THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FltlDAY SUPTEMBtitt 24 1800
AUTO PLUNGES
OFF A TRESTLE
THREE WOMEN DEAD , FOUR PERSONS -
SONS SERIOUSLY HURT.
OUT "JOY RIDING" ALL NIGHT
Frightful Accident Occurs In Seattle.
Car Crashes Through Wooden Rail
ing on Trestle and Drops Twenty-
five Feet , the Tank Exploding.
Seattle , Sopt. 23. Three women
were killed and throe men and n wo
man seriously injured when a motor
car containing eight persons jumped
off a trestle nt Fourth am' * | . Uor
streets early today. The doa J -
Wlnnlo Frazor. < ?
Two young women , names hoik e
to bo Johnson and Porter.
Injured :
F. K. Lindsay.
Thomas Finch , a chauffeur.
Christina Anderson , aged 1C , a wait
ress.
ress.Axol
Axol Anderson , ngcd 25 , n waiter.
Plunges Through Wooden Rail.
Tlio party had been out all night
"Joy riding" and visiting various
places of entertainment. At Fourth
and Waller streets a sharp turn Is
made In the trestle , but the machine
ran right ahead and crashed Into and
through the wooden railing.
As the machine struck the mud
twonty-flvo foot below , the tank ex
ploded and ( lames nroso Instantly
above the trostlo.
Women Are Burned.
An alarm of fire was turned In and
'when the firemen arrived two women
were dead , with all the clothing burned
from their bodies.
Another woman , horribly burned ,
was hurried to the city hospital , but
died before she could bo treated. All
of tin Injured men wcro bruised and
burned , and ono suffered a broken log.
Scream Comes From Underneath.
After the firemen had cared for all
the victims In sight , they turned water
on the blazing automobiles ; then n
woman Imprisoned under the over
turned car screamed :
"I'm burning to death ! "
The firemen got her out by prying
up the car.
Steering Gear Broke.
Tlio chauffeur. Henry Jlisor , went
over with the machlpo but , finding
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himself unhurt , ran toward town , tell
ing a man who tried to stop him that
ho was going for help. The police ar
rested him. Ho told them that the
steering gear broke just as he was
making the turn.
LEE M'CUING ' NEW TREASURER
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Yale University Treasurer Now Treas
urer of United States.
Washincton. Sept. 23. Leo Mc-
Clung , the treasurer of Yale univer
sity , has been selected as treasurer of
the Unltod States , to succeed Charles
II. Treat
NEW AMERICAN AVIATOR
Has Flo 'n Successfully at Luccrpe ,
Switzerland New Type Ship.
Lucerne Switzerland , Sept. 23. Anew
now American aviator , Pan U. Hurl-
bert , has b < en In several successful
aeroplane flights hero lately. His ma
chine Is different from existing aero
pianos Insomuch as It travels length
wise tin ouch the air and 1ms two pro
pellers , one In front and one behind.
CHARGE FATHER WITH GRIME
Herman Schleuter , Near Stanton , Ar
rested by His Wife.
Stanton , Nob. , Sopt. 23. Special to
The News : Herman Schleuter , who
lives about four miles northwest of
town , was arrested today on complaint
of his wife , Emma Schloutor , who
charges him with having committed a
eilmo upon their daughter , Anna , a
young girl about 15 years old.
The Schlonters have heretofore been
regarded as hard working people and
the charge Is a decided surprise to all
who know thorn.
BATTLE CREEK POSTMISTRESS
Mrs. Leonora Snyder Appointed to Fill
the Vacancy.
Battle Creek , Neb. , Sept. 23. Spe
cial to The News : Mrs. Leonora Sny
der has been appointed postmistress
nt this place , succeeding F. W. Rich
ardson.
ALBION MYSTERY CLEARS UP I
Missing Man Is Located at Lincoln ;
Mind Believed Unbalanced.
Albion , Nob. , Sopt. 23. Special to
The News : Excitement does not run
so high , nor the mystery seem so
mysterious , for the family of J. C.
Botsford have received word that the
missing man has been located at Lin
coln. Harry , the eldest son , wont to
Lincoln today to Identify his father.
