Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — ANOTHER EMBEZZLER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ANOTHER EMBEZZLER

CARNIVAL OF THIEVERY IN CHICAGO’S CITY HALL. Pitiful Tale of a Teacher and a PupilAlien t the New Tariff Bill—Boy's Foolishness Cost His Employer 810,000 — Another Lynching. Nagl In Disgrace. Tuesday developed sensation at the Chicago city hall In the way of embezzlement by a city official This time Julius Nagl a brother of the Superintendent of the West Chicago Street Railway Company, Is the dishonest man. The amount of which the city was robbed by him Is believed to be less than 1600. The defalcation was made known to Charles Nagl about weeks ago and the matter was “squared” without prosecution by the embezzler’s brother coming forward with a check for sssl and leaving word that if further deficits were discovered he should be informed at once In order that be might make them good. All this was done without the authority of the Mayor, the Superintendent of the Water Department or the Commissioner of Public Works, so far as is now known, The development of Nagl’s 1 embezzlement, coming on the heels of the discovery of Connors' dlshi nestv. it is said, will be the cause of a thorough Investigation of all departments of the city government with a view of determining just how much crookedness is iu progress or has been completed.

CAUCUS MEN ARE DEFEATED. Tariff Bill to Go to House as Soon as Finished. Washington dispatch: The new tariff bill, which is being formulated by the Ways and Means Committee, is attracting the attention of the Democrats with a force second only 16 the interest formerly taken In the repeal bill. Many Democrats —ln fact, the majority—desire that before the bill is introduced it should be submitted to a party caucus. The result of such a step Is not a puzzle. Once before the caucus, the bill would emerge, but hacked and hewn beyond recognition and In a hopeless condition. Therefore, Messrs, liland, Culbertson and others bitterly oppose the caucus until the bill has been Introduced. The bill under a new rule may be Introduced before the session opens. That Is, It may be given to the clerk and printed. This will probably be done to give the Xtepubllcans ten days to prepare a minority report and also save as much time as possible. The bill is rapidly nearing completion and several subcommittees have about finished their work, but so far all details have been kept as secrets. As soon as all the sub-committee work is done the various divisions will be reviewed as a whole by the Democratic wing of the committee.

ARMS FOR RIFF TRIBES. Moorish Agent in New York Claims to Have Shipped 8,000 Repeating Rifles. Hassan Ben All, now In New York City, says he is buying arm 3 for the Riff tribes who are fighting the Spaniards about Mellila, Morocco. Ho Is responsible for tho statement that 8,009 repeating rifles have already been placed in the hands of the Moors and were used In the last heated engagement “I have just negotiated for 5.000 more.” said Hassan. “and I will myself superintend their shipment from Boston next week. ” Rifles of tho kind which he says he has already shipped cost at least S2OO apiece, and the purchase he claims Would entail an outlay of $1,000,000. Ben All was In charge of the Moorish‘features In the Midway Plalsance. His statement Is taken with a grain of salt, but it is believed that he has actod to some extent as the Sultan’s agent. Seized a State Building. The Sheriff took possession of the Washington State Building at the World’s Fair grounds Monday. He acted on attachment proceedings brought In the Superior Court, by the Union National Bank to enforce claims for $1,325. The State Commissioners held an account at tho Merchant’s National Bank. Tacoma. They drtw a check for {325 and a draft for SI,OOO on the account. but the bank bad suspended and payment was refused. The Union National Bank of Chicago had cashed the paper, and brings suit to recover the amount advanced.

