been
robbed Of the 81 .so which she had man.
aged to accumulate during hat time tc
keep her in her old age. A valuable dia'
mond ring was also taken. and Mrs
Fleischer has come to realize hat a bank
after all Is a safer place than an ole
bread box in which to store
Her Tor was Mrs. F1eischer's CHIEF
pleasure. Every Sunday afternoon the old
bread box which held her savings was
carefully taken from its hiding place un.
der the bed and Mrs. Fleischer spent
bills and coins.
The other day she went to the room
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BOGUS GEM LED TO MURDER.
Baleful Glass Bauble Figured in
Wilson Shooting.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Santa Barbara. Cal. Feb. Jus a
worthless imitation. a piece of glass" Is
the professional opinion of Jewele- Frank
CoEant.. diamond expert of this city. Of
the now famous Wilson-Downey solitaire
which has figured here in the courts in a
fatal shooting case, and which promises
to be the central figure in an action for
perjury. The stone was supposed to be
worth a fortune, and its ba!eful glitter
has been a lure to disaster.
Months ago the ornament, diamond or
belongs to Jerome C. Wilson. who claims
that Mrs. Jennie nowney of this city. stole
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FATALLY BURNED AT PLAY.
Five Iear-old Girl Enveloped in
flames-Mother Hysterical.
SPECIAL

ESew York. Feb. 6.-Maria Dejalto.
fears old. of No. 16l Mott street, was fatal
iy burned in the home of her aunt, No.
loo Mott street. The little one and a play
mate were in the kitchen when the aunt
heard the screams. She found Maria en-
ire from the stove.
Aid came quickly. Patrolman Donohuc
Of the Mulberry Street Station ran up
stairs ana wrapped the child in a blanket.
Che was a mass of burns.
The mother. who had been marketing
Was hysterical when she learned Of the
nlshar.- The child was taken to st. Vim
cents Hospital. the mother no, being al
owed to see her. The little girl cannot
'ecover.
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| i. from the rooms of his brother. the late
~ murdered Charles Wilson. Mr. Downey
claims that Wilson Eayc it to her to Sc
cur" a loan OF $3.50. She is in Jail now
charged with shooting Wilson.
After being missed for over a year the
diamond was found by Sheriff Stewart
among Mrs. Downcy'S Objects.
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LAKE Is NAMED FOR HER,
Explorer Calls 1t Helen in Honor
Of Fair American.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Ell BLlt ~
New York, Feb. 6.-Mr. ". T. Horna-
lay director of the Bronx Geological
Park. entertained there a party of hunt
RS Of big game. The party included w.
,. Shields. an explorer. Fir. Shields de-
icribed = trip made last summer into the
graphs of L lake and a glacier he dis
covered. To the former he gave the name
# Lake Helen. for Hr. Hornaday's daugh-
er. and the glacier he called Ho-la5cy
Glacier.
Claims were sent to the Surveyor Gem
raj of Canada. who reported that they
lad been duly entered ard the discoveries
you'd be known as Lake Helen and Hor-
iereafteE
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COUNT INSANE IN NEW YORK.
Eccentric Italian Develops Mania

Eccentric ItaIIan Develops Manla
at WOrkhOusc.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Feb. 6.-An Italian. who gave
his name as Antonio Dome. 50 years old,
Of Thirty-third street and Third avenue.
was taken from the Workhouse on Black
wells Island, whittier he was sent on
Monday. to the insane pavilion at the
Bellevue Hospital. He developed signs
of insanity Immediately after his COM
mitment to the Workhouse.
A friend of Donne's. who refused his
name. called upon him last night and told
the attendants that Dome was an italian
Count; that he owned large properties in
Italy, and that ne received rcmittances
monthly from that country.
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LlBERTYplllE ITEMS

Mis-, Emma Ronalds is on visit +,
relatives on White Water thi, week.
Mrs. " A kennedy Of Knnsa,
City visited Mr.. aud Mrs. &. y. Ba.
kcr last week.
Mr. Spragur of Normal, III shipped
a ear load al COWS aud hrlcrs from
here last week.
Mrs. John Gibson accompanied her
son 10 81. Louis on his return aud l.,
taking IN the gtcat fair.
Prof llamn OF jackson was here
last week working in THE interest OF
jackson Military Academy
Miss Elite Murray of St. Louis, Mrs
I0unt of lount, Or. Yount and wife
of Mine La Motto were yi"ilnrs at Mr.
/. \. tashIon', Saturday
MIR. aud Mrs G. ". simpson and
grand children, Myrtle and Hubert
will start to-day On a few days visit 10
Mis- y + Moran OF Bonnie Trrre.
Al. ,,. A. r..-,
,o..nI ,L,..,.,t ,,.. ua,,,,, | ~ ="
r.... -,
L,.. ,..,,.,.'.'', a.
Mis- Mani" Brown Of Jackson who
has been attending the Worlds Fair
stopped over here on her return home
an' ! ''' guest ~ MIS- SIC MARY
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OBITUARY.

