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Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28

val, jag har blott en- till att omtala. Den
l6 dennes efter morgonb6nen uppstod var
h6gaktade president och bj6d hvarenda
en- till en- gemensam '.sociable" hans
hem. Det var vara h5gaktade och valvil-
llga professorsfruar som denna gang vile
bereda Oss ALA en- angen6m stund. Den
skulle taga sin b6rjan samma alton XII. 6.
En- qvarts timma efter denna It'd voro
hela skolan prof. Olsons hem. De man
ga och stora rummen voro smart fulla af
glada ansigten, och tomma m, ty man
vantade att det skulle vankas nagonting
och deruti yoro vi icke misstagna. M
kom man t6rst omkring med talrikar,
kaffekoppar, gaff1ar och skedar, sedan med
sm6rgasar, ''sanwlches". katie, gradde
och socker, ''oysterstew", ''cake" och
strawberry souce" och till slut med
''peaches"'och ''bananas" sasom eftearatt.
ALA Alto med smak, So mycket man for
madde och anda var det tillrackligt for
dem som passade upp. Och hvilka voro
dessa? 10, professorerna!
Det var roligt men afven r6rande att SO
dessa, som vi visste voro h6gt Diver oss,
springa omkring med mat och kaffebric-
kor, och salunda tjenande .oss. Det var
ett sk6nt drag af 6dmjukhet, och blir t6r
oss ett kart mime, saval som en- sk6n lar
dom. Man kunde icke annat an tanka pa
hvad Herren sade till sina larjungar,
flag skall uppsk6rta mig och tjena. Den
ma fest var en- pamlnnelse ON att vi ma
vinnlagga oss ON att "a sitta till bords
med Abraham. lsak och Jacob och blifva
betjenade utaf naGstGren sjelf. Efter
man hade atit, SO vankades sang af den
val kanda och f0rtrafliga ''Eolus k0ren",
och sedan fck man ga hvart man Vile,
och roa sig bast man kunde, sasom det
anstode '1adies and gentlemen. hvarje
rum var en- grupp, samtalande, sjungande
eller spelande. Det var en- liten familj pa
200 personer, hvilken ALA voro sasom
ett. Det kannes angenamt att vara j cit
sadant sallskap och man f5rgl6mmer da
helt och hallet att man har bradtom. vi
kande oss ALA glada och aro tacksamma
mot vara ada valg0rarinnor och vara
0va1alSqG och likvSl skickliga uppassare
for den uppfriskande och uppmuntrande
stunden. l..
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28
AUG. COLLEGE & sEMINARIUM.

Studera, studera, studera! So lyder
l5senordet dag ifraa dag. Och studera
maste man g6ra savida man icke will an
ses for en- Gr6nare. Men har finnas inga
sadana, utan ALA aro fitiga arbetsbbl,
som CORA hvad de kunna for; att samla. ho-
nung till kupan. ia, men sman studerar
ju har for att sjelf "a ara och anseende
har verlden? Huru kan man da saga
att ALA draga honung till kupan? 4 stall
let drar man ju honung fran kupan, ON
man annars menar med honung den kun
skap som man har inhemtar. ia, kun
skapen ar nog den hOnung som har asyf-
tas, men kupan ar icke skolan, utan hon
Rr blomsterfaltet, uti hyilket de idoga
bina svarma, drickande dagligen saft ur
de olika blommorna. Men kupan ar
Augustanasynoden, och jag tror, att hvar-
enda en- (svensk atminstone) som stude-
rar har will nagon man tjena synoden.
Och det borde ju vara hvars och ems NAL,
och Sd man draga ALA honung till ku-
pan.
Jag SADIE att studera var l6senordet, och
sa ar det verkligen for bade larare och
larjungar. Men ingen ma derf6r trO, att
man ar en- sadan slaf under studierna att
man aldrig tager sig On fri stund. Nog
kan icke dessa blifya manga, men ON de
aro "a, sa aro de sd mycket trefigare. Det
ar icke lange sedan vi hade en- storartad
sangfest. Han var storartad emedan han
gJorde EFT djupt och sk6nt intryck pa
hyarenda en- som hedrade den med sin
narvaro. Eft intryck som aIdrig skall
gl6mmas. Det var prof. Olson som pa sd
satt Vile hafva den. nya sangboken prof
vad. Och enligt det intryck som hvar och
en- fick af de sk6na tonerna, fastan So en-
kelt utf5rda, och af det rent evangeliska
innehallet sangerna, sd Dir boken att re-
kommendera till hyar och en- som alskar
sk5n sang och n8dens glada budskap.
