THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , NOV33MB13II 23 , 18i > 7 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS.
WALKED OUT IN FULL DRESS
It Took Lots of Nerve , but tbo Ordeal Was
Fassod Successfully ,
COOPER'S ' ESCAPE FROM LIBBY PRISON
Btory of n "UoKKnne Ynnkrc Trlelt"
I'liiyiMl by a Primmer on the
I'rlKou lAiljntniit The Itoll
.AX'ent , Too.
"When General John Morgan , the famous
confederate rattier , visited Llbhy prison early
ID 1SC1 , ho said : "There Is no undertaking
Jn tbo world that you have not men In the
prison qualified for ; that's why It Is strange
Ibat more of you fellows don't try to get
awa : ' . "
In Llbby prison , at the tlmo of Morg-in's
visit , relates the New York Sun , there were
nbout 1,400 officers , from beardless second
lieutenant ? , In their teens , to grizzled lead
crs ot brigades and divisions. These men
came not only from every state and terrl
tory In our own land , but they represented
the armies of nearly every European nation.
Wo had lawyers , doctors , clergymen , college
professors , engineers , editors , and every
variety of skilled mechanic. Among the
craftsmen was Captain Cooper of Connecti
cut , who had learned the trade ot tailor In
Ills youth , nnd wns conducting a clothing
Ktoro ut Hartford when patriotism domi
nated profit and sent htm Into the nrmy.
"Where every man felt lck and mean " to
use an expression common at the time , only
the very sick and helpless were sent to the
prison hospital , the eastern ground lloor or
Llbby. Dr. Sabal. the cinfcdcrato surgeon
in charge of the prison hospital , was as gen
erous an' ! sympathetic as ho was handsome
nnd able , und that Is saving much. This
Kontlcman kept the hospital full and ths fact
that It was much warmer tbin the othvr
quarters inado It a desirable place
There Is one ailment which , at the front
or in prison , "old soldiers" could assume
without Immediate fear of detection and thai
Is rheumatism. Rheumatism ot the atlecti-i
character has kept many a man. with moroj j
cunning than courage , out of the range of I ,
the enemy's rifles. I was inytelf In hos-i I
vital , recovering from typhoid pneumonia , j
wlion Captiln Cooper was brought down j ;
from tho. lower east room. Rheumatism In
the legs had so crippled the captain that he |
could hardly crawl , but his arms appeared
to be all right. The nurses In the hospital
were detailed union soldiers , who had been
confined In the Pemberton building , a ware
house lower down and across the street from
Llbby. Captain Cooper proved to be a Jolly
good follow ; but It was noticed that when
the confederate authorities were not about
his rheumatism did not seem to Interfere
with ngllo locomotion. Where Cocker got
hlfl needles and thread I cannot Imagine , but
he had those coveted appliances , and ho lined
them to repair the damages In the old uni
forms ot his comrades.
TUB CONTRACT.
Ono day whllo Cooper was sitting cross-
legged on his cot repairing the rents In Cap
tain Bohemian's trousers , La Toushc , the
prison adjutant , came in and watched the
Hying cicedlo with unusual iii'tcrcHt. La
Touclia was a clout man , whoso thick neck
and florid face bespoke a love for good liv
ing. JIo' was very neat In his person , a
bachelor , and no end ot a gallant , as we
afterward learned.
"Seo "here , captain , " called out Adjutant
La Toucho , after he had watched Cooper for
some tlmo , "are you a regular tailor ? "
"That is my trade , " replied Cooyer.
"Think you could make me a full dress
iinlfcrm If I furnished you the material ? "
was the next question.
"If I had your measure and a plate to go
by. "
"Ohwe have no plates , but I can give
j-ou thp details ; I know all about 'cm. " Thau
the confederate adjutant wont on to say
tint ho had secured all the materials , but
that tailoring ( had become so expensive In
the confederate capital as to preclude the
making of the clothes.
"You see , " rontlnued La Toiiche , "there Is
to be a ball at the state house In two weeks
nnd If I could have the suit made up at a
reasonable price In 'time for that event it
would take a great leadoff my mind. "
Confederate money 1iad depreciated very
much at this tlmo , so that the prices of
articles , ordinarily plentiful , were fobulous.
Knowing this the 'cautious ' Yankee said :
"What would you have to pay a Richmond
mend tailor for making such a uniform ? "
"About $400 , " blurted out La Tmiche.
' If I guaranteed you satisfaction and
charged one-half would you gCvc mo the
Job ? "
"Gladly , " said the delighted adjutant , and
the contract wast closed. La Touche must
have thought the transaction- Irregular , for
there wab much secrecy In his manner when
the next day ho came In alone , carrying P
largo ibundle , in which waa the material to
bo made up.
GUARANTY OF GOOD "FAITH.
Cooper examined the goods after taking
hi ? nustomer'a measure ( the customer
brought a tape line with him ) . When La
Toucho turno'l 'to ' leave Cooper called out :
"I dcn't want a deposit , adjutant , because
I'm afraid you'll clear out and not come back
to my fcliop for the goods , but , as you -know ,
a hard working man needs more and better
food than ono who's doing nothing. So If
you could let mo have a little on account
from tlmo to time It would give me nerve for
the work. "
La Tourho took the hint and left $100. As
there were no dangerous cises In the hos
pital at this time , the visits of Dr. Sabal and
his assistants were confined to the morning
nnd evening , On such occasions Cooper had
his work hidden away under hla blanket , and
lila rheumatism was Invariably "No better ,
sir. "
With nothing to rend , and only the old
homo or the present 'situation to think of.
time hung like an ever-crushing weight on
the hands of the prisoners. Hut aa soon as
Cooper started to work In the hospital every
man who cnuld crawl from his blanket gath
ered about to watch.
Kvrry day. fcoon after noon. La Tourho
daneed bllcnlly Into the hospital to bo fitted
and to see how the work of art was proceed
ing. At each visit ho grew more delighted.
"I'll ' have It ready the day before the ball , "
cald Cooper.
The night before this creation In gray , blue
nnd gold WUH completed it had already been
paid for Captain Singer of the Thlrty-thlr.l
Ohio , whn had about recovered from n gun-
ehot wound In the thigh received at Chlcka-
mauga , drew mo to one side and said ;
"I 1mvo n plan for escape and I want you
to help me , "
Of course I'll do It , " I eald , "But why
not let mu In ? "
"I can't. "
"Why not ? '
"Because , confound U , there U only one
ultl'MANY
MANY MINDS ON ESCAPE BENT.
