Telegram-herald., 1891-08-08
Is CAPT MANLY 4 IHIEF !!
Strange Story OF How $500. so
Turned Up Missing.
MAJOR N'KEE MADE COsNAsDlST
The Number of Employees 10 10 be Cut
Down aud Espenses kedeeed-Gov
Winans Was Present at the
Impsrtaat Meeting.

afternoon Managers Rutherford. Croz-
Ter, Sprague, Shank, Graves and GOV.
Winans were present. Manager san
ford was absent. In the reading OF
the minutes. by Adiutant Major j. W.
Long, IL appeared that at the last
meeting that Capt. Manly had 5een
Instructed TO 60 ahedd with the
ground improvements. This was OBJ
jected to BY Manager Sprague as in
correct, and was altered II. regard
10 the petition of William Coe TO live
at his home with his aged wife on an
allowance from the Home, no au-
thority being had TO grant 1T, the re-
quest was refused. Order No. loo
was read discharging James Callahan,
dated October, 1888. He applied for
re-admission. He was discharged for
stealing clothing. General Ruther-
ford said that he thought there was
some doubt about the mans guilt and
at any rate he had been punished for
two years. He moved that it be re-
ferred to the commandant and sur
geon, they to report at the next meet
ing. An application from Emil Seyf-
forth for the position as chief cook,
was read. He has been second cook.
II was referred to the officers OF the
home Manager Shank said that he
had q grip full of letters from all
over the State recommending the ap-
pointment OF s. X. Peet, of IOnia,
General Stevens and others for the
position OF cOmmandant. They were
| placed on file. A petition for raise
| of salary from about a dozen in
mates was read and filed.
They Want More Chewing Tobacco.
At this piont Manager Shank held
up n small plug OF tobacco, saying
that it was the ration for eight days
so he was told. The soldiers wanted
to respectfully ask for more. Four
ounces for eight days wasn't enough
for tobacco chewers OF their capacity.
1t was moved by q sympathetic mem
ber that the rations be four ounces per
week and it was carried. Under the
order OF reports OF officers. Manager
Sprague said that he had no formal
report He said that when a fur
Tough of three months was granted 1T
was customary to pay the soldiers
fare. The first day he let a man go
to Monroe. He really wanted to go
to the encampment and took this way
70 get his fare paid. Now the soldier
sends money for reduced rate trans
portation back Some rule ought to
be adopted to prevent this, as many
had taken advantage. Major Long
said that there was a rule preventing
his coming back til the time was up.
The question OF paying ear fare down
town. Tor those sent down town came
up. Ii was decided that these fares
should NOT he allowed, and the people
could use the horses or walk. The APP
pointment of Major Long by Mana
ger Sprague, as adiutant while he
was in charge. was confirmed. Under
the reports OF officers the Spring x
Company bill. that includes the some
S-hat celebrated lace curtain item, was
made special order for the session
this morning. III" schedule oil ac-
counts for Juiy amounted to
| $6207.6o and was allowed. The bill
of Richens x Stearns. builders, was al
lowed at S500S. The engineers re-
port showed S5S7.32 expended. 1t
was placed on file.
Expenses to be Reduced.
1t was moved by Manager Ruther-
ford that q committee be appointed
to consider the number of employees
of the home and their compensation.
with n view to making reductions.
BY motion the resolution was made
that the committee on accounts take
the subject in charge. a resolution
that the inmates who have been en-
ploycd on the grading at full days
wages he examined by the surgeon
with reference to the eligibility as
members OF the Homo. was passed.
Ii was thought that some of the men
became disabled Immediately after full
wages stopped. and il il is = fact that
they are able bodied. they are not
eligible to membership at the Home.
In regard to the silver tea service
purchased by Capt. Manly. for officers
use. 1t was decided that il was n piece
of extravaganza. and il was ordered
returned. At this point Or Shank
introduced resolution to the cffot
that the commandant lie ins stru.'tcd 10
notify Capt. Manly that ne woula hc
expected to render up the sum Of
S300.50. as due the transportation
fund of the Home froih him.
About Manly. Deficit
~ttt NftHUEtT 'FTHNtf.
"out of consideration for Mrs Manly.
think that this matter had better
not be discussed here. or given the
press"
The idea seemed TO go pretty well
with all except Manager shank. who
had been personally attacked in
Capt. Mauly's manifesto. However.
no action was taken. but the meet
a
the matter Of the election OF command
ant was also TO be taken up The
managers began 70 talk about the can
didates for the position of command
ant. hut nothing Of Importance Dc
vcloped At . O'Clock the board again
assembled az Sweets Hotel. and ther
dispatched some very important busi-
ness in lightning shape as they were
all cooked and primed for ~. The
first thing was tho ballot for com
mandant. and il did not take long 10
settle it
The Cemmandsnt 10 Major Mckee.
The result hov~ed that General A
4 Stevens. ~ Grand Rapids. ( X
Peet. of Ionia. and Gen. n. n. Pirrce,
- this cifv. though apparently 50
strongly backed. were NOS IN a.. Major
ioaepi, a Mckee. 81 this city. came
NJ with four VOTES. and Hon. John
Nurthwood. ~ Saginaw county. got
fhe other two " was declared by
Gov. Ninans 20 be elected Naior Nc
N@r's ffifnds arc inbusnt. FOR ~ the
ballot ~ the las' meeting hc cot huf
nuf voc " = soidifr 18th good
record IL WAS with the Ohio TROOP
ilr hae afa. aefrnf fecn terms ga fhf