The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-03
NIPPED 7 THE BUD.
Harry Lees Little Scheme for the
Grand Tour. .~..s-.
A Contemplated Trip That Will Prob
ably End in the Penitentiary-
A Bank Mystery, Etc.

TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 2.-There Is nut.
ter Of excitement, attended by "a considera.
BILE amount Of mystery, at the Queen Street
Branch Of the Dominion Bank. The Queen
Street Branch is supplied with funds as re.
quired by the head Office, at the corner OF
Young and King streets. One day last
week supply Of funds was required by the
branch, and word was sent to the head Of
fee. A package Of 81 500 was accordingly
dispatched by the bank messenger, who In
due course reached the Queen Street
Branch. The teller did not happen to be
In at the moment and the messenger hand
ed the package to one Of the clerks, who IN
In turn placed 1t 10 box In the teller's
compartment, awaiting the arrival OF that
gentleman. The latter in due course came
In and went about his work as usual. A
telephone message had been sent in the
meantime TO the head Office asking why the
funds had not been dispatched for the use
OF theIbank. The reply was that package OF
1880 had been delivered some time before
by the regular messenger OF the bank. A
hunt was Immediately made for the missing
package and the clerks were examined, but
no trace OF the $500 in crisp bank notes
could be found, and the mystery still re-
maius unsettled.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BoRGER.
A few days ago there arrived In this city
rather fine looking man, who gave his
name as Il. l.. Andrews, Of San Francisco
He was accompanied by woman named
Bessie Andrews. 1t now appears that he
Is not II. l.. Andrews, but Harry Lee. He
was arrested at house on olmcoe street Dy
Detective Reid, Of this city and Detective
Hazen, OF Cincinnati, on the charge Of forg.
cry. Lee, whose age is registered at the
police-station as Is, was the confidential
clerk Of Woodrsugh j. McParlin, saw man
ufacturers, OF Cincinnati. 1t 10 alleged
that by classifying the account books aud by
forging checks he managed TO cheat bis
employers out Of SIC, 900; At least that was
the extent OF the Losses discove red up to
the time that Detective Hszen left Cinclh-
natl. Lee skipped cut on toe 2lst inst,
taking with him young woman Of whom
he was enamored. When searched at the
police station, all that was found On Lee
was NO, knife, aud some papers. 1t was
bis iutentio to start fer Europe soon with
bis lady love. After dong the Continent
they were going to "taks In" Austral Ia.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC SUBSIDY.
OTTAWA, Opt.. Feb. 2.-The pri ncipal
topic Of conversation In the Hobbies OF the
House Is the resolutions proposing loan
TO the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Opinion is pretty we'll divided concerning
the advssbility OF the step the Government
10 about to take, and there will be lively
and protracted debate when the matter
comes up for discussion 10 the House. The
Citizen, Government organ, publishes the
resolutions without comment. The Free
Press, opp ssition, says. practically regard
| ed, the new loan involves confession OF
the failure Of the company to keep theiI
agreement and demand that the credit Of
the country shall be pledged to enable them
| TO do 30. II Is also actual increase Of cash
subsidy to the COMPANY from 81, 900, 900 to
| M7, 900, 900, because the COMPANY, after
| they have obtained the loan on the security
| Of the property created from 81 bsidles al.
ready granted, may at any Il me again con.
fess failure and throw the W hole thing bach
on the hands Of the Govern ment, leaving
Inc luO3l 1tNtiou Va VIC iuaA stii
| uAbuit.
AMENDING THE SUNDAY LAW.
TORONTO, Feb. 2.-The Society for the
Suppression Of Vice has appointed dele
| CATION to 90 to Ottawa and endeavor to Sc
cure an amendment to the Lord's.Dsy &C
that will prevent public Sunday excursions
aud all unnece ssaIy work on railroads and
canals and In DermlitinQ lottery gambinl
by raffies at bazaars for charitable pur'
poses.
CRUSHED BY SNOW.
HAMILTON, Feb. 2.-Four dwellings or
Napier street fell from the weight Of snow
GU the roof. Mrs. Burns aud child were
seriously injured.
PROHIBITION.
OTTAWA, Feb. 2.-The annual meetlng
OF the Council Of the Dominion Alliance
commenced Monday. The object Of the
alliance is to secure the total suppression o
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