Various superstitions bad arisen re
garding his disappearance. It Is now
generally conceded that the man had
become mentally unbalanced and wan
dered away. It Is not known w > 'nt
condition the man Is in nor what will
bo done with him.
Uoy Burt , city electrician , was taken
sick with typhoid fever Tuesday.
CONDITION OF m WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-Tour Hour *
Forecast for NebragKa
Condition of tliu weather HH record
ud for tlio twenty-four bourn ondlnK
at R n. tn. today
Mnxlnuim . G5
Minimum . 35
Average . CO
Barometer . 29.93
Chicago , Sept. 23. Tlio bulletin Issued -
sued by tlio Chicago station of tlio
Unltod States wcntlior bureau gives
tlio forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight and Friday ; slightly
cooler tonight east portion ; warmer
west portion Friday ; frost tonight.
MAYBRAY AND 82
PALS INDICTED
EIGHTY-FOUR "MIKES" FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTRY.
MILLION IS INVOLVED
Conspiracy to Defraud by Use of the
United States Malls , Is Charged In
a New Indictment Against Fake
Race Horse Operators.
Council Bluffs , Sopt. 23. The United
States grand Jury this afternoon re
turned Indictments against J. C. May-
bray and eighty-two alleged confed
erates , charging conspiracy to defraud
by the use of the United States mails.
Eighty-four victims in all parts of the
country are named. Half n million
dollars Is involved.
Council Bluffs , la. , Sept. 23. On the
motion of the United States dlstilct
attorney hero today the two Indict
ments found against J. C. Maybray
charging him with using the malls to
defraud in connection with the promo
tion of fake races in this cly wore dls-
mlrsed by Judge McP'ierson.
This action was taken alter motions
to quash had been argued at tangth.
lUnybray was held , however , to await
the report of the present pi anil jury.
It is understood that the two indict
ments which were returned some
months ago wore Intended merely lo
hold the prisoner In custody until the
oiili lals could secure nwe evidence
on which to MJO new and more se-
charges.
M'CANN ' FOUND
GUILTY Jf- GRAFT
CHICAGO POLICE INSPECTOR IS
CONVICTED BY JURY.
ROTTENNESS IN CHICAGO POLICE
A Jury Returned a Verdict Thursday
In the Court of Judge Barnes , Chica
go , Convicting Police Inspector Ed
ward McCann.
Chicago , Sopt. 23. Police Inspector
Edwar McCann , charged with "graft-
Ing , " was found guilty by n jury which
reported In Judge Barnes * court today.
WRECK GARS IN
OMAHA STRIKE
NEARLY A DOZEN IMPORTED
STRIKEBREAKERS INJURED.
BOY SHOT DURING WILD NIGHT
After a Night of Many Sensational Ru
mors and Some Display of Lawless
ness , the Omaha Street Car Strike
Situation Remains Tense.
Omaha , Sept. 23. After a night of
many wild rumors and some display J I
of lawlessness tn which a number of
cars were badly wrecked , nearly a
dozen of the Imported car men In
jured , ono boy shot and a largo num
ber of arrests made , the street car
strlko situation shows no material
change today. Cars are running on
practically all lines , but not In the
numbers of normal times as had been
promised by the company yesterday.
It is understood that a conference
is to bo hold here today between the
three mayors , Dahlman of Omaha ,
Koutsky of South Omaha and Maloney
of Council Bluffs , In whoso Jurlsdlc-
tlons the Omaha and Council Bluffs
street car system operates , to endeavor -
or to devise some means of bringing
about a settlement of the strlko.
The Omaha city council Is to meet
again today to consider the matter.
It Is stated that none of the car men
who were Injured In last night's riot
Is In a dangerous condition , although
several are unable to report for duty ,
Engineer Cole Killed.
Broken Bow , Neb. , Sept. 23. O. L.
Cole , engineer of a pile-driver on the
Burlington road , was Instantly killed
by the breaking of a chain on the ma
chine The accident occurred between
Mason and Lltchfleld. Colo's body
was brought to Broken Bow.
DEATH LIST
PROBABLY 100
NUMBER OF KNOWN DEAD WILL
| REACH FORTY IN LOUISIANA.
