HAS A WARLIKE LOOK
German Warships Cast Anchors in Waters
Near Venezuela,
IMMINENT DANGER OF A CLASH
Internal Condlt Inti Not I'rnmUInx id
llrent Results—Supposed Finn of <ier
■linns is ttlneknde -Olljsrt In to Prevent
lutroduetinn of Foreign Supplies,
WASHINGTON, Der. 28.- The gath
ering of German warships in the vicin
ity of Venezuela and the presence in
the same locality of many American.
British, French and other foreign war
ships. is directing attention to the
Imminence of the naval demonstration
Germany is about to make against Ven
ezuela.
Thus far, the German government
has not made known the exact details
of its proposed move, the official com
munications to the United States be
ing confined to an inquiry as to the
attitude of this government on the
question of a demonstration in view
of the purpose on the part of Ger
many not to acquire any permanent
foot hold in Venezuela. The answer
of this government was entirely sat
isfactory to the German authorities,
who since have proceeded with the ex
edition of (heir plans for coercing
Venezuela, It Is said to be probable
that the first move of Germany will
he establish a blockade of Venezuelan
ports, so as to prevent the Introduc
tion of food products into Venezuela
and thus starve the besieged into sub
mission.
Venezuela, it is said, is entirely de
pendent on the outside world for its
supply of corn, which is staple among
the Venezuelans.
The Germans are expected to occupy
one or more of the main ports of Ven
ezuela. probably Guayra and Mara
caibo. In this connection most posi
tive assurances have been given to the
United States government that the oc
cupation is to bp temporary and only
for such length of time as to enable
the collection of the debt due to the
Germans, thus disposing of the report
that there Is any intention of estab
lishing a German coaling station on
Venezuelan soil.
On the part of Venezuela it is semi
officially stated that President Castro
has made known that he Is prepared
for any eventuality. There is com
plete silence, however, as to the de
fensive measures Venezuela is adopt
ing, but there is no indication that she
is laying mines or preparing In any
way to resist the occupation of La
Guayra or Maracaibo, which are such
open ports and practically defense
less against the armament of Ger-,
many.
REDUCING RATES TO COAST
Northern Pacific Hint (treat Northern
Preparing New Tariff Sheet.
ST. PAUL., Dec. 28.—The Northern
Pacific will announce a revision of its
principal tariffs, covering the territory
between St. Paul and the Pacific coast
and establish lower through rates.
Similar tariffs will be announced at
the same time by the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific rate clerks have
been at work on the revision for more;
than two months, it is stated semi
officially that the feature of the new
tariffs will be the removal of discrimi
nations that have gradually grown for
several years, and radical changes, es
pecially in loenl rates, that will ad
just many subjects of complaint from
shippers. The new Great Northern
tariffs will be constructed on similar
lines. Both roads, it is asserted, will
make voluntary reductions in rates
based on the increased earning ca
pacity of their lines and the growth
of revenue.
Preuhleut Shown Intercut.
PARIS, Dec. 28.—Baron Couberlin,
president of the Olympic games, has
just received a personal letter from
president Roosevelt in reply to the
invitation sent to the latter asking
him to become president of the Olym
pic games to be held in Chicago dur
ing the year 1904. President Roose
velt says he will lay the whole mat
ter before the cabinet and that, so
far as he himself is concerned, he
takes the keenest interest in the un
dertaking.
Car Sum. Over HU Hand.
ARLINGTON, Neb., Dec. 28.—While
trying to show the other boys how
easy it wa3 to jump on and oft a freight
train, John Hulllnger, aged 20 years,
son of C. A. Hulllnger, slipped and
fell. His left hand was caught on the
rail, the car wheels passed over and
crushed it.
After the Ninth Infantry.
MANILA. Dec. 28.—Captain Schoef
. fel. with a detachment of eighteen men
of Company E, Ninth infantry, at
Dapday, Island of Samar, was attack
ed by a large force of bolomen. A
severe hand-to-hand fight ensued, in
which a sergeant, a corporal and five
privates were killed. Captain Schoef
fel was wounded, but not dangerously
and one private was slightly wounded
No property was lost. The eneaij
was finally repulsed with heavy loss.
CLEVELAND ACCEPTS PEACE
Will Heroine Member of the Liibor Arbi
tration Committee.
