Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-15


Hendricks Replies to Chandler.
INDIANAPOLIS, July l4th.-Ex- Governor
Hendricks has written the following in re-
Spouse to the letter of Secretary Chandler,
published in the Associated Press papers
this morning:
To Hon. W. E. Chandler-SIR: 1 find in the
newspapers this morning letter to me from
yourself, written yesterday, and circulated
through the Associated Press. You complain
that did you an injustice in my address to the
people of this city, made the evening before.
In that address urged that " We need to have
the books in Government offices open for exam
nation" and as an illustration cited the case
of fraudulent vouchers in one of the bureaus of
your department and that upon your testimony
before the subcommittee of the Senate it ap-
peared that the frauds amounted to $4,000
Now is not every word of that true? You were
brought before the committee and testified as
stated. You admitted under oath that
some money was lost, to the amount
that the enlightenment did not wholly occur
under your administration; that part OF it was
under your predecessor. 1tseems 10 have COW
cred a period from June 81, 1880, down to Janu-
airy %, 1884. Does that help your case? You
were at the head of the Department year and
nine months of that period-your predecessor
about year and ten months. He was In the
office at the payment OF the tlrst false voucher,
June y, 1885, and up to April IL, 1852, when you
came in, and you continued thence until the
last false voucher was paid-JanuaIy %. 1884.
The period was almost equally divided between
yourself and your predecessor. How much OF
that s63, 900 was paid out under yourself, and
how much under your predecessor, your letter
does not show. But, sir, upon the question that
| was discussing, does it make any difference
who was Secretary when the false vouchers
were paid? l urge that cases like this, when
frauds are concealed in the vaults or books OF
the Department, the only remedy for the
people is by change OF control, so that
han
the examination of new and disintereSted men.
Do you think / am answered when you say
was mistaken in surprising that in this ease the
frauds were all under your administration,
when in fact part OF them extended back INTO
that of your predecessor? Why, sir, that makes
your case worse, for the Bureau OF Medicine
and Surgery deialcation is large. But the more
serious fact is that it could and did extend
through two administrations of the Depart
ment q period of nearly four years, without
detection; but it becomes more serious, , far as
you are individually conce -ned, wnen the TACT
is considered that you had notice, and yet took
no sufficient action. The information upon
which spoke was from a Washington dispatch,
dated the 26ih OF last month"; by the Associated
letter. The Associated Press obtained its
information either in your Department
or from the Investigating Committee.
If you were correctly reported. that was the
time for complaint and correction. You testl-
fled that the total of suspicious vouchers discov-
cred so far was about $4,000, and that the
money fraudulently obtained was In some in
stances divided between Il Waterman IN the
Department Carrigan, the Chief Clerk, and
Kirkwood in charge of the accounts. Now;
YOU will notice, according to the Associated
Press report of your testimony, that you received
letter last year, charging Carrlgan, one OF the
parties, with drunkenness, and after that man
came to you and told you that Kirkwood and
Carrigan were engaged in frauds, did not that
put you upon notice and investigation? You
testified that some inquiry was made, and tfat
.lo thafNt thnra
suspicious circumstances they did not warrant
conclusion of guilt. After notice. verbal and in
writing you left the man in office. You did not
bring the frauds to light, nor the guilty parties
to punishment. It was Government Detective
Wood who discovered the frauds. and the Asso-
ciated Press report says that Wood declared
that he would have no further dealings with
your Department, but would press the lnyestl-
cuse? Worse, if possible, than all before. 1or
say large number of Congressman, including
some gentlemen of great influence and position,
recommended that the head of the Bureau, Dr.
Wales. should be reappointcd. The members
of Congress knew nothing of the frauds; they
had no opportunity to know. 1t was within
your reach and duty. They were probably MS
personal friends. You were his official superior.
But, in fact, did you reappoint him under,
stand not. Perhaps the detective discovered
the frauds too soon. But DR.. Wales was not one
voucher nor embezzled money. His response
bility in the case is just the salre as your own.
He was the official superior of the three rogues,
as you were of himself, as well as them. Nelther
he nor yourself exposed the frauds, or punished
the parties. l have not thought of or considered
this as Il case of politics. Addressing my nel"h-
bors said that this and like cases admonlsh
them to demand civil service reform III the re-
promote it within the sphere OF their ofhclal
duty and authority. Respectfully,
T. A. HENDRICKS.
Senator Jones Will Bet on Blaine.
NPw YORK, June 14th.-Senator Jones,
of Nevada, says that Blaine will not only
carry every Northern State, but gain upon
the South. He reports his willingness to
wager S25, 900 OH New York.
Further Cholera Precautions.
WASHINGTON, July 14th.-Secretary Ere
linghuysen to-day instructed by cable the
Consular officers at London, Liverpool,
Marseilles, Hayre, Bordeaux. Bremen and
Hamburg to at once appoint competent
physicians to inspect all vessels and pas
sengers departing for the United States
from the ports mentioned. The Consular
officers referred to are instructed to refuse
clean bills of health in all cases except
upon the Recommendation of the Sanitary
Inspector that such bills be given. The
Consuls are instructed to report by cable
anv case Of infectious or contagious disease
known to exist on board any vessel at the
time of her departure for the United States.
This course is adopted i'll order that the
health officers in our ports may have timely
warming of approaching danger, and be
prepared to take such measures. as shall
prevent the scourge from gaining foot
hold in this country. 1t is probable that
under the authority conferred by the con-
tagious disease clause of the legislative bill
medical examiners will be appointed as
attaches to the American Consuates at
French ports infected with cholera, whose
duty it will be to report periodically upon
the progress of the disease.
Cholera Morbus, Not Asiatic Cholera.
New YORK, July 14th.-The Coroner
states that Charles MITCHELL the seaman,
died of violent cholera morbus, not from
an attack. of Asiatic cholera. The work of
disnfecting the thickly populated tenement
districts of the city begins to-day
Desperate Fight with a Mob-Brayery of
Jailer and His Family.
OwENsBoRo (Ky). July 14th.-Last even
ing an armed mob attacked the county Jail,
killing the jailer, W. ]. Lucas, breaking in
the doors and taking Richard LAY, a negro,
out and hanging him to a tree in the Court
house yard. Sixty or seventy men sur
rounded the Jail demanding the prisoner,
who had attempted TO outrage the daughter
of Sid Kelly, a prominent farmer living in
the country. a few days before. The jailer
called to his wife to have his pistols in
readiness, and refused to open the doors of
the Jail. The mob then began firing, and
the fire was returned by the jailer and his
son Thomas, aged a.. They fired thirteen
shots, the mob firing as many as one hun
dred. Jailer Lucas fired from porch,
and his son from the front windows.
Two of the mob are reported
as killed, eye-witnesses saving that they
saw one man fall shot by Tom Lucas, and
that he was placed on horse and quickly
carried off. After firing six shots from the
porch, the jailer was shot, the ball enter
ing his right side near the nipple. He
was carried to his room, still refusing to
give up the keys. His wife took his pistol
and tried to keep back the mob, but they
crowded up stairs and forced her to give
UP the cell keys. The outer door was bat
tered down by sledge-hammer. They
then took May from his cell and hanged
him to the only available limb in the Court
house yard. Jailer Lucas was given prompt
attention, but died at clock this morn
ing.
Frightful Accident.
JoHSsTowN PENN, July 14th.-This
morning, while Pariah Taylor, aged Is, was
putting rod in the reel at the Cambria
iron works red hot rod by some means
was thrown over his head and drawn
tightly around his neck, almost decapitat-
ing him, and literally roasting his neck and
shoulders. Thomas O'Neill another work