The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
WASHINGTON.
Tho Late seaier of weights and Measures
Slips Out, Leaving Debts tS the Amount
OF Twenty Thousnnd Dollars.


OF Twenty thousand Dollars.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Frunk Al
drich, until recently sealer of weights
and measures for the District of Colum-
bia, has gone from Washington, leav-
ing debts behind amounting to nearly
$4,000. A considerable portion of his
Indebtedness is covered by property
which he left behind, but pretty
heavy loss will be sustained by some OF
those who have indorsed his paper.
His present whereabouts are unknown,
but on the 9th instant he was in Chi.
cago, and from there wrote to Gen.
Albert Ordway and to Judge G. G.
Cole. To the former he rendered,
among other things, his resignation as
quartermaster general Of the district
national guard. OF the latter, who is a
somewhat heavy loser by him, he
begged forgiveness. Frank Aldrich is
one of the best known citizens OF WASH
ington. During the last four years he
has held the Office Of sealer Of weights
and measures for the district. He was
also on the staff Of the district national
guard, and as quartermaster general
proved himself to be a very oapab BILE,
efficient and popular officer. His down.
fall is due to the fact that he thought
he saw millions in power co mpany
which he established, and borrowed
money recklessly to keep it afoat.
1t is impossible to ascertain definitely
Mt the executive mansion whether the
president will accompany Mrs. Cleve-
land to the Gray Gables cottage, Buz-
Yards Bay, Mass, next week. The
president himself has not yet decided.
Mrs. Bissell, wife of the postmaster
general, will, it is understood, make
the journey with Mrs. Cleveland. 1t is
just possible that the president
may make the trip all the way,
or only go as far as New York
city. In either event, he will remain
only long enough ~ see Mrs. Cleveland
safely on the boat or snugly ensconsed
in her scashore home. The president
does no. expect to join her at Gray
Gables for any lengthy stay until the
middle of July.
Commander Miller has prepared a
statement which shows that the total
sugar bounty for the fiscal year ending
June 80 will be 50, 4oS,9s The amount
actually paid is as follows: On cane
sugar, ss,697,994; on beet sugar, $751;.
1858; on sorghum sugar, s1o,s17; on ma
pie sugar, 500, ,119. Total, s9,3O9,29
Mr.. Hastings, secretary of the Ha'
waiian legation, has arrived in Wash.
ington, direct from San Francisco hav'
ing left Honolulu June /. He had a
long conference with Minister Thurs.
ton, Friday. Mr.. Hastings will soou
be left in charge of affairs here, for Mr.
Thu urston will go to Chicago.
A. L. Ames, who was injured in the
Ford theater disaster, week ago, died
at the Emergency hospital Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell will spend the
heated term at Glen Summit, Pa. Sec
retary Herbert and family will remain
in Alabama for several weeks, after
which Miss Herbert, the head of his
family, will return to Washington to
cruise with her father on the Dolphin
The 5000 employees of the govern
ment printing Office are considerably
exercised over the slackness of work
and the consequent furloughing of a
large number of hands. Public Prin-
ter Palmer will lay off one-half OF
the entire night force, beginning next
| week