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MANY COUNTIES NOT REPORTED
When the Final Count of the Fatall-
tics of Monday's Gulf Hurricane are
In , It Is Thought About 100 Will be
On the List.
Now Orleans , Sept. 23. At nn early
hour today the list of known dead
who perished In the Terre Benne par
ish during Monday's hurricane had
been swelled to more than forty , and
it Is believed n score or more will bo
added to this number. Additional re
ports of death In other sections of
Louisiana are also being received and
the toll of human life destroyed by the
hurricane will count perhaps n bun
dled people when the final count has
been mado.
Further details of property loss ,
reaching millions of dollars , come
with gradual restoration of communi
cation. Relief parties in Terre Benne
parish are continuing their work to
day. Flvo hundred sufferers from
the storm are being cared for at Iloma ,
the parish seat of Tone Benne , and
in surrounding neighborhoods. A few
fishermen with almost forlorn hope
that missing relatives and friends
may be found or at least their dead
bodies discovered or that they may
icssurrcct some of their lost belong
ings remain upon the scene of their
desolated homes.
The families of Theodore and Wal
ter ( Rhodes , numbering fourteen people
ple , are now repoited as being almost
certainly among the dead In Terre
Bonne. Others not located who are
believed to have perished are Dick
Gray , wlfo and seven children ; Inez
Verrct and family of four ; C. Bolt and
wife , and Norway Fouray.
Find Dead Humans and Beasts.
Carcasses of cows , horses , hogs and
dogs strew the prairies for miles and
dead birds and muskrats are floating
on tlio waters of the bayous.
The bodies of three fishermen were
found In the Louisiana marshes sev
eral miles southeast of New Orleans ,
It was reported today. Two children
near Boise Dutacre , La. , wore drown
ed when skiffs In which families wcro
lleeing struck obstructions. Two were
killed by the collapse of a house near
Clinton , La. No trace of the crow
of nine men of the sloop Seven Bro
thers , wrecked near the Rllogets ,
twenty miles east of New Orleans , had
been discovered.
A relief expedition , equipped by the
Louisiana game commission , left New
Orleans today for the gulf coast , going
direct to Lake Cathnrln. From there
It will make its way towards gulf
ports , distributing supplies and ren
dering aid to the sufferers.
NEST OF ESCAPED CONVICTS
One Negro Shot to Death , Another
Recaptured by Officers.
Houston , Tex. , Sept. 23. Stove
Hayes was shot to death and Charles
Delaney is in the hands of officers as
u result of the successful raiding of
a stronghold of escaped negro convicts
near Sand Point today.
Anti-Jewish Riots Denied.
Berlin , Sept. 23. An Investigation
of circumstantial and sensational reports -
ports circulated In America for the
last two days that there had been fatal
anti-Jewish rioting at Kiev , Russia ,
last week , in which hundreds of per-
bens were killed or wounded , shows
that the rumors not only lack confir
mation , but are given specific denial
by several reliable persons on the
spot.
SHELDON AND BURKETT TALK.
Ex-Governor and Senator Speak Before
Associated Fraternities of America.
Omaha , Sept. 23. Ex-Governor Shel
don and Senator Burkett were the
guests at the meeting of the Associat
ed < Fraternities of America Tuesday
morning i and both made speeches in
favor i of frnternallsni.
Disastrous Storm In Cuba.
Washington , Sept. 23. More than
ton lives were lost and property worth
over $2,000,000 was destroyed In the
cyclone which recently swept over
the < province of Plnar del Rio , Cuba.
Communication < between Havana and
the < storm area in the western part
of i the province was cut off except at
two 1 or throe points and reports of
damage arc just reaching Havana.
More than 2,000 people are without
shelter i or supplies , several hundred
houses ] and huts and tobacco barns ,
several i thousand acres of tobacco and
many small vessels along the coast
were destroyed.
Rains Cause 100 Deaths.
Constantinople , Sopt. 23. Torentlal
rains have caused the loss of 100 lives
and ; destroyed COO houses nt Horns , n
town i of Northern Syria.
Topeka Fireman Killed.
Topeka , Sopt. 23. Flro hero early
today destroyed the Otto Kuehno pre
serving and pickling works , caused a
loss of | 12C,000. Harry Jones and II.