Singer then went on to explain that he had
planned to take La Toucho's uniform from
under Cooper's head , and , after putting It o'.i ,
pan : ) out when the guards were changed at
daylight thg next morning. Now , ever since
the clrth had begun to assume form , this
Idea had taken vhape In my mind , and so I
told Singer. We drew lots to sea who should
try It. and my companion won. In my anx
iety to see how Singer made out I kept
awake all night , On larceny Intent be left
my * Ue about nn hour before daylight. I
watched him moving to wbero Cooper lay ,
about fifty feet away. Then followed a long
Hence. A half hour pissed and I waa won
dering at Singer's slowness , when Cooper' !
iiugry voice broke the tjtlllneas.
"A man who'll try to steal from a fellow-
xoldler lu prison U no man at all , " he said ,
but he did not raise Ms voice to an to bs
hriird by the guards outside.
"Hut the tuff Isn't yours ; It belong * to
the enemy , " Singer protected hotly ,
"Belongs to the enemy , eh ? Not by a
long eight. U ilcxm't. That uniform's mine.
\Vby , confound you , ever ilnco La Touche
left this afternoon I'vo been at work reducing
the girth so that It'll fit myself. "
"You are going lo try U yourself ? "
"I nm , captain. " chuckled Cooper. "Now
old fellow , go back to your blanket , and If
you keep your mouth closed nnd your ejcs
open you'll soon nee one nf the best circus'd
confederate officers In Richmond waltzing
out ot this prison , with $100 In grjybacks
In his pocket. "
Singer came back , but there was no need
to report , as I had overheard all.
Cooper's purpose was soon known to all
the men In the hospital. H was also known
that the doctors came In at 9 o'clock/ / thci
morning , and that Li Touche would be on
hand In his uniform at 12 , end between
these houro Cooper must make his attempt.
The doctors went at 930 ! , and the guarda
about the prison were changed at 10. Aa
soon at the doctors went out Cooper , who
kept cri his old clothes , for he was a thin
man we were all thin then slipped on tha
uniform , which Included a gray oip with a
perfect maze of gold lice on the crown.
We had never seen such a transformat on ,
The new guard had beca on about five min
utes when Cooper laid his hand on the dcor.
He took no leave and made no fu.i. Ho
reasoned very properly that the new guard ,
seeing he w-w an officer , would suppose ho
bad entered the hospital -while the other
guard was on , and had Just completed his
mission.
At 'this ' Instant Cccpcr's coolness was su
perb. His eyes were clear and steady , and
there waa not the twitch of a muscle to be
tray the nervousness he must have felt. At
length , to the great relief of all. he swung
open the door and stepped out. Through the
brief opor.lng we paw the guard saluting and
thu officer returning It. Then the door closed
with a "bang " and Cosper was free The next
we heard of him he was safe In Washington.
I have seen some apoplectic anger and
liavo lieard much fierce swearing In my time ,
but I never saw so angry a man as Adjutant
L-i Toucho when , he came In for his clothes
at noon and found the tailor had carried
them off on his back. The last thing Li
Toucho said as ho bounced out of the hos
pital , was :
"If I catch that fellow Cooper I'll shoot
Mm ! I never heard of such a doggone
Yankee trick ! "
Ml'ST AI.l.OXX' Tim I2X.X \.VTIOXf. .
IiiHiirnnee ConiiiilxHloner Mc-.Vnll
C'oineM In for n llunM , Ilinvever.
TOPEKA , Nov. 22. In the United States
circuit court today Webb McNall , state In
surance commissioner , won a technical vlc-
tory In the decision made by the United
States circuit court , wherein Judge Foster
refuses to allow the Injunction prayed for by
the Travelers' Insurance company of Hart-
ford , Conn. , asking that the commissioner
be restrained from examining the company's
books. Judge Foster , however , is severe In
condemning the action of certain examina
tions already mode , which the court says
were superficial In. character and charges
for the same were extortionate , as shown by
the evidence In this case.
"The conduct of some of these examina
tions , " says the court , "has been so Inde
fensible and repugnant to the mind of every
right thinking man that It Is difficult 10
give the Insurance , commissioner credit for
an honest purpose in his proposed exam
ination. "
The court goes on to aay that the rules
must be applied , however , on the presump
tion that honest men will make the exam
inations from licoest motives. The court
also sajs that there Is some reason to expect
that the proposed examination Is based on
the presumption of good faith , -3B the com
pany has listed certain real estate lu Kansas
largely In excess of Us real value , and fur-
theremtwe , that the statements ot the com
pany do not show what Interest has been
defaulted on the company's loans.
MAKKHS "OK 5i.vcin.vnuv
I'ortlon ot Outnut of Wood
worker * ' Maehliiery In the Heal.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 22. A special from
Wllllamsport , Pa. , says : The American Wood
working Machinery company has Just
been organized and will control fourteen
concerns manufacturing seven-eighths of the
woodworking machinery produced In the
United States. The men at the head of the
combine have ibcen working for a long time
to reach the point that was attained. Sat
urday night the local companies of the com
bine closed their plants and no work will
bo dee : In any of them until next week. This
week will be devoted to taklris an inventory
of the plants and stock on hand. The local
members of the combine are Rowley & ricr-
irancc , the WllllamsportMachine / company ,
the Lehman Machine company , and Young
Brothers. Levl Houston -Montgomery li
also a member. The capital ot the organlza-
Jon Is $ S.COO.OOO. The nine other firms that
have pooled their bsues are : Goode'.l &
Walters Philadelphia ; Glencoo Machl o com
pany , Brooklyn ; Hoyt Brothers , Aurora , 111. ;
Globe Machine company. Chicago ; Faguo &
Co. , Cincinnati ; E. & B. Hajes Machinery
company , Oshkosh. Wls. ; Frank Clements ,
Rochester , N. Y. ; C. B. Rogers co.npan.y . ,
Norwich ; Milwaukee Sander company , Green
Bay , Wls.
AIJ.VXUO.V OLD COAL XX'OItKIWJS.
I'll Which HIIN Hi-oil In Operation
Tlilrtj-1'onr YeurH CIoMMl t'p.
MAHANOY CITY , Pa. , Nov. 22. Schuylkill
colliery , a familiar landmark of the Mahanoy
valley , which has been In operation Elnce
1863 , has been abandoned , nnd a large force
of men today began the destruction of the
breaker and other buildings around the en
trance to the mine. For the last twenty
years the Schuylkill colliery has been oper
ated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company , nnd was one of the best
paying In the state , but owing to the number
of years It was In use it has become unsafe.
North Mahnnoy collie' y has now been sutfi-
clently equipped to prepare the coal from
both openings and the underground cham
bers are so located that there Is little In
convenience experienced In transferring the
coal from one to the other , while the cost
of preparation Is materially dec' cased. The
capacity of Schuylkill colliery was 600 tons
daily , and the average production was nearly
equal to the capacity.