Died, on Wednesday, August Sd,
1904 in ST. Louis, Albeit Byron Bi,ch,
son Of Henry and Theresa Bi,ch, aged
81 years
The subject of this notice was born
and reared in ST. Francois county,
moving from thence to ST LCu>,
where he has resided since All the
latter portion OF his life he was en-
gagged an the Iron Mountain railway,
along whose Trucks, from Memphis tu
ST. Louis, he was well aud widely
known for his kindly disposition Few
men were more justly popular or be-
loved Always genial, lac met NIL with
smile aud laugh that grew cuutl-
gouS in his surroundings aud though
fated ln Il life of hardest toll, he met
misfortune, maniully. aud ever ironlcd
lite bravcly and we'll His voice wa.
always heard encouraging the de.
trrs-cd his hand, gentle a n woman S.,
ever extended To assuagc suffering aud
soolhe pain.
Thus passes from Us "A man whu
bore without abuse the grand old name
OF Gentleman.
And the roaring train rushed on
To the ststion undcf the hill,
But oh, for the touch Of vanished hand,
Aud the sound OF a voice that is still
SILVER SpRING.
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HARMONY WITH A STING,
Local Republicans Have a Little Bout
Of Their Own kerenS Fellows
Run Things.

The Republicans held mass meet.
ing in Pennington last Saturday t.
elect delegates TO the County Conycn
ton which met at Flat River Wcdncs.
day to nominate n county ticket II
soon developed after the meeting a,
sCmblcd that there was split of some
dimensions in the ranks Of the locaI
=. o. p.; that the kcrcnsAkins fight
over the Federal pic-countcr had
reached out to ST Francoi, county. II
seems that Hon H. 4. RoHicr was
marsha Of the Kcrcns forces aud j
| ". Buck of the Atkins contingent
The first contest came up over the
chairmanship OF the meeting, in which
Dan Guessing was the kcrcus aspiranl
and DR.. McEwrn the Atkins The
Kcren,ilcs swung their man in with
ease After the meeting was organ
Izcd, the chair appointed Il committee
of five to select delegate, to represent!
the township in the County Convention.
On this committee were placed Iho>
Lang, Andrew Counts, George Jones,
DR., Branug and 7. +. Pigg.
The committee retired, and rs there
were fifteen delegates To elect, it was
agreed that each of the five name three
They all proceeded t. name their dele
gates, and when it came to Mr.. Pigg's
turn he put up Postmaster NJ. l..
Doughty, Judge II. y. l.edbcttcr aud
Judge G.. O. Nations. At once the
other members of the committee pro
testcd--nonc OF MIR Pigs selection
would do. In short, they wanted To
select the delegates for Mr.. rlgg and
have him endorse them. lie didn't
regard this as in accordance with the
plan agreed upon by the committee,
and declined the friendly suggestion.
The committee, however, went ahead
and named some other men TO take the
place of those selected by Mr. rigg,
Mr.. Pigg carried his grievance be.
fore the meeting, but it was of no avail
for not one Of his selection was allowed
to grace the delegation. After nd
journment little groups could be seen
gathered here and there, some con.
graduating themselves over their vic.
tory, while Others seemed to feel
sting of some sort aud to be rubbing
it in an excited manner. From the |
latter groups might be heard The sym
bolic words "bosssm, ~ "machinc,"
corporation, " "dIsgraceiul,' etc,
while the reputed leader of the kercns- |
ties came in for some unpleasant com
ment.
What the trouble was all about is u
little obscure to the initiated, rs there |
doesn't appear TO be much in sight for
them to quarrel over in this county |
They, however, may view the situation
in different light.
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L0UGHB0R0 ITEMS.

Master Amos lcates is still on the
sick list.
Mr.. Ilulscy of Elvins was here on
business one day last week.
Miss Icphcrs Ileaston was Farm
lngton visitor last Monday.
MIR. Peter West had business in
Pennington one day last week.
Prof and Mrs W +. BIankenship
made trip to De Lassus and Farm.
ington last Monday.
MIR aud Mrs. Albert Kendall and
children sisi'ej with relatives at Valley
Forge last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs, Lucinda Walleu is spending
some time in Walnut Ridge, Ark, with
her children, Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Wal
len.
Mrs. Elmira Ritter spent several
days lately in Pennington with her
brother, Mrs. Frank Matkin, who is in
poor health.
Miss Anna Moore of Knob Lick
spent several days here the past week
with her aunt, Mrs. J. r. Mcfarland,
and other relatives.
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would not purposcly wrong him or
DO him m injustice We hay"
criticised Col. Phelps and others
whom We scarcely know, aud some
for whom we have had the most
kindly feeling for years, along the
same line, and certainly could not
have been prompted by persona
auimosity 1t was in discharge of
Il duty which wc felt we owed the
public rs a journalist, and nearly
always with feeling of regret;
for while we may have little Of
the spirit that would raise mortals
to the skies, we hope that we have
none of that other spirit that would
drag angels down"
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SOUTHEAST NEWS.