C. Gurtlor , firemen , wore Injured by
falling walls , and Jones died later.
Gurtler will recover.
COPENHAGEN'S ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME TO DR. COOK.
Whatever the rest of the world may think of Dr. Cook's claim to honor as the dlscoveiur of the north polo ,
Copenhagen and Its people certainly In'Moved In him and gave many evidences of their tiust. As soon us It wan
learned that Dr. Cook was on his way to the Danish capital from the far north preparations were begun to greet
him. One of the pidinvs shows Dr. C > ! v ui > unLurking from the steaim-r that tool : him to the Danish capital. The
man who Is extending an arm to help the explorer is tin1 crown prince of Denmark , and tin-elderly gentleman Is
Unltod Pt'itos Minister Fgnn. Thi1 piers of Copenhagen were thronged when the vessel bcarl1 g Dr. Cook steamed
Into the iviriw r HK > greater part of t' ' < ' populace turning out to welcome and cheer the Amcrl an.
KILL NINE
PRISONERS
FLEEING | JAILBIRDS ARE MOWED
DOWN BY MILITARY GUARD.
FIVE PRISON GUARDS WOUNDED
Nineteen Jail Prisoners at Osh , In
Asiatic Russia , Made a Break for
Liberty While Walking Under Guard
Nine Dead , Nine Shot , One Free.
Osh , Asiatic Russia , Sept. 23.
Nineteen priboners attempted to es
cape from the local jail last evening.
While walking out for exercise they
attacked their warders , wounding five ,
and j then made a break for liberty. A
military j guard fired at the neeing men.
Nine ] wcro killed , nine others were
wounded and one prisoner got away.
SUFFRAGETTES IN RIOT
Sentenced to Hard Labor Women
Break Court Room Windows. 1
London , Sept. 23. Ordinary Im
prisonment having failed to check
rioting on the part of suffragettes , a
magistrate at Birmingham this after
noon sentenced Mary Leigh and Charlotte -
lotto Marsh , two of the ringleaders in
the outbreak at the meeting in BIrm-1 1
ingham the night of September 17
when Premier Asqulth delivered an
address on the budget , to two and
three months at hard labor respec
tively. I |
Another woman was given one ] i
month at hard labor and others var- '
lous times of Imprisonment. .
When tlio sentences were announc
ed a number of suffragettes In court ,
j
picked up whatever they could lay
tholr hands on In the form of missiles
and broke the windows of the court
room.
TAFT GETS IIP AT 6 A. M ,
President Makes Short Address In ,
Early Morning Hours.
Glonwond Springs , Colo. , Sept. 23. J
President Taft reached Glenwood
Springs nt G o'clock this morning , and
after a stay of forty-five minutes loft
for Grand Junction and Moutrose. I |
While hero the president was greet
ed by hundreds of citizens , many of
whom had come a long way from tholr
innches In the surrounding valleys to
pay their respects to the nation's ex
ecutive. The president awoke early
and greeted the people from the plat
form of his car. He mndo n short ad
dress and shook bands with n number
of prominent citizens.
The presidential train is scheduled
to arrive at Montrose , Colo. , at 2:45 :
o'clock this afternoon.
Montioso , Colo. , Sept. 23. Montrose
saw the busiest time of Its oxlstonco
this morning , when preparations were
being made to receive President Taft ,
who was scheduled to attend the open
ing of the Gunnison tunnel project this
afternoon.
All morning trains from every road
on the western slope of the Rocky
mountains wore crowded and the city
was filled with bands , marching clubs
and civic organizations. The program ,
which began with the roar of a cannon
on the arrival of the presidential train
and closed with a blaze of fireworks
at the conclusion , had been carefully
rehearsed.
The president was to bo presented
with the key to the city immediately
upon his arrival. Governor Shafroth
and other notables speak.
The party will then proceed to the
west portal of the Gunnison tunnel ,
where the presidential touch on a gold
bell sends a torrent of water through
the mountainside and over the arid
Uncompaghre valley.
Upon his return to Montrose the
president will make his principal ad
dress. The weather is Ideal.
DYNAMITE FOR PRESIDENTS ?
Stick of Explosive Found in Town
Where Taft Is to Meet Diaz.
