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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
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[, v T HB POMPIER CORPS IS CHI
CAGO WORKS.
,, >;,.„ r iy One Hundred Feet IIlBh
t"au‘d ill »■> Incredibly Short Spaco
r ' uf xime—The Speediest Way
of Saving Life*
Chicago Herald.
Lcnty-six lives were lost at theSouth-
Hotel lire in St- Louis in .
three lives at the Newhnll Hotel
- iuu.1 Those who
.... in Milwaukee in 1882.
“I 'd tuo latter calamity will never for-
r . a i„oin Art manv aa uev-
ihe dread spectacle. As many as sev-
r charred Win-remains thnt werc
to constitute that number of bod-
Uere found in the ruins Twenty-
K people lost their lives by jumping
the windows, their quivering and
ins forms in many instances lying
fke of the sidewalks until the walls
■ and formed a temporary tomb
the horrible sight. St. Louis was the
City in this country which introduced
tuo vat ion in its fire department that
lince then done noble service in resou-
Knmun lives nt fires-the pompier corps,
laukee followed suit, and at present ev-
l.ree citv in the United States 1ms a
tuiou pompier drill connected with the
I and ladder service of the fire depart-
It is a fact but little known that not
|han twenty lives have been saved by
mnier boys of the department in this
Winter and summer, ram or shine,
U are drilled in squads of four three
every week, wooden towers having
’roctad in the lear of every truck sta
in the city. The tower in the
If hook and ladder company No. 1
Lcific avenue is ninety-five feet in
representing tour stories. At fin
lion' drill given there some months
took four men one minute and twen-
Lds to reach the top of the tower,
nice, ns may lie imagined, is not an
LLnnd tho ‘drill never fails to at-
crowds. It is apparently of the
neck order, liut calamities at drill
L; at fires there has been none. Of
nr men who drilled on the occasion
d to hut ono was in active service
ledaesday when thelievald reporter
std another drill. Two of the
>>it their lives at a South Water street
ssionheuse, when they were buried
the debris of tho burning building,
notlier was injured, nnd perhaps
d for life, at the recent fire of Crib-
Sexton’s foundry. Tho remaining
the quartet is Henry Schroder, a
set Germnu of wonderful agility nnd
sof the John L. Sullivan order,
s 1’. ilreen, Georg® Baumann nnd
Cooke made up the practicing squad
Wednesday. The men had hardly
•ul from the fatigues of the preced
es fires, nml the apparatus was slip-
the extreme, hut tho manner in
he tower was sealed was a surprise
icholders.
l’eter Trainor commands tho squad.
4 lithe hut wiry build, and his skin
lied by many an exposure. In re-
g bravo deeds of tho department in
irnlil (jlBci) the other day, Capt.
:'s name appeared more than once in
jtion with daring rescues. His men
a sumo enviable reputation. It is
the conditions of tho pompier
that the men should know no fear,
bald net coolly in the face of the most
•nt danger. There must be no flurry
laste with which their movements
o he executed, nnd at a lire there
he no deviation in the grips from
mile nt a drill, for tho service admits
me method, and tho in in take of one
ay precipitate his three comrades to
uml and crush them.
|l rincipal apparatus of the pompier
la scaling ladder about sixteen feet in
1 It has at its upper end a wrought
Ink with a serrated inner odge reach-
lut three feet in a right angle from
•- The hook is wide enough to
I er almost any window-sill nnd in-
Icomparatively safe hold even where
Inot possible. The ladder has but
Indard, which is of strong, light,
•wood, and tho rungs protrude about
as from either side of the standard.
I'k is strong enough to shatter ordi-
bndow shutters. The next article
road licit worn around the wa’st
I pompier man. It is of leather
pvas, nhont six inches wide, nnd
lily strong to sustain tho
|of several men. Attached to this
a very strong strap is n lsrge
j-mm snap-hook, by means of which
|^an secure himself to tbe bent of
when in action, so that he is en-
preserve his balance while using
nils. The snap-books servo an-
fqiose. The men can, by biking
puree tarns of a rope around the
roa of the hook, secure a sufficient
motion to enable them not only
themselves by means of the rope
jof imminent danger, but oven to
I or two men with them. The rope
|he |«mipier service is half an inch
M . °ho hundred feet long, and of
•finality of hemp. It is coiled in
pious manner for carrying and
my four pounds.
P for tho outfit. The drill com-
i'en styles, including ground, lad-
| tsme drill, evolutions on ladders,
straddling sills, ascending in
iri etion, nnd rope exercises. After
faced the ladder on the ground in
pie with the building the men fall
■ and after going tkrongh the usual
I: “!“} dress, attention and right
;r.
;r.
lives are in danger -and it ia for the sav-
ing of lives that the pompier service has
been principally introduced—this is a mat
ter of tho greatest importance. It is also
of groat service for hauling hose simultane
ously into each story of a burning struct
ure. A well-trained squad such as that
mentioned above can reach tho top of any
building in town by means of the continu
ous chain in less than three minutes, tho
ninety-five foot tower in tho rear of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 1 having fre
quently been * caleil by four men in a little
less than two minutes.