NEW YORK, Dee. 27.—Former
President Cleveland has accepted an
appointment, to the industrial depart
ment of the National Civic Federation
created at the recent peace conference
of labor and capitalistic leaders. His
letter of acceptance, in which he ap
proved the plan of industrial peace,
was delivered to Oscar Strauss, who
was chairman of the conference. It
read as follows:
PRINCETON, N. J„ Dee. 24, 1901.—
My Dear Mr. Strauss: Your letter of
the 18th inst. is at hand. Illness has
confined me to my room for almost
five weeks and I am now hardly able
to sit up and write this.
My desire for the quiet and com
fort of absolute retirement from pub
lic or semi-public service is very
strong, und grows stronger as the
days pass. I should, without hesita
tion, yield to this and decline your
request that I accept a place among
those who are to seek the promotion
of industrial peace by friendly inter
vention in troubles between employers
and the employed, if I were not aft aid
that I should thereby disregard an
important, duty. My reflections have
made it clear to me that I should ac
cept the place assigned to me, and I do
so with an earnest wish that those se
lected to actively represent the pur
poses and motives of your conference
may not labor in vain. Yours very
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
Hon. Oscar S. Strauss, New York.
Mr. Strauss said, in giving the letter
to the public, that every man named
on the general committee had signi
fied acceptance of the trust and work.
WAR CLOUD IS DISPELLED.
Chile ami Argentltm Withdraw I’roopH
und Will Arbltrrte.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 27.—The
Argentine minister, Dr. Cnrcia Garcia
Merou, today received a dispatch from
the minister of foreign affairs at
Buenos Ayres, announcing the satis
factory termination of the Chile-Ar
gentine trouble and giving the basis
of settlement. The dispatch is as fol
lows:
"The pending incidents with Chile
have been solved • by agreement di
rectly with the government of that
country and in a satisfactory form.
Chile gives explanation of the open
ing of roads through the disputed ter
ritory, and both governments agree to
withdraw the police forces which they
have maintained in the territory in
controversy, situated near the inlet of
Ultima Esperanza. ABCORTA,
"Minister of Foreign Affairs."
Garcia-Merou expressed himself as
highly gratified at the disappearance
of the war cloud and pointed out that
that terms of the settlement showed
that Argentina's earnest desire to
maintain peace has led her to make
considerable sacrifice.
By both forces withdrawing their
police from the locality the govern
ment ownership of the Ultima Esper
anza territory becomes a question of
arbitration.
SOLDIERS INDULGE IN RIOTING
While Away Lonely Hours at l’renldo by
Wrecking; Saloon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 27.—
Bast night’s riot at the Presidio had
a sequel tonight. The saloon of Dave
Tarpey, Just outside of the Presidio,
where last night's trouble occurred,
was completely wrecked.
About 7 o’clock nearly 200 soldiers
surrounded Tarpey's saloon and began
shooting and firing rocks into the
building. The windows and doors
were broken and bar fixtures demol
ished. A riot call was answered by
a platoon of mounted artillery, who
quickly suppressed the riot. Several
arrests were made.
William Ross, a soldier, who has
been doing extra duty at Tarpey’s sa
loon, ejected two soldiers from the
place on Tuesday night because they
were unruly and for this he secured
the enmity of the mob element among
the soldiers.
Notable Ex-Slave Killed.
GUTHRIE. Okl., Dec. 27.—Simon
Owens, aged 102, was burned to a crisp
in his cabin in this city today. He
was born a slave on General Andrew
Jackson’s plantation and was crippled
for life at Vicksburg, when the city
was besieged by General Grunt.
KuKiiia Gets a Treaty.
ROME. Dec. 27.—The draft of a
treaty of commerce between Italy and
Russia has been signed at St. Peters
burg. It will require ratification by
the Italian chamber of deputies.
Canadian Train*' Collide.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont., Dec. 27.
—The local express and a work train
on the Cauadiun Pacific railroad col
lided between this place and Webb
wood while running at full speed and
four or more men were killed and sev
eral severely injured. The crew of
the work train, which contributed
most of the killed, were from . the
Michigan Soo. With tl.e exception of
Engineer McDivit, the names of the
dead have not been learned.