OJINI-H AKiilnxt Me.Vnll.
TOPI-3KA , Nov. ! . At the opening of the
I'nited States federal court this afternoon
Kuii'iio ; Ware , attorney for the New York
Life Insurance company , sprang a surprise
hy announcing to the court that he bad
received Instructions to dismiss all the New
Yoik Life company's cases brought against
Insurance Commissioner McNall. Upon be
ing a ked for the reasons for tblH unex
pected action the attorney said regarding
their damage case the company thought It
might find it dlltlcult to suxtnln any claim ,
as their buxllies.i In Kansas had been bet
ter than at any time heretofore and that
ns Commissioner McNnll was now treating
them very fairly , they did not think they
needed any Injunction , BO they decided to
dlsmlHs both thu damage Milt and the suit
to prevent Commissioner McNall from re
voking their charter.
_
From Convlet to I'reiieher ,
DENVER , Nov. 22. Dr. O , B , Miller haa
organized a mission called the Co-operative
Illblo union In this city and Is conducting
dally religious services. Miller was recently
released from the United States peniten
tiary at Lcavenworth. Kan. , where he was
fcervlng u se.iite.nce' ' of ten years' Imprisonment -
ment for having defrauded the Commercial
hank of tills city of a large sum of money ,
thereby causing Its failureIn 1S03. On ap
peal to the t'nlted States circuit court uf
appeals the Judfjrment of the district court
was reversed nnd a new trial was granted.
Miller la now under bomlx nwallln trial.
StrlUerN Threaten Tronlile ,
HOUOHTON , Mich , , Nov , ! S.-Aii out
break seeniH Imminent nt the Atlantic mine.
The company has seventy-live Itsillnas from
the Franklin mine on the ground rfiuly to
take the places of the striking Fins anu
the latter announce that bloodshed \\lil en
sue ut the llrst attempt to tifl Italians to
work. There ore now nearly 200 Fins on
n strike , all of them being strong nnd de
termined men. The Atlantic management
will not give the strikers places again on
uny terms and will attempt to put the
Italians at work on the night shift this
Every penny tells You can get Salvation
Oil for 5 cent * . Beat liniment in the market.
Item'z-L Account of Hia Dealings with the
Oity Depositories !
RECORD IS ADMITTED AS EViD-NCE
Kcnil TellfleK li > the Accuracy > f 'ie '
tireM UN SlioulitK the Stniitl-
Injr lleMveen the Trenn-
ury mill the I
The fifth day of the trill of the case of the
city against the bondsmen of Henry Bolln ,
cx-clly treasurer , was begun before Judge
Slnbaugh wltCi John W. Fcad of the city
treasurer's office on the witness stand. Mr.
Fead was called for the purpose of proving
the accuracy of the bank balance book kept
by Bolln In his office as city treasurer dur
ing ills first term.
H had been stated that the bank balance
book was full of errors and for this reason
the defendants had objected to Us Intro
duction as evidence before the Jury , In giv
ing his testimony Fcad pointed out numer
ous Instances where withdrawals had been
made und not cnteroJ In ttoe book until sonic
days later. There were also Instances where
turns of money had been charged to the
wrong funds , but In all cases he said that
they had been recharged at the end of the
month , in which the errors occurred , so that
on the first day of tnu following month the
book showed the exact condition of the
funds , ns compared with tht bank balances.
The bank balance book concerning which
Fead 'testifies ' 'Is a record of several hundred
mgcs and Is being gone through Item by
leal and page , which fact will necessitate
; ho witness being on the ttand for some
.line. When the evidence concerning t'lla
boik is all in Expert Wettllng will be re
called and will give testimony concerning
: ilr findings with reference to the bank , balance -
anco an ! the deductions that he made from
: ho record. Ho has some twenty or twenty-
flvo hchc-dules that will be Introduced In evi
dence. Several of them show -the balances
In the city depositories for each month dur
ing Holln's term of office.
At the afternoon sesalca ot court the at-
.ccneys for the city offered the bank balance
look In evidence. The attorneys for the
bondsmen objected and offered authorities to
ustaln their objection. Arguments upon this
joint consumed the balance of the day , the
.ttorneys for the city contending that the
> ook soimht to bo Introduced In evidence
vas a part of the records of the city treas
urer's office and therefore should go to the
ury as such. The arguments were coin-
Dieted just at the hour ot adjournment and
ho court took the question under advisement
until this morning.
MATTERS IX FEDKU.Yl * COURT.
Work for a Grand -Jury IH Accumu
lating Unite Raiililly.
The criminal business of the United States
n this district is forging forward like other
nnd more legitimate lines In the everspread-
ng dawn of prosperity , and as a consequence
a federal grand Jury may be required before
the May term of court. It was not believed
hat aDy would be needed until that term.
This Is the conclusion of the United States
marshals and It Is based on the fact thai
irlsoners are being 'bound ' over to the grand
ury with considerable regularity. The mar
shals even hint of a possible necessity fertile
tile calling of this body d'urlng ' the present
tetm , but Judge \Munger \ Is frowning down
iny such Idea. He says that there will have
o be a very great press of criminal business
Jidecd before he can be Induced to look at
the matter In that light. Ho Is even deter
mined to put off the calling of the gram
jury over the January term , If possible , and
Assistant United States Attorney Rush Is
with him , but it is believed that a grand jury
will be absolutely necessary then to clear
oft the criminal docket.
Another main has been held to the
grand Jury by United States Com
missioner Anderson. Ills name I :
Fred Stcffln acd he is charged
with cutting timber on tome governmen
land east of Calhoun on the river bottoms
He and two others were engaged In selling
the timber to the exposition people for pll
Ing. The others are still hiding. Stelfia
will probably get out of the dlfllcuity , as
ho did not know he WBS cutting on govern
meut land. The foreman ot the outfit is
still to be captured. The land upon w'llcl
the timber stood is accretion from the Mis
sourl river. Steflln's bond was fixed ai
$300 , which he furnished.
There will be but little done In the federa
court this week on the call. Judge Munger
his decided , lu fact , to make no call during
the week. He will listen to any motions
and similar matters that may be made , bu
will fpend the greater part of the first three
daya of the week In going- over the law ant
the testimony In the water works case. He
expects to render his decision on Thurs
day.On
On Friday the first criminal case to bo
tried during the term will bo put on. The
defendants are Leo and Harrington , nov
in the county Jail charged with robbing the
postofllce at Stromsburg about two month
ago. Their spoils consisted of some $150 Ir
money and a quantity of stamps.
