The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-01-10

proposes to enter suit as soon
a. possible against the default
ting treasurer and his bonds.
men. Fortunately for the latter,
there are SO many of them, that they
will not have to pay more than ST.
600 each, should the suit go against
them. But under the peculiar circum-
stances of the case. / do not see how
it could. My opinion is that if the
case is fought. the comptroller or his
bondsmen will have to foot the bill.
NJ. d. Lewis, a good democrat and
an honest man, will tonight be elect
ed city treasurer
BY THE COUNCIL
and hope and think that about the
the first thing he will do, after assum-
ing control, will he TO remove every
man at present holding
place in the office that
worked under Foerstel. If they did
not know what was going on, they
should have done 50.
| notice that they have been put
ting in new boilers and heating appar-
atus in the custom house and post
office building. In about three
months, hope to see the whole pile
reconstructed and new motive power
put in throughout. The post Office,
especially needs purifying. For the
past fonr years it has been a hell on
earth for the democrats whom the civil
service bill saved from discharge. but
those who survived the ordeal are
eagerly anticipating
1.-THE DAY OF JUBILEE"
There is much suffering among
the poor in this city since
the cold weather set in
and the situation is even worse than
represented by those newspapers that
are working the charity racket as an
advertising dodge.
The arrest of VIM. Whalen, who
three years ago victimized St. Louis
people out of some $500, 600 on min
ing scheme, was the event of the
week IN police circles here. Whalen,
who appears to have but little educa-
ton, but amazing cheek and shrewd-
ness, came here in 1889, representing
himself as the proprietor Of the st.
Peter Consolidated Gold and Silver
Mining Co. of Nevada. There were
about twenty mines. so he averred.
in the consolidation, all of
very much surprising richness,
and all called after some saint. He
played the religious dodge on the
Catholic priests and laity and when
he left
ITO LOOK AFTER THE NINE
carried with him a vast sum. Nothing
more was heard of him until about
Christmas time, when he had the au-
dacity to return here in order to sell
more stock DIR. F. J. Lutz who
had invested two thousand dollars in
"St. Peter" heard of his return and
had him arrested. He had in his
possession big trunk full of mining
Stock" and not much of anything else. |
Whalen puts on a bold front and
insists that est. Peter" is the
most valuable mine on earth |
or under the earth, but circumstances |
and facts seem to be against him. His |
trial. should he ever come to trial, i
will be liberal education to people
who bite at any hook that is gilded. |
The Chicago man, who comes to st.
Louis expecting to find a cheap town |
gets fooled every time. Christmas |
week, Dick Ennis, a Chicago railroad
man. came down to have a good time.
He had $3.50 in his pocket and i'm
agined it enough to buy all St. Louis.
is Poor Richard now and can
give his Chicago friend. if he evergets
back to the American Cologne, fund
Of advice. This is what happened to !
Richard. He strayed into the burnt
district And there met a smoked dam
'el, known as Mollie Payne. after
'ome conversation he paid domicilia-
~ visit to her residence on Classic
South 9Th street. An hour or two
afterwards, he appeared at the Four
Courts and said he had been robbed
md what was worse by ''nigger
wench.'
MOllie was arrested but the money
was not found, when last seen Mr..
Lewis was trying tocbeg pass to get
nome on.
BARKIs.