“Fin Shooting” In Stores. Mrs. Anna Sslnnrton, ot Chicago, has heen awarded SIO,OOO by a New York court for the l<)?s of an eye in the dry-goods store of George Leboutllller. Mrs. Swlnaeton was making a purchase March'l2, 1889. In the store, when she was struck in the eye with a pin shot from a rubber sling by one of the cash boys The plaintiff charged thas, the proprietor of the store knew his cash boys were in the habit of shooting pins about the place, and took no pains to stop the practice. Burned to Death. The district schoolhouse at Coopervlife, two miles from Nunda, Livingston County, N. Y., burned. May Porter, the teacher, and Willard Johnson, a little pupil, burned to death. The teacher batlled heroically with the flames, but it is supposed that her clothing caught fire. The little boy was too small to get out tho window like the others, and perished with his young teacher. Negro Lynched by Negroes. i At Varner, a station on the Iron Mountain Railway, twenty miles south of Pine Bluff. Ark., a negro named Nelson, who a week ago. murdered another negro, was lynched, shot and his body burned by a mob exclusively of colored people, who broke down the jail, hung Nelson to a convenient tree, riddled his body with bullets, and then set fire to it Shot by a Masked Man. Two masked men shot ex-Alderman Geo. Thorpe, a wealthy citizen of El Paso, Tex., Saturday night Licked Up by Flames. Fires: At Regina, N. W. T. Twelve business buildings; loss, $70,003. At Duluth—Howard Lumber Company’s yards; loss, $30,000. At Ashley. Minn.—Seven business buildings; loss. $30,000. At Hamt roond, Ind.—Lewis’ icehouse; loss, SIO,OOO (Incendiary). Queer Sentence for Larceny. David Jennings has pleaded guilty to grand larceny at Richmond, Ind., receiving a sentence of two years in the penitentiary and disfranchisement for three pypF ; Bis Heart Was Literally Broken. > tester & Parker, of Toledo, Ohio, was femt dead at his home with his heart tyfcea. literally as well as figuratively Sptafclßg. for the organ was rent In twain, •ill sadden demise was the culmination of dKWCfaaed brooding over the misdeeds of Ida mm, ft B. Parker. [pppy.: w Small Cotton Crop. Tk* cotton returns of the Department of for the month of November tetfflM* a diminished harvest as compared WMfc tkat of MM. which was smaller than Ms last decade local estimates tmm *»•»'■ oss-fourth to three-foarlbs of

SECURITY OF THE MAILS. Interesting Information In Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell’s Report. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell. In his first annual report, says that during the last fiscal year 1,181 persons were arrested for violations of the postal laws. Of these only 454 were postoffice officials, a small number when compared with the total number of postal officials, which on June 30 last was upward of one hundred and eighty-five thousand. Of the cases determined 380 resulted In conviction and fifty-four in acquittal Fiftyfour accused persons were discharged on preliminary hearing; proceedings were dismls-ed or prosecutions abandoned In twenty-three cases, and In twentyone grand juries refused or failed to Indict Seven of those arrested escaped from custody, five forfeited their bail, aud one,died while awaiting trial There were 228 burglaries of postofflees, against 203 in' tho preceding year. This crime is growing. While the entire number of arrests fell off 225 from the totil number made In tho preceding year, the number of burglars arrested increased twenty-live. During the year there were 5,546 complaints of losses In the mails, of Which one-half were of the rifling of letters or packages and the other half of tho absolute loss of letter or package and contents. In 2,557 cases no loss was found to have occurred and in 1,846 cases the complaiffts’ were well founded. In a largo number of cases the missing articles wore traced and found. In thirty-five complaints It was found that the articles claimed to have been sent had not been mailed at all.

LOSS OF THE ALEXANDRIA. Fifty-six of the Fated Ship's Survivors Reach New York. Tho steamer Seneca, which has arrived In New York from Havana, brings Capt. Hoffman and flfty-slx survivors of tho Illfated steamer City of Alexandria. Five of the ship’s crew were lost and also six colored stevedores. Capt. Hoffman states that they sailed for Matanzas Nov, 1, at 5:30 o'clock p. m, with a strong north northeast wind and rough sea. All went well until about 5:40 o’clock p. m., when an explosion took place. Capt. Hoffman, who was in the cabin, rushed on deck immediately and found a, mass of flames in the hold, fore and uft. All hands were called to quarters, and an attempt made to subdue tho flames. It was soon apparont that the ship was doomed. Five boats were lowered in charge of tho officers, purser and chief engineer. The purser’s boat got entangled In some gear and swamped alongside the steamer. The purser .and four others were lost. Several men were picked up by tho other boats The force of the explosion was so territic that the fore hatch was blown into the water. Some of the colored stevedores were blown overboard with It The steamboat kept going aboad until opm., making some fifteen miles, when tho firemen were compelled to abandon tho fire-room and the steamer was beached on Jurlcka Shoal, thirtaen miles from Havana. The vessel is a total loss.