Men nu har jag ju gait fran saken, Jag
skulle ju skrifya ON vara fristunder. Ma
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28

KinesernG S7sstr012sassG dagligen
massvis 6fver mexikanska gransen till
F6renta Staterna. Pa sista tiden hafva
kineserna Walt Brownsville vld mynnin-
gen af Rio Grande sason insmugglings-
ort.
PensiO1aslcOa,a,,ais RGas1,a SD
ges hafva inlemnat sin resignation till in
rikesministern Noble och Rmnar nedlagga
slit embete den 20 nov. Vidare heter det
att hans eftertradare skall bill I. d. guver-
NOR Steele af Oklahoma.
Oclcsd en- histOria. DR.. Rivers och
Signor Carlos del Rio, medlemmar af pre-
sident Balmacedas militarstab, anlande
harom dagen till New York. De pasta
att Balmaceda icke ar d5d, utan hoppas
att ssmmantraffa med honom Europa.
E1ploderassde dsagpaas,aa. Ang-
pannan till ett lokomotiv exploderade
onsdags Pottsyille, Pa, dervid lokomoti-
vet slogs spillror och fyra rpersoner do
dades. Huru explosionen uppkommit dr.
en- gata, da angpannan nyligen var repa-
rerad.
Valct p& vaEct. Det nyligen afhall-
ma borgmastarevalet Newark, N. j.
kommer att bestridas och vederb6rande
synas ej hafva mycket f6rtroende till
hvarandra, att ej r5stsedlarne andras. For
att hindra delta haller en- republikansk
borgare vakt Diver en- demokratisk polls
man, som vaktar en- republikansk ''chief
clerk", som ater sin ordning vaktar en-
demokratisk document clerk, som haller
vakt 6fver ballot boxarne.
Prof. GUSTAV StOIpe yid Aug. Coll
ege har af Musical Conservatory i New
York blifvit hedrad med titeln doctor
of Musi". Da man vet hyilket framstaen-
de rum namda conservatory i New York
intager bland landets musikaliska collie
ges, sa ma man lyck6nska prof. Stolpe
for den utmarkelse, hvarmed han hedrats.
DR.. Eberhardt, president for Musical Con-
servatory New York, har yttrat ON prof.
Stolpes kompositioner for piano, att de
aro de basta han nagonsin patraffat
DR.. E. amman introducera professor Stol-
pes ''piano-studies" vid slit conservatory
UNI,
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28
OAK O TA-STAT ERN A.

SEjMteN Gf sj7e egeIs hatstgaI blef |
onsdags morse Richard Weston Fargo,
N. Da.
CitiSeGas National Bd1aE j Fargo,
N. Da., har k5pt tidningen Fargo Arcas
med tryckeri och 6frlga inventarier for
s32, 900.
N. DAKOTA har nu ~ signal och 80
meteorological stationer. Under loppet
af vintern komma flera nya stationer att
anlaggas.
OJOf anderson j Casselton, N. Da,
arresterades onsdags for f6rs6k till valid
t$gt mot en- MO az gammal detter till S.
p. Thorson, som ar manager pa A. r.
Dalrymples farm.
Republiis0ssshc0 stats-centraJ-kO-
.,aiteesa af N. Dakota dr. af Geo. +. Good
win sammankallad att m6ta i Fargo den
10 november for att diskutera den politi-
ska situationen och taga f6rberedelser for
kampanjen 1892.
TrdH'ad af Stag. County auditor e.
T. Herrick af Emmons county, N. d.,
blef harom dagen funnen d6d sin stol
pa kontoret. Synbarligen hade han hallit
pa med att uppg6ra cid spisein, da han
traffades af cit saganfall, som hade d6den
till fold.
En- s,sygg agent. En- man vid namn
Fred. Sammis, som haft anstallning en-
spanmalsaffar Black Hills, s. d., har
f1rsvunnit med $4,000, tilih6rande nagra
affarsman LIE Ma1s, Iowa, hvilkas agent
han var. Han har fran Mexico skrifvit
ett BRET till dem, hvari han sager sig haf-
va f6rlorat penningarne pa spekulationer.
En- beel1gtig 0JycIcslsd',deJse TINA
de f8rliden torsdag pa Mayville Farm, N.
Da. Det var den gamla ,historien, att
angpannan exploderade pa grund af brist
pa vatten. Maskinen hade staff stilla
tva timmar, medan nagra reparationer
f1retogos, och intraffade explosionen iva
minuter efter det maskinen salts igang
och kallt vatten inpumpades. Sex perso-
ner d6dades, och tya af dem blefyo box
stafligen slitna sma stycken.