I'erHonitl Damage Suit.
A $30,000 damage suit Instituted by Joseph
Gubell of South Omaha against Swlf
nnd Company has been transferred from tin
district court to the federal court for lack
of Jurlsdctlon In the former. Gcbcll believes
that he was Injured to that extent in two dlf
furcDt accidents occurring while ho was ai
employe of the packing firm. One occurrec
on December 4 , 1S95 , when one of his arms
was cut off ly some of the machinery. On
September f > of this year some more ma
chlnery hit htm. and as a result the oil
wound In his arm was reopened , his head am
mental faculties were Injured and ho BUB
talned other Injuries , all of which be al
leges will make him a cripple and an. Invalli
for life. Ho asserts that he was damaget
to the extent of $15,000 in each accident.
Company AeeeplH the IOH. (
Judzo Munger has cleared away a JIG,00' '
claim against the First National bank o
Alma , which failed In the early part of th
year. The bank mortgaged a couple of lots
at Fourteenth and Leavenworth streets It
this city for that amount ot money to th
National Life Insurance company of Mont
pellcr. The company made application t
wipe out Its claim by bidding In tbo property
and this was satisfactory to the comptrolle
of the currency. The application waa granted
and the lots were knocked down to the In
surance company for $400 , The sale was con
firmed yesterday by Judge Munger.
Another llrnnily Suit ,
Another drug firm Is to bo called to ac
count In the federal court for selling coun
terfett Hennessey brandy. The alleged guilt
party U the Lincoln Drug company of Lin
coin. A null has been started against I
similar to the two already commence
agalrut two drug companies of this city , 1
la alleged that the Imitation Is sold In the
same bottles and under the same labels as
the original stuff and the court Is asked to
compel the firm to turn over Into court all
the spurious article It 1ms In Its possession
and all the profit it secured from tbo sale of
It.
Mr * . Oxter'M Injunction ,
Yesterday a number of the male residents
of Valley occupied seats or hung around the
edges In Judge Scott's court room , waiting to
be called en to tell what they did or did
not know In the matter wherein the village
of Valley Is plaltitlft and Mary Oster IB de
fendant. The trial of the case -went over
tutll this morning.
The village of Valley brUigs proceedings
against Mrs. Otter for the purpose of causing
her to vacate certain streets and alleys situ
ated on ( iroperty In the village and occupied
by her , Mrs. Oster enjoined the village from
Interfering with her la any manner and the
. Jt ff'ti-jOtHAfr n-i.-taf-l
earing before Judge Scott will be on the
merits of this Injunction proceeding.
\ntcN from tuCniirtx. .
Margaret Drown .has sued her husband ,
) avld Drown. She 8iluifor a divorce , al-
cglng failure to support.
Judge Fawcctt ha\ returned to the city
, nd has taken up the \vofk of his division
f the district court. Ho devoted a greater
lortlon of the morning hour to a call of
he docket. .
Judge Baker had expected to take up some
rlmlnsl buslners ycstcr < Jay , but as there
vcre no oiscs ready for trial ho went up to
A'ash'ngton county , .Tbdto 'he will remain
or a couple qt days.'V
t
N. C. Platt has fled ! a petition In the
irobate court wklnR that 'a special admin
istrator be appointed tb Cake charge of the
afiMlrs of the business bf Daniel Farrcll ,
deceased. 1'ratt Is no\V eOitrdlan ad Illem.
Wllilim McMasters ttisllnstltuted divorce
proceedings agalcst h' ' s hilfe , Isabella , to
whom hr > was marrle : ionic thirty years
ago. In his petition he alleges cruelty , ear-
Kcd to such an extent that he fears for his
> ersanal nafc'y.
The state has subpoenaed twenty-nine- -
13ESCS la the csc against Joseph , August
and Louis Kestncr , who are- charged with
c Illng Police Officer Tledeman and wounding
Ofitcer Glover on Juno 9 last. The OMO Is
set for trial next Monday morning before
Judge Ilalter.
\VTIOXAI , MI2TKOIIIST CONKRKSS.
ei'tltif ? IK Only for tlie YoutiRcr Mem-
IH TH of tlie Church.
PimmmO , Nov. 22. The national con
gress of the Methodist Episcopal church
which began In Christ Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday , was continued today. DC-
tv.cen 300 and 400 prominent representatives
of the church from all psrta of the country
ivero In attendance. The gallic ing Is the
lust of Its kind ever held by the Methodist
Episcopal church , and Is described In the
call as n conference of the younger men In
the church on the relation of Methodism to
cut rent social and Intellectual conditions.
Ulshop Vincent of Chautauqua presided.
tVfter devotional exercises , John W. Thomas ,
I'h. O. , of Allegheny college , Meadvllle , Pa. ,
read a paper on "Tho Right Relation of
Emotion and Reason In Religion. " The
speaker declared that the flippant remarks
and higher criticisms found In the magazines
of the present day upon religion were most
larmful. \
Addresses were also made on "the Revival ,
Its Powers nnd Perils , " by Rev. Dr. Raymond
mend of Mlddletou , Cdnn. , D. A. Hayes
Ph.D. , of Evanston , 111. , and Rev. H. L.
Jacobs of Tyrone , Pa.
IVUS FARM TO THE
llceir to Valuable Property Set Axlile
! > > tlie Court.
OTTAWA , 111. , Nov. 22. Judge Bl.inchard
today decided that a deed to ICO acreo of
land In this county from E. S. Peddlcord to
Dr. John Kellogg of the Uattle Creek , Mich ,
sanitarium wns prlma facie vo'.d. The deed
was set aside , the property , valued at $13,000 ,
reverting to the children. Mr Peddlcord ,
who was 74 years of age , entered the sani
tarium May 0 , 1S9G. On June 13 he gave
the deed to the property to Kellogg for the
bacefit of the sanitarium and on June 25
Peddlcord died at that institution. The deed
was filed here June 15. The children of
Peddlcord asserted that Kellogg had taken
advantage of their father's enfeebled condi
tion. The court held that the burden of
proof rested with Kellogg and his associates
to show that they had , not exerted undue
Influence over their patient. Falling to do
this the'deed wea set aside. Mr. Peddlcord
left an estate valued , at $100.000.
GUARDI.VG Flbint'SXtSJlLVCT - SHIT.
Armed fioverniiient'IjeputleN Keen OIT
Ailveiitnrprit.
WILMINGTON , Del. , Nov. ,22. There was
much excitement occonlondd-here yesterdaj
when It became known ? that fifteen fully
armed government deputies ore guarding the
itcamer Laurada , which lias been In Holllngs
worth's ship yard slncoj Us seizure by the
United States authorities ( for filibustering. A
rumor was abroad that la body of men In
tended to seize the vesaelj presumably for the
purpose of another Cuban expedition. Noth
Ing definite was learned , but at mldnlgh
the deputies were still at their post and no
person was permitted to pass the gates o
the jard.