In this manner the top of the bnilding is
reached in a manner especially adapted to
buildings, the rooms of which have excep
tionally high ceilings, because a man can
reach at least 6ix feet higher by standing on
tlie sill tlinn by being placed at the neck of
a ladder in position. Four ladders can be
raised by eight men at the same time by
this stylo of drill, covering four different
parts of one front of one find tbe same
building or row of buildings.
Ono man with one ladder can successfully
mount to a top of u building, anil the old
“quartet” of liook and Ladder Company
No. 1 hns dono this on the building in the
rear of their house in two minutes. After
reaching the top of the ladder the man
straddles the sill of the window, lifting the
ladder to the window of the next story.
There are four pompier ladders with con
tingent apparatus attached to each hook and
ladder company, but one of the Btylee of
drill iB calculated for but ono ladder, by
means of which two men mount. Tho lad
der is hooked in the right hand corner of
the window, and No. 1 starts up, entering
tlie window by straddling the sill. No. 2
follows, standing on tho outside of the sill,
where ho is held ia position by No. I,
who takes a good and steady hold on tho
snap-book of No. 2, while the latter raises
the ladder to the next- story.
The use of tho rope requires tho most
practice and is tho most dungcrous stylo of
pompier drill, but tho life line is only used
in case there is bat one person to tie*saved,
or the pompier is cut off from ordinary re
treat by intervening fire. The upper end
of the rope is quickly fastened to the neck
of tho highest ladder after several extra
turns around the snap-hook have been
taken. Then tbe pompier takes bis stand
on the sill and tho person to be saved or
the second pompier pushes the head
through the outspread limbs of the first,
taking hold of the handles of the latter's
belt.
The turns around the snap-hook act as a
block, and the descent is made rapidly or
slowly, being regulated by one or both
hands of tbe first.
Tho whole life-saving machinery of the
pompier is of th-- simplest possible pattern,
nnd its very simplicity lies in its strength.
There is no intricate contrivance, tho use
fulness of which depends upon .some slen
der cable or finger bolt. All is strong and
of simple form, nnd everything that can
break may be readily replaced. It takes a
young, active and eouragous man to make a
good pompier under n thorough nnd strict
disciplinarian ns captain. “0ne for ail and
all for one’* is his motto in overy-dny life us
well as in the hour of danger, and this
motto can only be a true success through
mutual regard for ono another’s lives.
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
CALLED BACK FROM DEATH.
A Hiubnnd’s Extraordinary Efforts Saves
the Life of Bis Sick Wife.
A Chicago special says: Five weeks ago
tho wife of Charles P. l’ruin, a dentist of
this city, gave birth to a child. This was
followed by an attack of puerperal mania.
They were living at Oak Park. As his w ife
rapidly grew worse Mr. Fruin consulted a
city physician, who, after seeing tho pa
tient, recommended the use of amesthetics.
The city doetoj did not continue to handle
the cn»e, but an Oak l'ark physician was
called in. He also adopted the same treat
ment, administering strong doses of mor
phine. The lady was found to be rapidly
sinking, till on Sunday night sho fell back
on tho pillow, lifeless. Her breathing had
ceased and the pulse wag gone. Tbe at
tending physician distinctly pronounced her
dead. .
The husband was frantic, and rushing to
the bedside of his wife put bis ear to her'
heart. He thought he could detect a faint
throb. The physician again assured him
that life was extinct, but in order to satisfy
Mr. l’ruin bo called in another doctor of
the village. He, too, made an examination,
nnd confirmed tho report of his brother
physician that his patient was deoil. Still
tbe husband would not be convinced. He
placed his band upon his wife's chest and
tried to produce an artificial reshiration,
having long made a special study of the use
of amesthetics in connection with his pro
fession. He proceeded to work the arm
hack and forth, pressing his knnd upon the
chest, thus producing an artificial move
ment. The two doctors remonstrated with
him for committing what they deomed a
profanation of the (load. He continued his
efforts, and after a few minutes tlie patient
began slowly to revive. She is now able to
move around. The doctors confess that
sho would liavo died but for these extraor
dinary efforts at restoration.
A VIRGINIA MURDER TRIAL.
Hills
7 practice, because they are
'dcr and top heavy. First the lad-
raised to tho breast and then, by
mug the arms, overhead, keeping
er * perfectly horizontal all the
lavement is simply one of drill,
Iieil to moke the men scqnainted
r'lccessful handling of tho nppa-
l> » fire tho men, who for tlie
pi better understanding tho de-
l»f the drill, may lie called Nos. 1,
r ..'‘“er lifting their apparatus,
► the following order: No. 1 leans
I “gainst the building and raises it
I udicnlar position, so flint the
I',” “““er touches the bnilding.
