Show A mm 1 wit a and editor becomes to a ballish fortune Fort ISTAK DARn s F chronicle service washington aug II 11 represent dative james odonnell ot of michigan received a bit of information today to day that nearly neatly threw throw him into con and which lias has created a great deal of gossip among bis his colleagues collea sues in tile house in the morning mail ol 01 the handsome III bercian there came a letter latter from toledo in spain it was a most official like document I 1 and was written entirely in spanish As air odonnell baa has never income become a master of the musical castillian language either daring bis his residence in ireland or jackson michigan be he could not read a word ot of the communication lie ile bent sent for representative alitt and delegate Do legato joseph both of v bom hom are finished spanish scholars and together they furnished a very satisfactory satis satisfactory factor y translation it was then that mr UDon ODon nells system received its attack for or the letter contained the startling information that he lie had been made the legatee of the will of a deceased relative in in spain and the executor of his estate the tito amount of money thus left to him ai near as the translators could make it out amounts to in american money the letter further elated stated that 7 had been placed to the credit of mr odonnell in iaria paris anil and requested him to appear in spain at fit as early day as 9 possible abear e to take the ne necessary ry legal steps to accept his file fortune the letter was written by a priest and was accompanied by tha official seal of the tile archbishop a 0 toledo edo who certifies that the priest was authorized by him to notify mr odonnell of bis his good lack luck ilke T the michigan I 1 isabil 1 I 1 Z aAi fato 41 il I 1 f cong essman waa was so greatly at th the e newa co contained I 1 in i in n the h unreadable I 1 abl 0 letter that 1 he e 1 hardly 1 y knew n e w what to sa eay at first fire he was as somewhat h tat inclined it ne to regard regard the matter somei aa at one ons ai of the usual fairy alea tales about the american heir to foreign fortunes tort unea but was compelled to admit the letter bore all the official signs of an aLthen tle letter he ile stated to 0 bl hia efrien friedaa Us that he was a aware war of the tho existence ot of relatives in spain that several members of 0 his family left ireland for that country years ago ao and have multiplied and spread sinco since he ile does not know however what relationship he lie bears tears to the families who are there now the letter did lid not come ad dresow to him as a congressman but was tent sent to lia his home at jackson directed to him film as a private citizen and merchant although the fact ia is be he is the editor of a very pr cepero u 9 evening newspaper ODonnel Mr prec precious lons letter to the state department and will consult with the tile officials there as to what steps to take in the matter mr odonnell has been prominently mentioned within the past few months in connection with the republican nomination for governor of alien iran igan and one of his colleagues remarked today to day when the spanish letter came that now he lie could well afford to make the fight |