Cnrlonil of Cuttle Hums ,
TOPKICA , Nov. 22.--SIxteen head of cattle
were roasteJ , nllvc In a Santa.Fe cattle car
at Wakarusa station about 10 o'clock las
night. AH the train ndqrcd Wakarusa the
bedding of the car wns'dU-covered to be on
lire. All possible Fpeed was made to reach
the water tank at Waknrusa , bu ( by the time
the train stopped at the- tank i he llames
were beyond control In one car , whllo t''ie '
flro had spread to the stock cars on either
side. The burning- car was uncoupled fiom
the rest of the train and the efforts of the
trainmen directed to saving the other two
cars nnd their animal contents , The cars
were broken open nnd the cattle allowed to
escape , while tiie fire Ii ? " these two cars was
extinguished. The sixteen head of cattle in
the isolated car slowly roasted to death.
The ert.lre woodwork of the car was con
sumed.
Ilnriieil to Dontli In Fire * .
BETHANY. Mo. , Now. 22. James Barker
nnd Elmer Fruit , young men of prominent
local families , were burned to a crisp in a
lire that destroyed Blackburn Bros , ' livery
barn yesterday morning. Tro comrades
tried to rescue 'them and wane nearly suffo
cated. It IH said the flri started from a lan
tern , by which the victims were playing
cards.
TOPI5KA , Kan. , Nov , ? 2. MrsM. . A. Trlgg ,
aged S2 years , and her 10-year-old daughter ,
Kthel , lest their lives In a lire that destroyed
their residence 1n West Eleventh ttreet : yes
terday morning. A son escaped with a
broken leg , Jumping from a second-story
window , ( Mrs. Trlg-j ? had escaped , but re
turned to save the daughter , nnd foil ex
hausted at her bedside. Her body was
burned to a crisp , The girl was suffocated ,
( iiiiiteniiilii DoeNot Want Clilni'Ne.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 22. A correspond ,
ont writing from Guatemala. City , under
date of November 6 , say : The government
of thin country ils talcing steps tending to
exclude the Chinese , wno lately have been
wetting over the frontM-rs In largo numbers
For this purpose the government has promul
gated u decree , providing that within two
months all persons of CMn-eHe nationality
within the limits of the republic will have
to present themselves tp be enrolled In u
registry which will be opened for the pur
pose. After the expiration of the term llxed
every Chinaman wiio , on being requested
by the local authorities , does' not present n
certificate , will bo expelled from the nation
DIvfN from the ICailH llrlilue ,
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 22-Pnul J , Tustor ,
a profetirlonal high diver , rode out onto the
Eads bridge today jind near the center span
stripped himself of nil bat swimming trunka
and dived Into the river f > elo > * . a distance of
129 feet. Ho way accompanied onto the
bridge by Manager ( Iiiron of Hnvlln'
theater nnd two otherlm-en who llxed n
Hiring .board from whlchUhe diva vyas taken.
Tne tug Ida T'atton picked Tustor up when
ho came to tue surface , jnono the worse for
hla Jump. Tustor \ > a Arrested as soon IIH
he reached shore nnd was taken to the
Chestnut street statioij. Manager Garen
balled him out at once , j
Refnce ( inilitnrd n 'CliiiiiKe of Venue ,
KANSAS CITY , ffovj M. Before Judge
Longan , In the criminal court today , a
chance of venue wa refused Dr. Jefferron
IX Goddard. uho flnrt ( rial for the murder
of Fiederlek J. Jnol-son ended October 31 In
u hung Jury. Goddard's lawyer asserted
that the i-entlment In this county Is preju
diced agnliiEt Ms client. ' The second trial
Alll be set for qn early d y.
Kr < , .i. „ ! , , „ Druti , pue to , UeuhollHiii ,
CHICAGO , Nov 22. Dr. Noel m > bmtted ! to
the coroner today a report on the examlna
lion of the stomach and liver of John H ,
Kutchum , the wealthy clubman , whose sud
den death undtr mysterious clreunmtaneeti
cau&n sensation. The report states that
death waa caused from alcoholism and har
dening of the liver ,
No hotel larder Is complete without a Block
of Cook's Imperial Charoptgne. Always Uecp
it tor your guests.
TRY TO STOP THE STEALING
Orueada Starts Against the Robbsry of
Visitor ! to This CUv.
POLICE MAKE ANOTHER RAID ON THIEVES
I'wenty-One Women of the Tuwti Ar-
r OH ( cil mi the ( ienernl Chnrtre
of Vnni-ancy , to He Vlm > r-
oitKly I'riiscciilcil.
The police hove made another effort to stop
the robbing of country visitors. Sunday
light there were put under arrest twenty-one
of the most notorious women ot the to'.vn.
Some 'vere picked up upon the streets , while
the others wore tnkcu out of their dives. All
were charged with vagrancy under the state
lav.
Amotig the women arrested , Kittle Owens ,
Carrie Smith , Addle Frazer and Bertha
Lewis are already charged In police court
with larceny from the person and were out
on bonds when taken Into custody by thu
officers. Maud Miller , Gertie Brown , Dotllo
Smith and Alice Carey were arrested Friday
night for the theft of $165 from the person
of Adolph Lagc , a western stockman. Ow
ing to the fact , however , that the victim was
badly confused from excessive drinking oil
the night In question no case was made
cijalnst them nnd they were discharged by
Judge Gordon , The women were among those
arrested last r..lght. Assistant County Attor-
jiey Winter , taking the last named as fair
samples of the women represented In the
tenderloin district , has llled complaints
ugalnst them under the state laws. City
Prosecutor 'Miller , Mslng the complaint Is
sued by the county attorney as a model , filed
other Informations against all the women ,
locked UD.
UD.PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
As quickly ea the proper papers were mido
out the prisoners wore brought Into the
court room and arraigned. On the advice
of their attorneys all pleaded not guilty , and
a hearing in the case was set to * Wudnesdiiy ,
November 21 , at 2 o'clock.
Assistant County Attorney Win'er says he
will not have time to try all tliCBO womt-o
then , but that he will make a test case In
the trial of the four women ngnlnn whom ho
has filed papers. He says that City I'rose-
cuter Miller Is vested with the power to tiy
misdemeanors under the state law. and as
vagrancy comes under this head fhu police
have the right to Insist that thesa constint
offenders bo prosecuted to the llm' ' * . The
limit of the penalty Impcecd in such ciscs
Is a fine of $100 or confinement In tha county
Jail not to exceed ninety days. The polioo
assort that if no convictions are madj neAt
Wednesday they will continue to arrest the
female thieves ot Omaha until Justice is
meted out to them.
