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OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
" HONOLULU AND S1RALdA .s.ax
Steamers leave san Francisco tor ho1ss
Samoa, Auckland, y. H., aud sydney =
without change.
Steamship Aiaripos1, December " ? - a
Honolulu only, Steamship AnstTaAls,s s9g3
THO~. a. GRAHAM. AGENT. sfAhh'D
BLOCK. ~EATTLE
". NEBsTER. Dist Agent, NanconYsf, ? "a
J. y PRECEEts g. BROS CO.. SenefA -
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For Alaska. Dec. . and - "a m.

From San Francisco. for Victoria and p,,s
Sound ports. at a. m, Dec. 1. g, II. l6 l.A~
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VANCOUVER RoUTE--A TRIP THRoues
the Islands. STEAMER UTOPIA, J. /
O'Brieu. Master
Leaves Tacoma Il noon, Seattle ceu's
wharf, p. m, Mondays ana Thursdays iof gaE
Townsend, Anacortes. Fairhaven. New Wass
com, Blaine and Friday Haroor. going rhfosga
TO Vancouver on Thursday trip
Fare 20 Blaine, s.. fare 10 Vaneouyet,
For further information apply g, csnrs
wharf
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Tickets may be obtained At the oflcs a a.
company, 81 Ocean dock, Seattle.
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NOTICE TO C0NIRACTOBS-BCSH STREET
~ improvement. Sealed proposals will be re-
csvef by the undersigned secretary of the
board of public works OF the city OF seattle up
10 noon OF Thursday, December 70. 1894, for the
Improvement of Busn street and the portions OF
Cullen street ana tfcTmaiGe avenue intervening
between the north aud south portions Of Bush
street at their respective Intersections there
with, from Jackson street 10 Day stfeet. Ia the
city OF Seattle. by gazing the same and con.
structins sidewalks ON both sides thereof with
parking strips between sidewalks ant roadway,
as provided by ordinance No. 3o4S. in accord
ance with the plans ani specItcation s now
hle in he Office OF the board OF public works.
Each bid must be aeeompaals 4 BY certified
chesk, payable - tue order 81 be city comp
trOller, for sum NOT iess than FIVE % per cent
of the Did, and NJ bid VIII be considered unless
accom- a0ted bv aid check.
The successful bidder VIII be Fcquir 4 70
enter into contract and furnish satisfactory
ter aud the state laws within tsn days alter be
ing notified OF the award Of the consrsct 20 him:
Isl ~ 60 DO 50. the said checE ana the amount
fixed the7e q VIII be forfeited to the city.
No prr~aa Is e.3Eible IS a bldser who has
within two years PRIOR 20 the letting Of saia
contract made default ia pay 1sut Of ANY
tust claim fer any work or labor performed
OF for any ski or material FURNISHED pursuant
to anF such contract, as herein Advertised or
who within sal two yeats failed 70 complete
any such contract
said Improve raont J.. 20 be made under ana ~
virtue OF ordinance No. 55t9. and as auaeuded
BY ordinance No. $40, and the IsY Of the state
OF Washington.
The b AID OF public works res YES the right
% re set any and AA bids,
Proposals Il ust he lnaogsed on the suycs ope
"Blts Ter Bush street Improvement"
By order 81 tire board 81 public WORKS
GEORGE r. AEACHAH. Secretary
Date o. FIRST uu b.lcs,ion pscembeF =, lss4
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LVERETT ROUTE-sTR. GREYHOUND
IL Daily except sunday.
Leaves Seattle $50 a. n and $50 p. 70. LssFs
Everett 10 H. N. and 2. N.
Sundays-Leayes Seattle II g. m Isssz
Everett = p. IN.
Fare-Singie trip. Use; round trim sLA eos.
meets with boats for Tacoma and SnohomisA
Laudiug-Colmnn dock, foot OF Marion stfsss
SEATTLE & TACOMA NAVIGATION ca,
Claud Troup, Pres. j. W GOodhua sset
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GoODALI, PERKINS q co.
General Agents, san Ffanelssa
J. Fl. JOHNSON, T. 3 Supt, Seattle
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Gan JUAN ISLANDS - STEAMER LYDIA
- THOMPSON, carrying United states aal
leaves City Dock. foot OF Main street. Moaass
Wednesday and Friday att a m. for Port Tora,
end, san Juan Islands and New Wha.c0m
NORTH BOUND. TINE CARD. SOUTH Borya
Nv seattle Geo. 300 amfLv \. Whateom s:a9ss
Lv Pt Iowns'd. leo am iy Roche H'r.. II sn
lv Friday H'r..ll 80 am Nv Friday Hr.. .i2sa =
Nv Roche H'E. 1888 pm Lv 1T Townsd sNpa
Ar n. VII tCom GEO pm Ar Seattle. ..... s:ispr
}. L. Thompson. Managing Owner. J. A. So
field, Agent. Phone $50
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For San Francisco va Port Townsend ana y.
toria, at Q. m. passengers received on bos,s !.
IAN Dec. {, 2, IA, ~. ~ -
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I OsT-DECEMBER 10. DARK GREEN PURSE
IL containing three or four s. gold pieces and
some silver. Finder please leave AZ 20l New
York block. and receive reward.
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CKAGIr RIVER ROUTE-Time Card. st..ss
- CLAN MCDONALD leaves Seattle Tussasr
Dec. II, at 5 a. IN. Thursday. Dec Is at "a :.
saturday, Dec. Is, at ) a. m; leaves Mt Ferss,
Wednesday, Dec Il. at ; a. m. Friday Dee I
at s a. m. SUNDAY, Dec. ID, az a. n calling 7
Edmond-, Richmond Beach. Everett Flosssx
Stanwood, Fir, Skagit City, NJ Veraen "a
Avon. Fare to Seattle 81. Round trip, N.aa ~
transferable. and good for tive DAYS oniy. Rcd
trip to Tacoma, s.. LILLY, BoGARDus /
CO., Inc. owners aud managers.
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pACIFIo COAST STEAMSHIP coxP.sr.