JEREMIAH RUSK ILL. Ex-Secretary 6T Agriculture Submits to a Critical Operation. Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah M. Rusk, three times Governor of Wisconsin, and probably the most picturesque politi-

cal character in the West,has been dangerously ill at his home near Vlroqua, Wis.. for several days. The members of his family became alarmed and summoned Dr. Hamilton, formerly Surgeon General of tho United States, from Chicago, and after a consultation with local physicians an operation was performed upon tho ex-Secre-tary. It was of a dangerous charac-

ter, but General Rusk is said to have passed successfully thoouzh the ordeal and to bo resting quietly. Dr. Hamilton said he believed General Rusk would recover, as he had gained strength since the operation had been performed.

BILL NOT RECOGNIZE MELLO. President Cleveland Declines to Consider Him u Belligerent. Secretary Gresham has received a dispatch from Minister Thompson at Itlo de Janeiro stating that Admiral Mello, the insurgent loader, has asked that the United States recognize his rights as a belligerent. After a conference between Secretary Gresham and the President Minister Thompson was Instructed to say to Admiral Mello that In the opinion of the government he had not been able to establish either a political or military organization which entitled him to the recognition he asked for. and that it would not be granted. Secretary Gresham added that the position of the United States In the present controversy was that of an Impartial observer. Groat Britain, through Its embassador, has urged the United States to exert Its mediating influence between the conflicting elements in Brazil in order to bring to a speedy close the internal strife which has been In progress in that country for some months.

Thrown in a Theater. A dynamite bomb thrown by alleged anarchists Into tho midst of a crowded theater Is the latest outrage and disaster to be recorded In Spain. While the performance was proceeding In Barcelona and the enjoyment was at Its height, two dynamite bombs were suddenly hurled from the topmost gallery Into the midst of the stalls on the floor of the house. One of the dynamite bombs exploded with a terrible report which shook the theater to Its foundations, and which scattered death, wounds and destruction upon all sides Fifteen persons were killed outright and many others injured. Refused One-Half Million. Chicago special: The makers of No-To-Bac, the guaranteed tobacco habit cure, lately refused a syndicate offer of one-half million for their business No-To-Bac Is an absolute guaranteed cure for chewing, snuff-dipping, and cigarette smoking. It Is sold by nearly all the druggists In this country and Canada. Made by the Sterling Remedy Company, Box 21, Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind. . Chicago office, 45 Randolph street They print a book called “Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.» Every tobacco user should read it Mailed for the asking.

Steamer Burlington Is Sunk. The steamer Burlington, with two barges, sprang a leak when ten miles off Sand Beacb, Lake Huron. Sbe was picked up Immediately by the steam barge Tempest, which started to tow her into Sand Beach. The Burlington sank just as she got inside the piers. The Burlington was an old-timer, having been built in 1857, and was owned by C. H. Bradley, of Bay ; Clty. She was valued at 517,003. Steamers Collide. The steamer Thomas H. Smith was sank Sunday morning off Racine by collision with the steel steamer Arthur Orr. The accident took place at 3:30 o’clock in the morning. The crew of the Smith at once took to their boaM and were taken on board the Orr. A dense fog prevailed. The Smith was worth $17,000, on Insured. Crops Fall Below Kzpeetotlona. The returns of the Department of Agriculture for the month of November do not Indicate a high rate of yield, bwt po at rather to a diminished barvaMsaeestparad With that of IMI which was itm sbwa aey