In splto of the vigilance of the polloo n
young farmer giving the name of IW. .
Epham was decoyed Into a den at 203 North
Ninth street and while there was robbed of
$20. He found his way to the station and
caused the arrest of Uuby Smith , Heattlco
Miller. Minnie Allen , Agnea Cleland und
Peter Mack. Epham had a couple of friends
with him at the tlmo ho visited the place , and
all three positively identify the Smith woman
as the ono who had bereft him ot hj ! cash.
HOLDS THE SMITH WOM'AN. '
Ruby Smith was tried In police court yes
terday afternoon and from the evidence ad
duced was bound over by Judge Gordon to
jippear , , ln the district , court and held
In "ti'onds of $800. Immediately follow
ing the dqclslcci of the court Attorney
V. B. Walker , counsel for the pris
oner , swore out information against the
plaintiff and the two men , Oscar Williamson
and J. F. Martin , who accompanied him to the
homo of the Smith woman , charging them
with contributing the support of a house
of Ill-fame. The men were locked up In de
fault of funishlng bonds. The complaints
filed by attorney Walker are based on a city
ordinance covering this offense.
An Information charging Arthur and Car-
rlo Smith with the robbery of R. B. Ran
dolph , an aged Grand Army vetc-an , who
wan dragged Into their house , near Fifteenth
and Webster streets , Saturday , and relieved
of ? 2fi , was filed In police court by Assistant
County Attorney Winter. Randolph , whose
real name Is Adams , called at the station
and positively Identified the Smiths and a
woman named Ada Graves as the persons
who had robbed him. For some reason no
complaint was filed against the Graves
woman. In view of the fact that cases of this
description have not been handled satisfacto
rily In police court. Dr. R. M. Stone , In be
half of Adams , caused warrants to be is
sued from Justice Cockerell's court for the
three prisoners , and they will bo brought up
before the justice upon the same charges aa
already filsd In the police court.
The case against the trio In Justice Cock-
orell's court was continued to 10 o'clock thlb
morning.
William Elliott , charged with the high
way robbery of Michael Dowd , a miner of
Tellurlde. Colo. , has been bound over to the
district court In $1COO bonds. Elliott Is al
leged to have assaaultcd Dowd In a vacant
building near Twelfth and Capitol avenue
and to have taken $50 In cash and a draft
of $150 from him.
FISH FOIl 31OUK Gl'DfilSOXS.
TernntlitK- Halt Cant Hrnailcnxt for the
Festive SneUer.
Now York green gooJs men nro apain fishing -
ing for suckers in this city. They may bo
the same parties who tried the game some
time ago or they may bo different ones.
There are no names signed to the clrculais
that are being sent out wholesale In this
city. These are arriving through the mallh.
Any number of them were brought yesterday
morning to the postmaster by the persons
who received them.
The circular is .written . In a "strictly con
fidential" i nner nnd pats the recipient on
the back witn the title of "Friend. " In the
outset it Is stated that no Insult Is Intended
by the circular , but that It presents "the
chance of a lifetime to nrake isonry and
plenty of it. " If the receiver is Inclined to
pass up the opportunity offered ho Is re
quested not to abuse the confidence placed
In him , and1 to tear up the circular. Then
the sender na > s that ho Is ready to offer
goods In "sizes of ono's , five's and ten's , "
not counterfeits , but "duplicate bills , "
printed on exactly the same paper as the
government uses. It Is set out that the bills
are the most dangerous yet Issued and that
they defy detection even > by government ex
perts , the only chance occurring when they
reach the Treasury department , at which
time they cannot bo traced , because the )
have passed through many hands.
There it no signature to the circular , but
In connection Is sent a copy of a telegram
to be Bent , K the receiver feels Inclined to
accept this chance of a lifetime , The tele
gram Is to bo sent to "A. P. Gordon , Wcut-
chcster depot. New York. "
HoieH for Utility Mull .MilIT. ( (
The local postoffice IH about to try an ex
peilmcnt , placing In the busy part of the
city boxes to receive newspapers and
largo packages and 'bundles. ' A half dozen
boxes , ; wlll arrive In a few days and will
bo placed In the wholecalo and butlnewi dis
tricts. They stand several feet In height.
Similar boxes were tried In ( he city several
year. ! ago , but their use was discontinued ,
Postmaster Martin is of the opinion that
the boxes will bo of great convenience. At
present la-go bundles have to bo carried to
the pogtolllco or depoclted on top ot the
'null letter boxeti. In the former case
gcod deal of Inconvenience Is enured. In
the latter bundles are sometimes stolen , aud
oven If they arc not carried off the Htampa
arc very often torn off. The postmaster says
that the plan Is used In other large cities
end wo ks '
IteliiHfnteil UN Chief Clerk.
Fwnk I ) , Johnston , a poital clerk who
has beca running between Council Bluff *
and OgdeD , has betn reinstated as chief
clerk of the postal service In the latter
city. Ho succeeds I ) . C. Hudson , who lias
held the position for four ) cars. Hudson
will take the run vacated by Johnston.
Johnston held before the position to which
he has been rcApnolntoJ , but he was re-
llcveJ four years ago. The cause Is saUl
to have been political , although charge *
were preferred against him. U is raid that
these charges Ivne been Investigated and
found false and that therefore the rein-
sUtemest followed.
VAHUAXTS. MIT THA1.V ItOIIIIKHS.
Slender Foundation for Old Sleuth' *
ln ( " < l XVork of Fletlon.
Sunday night the police of South Omaha
arrested In the freight yards five hoboes who
gave the names of John Edwnrdo , Charles
Edwnrdr , Clarence Norrls , Martin Dillon
and William Cavanaugh , The men had an
old rusty revolver and a pop bottle fiHcd
with a colorless fluid which an experienced
detective-reporter on n local sheet Immedi
ately decided was dynamite. Tlio men were
charged with vagrancy.
On this slender foundation wns rearc-,1 a
wonderful fabric ot words giving exact
details of how a plot to rob a Mlstourl Pa
cific passenger train had been frus
trated nnd the local fake factory turned
a few * more nickels out of the pockets of the
reading public.
