St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-16
WORLDS FAIR FRAUDS.
SHORTAGE or sf0S,000 REPORTED
IN ONE DEPARTMENT.
ACCOUNTS BADLY MUTILATED.


Rica Observed-Great Gather
ing OF Kelley Graduates From
All Parts Of the Country-DE
Kelley Makes a Speech.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Evidence of r.
regularity or perhaps fraud has come
to light among minor employees in the
transportation department of the worlds
fair. The entire contents between the
covers of one bill register have been
torn out, as also number of leaves
from another. The amount involved
may be large or small. Estimates vary.
Assistant Auditor Darlington cannot
figure out how much money may he
missing. but does not know what the
developments may be.
w. IL. H0lcOmb, the general manager
of the transportation department, has
had as chief clerk Mr.. CnristmaD.
Under him was A. T.. FeatherstOne, head
DOokkeeper. 1t was under Mr.. Feather
stone, it appears, that the accounts Of
the department were kept, and he, it is
expected, may he able to assist the Off
CT is i'll explaining the mutilation of the
books. He, it is said, left the city
" ednesday for st. Paul. Despite the
assertion that the amount taken IS
small, the statement was Made last
evening that Investigation so far shows
shortage OF Sl0S.000
Total admissions today 1S5,S01, of
which l56,619 were paid. ~
This is Vermont day, but the number
from the Green Mountain state is linl-
tied. A good many have been arriving
lately Oh Eastern trains, but no eXcur-
SionS have been run i'll the interest Of
tile day. When the day was set aside
for VermohttrS to celebrate it was eX-
pected that the governor and his staff
and other
PROMINENT CITIZENS
would be present To help ceIeUrate, but
affairs of state Importance made Their
attendance Impossible, so the celeDra-
ton today Was brief but patriotic. The
state building is small one, and it was
decided by tile commissioners To have Il
few speeches. ThUSe who made adj
dresses were Gen. w. w. Henry, }. w.
Goodeil. Judge Allen, Warren Gibbs,
EIihu b. Taft, Col. " aIker and Il. b..
SInalley. The building was filled with
Eastern people. anu general reunion
took place alter the speecnmaKing.
Costa R!ca celebrated the university
of Tie Independence Ut Central America
today. II was simply jollllicatIon
meeting, there being no speeches. The
beautiful little pavilion was decorated
profusely with plants fIom the horli-
culture nuIlding, and general invita-
ton To the public resulted III the build
ing being filled with people of most
every nationality. An orchestra was
Stationed under tue palms, amt the cOm-
mlSsloners stood near, receiving and
budding all callers welcome.
keelry graduates joined with others
in making merry at tile fair today,
which was also named for lhem.
The men who 10 longer walk up
and down hill on straight road,
were out in numbers and Oh.
served an interesting programme
with becoming dignity. They
had procession through rHs grounds
with Maj. Harry E. insIep. of Colorado!
as grand marshal. They were preceded
by detachment OF COLUMBIAN guards
AID toe band from the national soldiers
hume at Leavenworth. In The line were
keeley men i'll uniform from the lla-
tlonal soldiers home at LeavenworiI,
Kan, Milwaukee,. Wis, Bath, n. Y.
Santa Monica, Cal, TogoS. Me-, amt
uampden, Va; state delegations and
delegations from foreign countries,
Director General DAVIS delivered the
address, welcome, to which Judge T. :,
5. Hamilton. for the national president
OF the Kelley league, responded. Later
there was another welcoming address
by the president OF the ILLINOIS state
board of commissioners. to Mhlcn Lionel
Adams, or New Orleans. responded, and
at the conclusion he introduced DIR.
Leslie f. Kelley, who made speech.