W. J.. Buchanan, aged 50 years,
died on the 21th ut at Kennctt
Two Cinnamon have been in Ca
rnthcrsyille with a view to locating 1
laundry there.
Watermclons from Dnnklin County
are being put on the market now, and
the crop will only be about four hun.
drcd car loads, much shorter than us.
ual.
The Charlottesville Democrat says
that many people who are bothered
blythe stock of their neighbors are think
ing of putting paris green on their shade
trees
Dexter, Oran, Cape Girar deau, Ken
nett aud Charlottesville have fair
circuit from September 20 to October
"a, each one having about three or
four days.
A man by the name of Granger
shot aud killed Nun Hopkins and
wounded brother named John in u
dispute at a picnic near Bernie on the
3Oth. ult. Granger made his escape
and has not been captured.
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DOE RUN RI'oPlES.

Mrs. George Mitchell is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Elisha Beck is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. VIM. Sheets is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. G. A. Downs is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. VIM. London and family
visited in Bonnie Terre this week.
Mrs. W. {. Hawk and Miss Mary
Black were shopping in Farming
ton Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Ross stepped on a
nail week ago and is not able 10
walk at this writing.
Mr.. Nose increase and family
are spending the week at Ste. Gene.
We've visiting the iormer's sister.
W. c. Hill and Price Montgom-
cry have shipped number OF
calves to st. Louis in the past few
weeks.
The NJ W. A. Local. No. 1904
will give a picnic on August 18th.
Come, bring your family and have
a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Hulsey were
shopping in Pennington last Tues.
day. They are having their house
painted and papered.
Misses Emma Wood and Lucy
Downs report very pleasant time
at the Worlds Fair last week, so
much so that they intend going
again in the near future.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
German NJ. + Church will give a
lawn social August 10th. Ice
cream, cake and other refreshments
will be served. The proceeds will
go toward repairing their church
Miss Kate Mahring, and Mrs. q
| Nj. Elvins are on the committee OF
arrangements and cordially invite
all TO come aud make the affair a
success.
The yearly meeting OF the Ere,
Baptist Church was held with tn,
New Light Church in Bollngc
county August Ith. The delegate
from Doe Run Church were Bros
| I. +. Sigman, W. {. Hill, .Iohl
lIulscy, Rev T. ID. Flanery an,
Sister Mary Church. They rcpor
good time.
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great opportunity Mr.. Bout
well was one of the founders of III,
Republican party, has been Govcr.
nor of his State, was Secretary OF
the Treasury under President
Grant, and United States Senator
fran Massachusetts, and one of thr
best known aud most prominent
leaders of the Republican party.
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knights of Pythias from all over
the country will meet at Louisville
next Saturday for the annual con
vention and biennial encampment
of the Uniform Rank.
There is u notable tendency
among New York Republicans TO
decline nominations on their State
ticket. This is attributed to the
growing belief that Judge Parker
will carry the entire Democratic
ticket to success with him.
Two of the Igorrote chiefs ac-
cOmpanied by a Moro chieftan, left
the Worlds Fair Sunday for
Washington to visit President
Roosevelt by specia! request. The
dog.eaters were clad mostly in
their bare skins, while the Moro
ransacked his belongings for bis
most gorgeous raiment.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Cars Go Down Into q Swollen Greek
and are Engultet in the Torrent
MORE THAN A HUNDRED PERISH

Pueblo, Colo, Aug, S.-1he wreck
of the Worlds Fair Flyer on the Den.
yer aud Rio Grandr Railroad near Ed.
en-, seven miles north of Pueblo, last
evening, proves To have been one of
the greatest railroad disasters in the
history of the couutrp.
Two crowded passenger cars aud Il
baggage ear were iugulled in the tor.
rent that tore out trcstlo spanning
Nicel'S Hollow, otherwise known rs
Dry Creek, aud, so far as known To-
night, only three Of the occupants Of
these ears escaped death. Fortunately
two sleeping ears and diner, com.
plotting the train, remained on the
track at the edge Of the abyss aud none
OF their occupants was killed or injured
How many persisted viii probably
never be definitely asccrtained, for the
trcachcrous sand, are drifting over the
bodies Searching for the dead wa,
begun about midnight On an extensive
scale, anl is still in PROGRESS Tonight
All corpsrs found were brought To-
Pueblo and placcc in four morgu,s
here, At . O'Clock this evening Z.
bodies had been recovered, aud Of these
80 had been identified
During the day bodies were rccoy
cred all the way along Fountain riy-
cr, from the scene of the wreck to-
this city. At | O'Clock this afternoon
two bodies were taken from the stream
at First street, Pueblo, more than eight
miles from the point where the dl,ns
ter occurred, and it is probable that
some may be recovered further down
stream
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We believe that the domination
Of powerful corporations in politics
aud the means they use to secure
legislation especially in their inter.
rsts and courts that lean to them
in their decisions, are responsible
for the corruption and boOdIing IN
the public service, aud we have en-.
dcavorcd for years, in our humble
way, to combat the evil.