OJvchcshdaadelse. Tyske farmaren +.
Hirsch, bosatt i. narheten af Hartford,
Minnehaha county, patraffades harom da-
gen d1d pa yagen till Sioux Falls, s. Da.
Han var pa vag till staden med cit lass
korn, men sasom det sag ut hade f6rhju-
len till vagnen kommit ned en- h&la So
att yagnen Walt och Hirsch pa sd satt
kommit under lasset. Den olyckliges
halls var bruten och pa hufvudet funnos
stora sar. Hirsch var en- af traktens AID
ste settlare.
.Det later bGttre. Enligt de senaste
underrattelserna fran N. Dakota, var va-
derleken sardeles gynsam for tr6skningen
fora yeckan. Eft betycligt antal tr5sk-
maskiner ankommo fran Minnesota, hvil-
ka genast sattes verksamhet. Samtidigt
upplyser statsekreteraren Flittie, att rap
porterna ON den skada, som regnet f8ror-.
sakat hyetet aro hog grad 6fverdrifna.
En- tredjedel af hvetet var tr6skadt imam
regnet kom, en- tredjedeI stod stack och
aterstoden var pa marken. Att denna
aterstod bIifyit skadad ar nOg SAINT, men
icke den grad som berattats. Det var
for sent pa aret tor att det utestaende
lhvetetet skulle kunna gro, hvarf6r det
endast kunde blifva tai ON att hvetets
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28
FRAN SKOLANS VERLD
nusTAvus ADoLPHUs COLLEGE

Den tillandalupna veckan har synts oss
betydligt langre an veckor bruka vara.
F0rsta oss dermed ej sa, att vi dermed
skulle mena att vi haft for myckst att 3D.
ra. Nej, hvad den saken betraffar, Sd
hafva vi haft ledigare an vanligt Men,
som dagen blir lang da f6raldrarne lemna
hemmet. So har afven veckan varit lang,
emedan vi saknat tvenne ntaf vara NEST
alskade larare nastan hela veckan. vi
hafva nog: de som taga vara pa oss anda.
men det kans som ON nagot fattades.
Dock mar dessa raider traffa SKAFFARENs
varderade lasare hafya vi nog aterfatt ba-
de var rektor och prof. j. S. Carlson och
har saknaden yarit stor, sd ar gladden. Of
yer deras aterkomst nu st6rre.
Affarsafdelningen raknar annu blot 25
studerande. Flera AMANDA dock hvarje
vecka. och vi skulle 6nska, att afven flera
ibiand vart unga svenska folk, hvilka Ell
ANNA idka hDgre studier, begagnade sig
mera utaf denna del af skolan. Kursen ar
har, som man vet, ganska kort och prak-
tisk.
Denna afdelning erbjuder ALA de for
maner, som andra skolor af samma Stag
och manga afseenden star den langt
framom dessa. Har undervisas afven uti
stenograi och typewriting. Afdelningen
har skickliga och omtyckta larare, som
CORA ALT for de studerandes basta. Gl0m
men Ell denna afven ganska vigtiga del af
var skola.
q Helsotillstandet bland de studerande Dir
ganska godt. ALA aro friska och glada.
Mast Gud hafya vi den sk6na vaderleken
och gymnastiken att tacka for denna dyr-
bara gafva. Gymnastik ar inrattad bade
for herrar och damer. Hr johnson ar le-
dare for de fora och miss Jackson for de
sednare. Deltagandet uti 6fningarne har
ar fritz.
F0reningarne hade intressanta m6ten
f6rliden fredag. Diskussionerna voro
ganska lifiga och programmen utf6rdes
val. Cirkelns diskussionsamne, hvilket
mer an vanligt filosofiskt behandlades, lyd-
de: ssKunna djuren tanka?" Philomati-
ska sallskapet diskuterade den bekanta
fragan: ''Resolved, that womans suffrage
is beneficial to the country. Ah5rareska-
ran var q bada stallen ganska ansenlig.
Fredagen den nov. amman cirkeln till
sammans med musikafd deiningen och mu-
sikanter fran mar och fjarran alfalfa en-
fest till f6rman for den nya byggnaden.
ALA aro v$nligt inbjudna att narvara.
Prof. Lagerstr0m har komponerat cit mu-
sikstycke till dagens ara.
