Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-14


success lie in procuring an honest count. I
am told by a member of the Richmond to-
bacco exchange that the democratic corre-
spondents have instructions to color their
roppSit;o reports shown, as to make ,,o the best
This is done in order that the way may be
paved for fraudulent returns. Yes, there Is
talk about scratching Malone, and l heard
1t said that republicans will vote for men
who will not support the head of the ticket
but hope this is not true. l do not want
to be elected il General Malone is TO be sac
rihced. In spite OF the democratic efforts to
make the campaign antlMahone and to
create personal issues and arouse personal
and party preiudices the tariff is figuring
strongly in the campaign. II we could only
fight our battles through on party policies
and secure fair count we would have as
sure republican state as Illinois or
Michigan"
HIGH-ToNED SAFE CRACKERS.
gentleman who knows the entire inside
of the project for the obstruction of the
nickel plated railroad SAID to me to-day
"rhere is a good story in connection with
the projectors of that road. Originally there
were Ex-Governor Foster, Calvin S. Brice,
chairman of the democratic national commit
tee, Slippery Sam Thomas and Cummings in
the deal These parties met first in New
York and carefully cauvassed the advisa-
bility of running parallel road to the Ohio
Central, and to compel the Vanderbilts to
buy IL. While they were discussing it
Thomas remarked, we might as well take 6.
jimmy and open Vanderbilt's safe as TO do
this
1.-The road was built" continued the gen
tleman, land Vanderbilt was forced to buy
it at the combines figures. The quartette
were greatly elated over the large sum of
money they had made. Foster, Brice and
Cummings felt so good over the success of
the enterprise that they determined TO pre-
sent Slippery Sam with a suitable gift. They
happened TO remember his remark, and so it
was decided to have Tiffany make mnia-
ture gold safe, with a broken door and a
jimmy, dark-lantern, and other burglars
implements scattered about. The light in
the lantern was represented by an immense
diamond. The affair cost about $1,000. 1t
was presented to Thomas, but he has never
shown it even to his most intimate friends.
1t is kind of practical joke that he does not
appreciate, and he changes the conversation
pretty abruptly when the subject is men,
tioned.h
FLY "MYsTERIoUs JIMMY"
This afternoon was talking with one of
Washington's most distinguished citizens,
and Detective Burns of Philadelphia. The
citizen said, while discussing the subject OF
characters i'll general:
81 never had but one experience with
distinguished thief. 1t happened in this
way: Several years ago, while in Phiadel-
phia, l happened to be introduced to man
whose name has escaped ME. | did not meet
him for three years One day while sitting
in my Office a nicely dressed man came in
and addressed me by name. He recalled the
fact of the Introduction, and asked me to do
him favor, saying, If you are well ac-
quainted with any of the officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad l wish you would
help me to recover my satchel and overcoat
which have been left in the southern train
and are now on their way to Richmond. l
have business that requires my attention for
an hour or two, when shall go to Baltimore.
l wish that you would see that they are re-
- ,2l IL, ,.l. Ia.
gave me.
Il went down to the Pennsylvania station.
and, on my solicitation, the officials tele.
graphed to Richmond, and the overcoat and
satChel were sent to Baltimore. / have
never seen the men since, but have learned
that my guest was man whose professional
name is Mysterious Jimmy one OF the
smartest bank burglars in the country. 1t
appears that he was on his way from Phila-
delDhia to Richmond. When the train got
into Washington. Detective McDevitt en-
tered the car and Jimmy was at the opposite
end The burglar at once recognized him
and left the train without McDevittS knowl-
edge. His valse and overcoat went on to
Richmond, as L have said. The vaise con-
tanned full set of burglars tools, which a
few days afterwards he used in robbng a
national bank at Richmond"
Detective Burns broke in at this point by
saying: II have had considerable experience
with Mysterious Jimmy There is no
moro experienced bank breaker IN the coun-
try. He has been criminal all his life, but
owing to his wonderful shrewdness we have
never been able to convict him of any crime.
He is now dying of consumption in Phia-
delphia. | understand that he will leave
quite fortune to his relatives"
1T WAS TOO INTERESTING.
Consul Turner, who has recently been sp-
pointed from the great state of Kansas to
represe at this country among the grandees
of Cadis, Spain, is making quite name for
himself State dpDartment.
often that consul can furnish such interest
ing matter as TO cause the suppression of his
first report, but Turner has succeeded. A
day or two ago the department received a
paper, and the officials reading it were some
what surprised to find that it contained moth
ing save very elaborate attack upon the
sanitary condition of Cadis, and the fithiness
OF Spaniards in general. The report was re-
ferred TO Surgeon General Hamilton of the
revenue marine service, He had intended to
have it printed in one of his weekly reports
but the Kansas delegation heard of the ex-
istence of the document, and after great
deal of labor succeeded in having it sup
pressed. Turner has been sent list of sub
iects upon which he can safely write during
the remainder of b Is term.
BOUND IN LEAD.
The government printing office is turning
out a book which differs in makeup from all
the other books ever issued from that large
establishment. The work contains the
secret signals of the navy department. The
pecuharty of the binding is that the covers
are made of Lead and an order printed con-
spicuously on the first page directs the officer
having the custody of the work to throw it
overheard in case there should be the slight
est danger of its capture by an enemy of the
United States.
BELONGS TO NO SECRET SOCIETY.
Since the convening of the Knights Tenn
plar conclave so many letters have been re-
ceiyed at the white honse lnquiring whether
Dnaa l..t,t ,fu Z, t,l.
that it has been necessary to have printed
uniform answer stating that President Har-
rison is not member of any secret society.
MISCELLANEOUS
Colonel Michael Sheridan has been in the
city for some days getting his household
goods in readiness for transportation to his
new post.
IL is estimated by such competent
authority as c. c. Glover, the banker, that
the lemplars and their friends have left in
the district about S30.0O0,000.
PERRY S. HEATH.