But Italy Wants Protection for It3 Citi
zens Besiding in America.
OUR LAWS ARE NOT ADEQUATE
The Anttioritlea of that Country Appre
ciate the Dlfttcaltie* Which Our System
of Government Entails In Such Mat*
ten.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.—The Ital
ian government has renewed its ef
forts of late with the authorities in
Washington to have our federal stat
utes so extended as to protect for
eigners In cases arising within the
jurisdiction of states, thus giving a
federal remedy for lynchlngs and like
affrays directed against. Italians, such
as have occurred in Louisiana, Colo
rado and Mississippi, it is the ex
change of views in this connection
which recently brought on the dis
cussion in the Italian senate when
ISaron Kava interpolated the Italian
premier as to the progress of an ad
justment. Immediately on the arrival
of the new ambassador. Signor Mayor
dca Blances, he took up this ques
tion, which had arisen in connection
with the lynching of several Italian
citizens at Erwin, Miss.
In this connection Signor Mayor
said: “Under the treaty which ex
ists between Italy and the United
States the citizens of each country are
guaranteed the fullest protection while
residing In the other country. In the
case of Americans residing in Italy,
they had exactly the same rights,
the same protection, the same re
course to the courts, that Italian sub
jects enjoy. The only exception is in
connection with political rights. In
the case of Italians residing in the
United States the treaty assures them
the same rights and protection giv
en to American citizens. But unfor
tunately the expression of the treaty,
so far as it relates to Italians in this
country, is somewhat theoretical, for
under the American system, which
limits the federal authority over
states, tho central government is not
able to give effect to the guarantee
laid down by the treaty.
"We fully recognize the difficulties
of this situation, which has been as
apparent to the statesmen of this
country as they have to those of Italy.
We have hoped this would bring about
the enactment of a law which would
permit the federal govenment to car
ry out the guarantees of treaties.
This would be a genuine remedy for
affairs similar to those which have
occurred In Louisiana and Mississippi
and would prevent the periodical agi
tation over cases arising in the states.
As these cases arose they would be
assured of attention under the fed
eral authority with careful regard for
the execution of treaty obligations.
“Since the recent lynchings at Er
win. Miss., there has been more or
less discussion of the payment of a
money indemnity. But, in the view
of the Italian government, the ques
tion of indemnity does not enter into
the case. There has been no sugges
tion coming from us, much less a de
mand for u cash indemnity to the
government. The Italian government
does not seek blood money.”
To One ltoem Agnln.t linen.
PRETORIA, Dec. 26.—The forma
tion of a new burgher corps to be
known as national scouts has aroused
great interest among the surrendered
burghers. In view of numerous meet
ings and applications, General I.ord
Kitchener has authorized the creation
of new fresh wings to operate in the
southern and eastern Transvaal under
prominent Boer leaders elected by the
burghers themselves. It is stated
that much of the recent success of the
British is due to the co-operation of
Celliers' and Cronje’s commands act
ing under General Bruce Hamilton.
MhoIh.t Will lie Clulded.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—When seen
at his home and Informed of his dis
missal from his position in the naval
yard by President Roosevelt, Edward
Stanton Maclay said:
"I have written to the civil service
authorities at Washington, asking for
a formal opinion on this subject. I
shall be guided in my action by the
advice received from this source.”
DunlNp Smith is Dead.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Dunlap Smith,
a leading financier and real estate
dealer of this city, died of pneumonia.
He was -the youngest son of Perry H.
Smith, who was one of < icago's
wealthiest citizens during the ’70s and
'80s.
Dome/, on a ('aiupaicn Tour.
HAVANA. Dec. 26.—According to
telegrams printed in Senor Estrada
Palma's official organ. General Gomez
is faring badly on his political tour
in favor of Palma. In the Puerto
Principe province liib meetings have
broken up, he has been greeted with
shouts or "traitor," and stones have
been thrown at him. General Gomez
was mounted on the same horse he
had used during the war, and is ac
companied by a band and veterans
SHAW FOR THE CABINET.