I “rge.fiook ia turned into the win-
I. . It is pushed so for that
■ ackets °n the inside of tho pole
I"“II, giving the man a firm and
Tisition for mounting, sail then
P»P{hesecond story, taking
r'*]\ of . thelad < J «’ r - Having reached
laud holding both feet close to the
111. ^“snap-bookto the neck
fstraightens hit arms down-
iLi. ?. , woi ‘ tn the belt,
( imself for railing the next bul
la .s!5? d , him b T No - 2, and U
In :> .‘Mrd-story window by No.
• 2 climbs to the second story,
ladder of No. 3. In a
’ —a other men follow, until
.completed. Of course the
, ““gthehed according to
• men in a pompier company,
r of buildings known as aky-
Ll.i 1 h* s continuous
r , "» “P to the roof, with
< * c “ story. Where human
Catching Heavy Shot Fired From a ( an-
non and Other FeaU#
San Francisco Alta.
HerrHoltnm the strong man of Germany,
gavo a novel entortainment at the Pavilion
last night, which attracted an undience of
nearly a thousand people. There was some
thing of on olio, but only- tho numbers in
which Holtum was a prominent featnre
possessed any particular merit of interest.
Ho opened with a shot from his cannon nt
a target two thirds the length of the Pavil
ion. His aim was not particularly good,
nnd tbe fifteen-pound ball described
graceful parabola and crashed through the
front of tho stage without doing any particu
lar damage. Some cleverjuggling with fifteen
and fifty-pound balls followed, during which
the professor's toes seemed to have several
narrow escapes from tbe iron globes, which
bo tossed twenty feet in tho air, and allowed
to fall to tho floor with such seoming care
lessness that his lmdy wag grazed in tbe
descent. His next appearance was in a
club-swinging nnd ckuir-bninncing act, in
both of which ho exhibited more strength
than skill. Both these powers wero brought
into play in catching n fifteen-pound ball
from bis gun by acarefully measured charge
of powder, to a distance of forty feet. The
feat was very cleverly done, and the pro
fessor opened tho list to nil compititors for
a purse of $500. While the ontnes were
preparing be attempted to carry three men
on one arm, sitting saddiewise, and fir
ing a pistol with the hand of the support
ing ann. After nearly killing the hall
janitor, who was one of the trio invegied
in the scheme and retired in disgust
after having tho other two men dropped
on him,2H°li um |»ecumplishfid tho fiat,
and the contest for the purse commenced.
This tiuo the charges were lighter, nnd
the ball was not fired over twenty-five
feet. The contestants proved four in
number, among whom was Cal McVey,
the heavy-weight ball player. Each wus
staked out in a certain spot, and required
to hold hia right hand in range of the
little bullet and wavo the American flag
with hiijleft. Encb|(tteiupt was a ghostly
failure, two of tbe men being so blinded
by the flash ns to fail to touch the ball,
whilo McVey nnd a tall, good looking
young fellow, unknown to farno, both
found it too hot for comfortable bolding,
and allowed it to go rolliug down tbe
length of the puvillion, awaking the echoes
of the huge building until there was a fair
imitation of a thunderstorm. A fifth
arrival thought he could win the prize if
supplied with a German flog, but be even
led to see the shot, and was not aware
that it bad left the gun until it struck the
floor behind him. Holtum made the catch
with ease, and then donned hia harness to
pull against a pair of Philadelphia brewery
horses. The huge animals wero apparently
fit to pull tlie buildiug over, if necessary,
and with a single tug they dislodged thi
athlete from bis place on tbe iaddcrlike
structure on winch he was braced. A
couple of ponies who would not make fair
ramrods for tbe fine animals ahead of them,
were then brought in, and tho professor
succeeded iu making a stand against them
by pulling against the traces of each
with ono hand while the horses
were being driven in opposite directions.
His last feat was to fire bis cannon at tbe
target while the gun rested on bis shoulder,
and in this he was fairly successful, chip
ping off an edge, but losing tbe allot through
the stage in tho operation. His exhibitions
wars very fair throughout, but a new pavil
ion will be needed should he repeat them
very often without reducing the size of the
shot. McVey has offered to bet from $100
to $500 that he can catch the fifteen-pound
ball once ont of three timet, and Holtum
h.s promised to make tha match. The
speed of the globe ia very slow, and the
ball-tosaer ia likely to succeed if he can
overcome the flash of tha gun and ac
quire dexterity in handling so largo and
heavy a sphere.
Tlie Headricks eiimmncat.
Kx. Loris, January 10.—Preliminary
steps have been taken to organize a branch
of tha Hendricks Monument Association
for this State, and twentv-ttve gentlemen
have been appointed executive committee.
Some Peculiarities of Hie Clnverlus Case—
A Chance for the Accused.