Dispatch steamers from Sea.ls
as follows;
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coNsERrAroRr or mrsrc.


4 ). ANDERSON GIVES PRIVATE LES
y. sons la Laua, English. Mathematics. etc.
lQV- seventh street
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pANE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA-PATD UP
"a capital. s. ,o93 co. reserve. yi.a75.09o Head
Office. 60 I3I8 bard street, LOudon. Branches.
Portland. saa Franc. SEQ, seattle. Tacoma. Vic
toris, New westminstsr, HAuaimo. kamioop.
Nelson. vancouver. y. G. A general banking
and exchange business transacted. Loans ira Ia
EAls scounted- Com mercial credits Erantat
Deposits received on current account subject q
caecE- Interest paid GA time dep1siss
X. LEA BAkSE-. Manager
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IoSI.

I OST-ON EIGHTH. BETWEEN PIKE AND
IL Pine. between seventh and Eighth or sew
cath, between Pike and University, package
containing yellow silk drspe embroidered with
gold unseL Finder please return to Arlington
dock aud receive reward.
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The following ls,ters await advertisers At this
.Fires

sUrTFTF NOTICES.
A RCANA LODGE. 40. -, =. AND A. NJ.
n stated meetings second aud fourth Mon
DAYS ai each mouth ID. ". BASS. ". ii.
A. 8 GfRHs. SEE.
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CAPITAL s.. 5M. 900 LAID Az. MOI MORT 7;

Northwestern America emited), of London,
England, loans money oi improved city and
farm pronerties; no dsla.s; money always on
hand: correspondence alicited. HarwOod
Morgan, manager. once, pom Halter block.
Address letters 7. o. Box ..
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FOR FNCH4NG u

= Y n n = NFf q W II
EoB EXCHANGE-lNCOME PROPERTY,
Il hotel 30 rooms, double house. rooms each,
occupied with good tenants, close in, for stock
OF general merchandise Inquire los South
ThtFd street
L'OK ENCHANGE-EITH OF THE FOL-
Il lowing properties Tor furniture or merchsu-
disc; lot iu Madison street add, lot in Ross
add. 10 acres water from. near Nasaon. Address
Property, Fostlntcjl tseucer.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received ia any amount from 81 up
wards and interest allowed thereon. Money
loaned upon improved farm aud city real estate.
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EOR RENT-I60-ACRE RANCH. Q ACRES
Il cleared and In cultivation, good house. ?
barns. so fruit trees and strawberry patch:
rent s. a month Apply COW Butter store, la23
Front street
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FOR RFST-8AIES.