Sunday night Captain Mostyn , Sergcint
Her and a couple of detoctlvw from tlili
: lty visited South Omaha for the purpcso ot
identifying , the men. One of the detectives
.n a report made to the chief Elated he
thought Elwards wns an Omaha -petty thief
whose . I name was Charles Yancey. They
tailed to .dentlfy any of the other men. Cap
tain Haze , after reading the -article pub-
Ished In the local sheet yCRtorday to
: he effect that the men when caught In
tended holding up a Missouri Pacific train ,
went to South Omaha and had a look al
: he prlsoneis. Ho was of the opinion he
lad seen Cavanaugh before , but was not
positive. He failed to recognize the other
ncn.
FI11I3 AT .S.XMSIIUHY'.S HOt'SI ! .
Hoof lluriieil ( I IV the 1C it cli en Xnnex
Tno Minor Ulnae ! " .
Flro broke out In the residence of Harry
Salisbury. 3018 Cass street , at 5 o'clock yes-
erday morning and befcro the firemen ar
rived about $300 damages had been sus-
alncd.
The origin of the flro Is unknown , but Is
hotighl to have sprung from a lot of rubbish
which was stored In the second floor of a
{ lichen annex. The fire was first discovered
by the Inmates ot the ylace , who were awak
ened by smoke wMrh fillid the room * . Ncar'y
.he whole roof of the annex was consumed
and the furniture In the lower portion ot the
louse was damaged by water and smoke to
tlio extent of about $100. Both house aud
contents were fully Insuted.
An alarm was turned In from the house of
13. A. Tucker about 7 , o'clock , caused by a
amp which was accidentally upset. The
damage , which wa6 about $25 , WHS confined
to the carpet.
A chimney burned out atU5 North Fif
teenth street and gave the department an
other run.
HUSI.VI2.ee AT TIIK COL'XTY STOHK.
I'riixiieet of ColilXenher ItrlnuN on
n llrvlvul.
Tha prosprct of colder weather has started
a run on the county store , and a number of
persons who have not patronized the place
flnce last winter were on hand yesterday
morning to apply for supplies.
County Agent Askwltb , In charge of the
county store , anticipates that th.ero will be
a falling off of fully 25 per cent In the num
ber who will receive ald ( as compared with
the number on the books last season. He
says that many of the men who received as
sistance last winter have been employed
during the summer and up to this time thin
fall. Many of them have saved enough
money to carry them through the winter ,
while others , especially those with small
families , have been able to accumulate quite ,
a surplus. The e parties who are applying
for aid at this time are principally cripples
and old men who have not been In a phjBl-
cal condition to do much work.
( iiieMtloiiM th
OMAHA. Nov. 20 , 1S97. To the Editor of
The Bee : In the issue of The Evening Bee
it November 15 there appears an article with
' .ho superscription of "Knight of Labor. " The
drift of the letter Is that the Union Pacific
offici-ils have violated a promise made to
their employes that no new men should be
hired until the old employes were working
on full time. As the article appears In your
paper It apparently bears the endorsement
ot the Knights of Labor , which was never
given. In fact , I feel that the article did not
emanate from a Knight of Labor. When the
members ot this organization have any griev
ance , complaint or dispute to settle they set
tle It and generally In a satisfactory man
ner by a committee empowered to arrange ,
arbitrate and settle all dlfilcultles between
an employer and hli agents and never aa yet
found It necessary to resort to publicity
With anticipatory thanks.
KNIGHT OF LABOR IN GOOD STANDING.
-
He Helped n Mriinirer.
A young man of the name of Lockenolm
was traveling from Lincoln to his homo In
Pekln , III. , with $30. On the train he met a
stranger with a tale of woe and a watch.
The stranger now linn Lockenolm'a $30 $ ,
Lockcaolm has the watch and the tale or
woe. The police have all of the facts In the
case. The watch Is worth fully 30 cents.
Wife WlilpM Hie HtiNlMUid.
Emma Wellstruck , living with her husband
at Thirteenth and California Btree's , grew
jealous of him and Sunday the two en
gaged In a hair pulling match. After a time
tl'ey aired their troubles out on the front
sidewalk and as WeIntruck | appeared to begetting
getting t'he ' worst of the argument , a neigh
bor sent In a call to the police. The couple
iwere charged with disturbing the peace by
lighting , When the huxband was brought
Into the police court he bore the appearance
of a buttlo-scaried veteran , for hla face i as
a m.iss of scratches and cuts where his Ira'o
wife had Inllluted punishment The case was
continued.
GhiinveHcnliiKl Sir * , p
Detective McNally arrived In Omaha from
Kansas City yesteiday In order to take
ehargts of Mrs. Queenlo Stewart , who was
caught parading In this city In men's
clothes. The detective stated that Mrs.
Stewart Is wanted In Kansas City for sleal-
liifr the clothes she wore nnd n- gold watch
and chain from a former employer named
Dickinson. When Hie woman WUH acpimed
of the theft at thu station hh admitted the
chaiges , but said t > he hud tukcn the goods
bccaufe she could not get her wages from
her employer.
Oinnliii Hey In Olcliilioinii ,
Chief Gallas'ner ' has received n letter from
Mrs. Z 6. McNames of Guthrle , Ok ! . , In
which she states Klio has In her ciiro a young
lad who gives the numea of Walter Hall ,
The young fellow came to her house n few
daya ago foot nero und dlsguHtcd with a
tramp trip which he said he had taken In
search of adventure Ho i-Mild he. had parents
living In this city , but being aghHme.il of his
conduct would not reveal ttu-'lr addretut , An
effort will bo made by the police to find the
boy's parents.
Willie Mi-HKk-U I.OMI-M n Foot.
Willie Mesalrk , 0-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs , W. A , MesBlck , who fell from n Slier-
man avenue motor luxt Saturday evening ,
was icmove-d to St. Joseph's hospital , where
bin foot , which wiio crurhed by being run
pvtr by the car wheels , wns amputated
yesterday morning1. The little ftllow Is
dolnil as well a * could bu expected , though
he IH very weak from the pain und losu of
blood ,
Urounuil in u Wilier Iliirrrl.
TOPKKA , Nov. 22- , Edward Uuecliner , a
prominent citizen , uged 52 , Ma found dead
this morning at hl uhop , drowned in u barrel
used to catch drip water from a refrigerator.
The barrel wan two-t.ilrda full and contained
homo celery , which the butcher a us evi
dently reaching for when attacked wlih
huart failure , to which he was subject. IIU
head wan under the water , although hla feet
were on the tloor.
WARRANTS WAIT FOR OWNERS
Thouainds of Dollars' Worth Filed Awny In
City Hall Vnnlts ,
MANY UNClAIMED HELD BY COMPTROLLER
Orilerw Drnivit A Kit I UN I the Cltj-'n I5x
rhequer Unenlle < l-Kor hy the
1'erKoiiN to U'luiin They |
ItlKhttully llelotiK.