A Richmond special snvs: “Some’cu
rious results of the trial of Thomas J. elu
viums for the alleged mnrder of Fannie
Lilian Madison are begining to crop out in
tlie local press, which in a financial point
of viow, do no credit to either the city of
Richmond or tbe State of Virginia. One
account says that the reporter who formu
lated tho mnrder theory when the body of
Lilian Madison was‘at (lie morgue met
with no very good luck, nnd has since lost
his place on the paper in which he pub
lished the accounts. The nttorney who
prosecuted Cliiverins through the long and
weary twenty-six days of the trial with such
marked ability did not receive a cent for ids
laborious work. Tbe bill of tbe detective
wbo, with a corps of assistants, worked up
tbe case and procured important evidence,
lias never been paid. An argument will be
heard before tho Court of Appeals next
month for n new trial for Cluvcnus, which
will probably be granted, nnd which in the
present aspect of the case, may result in
acquittal. There is a bill before the Legis
lature to pay tho detective and the stenog
rapher. nnd their claims are also before tho
Richmond City Council, but it is by no
means probable that either body will pay
them. The Legislature is even trying to
avoid tho payment of a debt which her owtr
courts decided that the State of Virginia
owes the Kimlell Bank Note Company, of
New York, for printing the Riddleberger
repudiation bonds. This does not look
much like paying tbe bills of oither the de-
toctivo or tho stenographer in the Claverius
caso.
AN INFORMAL MEETING
The accipent caused a serious delay of
trains, nnd the manner in which tlie road
managed its passengers is certainly to be
commended. Three divisions of tho East
Tennessee system, the Georgia division,
Selma, Romo nnd Dalton and Bristol and
Chattanooga division, enter tho city on the
track which is now blockaded. The Geor
gia division train, whoso time of departure
is '.1:15 a. m., waited three hours on the
Cincinnati Southern connection to receive
eighty excursionists for Florida and ran to
the tunnel beioro the information of tho
accident was received. Tbe train backed
to the union depot nnd remained there
until 7 o'clock last night. Arrange-
that hour
A TROOP OF WILD HORSES.
One or tlie Grandest Sights Ever Witnessed
- Footsteps of Horses.
Detroit Free Press.
I had camped near the forks of the Platte,
and was aroused just at daylight by foot-
stops around mo. After listening for a mo
ment 1 felt sure that they were the foot
steps of horses. They seemed to be cir
cling around me—not at a canter, not at e.
trot, but nt a modeiuto walk. It was well
that I had secured my horso in a thorough
manner, for 1 nover saw him so excited.
He tugged ntid pulled id his lariat, stood
up on his hind legs, neighed and snorted,
_ pawed and pranced, and it was biz actiona
ments were at that hour com- that gave mo a clue to the identity of my
Of the Directors of the Cotton States Life
Insurance Company,
The directors of tho Cotton States Insu-
ranee Company had a meeting at the office
of tho company on Mulberry street, yester
day morning. No quorum was present.
Notwithstanding the absence of a quo
rum, several important items of business
received attention.
A proposition from Mr. J. T. McAllister,
an insurance expert, to take charge of the
company's business and wind it np, was
referred to tbe finance committee with
power to aet.
It was decided that the finance commit
tee should be authorized to win I op tbe af
fairs of tbe company as soon as possible,
and-to make a report nt tbe next annual
meeting of the directors.
In order to raiso money to pay claims and
to buy up policies, it was decided to im
prove cortain property in Atlanta so that
money might be raised on it.
The amount of the company's funds used
by Mr. Georgo S. Obear is about fifty-five
thousand dollars. He has turned over to
the directors about seventy, thousand dol
lars worth of bonds, which arc thought to
be worth fifteen cents on tbe dollars.
As to the propriety of prosecuting Mr.
Obear, tbe directors are divided.
It is believed that the assets of tbe com
pany will meet alt claims against it, provid
ed the company is allowed to wind up its
bnsinets without having a receiver appoint
ed.
Tho general resnlt of tho meeting was to
lenve the company's affairs in the hands of
the finance committee.
TUNNEL CAVES IN.
Section of the Mission Ittdge Tunnel Caves
In on a Freight Train.
Cbattsnooga Times.
A serious accident occurred in the tun
nel under Missionary Ridge, on tbe main
stem of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, four miles from tho cit;
eorgin railroad, four miles from the city.
A Georgia division freight train. No. 27,
left tho city at noon for Atlanta. When
tbe train was half through the tunnel,
which is about one-fourth of a mile in
length, the train men beard a grating,
grinding noise, followed by a crash, and
then all was darkness, and tbe train was
brought to a standstill Tbe train was stop
ped so suddenly that the engineer was almost
thrown from his cab. Tbe tunnel was fill
ed with smoke, and for a few minutes the
situation became very serious for tbe train
men, but they managed finally to reach
fresh air. An investigation showed that
there had been a cave-in in tbe tunnel,
which was caused by the cross bars of tbe
tunnel ari.h being displaced by a narrow-
gauge engine which was improperly loaded
on a flat car and bsd scraped the top of tbe
arch. The bam wero steel rails bent to
conform to the arch, and snpported the
brick roof, which was defective in places.
When they were displaced of course the
roof came tnwn.
It is impossible to say, as yet, what tbe
damage will be. There are eight cars in
the tunnel. The three cars next to tbe on-
gine are derailed; tbe next car is loaded
with mules; one car loaded with merchan
dise was crashed by the falling roof, and
tbe remainder are inaccessible on account
of a slide which accompanied the cave in.