TOR ,RENT-RED MINIS HALL, CORNER
Il Front and Marion: $40 per month: vacant
two days; also hail for meetings and soclais at
low rent. Harms & Dlckman.
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loans at rates same IS beore the panic: always
the cheapest money in tawn for desirable apph-
cations. city property oriy: 1000 TO 500. nol.
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I'M 10 y ," III " ~ ~ y N a u u
yXANTFD-TO WORK IN CITY BY JAP
w ansse: frst.eiasa COOK. Address h -. Post-
Iatelllgencer.
txYASTED-BY JAPANESE BOY. POSITION
w Ia DO general housework. a T., as Jetfsr-
son street city
yxTANTEn-BY A JAPANESE, A POSITION
W in doctors Office or drug store. Address Y.
H.. Post-Inteilieeneer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-23

The Tariff BoodIer Fails to Put
in an Appearance at the Cap,
itai-He Leaves the City il
Search Of a Witness and Prom
ises to Return-The Witnes
Hard to Find,
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WHERE IS MAJOR BUTTz1
SUCH WAS THE ANXIOUS INQUIRY Oh
THE INVESTIGATORS.
AN OFFICER ON HIS TRAIL

The Tariff BoodIer Fails to Put
in an Appearance at the Cap,
itai-He Leaves the City III
Search Of a Witness and Prom
ises to Return-The Witres
Hard to Find,
WASHINGTON, May 22.-C. W. Buttz,
who was very anxious yesterday to bl
represented before the senate bribery
Investigating committee, was not OF
hand VIXEN the committee met today
instead he sent his attorney to explaiE
that he was otherwise engaged, and
asked to be excused from attendance
1or the present. On being questioned
by the committee as to Mr.. Buttz's rea
son for his conduct, Attorney McGowal
stated that his client was Engaged in
making search for witness who could
corroborate his statements and throw
light on the question at issue. The ex-
pianation was far from satisfactory,an
Mr.. MCGOWAN was informed that Buttz
was the man wanted. and not sIbsti
tute. Accordingly, they called the ser.
geant-at-arlnS to their assistance, and
directed that subpoena be issued fol
Buttz.
While awaiting, the committee called
IN several senators, including Messrs
voorhees,, Harris and Coke, to whom
Senators Hunton and Kyle had stated
they had given information OF the ap
proacheS made to themselves soon after
Buttz had first made his proposition to
them. They confirmed the statements
OF Messrs. Hunton aud Kyle. Whel
asked if they knew of other attempts ts
bribe senators, Messrs. Voorhees,, Har
rls and Coke said they did not.
The sergeant-at-arms reported to the
committee at o'clock that he had
failed to find Buttz. He. however. hat
ascertained that ButtZ had left the city
on an early morning train with the pur.
pose and expectation of returning bys
O'Clock. at which hour he had stated ht
would again appear before the commit-
tee to continue his testimony. Both
Buttz'S attorney and his boarding
house keeper assured the senate officials
that he was only going to suburban
town. the name of which he did moi
Give, duu tHdt Tie purpose OF MS sud-
den departure was TO find man to
corroborate his statement made before
the committe yesterday.
Maj. Buttz did not meet the expecta
tlons of the committee by putting i'll an
appearance during the afternoon, and
the opinion was expressed that ha
would not put in an appearance at the
capitol again before tomorrow morning.
None OF the members of the committee
think there is any probability of his
having left the city to evade the inves-
tigation. They account for the pro-
longation of his absence by the prob
ability of his having difficulty in finding
the witness he was in search of. His
boarding house keeper says he LETT his
trunk at her house
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ant surgeon general. stationed at St.
Paul; Lieut.. Col. Hamilton S. Haw-
kins, Twenty-third infantry. stationed
San Antonla. Tex; Lieut.; Col. Dallas
Bache, deputy surgeon general. sta
toned at Omaha; Lieut.. Col. William
