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Show Whlbky Tliieves lleesins Oil'. Chicago, 8. The Journal's Washington Wash-ington special says: The whisky men have been reinforced here to-dny by new arrivals from tbe west, who will attempt to secure ftn order from the president, stoppiug the civil suits. Secretary Sherman will now consider the last batch of Chicago whisky men, four in number, who, on tbe plea of poverty, want to compromise $691,000 claims of the government by payiug $SO0. Assistant Secretary French has given an adverse decision to these offers, and Secretary Sherman will probably approve it. An examination examina-tion of the facts in the caseBhows that these men are neither poor nor unable to pay these amounts. |