Not more than a car length of the root fell
and no farther cave is anticipated, as tha
remainder of the arch bare are in position.
A gravel Inin with a large force of hands
was sent to the tunnel last night, in addi
tion to the wrecking force, to remove tbe
can. As soon aa the wreck is cleared the
debris can bs quickly moved. A force nt
men are also in wailing to repair the tun
nel It will be mads absolutely safe before
any tnins will be allowed to pass through.
Tbe official* at the road hope to have the
repairs completed to-day.
Dieted to send it through to Dalton on tho
Western nnd Atlantic tracks. Tho Georgia
division train, due at C p. m., and the Ala
bama division passenger, due at 8 p.m.,
were run to Cleveland. Tbe train from
Bristol, due at 5 p. in., reached the tunnel
at 7 p. m., tbe passengers climbed over the
ridge and were transferred to n coach
whieh brought them to the city at 9 p. m.
Tho passengers were compelled to walk a
distance of nearly a mile through the woods
and in two inches of snow, l’asscngors for
the east left at 9:30, were transferred and
left the tunnel an hour later for Bristol. No
baggage, mail or express was brought in or
carried out. Transfers will be continued
until the track is cleared.
A FORTUNE IN A RAVINE.
Fresldent McNeil's Flan for Concealing tlie
Money and Securities Stolen.
Boston tipoctal to Sew York Tribune.
Ia the last two days some remarkable de
velopments nave been made in the robbery
of tho Lancaster National Bunk, (lie story
of which reads like a romance Tho nrrest
of Charles H, Veo, of tbo West Rutland,
VI, Marble Company, on Tuesday, charged
with participating with McNeil in robbing
tbe Lancaster bank hns been mentioned.
It seems that Veo was taken to Clinton,
where ho was closeted for about three hours
with Chief Wade, of the State police, and
finally made a ntnrtling confession.
After going to tho Lancnstor bank with
McNeil, ono night Inst week, nnd stealing
all tho money nnd securities they could
from tho bank, they started North. He
left McNeil nt Rntlnuii, nnd tbe latter went
on to Canada, probably. Pressed hard, he
admitted that ho and McNeil gavo L. S.
Rnrmim, bookkeeper for tho West Rutland
Msrlilo Company, of which I>r. Nelson is
president, two satchels. Ho alio admitted
that Dr. Nelson was present when this de
livery was made. Veo un.l McNeil assured
Baruum font these satchels had no connec
tion with tho Lancaster bank troubles.
Baruum agreed to take these Batchels to
some place and conceal them. Barnmu ap
pears to be innocent nt all evil intent.
Armed with this infotmation. Officer Dy-
K»n went to Rutland 'in Wednesday night,
and on Thursday morniug called on Bar-
unm. Ho bore a letter from Vec. Bnrnum
and said that froui wlmt Veo bod told him
bo bad no suspicion that anything was
wrong. When the satchels were given to
him ho took a team and drove eiguieen
miles to Tinmoutb. At this place he loft
the team with a cousin, and taking nn old
wash boiler, put the satchels into it, throw
it over ids shoulder and went to tho moun
tain. On reaching n rocky cavity he threw
the boiler and satchels into it, covering
them with rocks. Ho then returned to the
marblo company’s office and told i)r. Nel
son where he had concealed the satchels.
After Veo was arrested on Tuesday Dr.
Nelson told Barnnm to go to tlie mountain
in Tinmoutb nnd remove the satchels. Ho
made nn evasive reply, and that night Nol-
son left Rutland. The morning after Veo
was arrested Mrs. Nelson went to Barnum's
office and told him that Nelson wanted
him to meet him that night on the Pitts
field road, and 'o bo sure and have the
satchels. Barnum did not meet him, and
told Mrs. Nelson tho whole story. After
talking tho matter over with her he decid
ed to inform tlie bank, lmt before bo did
it Dysnn turned np. When V’oo's letter
was handed him he read it over twice, look
ed at it intently to satisfy himself that tho
siguatnro of Josoph Voe was uot a forgery,
and then, turning to Dyson, said:
“Come with me.”
They went ont tho door of the little office,
crossed tho Delaware and Hudson track,
and clambered up the steep and iey aide of
the hill till tboy were 1U0 feet or more above
tbo offico. It was decided to go for tbo
satchels and a team was procured. When
they reached tbe place on the mountain tho
clerk stepped down into a little spot hol
lowed out by nature hotween two great
rocks, pulled aside the heavy rocks and dis
closed the two satchels in the old wash-
boiler, lie stooped down, pulled oat one
of tho satchels, and motioned to Mr. Dy
son to take the other. Just then it began
to rain in torrents, nnd before they could
get to a place of shelter they wore drenched
to the skin.