Ono of the curiosities that exists In < ho
accumulated records of the city of OnWiia Is
ft huge file of warrants which represents
debts which the city owes , bul payment ot
which bis never been demanded. Surprising
as It may seem , there are warrants nbw
stored uw.iy In the vaults of the city comp
troller which aggregate < housanls of dollars
and which have been voluntarily left there
by the Individuals In whoso favor Uiey nro
drawn. Some of them have been In the
vaults for nearly < i decade. They have been
slightly discolored by much handling and
the action of time , but their financial vnluo
Is tie snno toJay that It was when they
were Issued. T < iey arc all carefully fllei !
away In a fireproof compartment and there
arc probably hundreds of men living who
are creditors of the city and do not know It.
About once In ten years the city ofilclata
make up a sliitument of thcso old warrants
und an ordinance Is passed by which they
are cancelled and the amounts turned back
Into the funds on which they are drawn ,
This was done In 1SU5 and at that time all
the general fund wai rants up to and ! Includ
ing 1SU1 were disposed ! of In this way. Slnco
t ion a new supnly tins accumulated. These
of each year are placed In a separate en-
vclope , marked and filed and In a few years
the city will have anolhrr IliMticlal housecleaning -
cleaning und the present accumulation will
bo disposed of In thu same way.
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT WARRANTS.
There aio two distinct closes of these old
warrants and they aie carefully kept scpa-
iati > . One file contains the special fund
warrants and In this case the failure of the-
creditors to call for their warrants la usually
coolly accounted for. Many ot them repre
sent awards for damages In favor of prop
erty owners , against \\l.om special taxes on
account of the same improvement were
levied and are still unpaid. In these cases
the taxes have amounted to more than the
damages anJ as the warrants could not bo
Issued until the taxeaure pjid Iho property
owncro have preferred to have them alone.
But unfortunately for the economical dc-
sigms of the property owners the Mxcs ore
being compounded with a li'gh rate of In
terest every year , while the warrants draw
no Interest , and the longer the property
owner defers the settling up process the
heavier the balance against him becomes.
Warrants Issued on account of each Im
provement are kept In a eer-irate envelope ,
on which the Improvement Is designated , and
In nwt cases there Is a memorandum which
shows why the warrants have not been paid.
Cno envelope contains a lot of warrants
Issued for damages on account ot opening
Twenty-sixth street from the north line ot
Nelson's addition to Caldwcll street , which
was done several years ago. The tax was
contested In the courts and the property
owiaert" have neither paid the tax nor called
for their warrants , A somewhat similar
condition exists In regard to the warrants
drawn on account of grading Seventeenth
street from Vlnton to CasteJlar. Hero the
property owners succeeded In getting the
tax knocked out In the district court , The
special levy against which the warrants were
drawn was coni > oquently knocked out and
the warrants Immediately licoimo worthlcea.
There are fully a score of cases In which
very similar conditions ex st.
One big envelope contains the warrants
drawn to refund the special taxes levied on
account of the construction of the Tenth
street viaduct. This tax was successfully
attacked In the com IB. A number of the
property owners had previously paid the spe
cial tax and utter the levy was knocked out
wanants were drawn on the general fund
to reimburse them. Dut the comptroller re
fused to deliver Uio warpin's until tfoo tax
receipts were surrendered and a number of
the property owners , having refused to surren
der the receipts their warrants are still on
file.
file.LEFT
LEFT THROUGH CARELESSNESS.
The presence of the other class of warrants
Is not so easily uccot-utcd for. These are
warrants drawn for services against which
no offset exists and which have evidently
been overlooked by the carelessness of the
people who nro entitled to them. They are
all for small amounts ranging from fractions
of a dollar up to $10. With a few exceptions
they are drawn on account ot services per
formed. A largo number ot men who have
worked on the streets , for the park board and
In the fire and ( lollce departments have war
rants on file for small amounts , running aa
far back as 1S92. Why they l.ave never called
for their money no one Is able to explain.
In most cases they are evidently people to
whom a few dollars would be a considera
tion , but for some Inexplicable reason they
have never demanded tlio wages that they
worked hard to earn. There are a vast
number of warrants for labor ranging from Jl
to $5 , and any of these * men could call at '
the city hall and get their money tomorrow
If they so desired.
Quito a number of the larger warrants are
for services as registrars and Judges and
clerks of election. As a rule these ofllclala
are promptly on hand to .sr > ctiro their pay ,
but there are a considerable number who
have evidently gone on tlu proposition Hint
( G or $10 was not worth climbing the city
hnll Htnlra after. In the 1S92 Illo there la
one warrant for * 10 In which the naroo 1 :
left blank. In Iho election ot that year the
city hired a voting place In the cloventli
dUtrlct of the Flrol ward , -but for somn
reason the name of the owner of the Imlln-
Ing WRB never reported. HP never called
to give the necessaiy information and the
blank warrant properly signed by Mayor
Cunning and Comptroller Goodrich Is still
waiting for him.
SUII\Vi\K'.S ACCOt XT IH GI.O.SKD.
Kx-ClerU of I'ollce Court KliiiIy | )
Turns Over Kini-h Colleuleil ,
Bx-Pollco Court Clerk Peter Schwcnk Jiaa
paid Into the city troarury the fines ana
costs collected by him during last May ,
which amount to $2CS,25 , This was the
last month of Srhwenk's official career and
up to this time the city IIUH been unable to
secure a settlement , The fines are supposed
to bo turned over to the city tn-BBurer at
the end of each week , ami once a month
the accounts are checked by the comptrol
ler. Schwcnk failed to make any report
whatever for the last month of hla terra
and wlien he was pressed for a aottlenient
ho declared that 1m had thu money on de
posit at the bank , but did not want to pay
It over until he had had an opportunity to
check up bis books and nee that the amount
was correct. He Bald his successor would
not allow him to get at the books , and on
this plea ho continued to retain the money
In his poffit'uslon. Finally tbo comptroller
notified him that no further delay would
bo permitted and that tbo May report and
the balance duo the city must bo turned
over at once , Scliwenk made the mine old
excuse , and the comptroller at once went
down to the police court with him , wbero
Clerk Clancy allowed Schwenk to have Iho
books without the ellghlo.st objection , The
report and the balance due have now been
turn&l In and the account Is closed ,
I'reniirlnic County Henort * .
The county otllcers wlio retire on the flrst
of next year nre getting their books ready
to make their final repents , showing their
dolnga during the quarter that will end on
December 31. Aside from BOIHO of the jua-
llces , assessors and constables none of the
county olllcers-clect have llled their bondn.
Most of them , however , are expected idj
durlnti the next two weeks , . . * v