Omaha daily bee., 1884-05-27
CAPITAL CHATTER.
How County Trcasurcrs Turn An
Honest Penny and pound-"Rufus
the Reruudcr" still Hangs to
His Prcpustcrous Claim.
LINCOLN.

CAItlAL tbAIs
Special Correspondence of TIKI BRs.
LINCOLN, May Pa veritablo old
truthful James met your correspondent
in the postofice here the other day and
asked him if he was posted on the way
county treasurers were becoming million.
aires. A negative was the reply. 81
don't say they all do it, but | can swear
some do IT," said our informant.
They are honest men, too, and perhaps
the name in which they rake in the
shekels is very honest, too, but then it
strikes the taxpayer every time. Now
we ever had, but then he is getting rich
out of the office and in a perfectly legal
way no doubt. The laws, | guess, should
be amended. For instance, it is a well
settled fact that the county treasurer of
Lancaster has at least 1926, 900 dollars of
county money on deposit in the different
banks of Lincoln from which he receives
four per cent per annum. The
comfy has up to q few days
refused to pay warrants for want of funds,
(tha; is, there was plenty of money but
not in the right fund } These warrants
were stamped 80 that the county was
compelled to pay, aud the treasurer is
still drawing his interest. Then comes
on another county official and buys these
warrants at ten per cent. discount and
the very money deposited, it is said, be.
cause he is a banker and has county funds
to use and thus the dear good easy going
people are obliged to submit to ten per
cent. discount on these warrants and on
tho way are paying interest on the funds
deposited besides"
If my informant Is right some power
should intervene to get the public money
INTO the right funds. 1t ought to be
done if it takes all summer. How many
treasurers are very friendly to the banks,
how many banks are very friendly
and to the acknowledgement
saith not, but n thing is certain the
people have to pay the fiddler, and don't
have a chance to dance even with the
homeliest girl in the room.
"RUFUs THE REFUNDER."
commonly known as General Webster, is
getting it from all sides. Even our
gentle mayor Moore is after him with a
red hot letter as to his preposterous claim.
that never had a word originally about
this extraordinarily excessive fee, defends
Webster on the same issue that the
mayors card castigates him. The people
here are just raking up Webster's diction-
airy of deeds from Alpha to Omega.
Enough statements are abroad about his
wonderful greed for money to sink an
individual. They say he
walks nights and disturbs his
neighboring sleepers by his Macbeth
ho%micides, in the sleep line. Strange
noises comes from hun at unseemlngIy
hours and he declaims to the moon Of hav-
Ipg fabulous amounts to pay tor which he
must get the wherewith. 1t is mildly
suggested that the general wrap the
arapery of his couch about him and lie
down to pleasant dreams and let ''the
other fellow" do the walking.
Poor General! Some new rumors are
afloat about him on every stirring breeze
" IoouDpSuiy3 eho hSAe Poio cide oWSSPo
from the north will bring to his ears the
sound of clashing arms. Here is one Of
them. There was a party here the other
day from Wall street, now known as
Grant row, New YORK, rushing to buy
some city bonds. The bargain was all
contaminated except the ratification. Ii
seemed impossible to get a quorum, and
General Webster, alderman, usually 30
prompt and attentive, was the missing
link. Finally the thing became monot.
and the mayor asked the general
why he was so tardy. 1t is said that the
after told his honor thatif he (the mayor
would use his influence in Withdrawing
The bond injunction SUIT, he (the genera])
would be on hand.
This Mayor Moore Indignantly refused
do and the Val street man was seen
close conversation with the General
that night the council met and
The inquisitional interviewer Boon
the desired inf 1rmation.
FAST FREIGHT FACTS.