One bag, mode of alligator’s skin, con
tained $59,090 in interest-bearing bonds of
tho West Rutland Marble Company, a
quantity of bonds and certificates of the
Wyoming Beef Company and the Low
Cattle Company. These had boen badly
soaked with ruin and melted suow, and
could not be examined without injuring
them. In tho other bag was found Mc
Neil’s personal letters and a number of al
leged cerlibc des, which had been claimed
by a Lowell music dealer on collateral
which he had deposited os security for
notes which the bank had discounted for
him.
Those certificates were found to bo
leases which bad been given for pianos and
other instruments leased or bought on in
stallments. The music dealer says that
these certificates represent $13,000. There
were also fonnd several checks payable to
McNeil's order, several trinkets, railroad
tickets, etc. The most important find in
the bag was $15,000 in bank bills, dono np
in packages. Several of tbe bills bail been
abstracted from two or three of tho pack
ages. Tlie value of the securities recovered
is about $105,000.
McNeil bad with him $900 in gold coin,
and doubtless expected ultimately to re
ceive tbe contents of the bags, but he took
nn un*“fe way to insure thewccurity of his
“boi die. *
Neo,.,a was arrested last night in Rut
land. Bank Examiner Gatckell swore out
in the District Court, at Clinton, a com
plaint which charges Nelson on December
19 with feloniously and maliciously inciting
William H. McNeil to commit larceny in n
building of nntional bank notes amounting
to $5,000, legal tender notes to tbe same
amount, and $1,000 in gold coin, tbe prop
erty of tbe Lancaster National Bank. Nel
son is s son-in-law of Dr. Tourgee, tbe head
of tho New England Conservatory of Music.
He was married a short time ago.
Henry C. Forrester, cashier of the bank,
was arrested to-night for being an acces
sory before tbe bet to tbe larceny by Presi
dent McNeil He obtained bail in tbe sum
of $10,000.
visitors.
They wore wild horses!
Had they been Indian ponies my trained
horse would have remained as dumb and
silent as u post. Indeed, Indians would
not have appproachcd me in that manner.
I remained very qnict, hoping tlie horses
would remain in sight until daylight should
give me a good view of them. I had to
wait for a full hour, but when the light
grew strong tho spectacle was one to make
a man’s blood tingle. The circle hod been
enlarged until it wob half a mile across, and
ray littlo camp waa the centre. Every
horse, and thero wna 129 of them, stood
with liis bead to thiB centre, and soldiers
could not have taken positions on the skir
mish line in a more precise order.
I pitied mv own animal. He stood with
the lariat drawn taut, and trembled in
evory limb, anil he was as wet with sweat
as if I bad galloped him twenty miles. I
realized bow be must long to break away
and join the wild rovers, and forever end
his drudgery.
I dared not rise to my feet for fear of
alarming tbe drove, but nevertheless I iiad
a clear view of each horse. Most of
them were magnificent animals. Mnnes
down on their shoulders nnd tails on the
grass. They were of various colors, and
they rauged in age from the yearling colt
up to the veterans twenty years old. The
bays predominated, but every color was
present.
We had been observing each oilier about
ten minutes, when a jet black station, wbo
was tbe leader of tbo herd, gave a snort,
threw up bis heels into tho nir, nnd broke
off nt a gallop, followed by tbe drove in
single file. They ran in n truo circle, nnd
they made tbo circuit five times before
stopping. Then, nt nnothor signal from
tbo leader, tbe circle broke and tlie Horses
wheeled into a long single line, or ‘ oimpa-
ny front."
Troop horses could not lmvc done bet
ter. I thought nt first that tbo line meant
to cbrrge me, but at a signal it nmdo a left
wheel and galloped straight off on tbe
plain for n mile. Then it broke, nssmned
tbo shape of a triangle, nml returned.
When tbe leader was within pistol shot be
wheeled snout and the horses formed in n
square, with tlie four yearlings in tbe cen
ter. They galloped off for n mile, broke
again, ami returned in two ranks.
I bud nn almost irresistible desire to kill
too leader with a bullet. Indeed, 1 reached
for my rifle with that intent, but then
came tbe reflection tlmt it wonld be little
short of murder. Such another perfect
horse I had never seen. His black coat
shone like silk, bin limbs nnd body wero
perfection, nnd he had tho speed and bot
tom of a race horse. Not a Lull was made
for a full hour, nnd then it was only pre
paratory to tnlkiDg a swift depnrtnre. The
last mameuvre was a circle nt a slow trot,
and each horse whinnied in a coaxing man
ner to my own steed. Poor Selim! He
straggled in the most f rnntio Manner to
break looso, and when linding nil bla efforts
of no avuil lie throw bimsclf down on tbe
grass and actually groaned hia disappoint
ment.
I rose up then nnd waved my blanket.
Instead of rushing off in nffriglit, ns 1 ex
pected, the loader of tbe band deliberately
appronebed me a few rodB and stood and
snorted and pawed ns if sending forth a
challenge. Then I set up a shouting, waved
the blanket some more, nnd be took his
placo at tbo bend, formed the band at
"company front,” and they went off at a
gnllnp, and maintained it as long ns I could
see the waving line.