Iowa Governor I# Suggested as Successor
to Secretary Gage,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—It is an
nounced in official circles that Gov
ernor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa has
been tendered the office of Secretary
of the treasury to succeed Secretary
Gage. President Roosevelt, is waiting
to hear from Governor Shaw about the
matter, and in the event of his re
fusal it is said Myron T. Herrick of
Cleveland will be offered the treasury
portfolio. Senators Allison and Dol
liver have been using their influence
with the president in Mr. Shaw's be
half and in addition numbers of other
senators have been importuned in
favor of Iowa’s executive. Should
Governor Shaw accept the tender this
Would give Iowa two representatives
in the cabinet, as James Wilson, sec
retary of agriculture, hails from that
state.
At the Washington office of the As
sociated Press it was said with author
ity that a tender of the office of secre
tary of the treasury to succeed Sec
retary Gage had been made to Gov
ernor Shaw, but it was understood
that no response had been received
from Governor Shaw to the inquiries
sent him.
RECORD YEAR FOR SALES
American Agricultural Implements Took
Russia by Storm.
WASHINGTON, D. ., Dec. 25.—The
sale of American agricultural ma
chines and implements in Russia dur
ing 1901 was the largest on record,
according to the report of United
States Consul Henan at Odesa. Mr.
Henan says the increased tariff ex
acted by Russia on certain American
products in retaliation for the Amer
ican tax on Russian sugar, up to the
date of his report, November 9, had
not made much impression on the im1
ports of those articles, but he adds
that it probably is too early to de
termine the effect of the Russian in
creased tariff.
He says that such machines as
harvesters, binders, mowers, reapers
and horse rakes of American make are
so well and favorably known as to
defy serious competition in Russia,
and that there are a number of other
agricultural implements, such as
plows, drills, seeding machines, etc.,
of American make, which are not to
he found in the empire.
MUST LEAVE DEPARTMENT
UUtortan Ma<lay Fails to Respond to
Resignation Request.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Nothing
has been heard at the navy depart
ment from Historian Maclay in re
sponse to the department request for
his resignation. Under the rules an
employe is allowed three days’ grace
in which to show cause why he should
not be dismissed, and although this
rule having been made by the execu
tive authority may be disregarded at
its pleasure, it is believed that Mac
lay will be given a reasonable time
to quit the naval service, for it is
certain that he must go. In line with
the determination already reached to
stop the further discussion of the
Schley case, so far as the executive
branch of the government is convern
ed, the navy department has decided
that it will ignore the reported recent
utterances of Rear Admirals Brown
and Bellknap in the lines of General
Miles’ interview.
Place for dame* B. Parker.
ALTOONA, Pa.. Dec. 25.—James B.
Parker, the negro man who gave Czol
gosz his quietus on the day of the as
sassination of William McKinley,
stopped in Altoona en route to Wash
ington, where he has been summoned
at the instance of Senators Hanna and
Mason. Arrangements have been per
fected for appointment of Parker to
be senate messenger.
Kelisloux Excitement Causes Suicide,
SIOUX CITY. Dec. 25—Emma Still
well, aged 25, burned herself to death
while in a fit of insanity caused by
religious excitement. She loosened the
neckband of her dress, poured kero
sene between her clothing and her
body and set fire to the fluid with a
match.
Roosevelt’s Holiday Program.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 25.—
President Roosevelt's present inten
tion is to remain in Washington dur
ing the holiday week, but he desires
to obtain a respite from official du
ties and will see only such visitors
as have urgent and important public
business to present.
Asks Withdrawal of Name.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Charles
P. Wenueker, who was nominated for
the position of collector of internal
revenue for the St. Louis district just
before the holiday recess of congress,
but whose nominatoin was not con
firmed, has telegraphed the president
to withdraw his name. Wenneker was
not an avowed candidate for this posi
tion, but was selected by the president
as a compromise between the opposing
taction* in Missouri.
Labor Commissioner Watson Favorable to
Proposed Convention.
DATE AND PLACE TO BE DECIDED
Some Sugf-estions that Iwo Conventions
Be Held—A Prisoner at Osceola
Viciously Assaults an Officer—Otbei
Nebraska Matters.