Anrattningar for en- skridskobana hafva
f6retagits. Den som fordom 6nskade
s'borra sin stalsko isen fort'7, maste be-
gifva sig ned till staden, men nu har man
med vattenverkets tillhjelp tankt pr6fva
delta pa egen grund.
Flere af de studerande ha under veckan
utkallats for att CORA de har landet 8. k.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. (poll taxi, De aro
lila till mods, emedan orden ''bring your
shovel along" sta tryckta fetstil pa n0ti-
sen. Ingen enda eyer en- sadan och det
ar ofta ondt ON pengar.
En- manadtlig tidning kommer framde-
les att utgifvas utaf skolan. vi skola
nasta hummer vidare redog6ra for dess
NAL och redaktiOn.
Den fordna Vox Collegii var EFT privat
f6retag och har pa de studerandes befall-
ming upph0rt att utkomma.
Sophomorerna aro fitigt sysselsatte med
landtmateri.
Matrikeln visar nu 1877 namn.
A. B-N.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1891-10-28
ALLMlNnA NYRETER.

KO7llEaLTSe77lCgS EJ9atGC var F0renta
Staterna i6rra veckan a49, mot 259 vec-
kan f5rnt och 2a5 motsHarande vecka for
IA aret.
Ta1LJi7aEcOnaste97aO uppgingo under
de f0rsta 10 dagarne af oktober till $2,-
ss4, $50 mot So, 572, 942 under motsvaran-
de dagar 1890.
Ofversv6Jna7ei1age7s / staten Tabasco !
Mexico har f6rorsakat en- utomordentlig
stor skada. Tusentals kreatur nafva do
dats och manga menniskolif aro spilda.
Gripa0 b0sshr0ff ffv0re. Ire personer
i Kamela, Oregon, blefvoi torsdags ARE
sterade sasom misstankta att hafva rtfva
Enterprise National Bank Portland, Ore.
pa $3, 500. .
Staty af Martin La1t1se1. F5rslag
ar yackt att uppresa en- staty af Martin
Luther Boston, Mass, en- SAX, som utan
tvifvel kommer att uppfattas med sympati
af ALA patriotiska protestanter landet.
.B0l0aas { EctIssd,s. w. s. Dolph
Denver, Colo, kass6r vid Union Pacific
banan, blef torsdags arresterad for for
skingring af 50, 900. Balansen blef efter
upptackten betackt af Dolps f5raldrar i
Chicago.
.Frdas KGJispeU, Mont, skrifves att
denna plats, som grundlades for blott s
manader sedan, redan raknar 1000 inne-
vanare. Great Northern banan vantas
smart komma in till staden, da en- stor
''boom" emotses. ......
En- explosion, framkallad genom ma
turlig gas, intraffade 1 onsdags Snanam-
byggnaden Pittsburg, Pa, som rakade i
brand och ladies' fulIstandigt i aska. Fem
personer skadades och tv& So lila, att de
svarligen kunna lefva. F6rlusten anslas
till $75, 200. a.
RGyvdd pOstvagsa. Postmastare Hoe
fran Melville, CAL, rapporterade tors
days morse att Redding- -postvagnen blifvit
plundrad af maskerade man. P0stsackar-
ne t6mde, men man vet icke annu huru
mycket de inneh6llo. Iva personer haf-
va "a misstanke blifvit arresterade.
Mot sstJG,s6Isicg 0rbet0re. lnspek-
TOR De Barry i Buffalo har underrattat in
Observation-Disclosures Owen Washing
ton, att Union Dock Comp. beslutat att
afskeda ALA utlandska arbetare dess doc
kor. Liknande underratrelser har mr..
owen erhallit fran Western Transit Co.
och Wagner Palace Car Go.
Mckinley tGLar. Maj. Mckinley an
kom l3rdags till Cleveland, Ohio, och
h5ll derstades EFT ljungande tai, som
ah8rdes af 5000 personer. Han eskorte-
rades till byggnaden, der talet hollis, af
en- mangd politiska klubbar, hvilka icke
sparade pa bifallsrop. Naturligtvis blef-
vo Mckinley -billens f6rtjenster lofpri-
sade.
Hudd Bl15,ae sdger. James G. Blaine
anlande till Washington l0rdags alton.
En- associated Press rapport6r infann sig
Blaines residens och blef icke litet for
yanad Diver att SO honom vara Sd frisk
och kry. Self sade Blaine, att han kan
de sig betydligt battre och starkare an da
han for nagra manader sedan lemnade
Washington. Vidare sade han sig hafva
tillbragt en- mycket angenam timme med
president Harrison, hvarunder de hade
talat ON atskilliga saksr, r6rande publiks
angelagenheter.