El Paso , Tex. . Sopt. 23. The discov
ery last night of n bomb In a residence
being erected In Jaurez , across the
border In Mexico , caused n sensation
In that town. The police were noti
fied and twelve workmen were ar
rested.
The residence of Camillott Arguellos
where the bomb was found , is located
a block from the customs house where
the presidents will meet. A visit by I
President Diaz to Don Arguelles , who !
Is a close personal friend of Diaz , was I
thought probable. Colonel Corolla ,
commanding tlio regular army In Juarez -
rez , said the object found was a small
piece of dynamite. | I i
"It was no more than a quarter of
a stick " he said. " I
, "It was probably |
thrown there by a revolutionist some
months ago when anosts were being , ,
made. " I
Mexican Consul A. V. Lomoli of El
Pnso admits that a stick of dynamite
was found , but attached no slgnlfl- I
canco to it.
BOY PUSHED OFF BRIDGE
Lindsay Lad , at School , Sustains Brok
en Arm Madison County Boy.
Lindsay , Nob. , Sept. 2X Special to
The News : Arthur Uecheri 7-year-old
son of August Uochor , a Madison conn- ! ,
ty farmer , during play at school yes- I
tcrday was pushed and fell off n
bridge , sustaining a fracture of the
right forearm. Ho was brought to the
office of Dr. Tobkln , who reduced the
fracture , and ho is now doing woll. J (
Mrs. Charles Dlederlch and C. Nlo- |
bur were married nt St. Bernard Cath
olic church ,
TO GOV ,
BODY IS ESCORTED BY MILITIA TO
FUNERAL TRAIN.
ST. PAUL PAYS ITS RESPECTS
During the Funeral Procession From
the Rotunda of the Capitol Building
to the Train , Thousands Line Streets
and Bow Their Heads.
St. Paul , Sept. 23. In keeping with
the dignity of tlio olfico he once filled
as governor of Minnesota and to the
accompaniment of tolling bells , the
body of John A. Johnson was escorted
from the rotunda of the state cnpltol
today with military pomp to the train
which was to carry it to St. Peter ,
Minn. , and Its last resting place.
Promptly at 9:15 : o'clock the pall
bearers , Secretary Frank Day , F. B.
Lynch , T. D. O'Brien , E. T. Young , A.
C. Wess and J. C. Wise , carried the
casket to the heaise , through the dou
ble line of honorary pallbearers , com- '
posed of ex-Governors L. F. Hubbard ,
John Lind , S. R. Vansant , Knnto Nol- i
son and Governor Eberhard , Chief Jus-
tlco Stewart , Governor John Burke of
North Dakota and President Cyrus
Northrup of the state university.
A volunteer band of 100 pieces made
up from the musicians of St. Paul
sounded the funeral march to the sol
emn time of which ten companies of
state militia and three batteries of ar
tillery swung slowly Into line ahead of
the hoarse. Then came the pallbear
ers , the members of the dead govern-
or's staff , the university regents , state
officers , and former members of the
state legislature , state employes , dole-
gallons from other Minnesota cities ,
bodies of Masons , the Elks , the Py-
thlans and other civic organizations ,
and lastly n largo following of citi
zens.
While the procession was passing
through the streets business was sus
pended. The sidewalks were Jammed
with a silent throng. All who possibly
could do so came In this way to pay
tholr last tribute.
Iowa Honors Brlggs.
Andrew. la. , Sept. 23 , The memory
of Ansel Rrlggs. foimor governor of
Iowa , was honored In the unveiling of
a monument In Andrew cemetery ,
whore his remains were recently bu
rled after removal from their original
resting place in Omaha. The dedica
tion exercises were attended by state
olllclals and many other prominent
persons. The shaft was unveiled by
Mrs. Alexander D. Robertson of Cher
okee county , granddaughter of Gov
ernor Briggs ,
PEOPLE OF MAINE
WELCOME PEARY
SECOND AMERICAN NORTH POLE
DISCOVERER WELCOMED HOME.
MAKES NO SPEECHES ALONG WAY
The Commander Keeps His Own Coun
sel Regarding Information He Has
on Cook's Discovery Will Remain
at Eagle Island Several Days.
