The morning call., 1894-03-09
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Among the many interesting matters OF
which l heard OF which came under my OBJ
Servatlon during a recent tTip 10 England was
a description of the manner IN which the eau
celed notes OF the Bank of England are dis
posed off, said A. f. Boland, gentleman who
has spent some years abroad aud who resides
In Omaha, TO a CALL reporter yesterday.
They are destroyed by burning about once
week, having previously been Cancelled by
punching hole through the amount and tear
Ing on the signature Of the chief cashier. The
notes are burned in closed furnace. but for
purposes OF future reference are kept for five
years after cancellation before being destroyed.
The number OF notes coming into The bank OF
England every day is about 10000, so that
something like 8. 000, 900 are destroyed every
year. l also visited one of the most wonderful
canals in the world. which connects the elites
OF Worsley and ST. helens in the same country.
Ii is sixteen miles long and is formed by
tunnel which has been cut through the great
coal vein which underies The whole of Lauca-
shire. he canal is provided with a regular
system OF coalbOats. which are constantly
moving thousands of tons OF the fuel between
the two cities"
"The bunHo man is no longer the terror TO
officers Of the law which he was few years
ago." said j. o. Kelly, who is connected with a
large private detective agency IN New York. in
conversation with CALL reporter yerteTday.
"Of course you frequently read OF instances
where he has pTeyed vi on the worldly goods OF
some unsophisIleated counrryman, but il Is
usually the work OF one OF the gentry through
the interior. The sleek, welI-fed, weli-dTessed
and affable hero Of buuko tales In the past is
almost an unknown character in the metrOp-
oils. The climate became too hot for them and
those who have not landed in prison are either
working in other fields or devo ing their ener-
gies 10 a different line OF employment. The
green goods and 'sawdus workers have
evolved nothing new in The sch. mes OF which
we occasionally hear. The men who follow
This precarious means of gaining liy lhood
are in fact not looked upon as a dangerous class
of criminals as regards either their number, the
extent Of their operations or the caliber of the
crooks themselves. Where few years ago a
dozen or more OF these men were famous the
country over In this line of crime, do not re-
call single character who is to-day a free man
and levying tribute upon the public"
A New York gentleman who is al the Palace,
in speaking of the King of Tammany, Richard
Croker, who is daily expected In this city, re-
lated the following yesterday; "Croker is one
OF the strongest men in Tammany in more than
one sense. He can put up 150-pouud dumb
bell as easily as most men can lift one OF
ordinary weight His first successful appear
ance In politics was due 10 his physical prowess,
by which he came out a victor in one OF the
gang fights which used TO characterize New
York politics. When boy lie started, like
most OF the Tammany men, as leader of one
of these corner gangs. while John j. o. Brien
was at the head of an older and stronger similar
organization. Among The latter was big
bully who had whipped everybody with whom
H. had come IN contact until Croker found his
position as a leader Of the opposition gang i'm
peried and challenged the fellow. AS a result
a fight occurred b tween the two In 81. Johns
Wood IN which Gro was the victor The
district Iammany leader Immediately took him
up. aud his advance from that time forward has
been rapid"