The advocate., 1891-02-04

hA AAAo AeAAAUa4 HiuA 0NoAy vAHA1' W. "eAi
559.)
Q. II you we're given a list Of the
Senators and AsSemblymen Of 1870, 1871
and 1879, could you point out the names
Of men you asalStedH
A. ] could not tell. Some men /
would help and they not know IL; It
would make enemies OF them II they
knew IT, (p 552)
@. You spoke Of sending sums TO
Clinton county, and think other ooun-
ties. Can you tell us who you gave
these sums 30?
A. / don't remember; I remember
sending at one time Eve thousand dollars
TO Clinton county. Up. $685.
Q. DO you remember sending sums
10 other counties-partloular sumsf
A. Yes, sir, but the details Of them I
have not got.
@. Do you remember who you sent
them tOH
A. Now that you speak Of II, / re-
member sending Ave thousand dollars, l
think, TO the Republican committee up
there, in the interest Of Senator Woods
predecessor, Humphrey. Humphreys
time had expired and the committee
came down-the committee having
charge Of the Republican organization
there--Rnd ] gave ave thousand dollars
TO be used for the purpose OF securing
his nomination.
@. Was he nOminatedP
A. No, cir, he failed; Senator Wood
was nominated In his stead.
Q. But you do not mean to say chat
che Republican committee would use
money as between Republicans, do your
A. / don't know how that was.
Q. That Is not usual, Is II, as between
RepublicansH
A. AS I understand il there are two
candidates and one Of them can "plank
up" pretty we'll and the other cannot
He Is most likely to get the nomination,
and II he can 60 TO the convention with
these assurances, or his friends can have
them, why It is q pretty good ticket Of
admission.
o, Yes; we'll, do you mean TO say that
you "planked up" for him before the
convention that nominated hlmi
A. Yes, sir; before the convention.
Q. WIN you look at the receipts now
shown you (handing paper 20 wltDess)
and state whose signature that is to itS
A. Mine, sir.
Q. And che words, Senator Hum
phrey's election" are In your own hand
writing, are they notY
A. Yes, sir.
Receipt read as follows:
"NEw YORK., October 8, 1859.
sglaaafva1 ~ tha tranaupar NJ tha Rria
The advocate., 1891-02-04

Railway Company $1,000, on account Of
Senator Humphreys election.
"JAY GOULD"
Q. The $1,000 mentioned In this
voucher ,vas given TO . Republican or
ganlzation In the county to secure 5enA-
tor Humphreys nomination.
A. Yes, cir; which he did not secure
Q. He did not get the nomination.
A. No, sir.
Q. General Wood didH
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And then you lent him money!
A. lent him some money, $4,000, az
one time. Up. 56O)
Q. Can you give the committee this
morning an estimate Of the amount
Of che aggregated amount-whlch you
we're In the habit OF contributing In q
single year for the control Of the "friend-
Ily interest" Of these Senatorial and 40.
sembly distrlCtsH
A. No, sir--I Caunotn Ak any particular
amount
Q. do not ask az this time for do
tails, but for the aggregate, according to
your judgmentP
A. II was large amount; but TO give
any definite estimate could not, never
kept any account Of II particularly.
@. Did you pay any Of the amounts TO
Senators In person, or to Assemblymen
that we're candidates; or did you pay by
checkP
A. made large contributions, per-
sonally, out Of my own funds.
q. understand that. But did you
pay to the Senator OK to the Assembly
man in person. mean whore II did not
go through the hands Of the CommitteeH
A. Well, where did not know the
committee Iwould give it TO the member
liz happened TO know him.
Q. We would like TO get these In de-
tall as much as possible II you could re-
member any Of these detRilsH
A. should be very happy 10 afford
you all the information possess, but this
occurred long period ago; and had
relations In other states, and / did not
keep separate what paid out in New
Jersey from what paid out in New
York. We had the same ground 10 60
over there. And there has been 80 much
Of tit has been so extensive that have
no details now 10 refresh my mind.
When went over q transaction and com
pleted IL that was the end Of II, and l
went at something else. You might 40
we'll 60 back and ask me how many cars
Of freight we're moved In a particular
day, and whether the trains we're on time
or late. / could not charge my mind
with details. l can only tell you what
my general rule was-my general rule Of
action.
The advocate., 1891-02-04
INTERESTING TESTIMONY.

INTERESTING TESTIMONY.