Van Ccboro , Mo. , Sept. 23. Malno
made Its welcome to Commander Rob-
eit 10. Peary today and all along tlio
route of his journey through tlio state
the friendly gieetlngs of the people
WCMP a pleasing leeognltlon of his
ichlovement In ranching the polo.
Commander 1'uary and his family
ire expected late today at I'oitlaml ,
where they will probably remain over
night and go their home at Kaglo Bay
tomorrow morning.
People Gather Around Him.
The I'eary party passed through St.
John , N. F. , early today and In tlio few
minutes between trains several poopla
gathered about the explorer and con
gratulated him on Ills success. The
commander It Is understood will re
frain from making any speeches.
Silent Regarding Cook.
Commander Peary la keeping his
own counsel with regard to Informn-
lion ho has obtained on the main ques
tion , "Did Dr. Cook ilnd the polo ? "
Tlio explorer will probably remain at
Kaglo Island several days and during
that time will assemble the data ho
has made on the trip to the pole.
Row Over Flag.
North Sydney , N. S. , Sept. 23. The
sailing of the steamer Hoosevelt was
delayed owing to the fact that the
records and other Impoitant manu
scripts which were taken from the
steamer by souvenir hunters had not
been rccoveied. Shoitly after G
o'clock last night the Roosevelt pull
ed out from her pier after taking on
a full supply of coal for the run to
New York. A few hundred yards from
the pier Captain Bartlctt dropped an
chor and It Boomed likely that the
vessel would remain In the stream un
til morning.
A steam launch from the govern
ment boat Tyrlan went alongside the
Ilooscvelt and Naval Commander Dyk-
son went aboard. Commander Dick-
son had Just come from Sydney where
he had held a conference with United
States Consul John Kohl with refer
ence to the failure of an ammunition
ship to display the Canadian flag when
welcoming Peary.
It was the United States auxiliary
cruiser Grampus , commanded by Cap
tain Ilenson , which did not hoist the
Canadian flag , the failure to do so re
sulting In an attack on him by a
citizen of Sydney. Captain Ilenson
accompanied by Commander Dlckson ,
placed the matter before the United.
States counsel , the Canadian com
mander being greatly Incensed over
the unfortunate Incident. lie said to
the counsel that captain could not dis
play the Canadian flag for the very
simple reason that he had none on
board and as the Grampus only acci
dentally met Peary on tlio wav here ,
the American commander could not
possibly secure the Canadian ensign ,
oven If ho wished to hoist It.
WILL BANQUET COOK TONIGHT
Neither Nation Nor State to be Offi
cially Represented at Function.
New York , Sept. 23.No official rep
resentatives of the nation or of the
state will attend the banquet given
for Dr. Frederick A. Cook tonight at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
The mayor of Now York also has
declined to sanction the Brooklyn ex
plorer's claims to north polo honors
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by attending this , the first public func
tion , in honor of Dr. Cook outside of
his j own borough , Brooklyn ; but the
Now j York City government will bo
represented , by Patrick F. McGowan ,
president of the board of aldermen ,
and Bird S. Color , borough president
of Brooklyn , and several other well
known men at the speaker's table.
Roar Admiral Winlleld Scott Schley ,
ictired , will preside by virtue of his
position as picsldcnt of the Arctic
club , under whose auspices the dinner
In given. Other spoikcrs will ho Prof.
Win. H. Brewer of Yale , vice president
of the Arctic club ; Carl Von Moltke ,
the Danish minister nt Washington ;
Congressman Bennett of Now York ,
and Job Hedges.
OR , COOK ANSWERS QUERIES
Goes Through Severe Grilling An
swers Frankly Shows Diary.
Now York , Sopt. 23. Dr. Frederick
A. Cook , socking rest and seclusion
with his family after the boisterous
welcome , denied himself lo Interview
ers and stayed In the suite at the Wai-
dorf Astoria until Into last evening ,
when no submitted cheerfully to ono
of the severest crobs examinations
since ho announced his discovery of
the north pole. The ordeal of the In
terview which was conducted by forty
newspaper representatives , Including
several from foreign newspapers , prov
ed at least that ho was not afraid to
meet tlio public.
Incidentally the city of Now York
officially recognized his achievement
when the board of aldermen passed a