It is thought nt the department not a lit
tle odd that a Representative from Maine,
Capt. Boutclle, should have intciposcd ob
jection to thesmnil appropriation of $8,000
asked by Mr. Randolph Tucker to enable
the law officer of the department to make
an adequate defenso to the spoliation
cases, inasmuch ns Maine people are very
largely interested in these claims. Senator
Frye, of Maine hns been a very ardent ad
vocate of the claims for years in Congress,
and has staked bis character as a public
man on their merit in urging bis bill to
passage. It is understood that Mr. Tucker
will introduce tha bill in tbe call of States
to-morrow, and soon thereafter ask its im
mediate consideration.
HIGH LICENSE
Tried Successfully mi a Town anil Fonnd to
Work Well.
GaKKWii,:,E ( January 14.—Having at va
rious times and in sundry places raised a
voice against prohibition, and for high li
cense, it may be well to cite as a case in
S oint tbe management of tbe city affairs of
trecnvillo.
Wo have here three bar-rooms, taxed $500
each yearly. This is absoii tely the only
tax levied in this town. And with this Bum
of $1,600 the intendant and city commis
sioners successfully “run tho town.”
One marshal is sufficient justioe-force,tho
town being quiet and orderly,for the reason
that the high license effectually kills all tho
"(Poggery and doggery” business.
Last year the city treasury waa amply
able to meet the demand for better streets
and more perfect drainage; bridges were
built, sewers laid, nnd rock pavement cross
ings put down nt the intersection of all tbo
streets. All this was done with tbe pro
ceeds of the liquor tax alone. Every other
business is absolutely free here, and no tax
upon city property. I know of no other
town in tho State whose affairs are so
smoothly nnd successfully condneteil
It may bo well iu this connection to re
mark that there was less drunkenness hare
during Cbristmns week than I have ever
before seen in a conntry town; not a single
arrest for disorderly conduct being made.
And this, too, in tlie face of tho fact thaton
tbo afternoon of Cliristnms-ove I found tba
principal slrcets of tlie town well-nigh im-
pnsKnhlo by reason of tbe crowd.
Amid nil tlie torrents of mock enthnsi-
nsm nnd sophomore eloquence brought
down upon us by the prohibition question,
this little village of Greenville, shut in by
its bills “far from tbo maddoningcrowd, "bos
gone quietly and systematically to work and
bns successfully tiled nnd proven the wis
dom of a bigli tariff law. It is but just
that the intendant and commissioners of
Greenville should get duo credit for their
wiso management of the city’s business.
A CHEERFUL VICTIM.
Devotional Mary Anderson.
Pblladalphla Ttmesf
Every morning at 5 o'clock a bellman
goes to her room door in tbe Continental
Hotel and knccka, and at 6 o'clock Miac
Anderson is out on the street in the gray
light of the morning on her way to early
mass. She never missed attending, never
mind bow cold or stormy the weather.
—“Ouida’a” English l
$7,000 for every"
FRENCH Bl’OILATlON CLAIMS.
Over l.AOO Antiquated Cased, Ueslile l,ZOO
Others Filed In the Courts.
Wsshington apodal to Louisville Courier Journal.
Up to date over 700 coses have been filed
in tho Court of Claims under the French
spoliation claims act of last Jannary. Ex-
Congressman Benjamin Wilson, now the
law officer in the Department of Justice, to
whom has been assigned the duty of de
fending the government in these coses, soys
that there are at leant 800 more to be dock
eted. The time for docketing is limited by
tho act to a year from January 20. A vast
amount of money is involved in these
claims, and their trials will require con
structions of six different treaties with
France, beside the application of general in
ternational law.
Col. Wilson's long service on the com
mittee on foreign affoira while in Congress
gained for him the distinction of being the
best informed authority on treaties and in
ternational law in tbe House in his day.
Hia oisignmcnt by the Attorney-General to
the important duty of resisting these an
tiquated treaty claims, therefore, carries
him into a familiar field. Coses are being
filed at the rate of five to twenty-five a day.
Some of them are voluminous, and are ac
companied by a peek of papers. The
printed briefs average twenty pages
to a cose. A great deal of testi
mony must bo taken in these case,,
and in every instance a writ
ten argument on the law nnd facts mnst be
filed, and in all important onea an oral ar
gument also made. An idea can be gained
from this of tha great labor imposed npon
the Court of Claims and npon the officers of
the Department of Justice in chargejby Sen
ator Frye's brief and pithy bill It is im
possible to give an estimate of the amount
of these claims to date. Up to June 30th,
Mr. Garland reported 371 cases, calling for
over $3,000,000.
Besides the French spoliations class thore
are over 1,800 other cases on tie docket of
tho Court of Claims. Of these 820 ore
under the ordinary jurisdiction of tbe
court, and include those referred by head*
of departments; 358 come ra uniter the
Bowman act of 1883, providing for tbe
ascertainment of law and facts tn claims
pending before committees of Congress, and
41 are District of Columbia cnscs. The
amount involved in these cases is upward
of $50,000,000. This vast amonnt of law
business U looked after on behalf of tbe
government by a bureau of th* Department
of Justice, consisting of one assistant attor
ney general snd six assistant attorneys.