LINCOLN, Dec. 24.—Labor Commis
sioner C. E. Watson i3 optimistic con
cerning the prospects for a state con
vention of real estate dealers. “The
splendid enthusiasm manifested by
real estate agents in favor of a state
convention," he says, “cannot but lie
extremely gratifying to all who have
the best interests of Nebraska at
heart. Another letter will be ad
dressed to the real estate men, asking
for their views in regard to the date
and place of the convention, the mat
ter of program and the selection of a
committee to take charge of the con
vention and to attend to other details
in the work. Some have suggested
that two conventions be held, one for
the South Platte and the other for the
North Platte section of the state; but
Mr. Watson is of the opinion that a
solid state convention would accom
plish more good, as important ques
tions involving state rather than sec
tional issues should be discussed.
"For example,” he thinks, "the Ne
braska delegation at Washington and
the president should be given encour
agement, and their attitude on the
problem of irrigation in the west
should be endorsed by resolutions of
whose meaning there could be no
doubt. Wyoming has already done
good work of this kind, and Nebraska
should not permit a like opportunity
to pass by without being embraced to
the fullest extent possible.”
PRISONER SLUGS A JAILER
An I ornate of the Polk County Prison I
Acts Ugly.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Dec. 24— Polk
county’s jail has had a couple of men
confined therein for several weeks
waiting for the January term of court;
They are charged with horse stealing.
Their names are Ben Mundill and Fred
Lamb. These young men have been
as quiet as lambs and by their good
behavior they were allowed out of
their cell and into the corridor of the
jail. A few days ago they got un
ruly, especialy Lamb. When Jailor
Miller went down in the evening, Mun
dill went into his cell all right, but
Lamb wanted to close one of the win
dows that had a stick under it to
keep it up, and when Jailor Miller
was not looking Lamb gave him a
blow with the stick that, had it been
a little harder, might have sent the
jailor to kingdom come. Miller got
over being dazed in a minute and cor
nered the men in the cell.
Alfalfa as Pie Pood in Winter.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 24.—To the Ed
itor of the World-Herald: A short
time ago I said something about al
falfa and my experience with it as a
winter food for pigs. I wish to say
now that since that time I have seen
one of the finest families of pigs in
Douglas county, or any other county
tn this state, or in any state, about
eight in number, thriving and happy
for weeks at a time upon nothing in
the world to eat or drink but alfalfa,
hay and water.
GEORGE L. MILLER.
Curfew Lnw Invalid.
ST. POUL, Neb., Dec. 24.—District
Judge John R. Thompson decided the
curfew ordinance passed several
months ago by the city of St. Paul in
valid on the ground that it imposes
unreasonable restrictions upon the
children in denying them access to
the public streets after certain hours
of the night except in cases of “urgent
necessity.”
I.utherau Church Hums.
LYONS, Neb., Dec. 24.—The large
fine German-Lutheran church, south
east of here, was burned to the ground,
the fire originating from the furnace.
This was one of the finest churches
of northern Nebraska and is a great
loss to the people of that community.
Insurance, $4,000.
Srnnllpox at Hrownviile.
BROWNVILLE, Neb., Dec. 24.—
Smallpox is reported in the west part
of town in the family of S. H. Clay
ton, who is police judge of this city.
Measures were at once taken to pre
vent the spread of the disease.
A Prisoner Sentenced.
VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 24.—Dis
trict court just adjourned was a re
markable term. Four convicted crim
inals were brought into court and sen
tenced. The first to receive sentence
was Antonia Ladoux, a lieutenant of
Indian police, who was convicted of
manslaughter for the killing of an In
dian named “John Bull Walks Be
hind,” while the Indians were in a
• drunken quarrel. He was given one
I year in the penitentiary.
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
A most Important article, giving
Messrs. Oxnard’s and Cutting’s views
on the Beet Sugar industry in tbi3
country, appeared on the editorial page
of the New York Evening Post of De
cember 12th, 1901, and as every house
hold in the land is interested in sugar
the article will be of universal interest.
“The Evening Post bids the heartiest
welcome to every American industry
that can stand on its own bottom and
make its way without leaning on the
poor rates. Among these self-support
ing Industries, we are glad to know, is
the production of beet sugar. At all
events, it was such two years ago. We
publish elsewhere a letter written in
1899, and signed by Mr. Oxnard and
Mr. Cutting, the chiefs of this indus
try on the eastern side of the Rocky
Mountains, showing that this was the
happy condition of the trade at that
time. If parties masquerading as beet
sugar producers are besieging the Pres
ident and Congress at this moment,
and pretending that they will be ruined
if Cuban sugar is admitted for six
months at half the present rates of
duty, their false pretences ought to be
exposed.
