The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-21
GENERAL JONATHAN HASKELL

We yesterday got into conversation with
Il "male member" of General Haskell's sal
walton army, who in the course of his talk
told some things not altogether compliment
tary to the General. He said his name was
Ferdinand White, and he had joined the
army at St. Louis on August 9th.
Reporter-"And why did you Join itl'
White-"Well sir, Haskell advertised in
the st. Louis papers for a man with small
capital and did not forget to state in glow
ing terms that it could be proftably invest
ed in pleasant business etc. had been
out of employment for some time; was
anxious for somthing to do, and having tit
ty dollars in ny possession, concluded to
call on him and ascertain what offer he had
to make, and if agreeable, to accept it.
Haskell told me he wanted man to take
charge of the lemonade stand, and that if
| wanted the job he would pay me thirty
dollars per month, provided would deposit
my fifty dollars. Having nothing better in
view, accepted the offer and he drew up
contract which he signed, and in which he
acknowledged the receipt of my money.
Here it is:
He reached into his coat pocket and
drew therefrom the following contract
which, we saw at glance, was written by
the Generals own hand
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6, 1880.
This is to certify that |, Jonathan 5.
Haskell, of the city of St, Louis, for and
in consideration OF the sum OF fifty dollars
this day loaned me by Ferdinand White,
for the term of 500 thirty days from date,
have this day employed said White to
take control Of my lemonade and refresh.
ment stand connected with the Railroad
Tabernacle, at salary of thirty dollars per
month, to be paid at the end of each month,
and for the repayment of said fifty dollars
$50 loaned-the said Haskell has this
day executed, signed and delivered one note
of hand, due thirty days after date, payable
to said White, the receipt Of which he
hereby acknowledges Whereto witness
our mutual signatures.
JONATHAN S. HASKELL.
FERDINAND WHITE.
After we had read the contract Mr.
White continued: II had full confidence
in the man and went to work. | stood in
the lemonade stand for two days-taking
in two dollars and quarter in that time,
and on the third day Haskell asked me if |
would not 60 on the platform with the
army aid sing. told him had no OBJ
lection and accordingly became zone OF
them Haskell then employed another
man a Mr.. Waldie to take my place, from
whom he obtained seventy.tive dollars, but
he had charge Of the stand only few days
when Haskell employed Mr.. Griffith
whom he relieved of one hundred and
eighty dollars. have not seen a cent Of
my money since it has passed out of my
hand and don't expect to. He has treated
the other men as he did me. He paid Mr..
Griffith five dollars at one time and one
dollar at another, bnt besides this he has
returned none of the money he has borrow
ed. He also obtained thirty dollars from
a Mr.. Tbbison, an Englishman, who join
ed his army at st. Lonis and who Is, | be.
leive, agood christian. Mr.. r. informs me
that, although he has repeatedly asked
for return Of his money he has not
recived cent and that the only thing
which prevents him from severiDg his con.
nection with the army, is the hope that he
may yet come in the possession of his
money. Mr.. Keiser, whose given name
have forgotten, joined the army at east St.
Louis and left it few days afterwards be
ing thirty-tive dollars poorer and Haskell
that much richer for HIM having joined.
Waldie joined the army in ST. Louis three
days after I did and put in seventy five
dollars while George Burton put in eigh-
teen dollars-every cent he had and Meth
er of these men have had any of their mon
ey returned to them and have reason not
to expect its return"
R.--What evidence have you that Has
kell owes you fifty dollarsl
WI have this note for the amount It
is a renewal of the old note, which expired
on the 14th inst, and is worth about as
much as the paper on which it is written.
He handed us the note, which bore the
signature of the General, and was dated
Cairo, Ills, Sept. IA, 1880" We asked
him what inducement had been held out
to him and the other men to Join the army,
to which he replied that Haskell had Of
fered to pay every man salary of from
twenty-five to thirty dollars per month, and
tlNt this was considered better than nothing.
But after learning that they would receive
no salary, and that IN all probability the
money loaned Haskell would not be re.
turned, they made the best Of bad bar