ln the last decade. The causes of the light yield have been heretofore reported, vit, drought, excessive moisture la some sections and the ravages of the Insect enemies of the plant, and some other causes of a minor nature. Local estimates vary In range from one-fourth to three-fourths of a full crop FOUGHT WITH A CRANK. Myron T. Herrick, of Cleveland, Resists a Demand for 950,000. A crank attempted to take the life of Myron T. Herrick, Treasurer of the Society for Savings, at Cleveland, and after a terrible fight escaped. He shot once at Herrick, and threatened to blow up the place with dynamite if he was not at once given $50,000 in cash from the vault Herrick seized tho hand that held the revolver and struck the fellow in the face, staggering him. The man recovered In an Instant and they clinched. First one was down and then tho other. . Chairs were overturned, tho table upset and books scattered from one end of the apartment to the other. Finally the intruder seized his revolver, leveled it and fired. The bullet passed through the lower edge of Herrick’s vest on the left side, grazing the skin. One of tho great windows stood slightly open, and the man mounted a chair, just as the clerks and watchman appeared at the door. '1 hero was a rush toward him, but he leaped through the window to tho sidewalk below, startling men who wore working in the street He ran like a deer, waving the smoking pistol, and disappeared as thoroughly as if the earth bad opened and swallowed him.

BUSINESS 18 BETTER. Demand for Manufactured Products Is Increasing. R. G. Dun & Ca’s Weekly Review ol Trade sums up the situation as follows: 'i he turn of the tide has come. Since tho elections there has been a direct improvement In buslne s and particularly in manufacturing. There Is some increase In actual transactions and much of the tone of business. Mon of all parties feel that there is ground for greater confidence, the silver question being put definitely out of the way, and the chance of disturbing action In other respects being lessened, while tho right of tho people to rule their rulers has been vindicated. While It Is yet too early to look for great changes, there is already a distinct improvement In the demand for manufactured products since the action on the silver bill, some Increase In the output of pig Iron and In sales of wool in tho building trades In several cities, and the failures for iho week latest reported show lower liabilities. In brief, the recovery which began when the silver repeal bill passed continues v Ith Increased strength. BIG FIRE AT FORT WAYNE. Academy of Music, Aldlne Hotel, and Gazette Office Burned.

The Academy of Music at Fort Wayne, Ind.. occupied by James Geary’s museum and theater, was entirely destroyed by lire Saturday night. The last of tho audience had just left the house when the fire broke out. The actors had difficulty In saving tlioir property. The Aldlne hotel was burned and the Gazette office so badly damaged that the newspaper will ba Issued from the News office. Tho Academy was built twenty years ago. and for the first ten years was the only theater building in the city until succeeded by the Masonic Temple and since then has been given over to museum purposes, with seating capacity of 1,000. It was owned by Ronald T. McDonald and Judge R. S. Taylor. After u hard struggle the other buildings In tho square were saved, and tho fire was under control at 3 o’clock In the morning. Tho total loss was SIOO,OOO.

Call It a Claim. The committee recently appointed at Indianapolis by the Supremo Lodge of Knights and Ladles of Honor to examine Into the condition of the books of exBupreme Treasurer Mcßride has made a report and finds that a shortago of nearly $16,000 exists. The committee chooses to call it a “claim” against Mcßride, and that It is the result of merely bad bookkeeping. Tho report exonerates E. D. Macbeth, laie cashier for Mcßride, of all responsibility for the shortage. The shortage, according to the hooks of tho order, dates back eight years. Fatally Hurt by a Tame Deer. J. O. McKeehan, aged 70 years, while walking over his farm near Knobnoster, Johnson County, Mo., noticed three deer quietly grazing in his wood pasture. Knowing that they were tame and supposing them harmless, ho was walking by them when he was attacked and thrown down by an old buck, and had several bones broken and was otherwise Injured Internally. He managed to reach the house, hut owing to his advanced years }iis recovery is not as all probable. 1 Chemical Bank Dividend. Comptroller Eckels has ordered the payment on Dec. 1 of a 20 per cent, dividend to the creditors of the Chemical National Bank of Chicago. This payment will dispose of 70 per cent, of tho liabilities, and Is regarded In the Comptroller’s office as a remarkably excellent showing.

Robber Found Dead. The body of the notorious bandit and outlaw, Jasper Gordon, was found hanging to a tree near Liltle Rock, Ark. His body was riddled with bullets. It was generally believed that he was one of tho Iron Mountain train robbers. Mine Strike in Parliament. Samuel Woods, member of the House of Commons from tho Ince Division of Lancashire, has moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose-of calling attention to the case of the striking coalminers

JEREMIAH RUSK.