“The letter of Messrs. Oxnard and
Cutting was probably written for the
purpose of Inducing the farmers of the
Mississippi valley to go more largely
into the cultivation of beets for the
sugar factories. This was a laudable
motive for telling the truth and show
ing the large profits which awaited
both the beet-grower and the manufac
turer if the industry were persevering
ly and intelligently prosecuted. To this
end it was pointed out that farmers
could clear $65 per acre by cultivating
beets, and might even make $100. But
in order to assure the cultivator that
he would not be exposed to reverses
by possible changes in the tariff, they
proceeded to show that the industry
stood in no need of protection.
“The beet sugar industry, these gen
tlemen say, "stands on as firm a basis
as any business in the country.” They
point out the fact—a very important
one—that their product comes out as a
finished article, refined and granulat
ed. It is not, like cane-sugar grown
in the West India Islands, a black and
offensive paste, which must be carried
in wagons to the seaboard and thence
by ships to the United States, where,
after another handling, it is put
through a costly refinery, and then
shipped by rail to the consumer, who
may possibly be in Nebraska alongside
a beet sugar factory which turns out
the refined and granulated article at
one fell swoop. Indeed, the advan
tages of the producer of beet sugar for
supplying the domestic consumption
are very great. We have no doubt that
Messrs. Oxnard and Cutting are within
bounds when they say that ‘sugar can
be produced here cheaper than it can
be in Europe.’ The reasons for this
are that—
“ ‘The sugar industry is, after all.
merely an agricultural one. We can
undersell Europe in all other crops,
and sugar is no exception.’
“It follows as naturally as the mak
ing of flour from wheat. If we can
produce wheat cheaper than Europe,
then naturally we can produce flour
cheaper, as we do.
"But the writers of the letter do not
depend upon a-priori reasoning to-prove
that they can make sugar at a profit
without tariff protection. They point to
the fact that under the McKinley tariff
of 1890, when sugar was free of duty,
the price of the article was 4 cents per
pound. Yet a net profit of $3 per ton
was made by the beet-sugar factories
under those conditions, not counting
any bounty on the home production of
sugar. They boast that they made this
profit while working under absolute
free trade, and they have a right to be
proud of this result of their skill and
industry. Many beet-sugar factories
had been started in bygone years, back
in me sixties ana seventies or the nine
teenth century, and had failed because
the projectors did not understand the
business. Since then great progress has
been made, both here and abroad, in
the cultivation and manipulation of the
beet. What was impossible thirty years
ago is now entirely feasible. The in
dustry is already on a solid and endur
ing basis. There are factories in the
United States, these gentlemen tell us
in their letter, capable of using 350,000
tons of beets per annum at a profit of
$3 per ton, and this would make a
profit of ?1,050,000 as the income to
be earned under absolute free trade.
“It must be plain to readers of this
letter, signed by the captains of the
beet-sugar industry, that the people in
Washington who are declaiming
against the temporary measure which
the President of the United States
urges for the relief of the Cuban peo
ple, are either grossly ignorant of the
subject, or are practising gross decep
tion. The tenable ground for them is
to say: ‘Other people are having pro
tection that they do not need, and
therefore we ought to Ijave more than
we need.’ This would be consistent
with the letter of Messrs. Oxnard and
Cutting, but nothing else is so.’’
A "Ileal Daughter" Dead,
Mrs. Jincey Bacon, a real daughter
of the Revolution, though she does not
seem to have belonged to the order,
died suddenly at Laurel, Del., Tuesday,
being 95 years old and in full pos
session of her faculties, so that she
had confidently hoped to pass the cen
tury mark. She was a daughter of
Colonel Isaac Foolis, a noted Dela
warean and a friend of General Wash
ington, with whom he wintered at
Valley Forge.
Croker's Wicked Double.
The sory that Richard Croker has
a double who is responsible for much
of the remarkable talk recently cred
ited to the Tammany chieftain by the
New York papers is suggestive of the
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde romance, but
Mr. Croker says his talkative counter
feit presentment is a real man, for >
whom he is going to hunt.