The assistant attorneys are paid ealurios
running from $2,000 to $3,0CU, which ia
thought to be s rather beggarly allowance
when the fact is considered that these gen
tleman must be skilled practitioners in
court, capable of preparing and presenting
pleas for tbe government in questions of
vast financial importance. A rather singu
lar oversight wet committed by Congress
in both the Bowman nnd Frye act*, which
opened the door of tbe court to over a
thousand new cases to dato, ip (he respect
that no provision whatever waa made for i.
detensu to the claims authorized to be sued
for, exoept the general one that the Attor
ney-General or his assistant should make
the defense.
Three Card Monte Experiences That Made a
Dig Man Out of a Little One.
Detroit Free Pan.
Some fellers played mo out of $56 up at
Fort Huron yesterday,” said a young man
of about twenty-three who called at tho
Control station yesterday:
Bow?” ns .t il tlie sergeant
'Well, one of 'om lma throe cards and he
tossed 'em around and wanted mo to bet I
could pick out tuo nee of hearts.”
‘‘It was three card monte."
'Was it? That's what I came in to ask
you. I’ve read about confidence gamee,
string games and so on, but didn't know
what this was. Thank you. ”
“Did you tako nny steps to have 'em nr-
rested?" asked tbo sergeant aa he was
going.
“Oh, no. I merely told 'om if I over
caught either one of'em in St. ThoiuaB I'd
mop the gronnd with him. Oh, I didn't
propose to make 'em any particular
trouble."
'You must be a generous-hearted man.”
'Well, I am. Another thing is, I never
had anything happen to mo. Nobody ever
slugged mo, or picked my pocket, or drew a
gun on me, and when I sit down with tbo
hoys in Beebo's grocery nnd venture my
opinion, somebody speaks up and says;
“Wbnt do you know about it? You nev
er wont nny where or had anything happen
to you.'
"Tbe case will bo different now. I've
bin swindled ont of $56 and tbe boys linve
got to stand back for me. This 'ere cos*
will stand me in $500 in reputation. I’ll bo
pointed ont on the street as the chap who
got in with the monte men and I am going
to the papers this afternoon to havo 'em
give me a good lift."
•They don't all tako it this way,” ob
served the serjeant.
“No, I suppose not; but you see my poli
cy, don't you? If I could ouly get my pock
et picked of tho $111’vo gat left I'd be tha
biggest man in St. Thomas .for a year to
come. Do yon know of a bulgier w ho will
talk with me 6r a pugilist who will give me
a block oye to carry home?"
A CONNECTICUT GHOST.
Seen by the Same Party at Nlalit nml In
Full Day.
A New Haven special aays: For tbe past
thirty years ghoat atoriea have been told of
tbo vicinity ■ f Shear's brickyard, near here.
Many have passed the spot after nightfall
with bated breath, Some strange sights
have been seen. Incredulity wonld be ex
pressed by some at the'atoms, while others
accepted them as Gospel truth. A few
nights ago five men wero walking along,
when suddenly, abont 8 o'clock at night,
they saw a strange looking little man, abont
three feet high, dressed in black velvet
trimmed with fur and a cooked hat on his
head. He appeared in tho road, bnt where
he came from no one knew. Owen had a
spade on his shoulder, and he said, “Boyr,
I guess I'll scoop this little chap.” So say-
in^hc cut at it with bis spade, which passed
through it like goiDg through smoke. Tba
object disappeared. They went home filled
with wonder anil fright, and crossed them
selves many times.
They tLen resolved to go tie next day and
see it they canid see the little man. Then
it was that, at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon, he appeared again and McNnlty used
the spade again. It passed tbrongh the ob
ject, which shot np into tho air forty feet or
so and then vanished. Since then they
have not seen it or anything of a super
natural character. They are steady, well
known laboring men, and do not drink t •
excess. They tell tho Btory for trath. Man,’
believe that it 1b true.
JelTenion's Urauddaiighter.
A Cleveland dispatch to tlie Pittaburg
Post says: “Louis oebaefer, of Canton,
O., who baa interested himself in behalf of
Scptims Randolph Meikleham, grand
daughter of Thomas Jefferson, who i* liv
ing in strained circumstance with two
invalid children at Georgetown, D. C.,
lias prepared amemorial to Congress, which
will be presented soon by Congress
man McKinley, of Ohio. A similar appeal
for a pension waa made to the last
Congress, hut notacteil upon. Mr. Scha> fer
states that in 1884 he sent a letter contain
ing a blank cheek; payable to Mrs. Meikle
ham, to members of Congress, tho Presi
dent and members of hia cabinet, members
of the Supreme Court, the Governor of
New York and other prominent people.
In response cheeks were sent to him aggre
gating in value only $70. Mr. Schaefer ia
well known in Ohio as a man of benevol-
ance. He has offend to Hia lUUabm a
home dnriDg the remainder of her lifetime
in bis household.”