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Show NOT TOLD IX CIPHEPu BUT ICNATIUS NO DOUBT WISHES IT ANYTHING BUT IN PLAIN ENGLISH. The Progress of the TJonnellr Libel Suit lie Goes Into the Details of Mis t'on- nection With the Memphis, El j I "a so & Texas Kailroad. I 0 Minneapolis, Oct. 24. In the trial of the I libel suit against the PUnr r Vow, Donnelly -4 contradicted and refused to explain all the r-A charges of bribery and political dishonesty Q made against him in the King letter. Geu- , eral De Luc was recalled aud swore that h Donnelly, proposed to him to sell out tho Hastings & Dakota road and divide the pro- cccds. 0 Donnelly, being recalled, denied having j , any such conversation, and charged Dc Luo 4 w ith selling the road out to the Milwaukee- A &. St. Paul road, to the great loss of its builders. build-ers. Donnelly's reason for not pressing hi first suit was that he had no funds. Then the examination passed tothe alleged $.V,WK bribe of the Memphis, El Taso fc Tcsa road. Donnelly said the bill w ent throurrb easily. General John C. Fremont aud Dr. Schmallcy of Philadelphia asked him what he was go.-ing go.-ing to do after he was out of congress. Ha said he was a lawyer, had practiced in Philadelphia Phila-delphia and Hastings, and would probably return to that work. Fremont then w anted, to know if he would like to be attorney for their road in the next congress, to appear before the house committee and work for them. They claimed the road would be great one and wanted him to develop thecor poration. Donnelley asked them w hat he was goin to get and they said they had no money but would give him a due bill ior $50,0Oi. which, they hoped thoy could pav soon. He w as also to tret $2it. 000 worth of stock. He re plied "What is stock worth?" and they sail "Nothing." It w as big temptation for a poor man and a voung man, was a S.Vi.nno due bill and $200, 00U in stock. He w anted them to pay his expenses, hotel bills, etc., and after a. time said he couldn't work any longer for them as he was taking un time and living at, a hotel. One thing and another put the road, in a hopeless condition and soon it went to pieces. He never received a cent of that $50,000 due bill, nor any stock, nor anything for his services. Of Good Repute. Chicago Daily Tribune. "Your husband," said the caller, svmpa-thizlngiy, svmpa-thizlngiy, "was a man of many excellent qualities." "Yes," sighed the widow. "He was a good man. Everybody says so. I wasn't much acquainted with him myself. He belonged be-longed to six lodges" |