Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-11
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN p. NJ.
GONE WRONG.

GONE WRONG.
A New and Very Simple Method or
Euchering Poor,
Old, Honest Uucle Samuel Out Of His
Hoarded Dollars Other-schemes
ofRobbey.
PORTLAND, ORE, June 5.-The Ore
gonida's Lewistan, Idaho, special says:
Isaac Hibbs was appointed postmaster
at Lewiston in March, 1884. Last jan
uary registered mail pouch was rob-
bed. An official investigation devel-I
oped nothing and the affair was eventu-
ally forgotten. On May last Hibbs
left for an alleged silver mine ON the
upper Columbia. The postal inspector,
alarmed at his continued absence, in
vestigated the affairs of the office, and
found Hibbs had written receipts for a
large number of registered mail packa-
ges destined for fictitious names in diff
ferent postofiiees supplied from Lewis
ton. The modus operandi was as fol-
lows: Lewiston Is mail distributing
point for large number of offices in
northern idaho and eastern Washing
ton Hibhs would issue money order
for fictitious name at these drawn in
favor Of q bank in Iowa, where orders
were payable. The customary letter of
advice was forwarded to the paying
postmaster. He then wrote. to the
banks that he would shortly visit the
town, and enclose money order and
requested the bank to cash them and
ralo fhn nj I'd, Il iu o,.adff fNs,d d.a-
posits until he arrived. Later he wrote
contemplated visit, and requested that
draftfOr the amount of money on de-
posit be returned by registered mail to
fictitious name attached to the money
orders and always ut some office where
the mail passed through Lewiston. The
drafts arrived by registered mail. Hibbs
signed fictitious names and returned q
receipt card and the transaction was
completed. Money orders are limited
to $300in favor of one person, but with
forethought and judicious distribution
of dates and places an opening offers
through which unscrupulous postmas-
tiers could bankrupt the United States.
| The amount of the defalcation exceeds
\ 500. 900 and Is expected to reach 500, 900.
The scheme is surprisingly simple, and
officers are surprised it was never
| thought of and worked before. John
Evans. the cashier of the First National
bank; William Keltonback, cashier oi
4 the Lewiston National bank; Alexan,
der, Thiesser and Woodwork were his
b0ndsmen for $S,0O0. Alexander anG
Theisser were secured before Hibbs
leaving. Hibbs was last seen May 81
at the second crossing of the CandiaI
Pacific. taking in Missoula and Helena
and gathering drafts ordered sent there
i -
There are u number of people who
take pleasure in agitating the question
as to who is 1.-THE first lady in the land
when there is an unmarried Presiden
in the White House. There has no
been any progress made in the settle
ment of the much discussed question
. This question first received genera
discussion when James Buchanan wa
President. Miss Harriet Lane, though
the mistress Of the White House, wher,
she presided with such great distinction
for her uncle, never claimed to be th,
first lady, and positively refused to ex
press any opinion on the subject. Dur
ing President Arthur's term Mrs. Ere
linghuysen was generally recognized a
the first lady, even when the President
sister, Mrs. McElroy, was present. Ii
the absence of her mother Miss FIRE
Ilinghuysen frequently occupied thu
much-coveted position to the right o
, the President on official occasions. 4
changed condition of things now exists
and it is claimed that Mrs. Hendricks
being the wife of Vice-P President, is th,
first lady. Some society people are yer,
anxious for a decision, but there will bt
no occasion when the President can de
eide it until on New Years Day, even i
, he desired to-. Whoever the Presiden
leads down to the Blue Room on New
1 Years Day, when the annual public re
ception will be held, will be the first la
! dy. IF he leads Mrs. Hendricks it set
! ties the question in her favor. If h
asks Mrs Bayard it settles the question
. in her favor Until then all must wait
and it is not worth the time to discus
+ the question until then. There Is n,
doubt but that there are number Q
I well-meaning ladies interested iii /
+ from a social standpoint. There are
number of experts on social etiquett
: who have written upon the subject, bu
they have all left it an question.
An eminent New York Physician re
,.,tIv 90 III RI of hal,ca n1onfo lyiilnd f,,l