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Show FATHER OF BLATT WANTS, UNCLE SAM TO INTERCEDE Pittsburg, Feb. 24. Fotor Ulatt ot this city, a retired wagon manufacturer, manufactur-er, tolcgrnphed Socrotary ot State V. C. Knox last night, asking' that ' the government on bohalt of his son, Edwin Ed-win M. Watt, aged 21, arrested whllo bearing armB in tho presont Insurrection. Insurrec-tion. In his last lotter ta htB parents, young Hlalt said ho w leaving El I'aso, Tox., to join the Insurroctos. partly bocauso ho sympathized with them, and also as a nows scout for nowsp.-ipor correspondents. I Dlatt has had a varlod career. After studying ono year for tho irlestbood, ho took up law for a. tlmo and then bocamo a straot car conductor. |