Verbatim Extracts from the Testimony Of Jay
Could and Others, as Reported in Document
Number08, Of 1873, Of the Assembly Of the
State Of New York, Taken Before the Select
Committee Appointed by tho Assembly
March If, 1873. to Investigate Alleged Mis-
management on the Part Ofthe Erie Railway
Company
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, NEW YORK
Friday, March 81, 1873.
Committee met, pursuant 10 adjourn
ment Present: Hon. Messrs. BabcOck,
Lincoln, Wright, Crary, Carpenter, (P, 2e)
Jay Gould being duly sworn, testified
as follows:
Question. Your present residence Is
what?
Answer. 579 Fifth Avenue (p. 5O)
@. You were, at one time, president
Of the Erie Railway Companyf
A. Yes, sir. (p. 5O)
@. When were you elected president OF
the Erie Railway Company
A. In 1868. Up. 645)
Q. At what time did you cease 10 be
such president?
A. On the 18th Of March, 1872.
Q. Have you at present any COnneC-
tion with the Erie Railway COmpanyH
A. No, SIR (p. 5O)
Q. What contributions did you make
for elections in 1860, 1870, 1871 and 1879,
to the Senatorial and assembly dlstrictsi
A. / cannot tell / gave a large
amount, but IL has passed out Of my
mind. remember sending a large
amount to Sullivan and Orange for the
election Of Senator. Il was several
thousand dollars. 1t was what they said
would be necessary tO carry the day, In
addition to the amount forwarded by the
committee. The nominations had not
been made when / made the arrange
ment. / think I contributed q large
amount Of Il through Senator Madden.
don't remember the amount (p. 551.)
@. Can you tell me to what other dis
triCts you contributed money!
A. Imust have contributed more or
less 20 all on the line Of the road. can
not say the amount contributed. have
no opinion about IL. When / sec through
campaign l Danish 1t. We had TO look
after four states, New York, New jersey,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, and have helped
men in all of them.
It was the custom when men received
nominations 10 come TO me for cOntribu-
tIons, and made them and considered
them good, paying investments for the
company.
In a Republican district / was q strong
Republican. Ina Democratic district
was Democratic; and In o doubtful dis
trict Iwas doubtful. In politics I was
The advocate., 1891-02-04

Q. You state that these contributions
we're large2
A. Yes.
@. In every yeaFl
A. Yes, sir.
Q, You say that candidates were In
the habit Of coming 10 you and soliCltlngS
A. Yes, cir.
Q. From this state and other states2
A. Yes, cir.
Q. And this was especially the CaSooi
candidates on the line Of your Toadal
A. Yes, cir.
Q. How did you regard these men
after they were eleCted--'as having a sort
OF moneyed interest In them2 As preBl-
dent Of your road how did you regard
themP
A. Well, alr,I reserved Yay opinion
until aiasEward CPp. b55 O5l
@ I understand yOu % ay chat thos8
large contributions you made In almost
every district In the state, In the years
isO9-7O-1l, and which you gave for the
carrying Of elections in the districts you
paid in those yea1f
A. Yes, cir.
Q. For the purpose Of having friendly
Representatives in Albany
A. Yes, sir; I paid In 1879, also, 1879,
was the year Of the presidential election.
] paid that personally.
@. You were not then president Of
the Erie rallroadS
A. No, cir, Fefor TO the personal con-
tributlons.
As TO Senator William M. TWsed'scOn-
neotion with Jay GOuldS Erie career, no
testified:
Q. Did not he Senator william NJ.
Tweed so into the direction In the fall
Of 1882
A. Yes, think it was in the summer
Of 1858 that he went In the direction. (p.
567.)
@. You have already been examined
as TO certain vouchers for moneys paid to
William M. Tweed and others which
we're kept In che cash drawer and en-
tered on the 11th Of March, 1879; have
you recollection at oil Of these amOuntsH
A. No, cir.
Q. There was one Of e7b,OOO to Mr..
William N. Tweed; another Of e95,OOO 70
Mr.. William M. Tweed, and another OF
S21y 900 70 Mr.. William NJ. Tweed. Mr..
Wright teatlGOs that you directed the
payment OF these moneys yourself; win
you say that this statement ls noe SruSe
A. No, SIR. (p. 550)
Gould sweaTS Senator VIM. M. Tweed
was at flrst Vanderbilt man and then
Gould man.
@ UptO the time OF the beginning Of
your payments TO Mr.. Tweed 40 they APP
pear in the Erie Railway cOmpany'p