II. Kellogg. Fifth infantry. stationed at
Jackson Barracks. La: Lieut.. Col.
Jacob F. Kent, Eighteenth infantry.
acting Inspector general, department Of
Dakota. located at st. Paul; Lieut.. G.
III. Randall. Eighth infantry, stationed at
Fort Mckinney, Wyo.; Maj Jo:il n.
Hamilton, First cavalry. located at
Omaha; Maj. Writ Davis. Fifth cavalry,
Inspector Of small-arms- practice. De-
partment OF Dakota. located at st. Paul;
Capt. James NJ. j. Saune, Seventh in
fantry. stationed at Fort Leavenwnrth.
Kan: Capt. Albert Il. Forse. First
cavalry, ariay recruiting officer in St.
Paul; Capt. Hugh G. Brown, Twelfth
infantry. Fort Leayenworth.
The case will be prosecuted by Lieut..
Gel: Thomas F. Barr, deputy Judge
advocate general, located at Governors
Island, n. Y.
Lieut.. Nancy will be defended by
Frank P. Blair, son of the late Gen.
Blair, of ST. Louis. who ran for vice
resident of the United States on the
ticket with Horatio ". Seymour. Mr..
Blair is of the law firm in Chicago of
Crawford Il Blair. He defended the
lieutenant on the Indictment charging
ilarier in the United States circuit
court at Chicago.
Lieut.. Nancy AMI Mrs. Hedberg,
widow of the captain who was killed by
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torney, was the guest of Lieut.. Ken
nedy, adjutant of the regiment. The
two will remain throughout the
trial as the guests of these
two officers of the Third regiment.
There are good many witnesses here
from Fort Sheridan and Chicago. Ii the
case is not cut short on the question of
whether the acquittal of the civil trial
is bar to this proceeding, the case will
no doubt last several weeks. for it will
take long time to 60 through the mass
of evidence.
At the opening of the court this after
noon the order of Secretary of War
Lamont for the court will be read.
Then Col. Barr. as judge advocate, will
read the charges, when the accused will
be called upon TO plead. The
court will not be apprised
of the nature of the charges
until Col. Barr has read them in open
court. Of course the accused knows
what they are. for the military law re-
quires that when the charges are fOrmu-
lated copy of them must be
served upon him. But Lieut.. Ma
ney's knowledge of the charges
has done the newspaper men no
good. What the charges are is to out
siders only matter of conjecture; it is
believed that one will prove to be,
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JIEUr Coz W.E.KflLose
"Offering violence to a superior officer"
Other charges will probably be coupled
with this one, such as the ones touching

"Offering violence to a superior officer"
Other charges will probably be coupled
with this one, such AS the ones touching
army discipline.
The killing of Capt. Hedberg was
about the most sensational incident in
army circles since the time Jeff C.
Davis shot and killed Gen. William
Nelson at the Gault house in Louisville
on Sept. 20. 1852.
Capt Hedberg was codrt-martialed in
New Mexico in 1872, and dismissed from
the army. BY all act OF congress he was
reinstated in 1851, Bad feeling had exist
ed between Capt. Hedberg and Lieut..
Nancy for long time, and. it is said.
that it grew out of the fact that Lieut..
Nancy had expressed an unfavorable
opinion of Hedberg and referred to the
affair in New Mexico. 1t was set up III
the murder case in Chicago that
Hedberg had several times threat
ened to kill Nancy. On Oct.
80 last, as Capt. Hedberg was
nearing his home from town,
With an armful of bundles Lieut.. Nancy
happened along. Hot words were i'm
mediately xchanged. AS stated. Capt.
Hedbefg dropped his bundles and
threw his hand back to his hip pocket.
Nancy drew his revolver and leyeled
it at the captain, ordering him
to drop his revolver. After a
few more hot words Nancy kicked the
captain. and the captain in turn slapped
Maney's face. Hedberg again attempted
to draw his revolver. and then Nancy
fired in self-defense. Hedberg fell, and
Nancy caught his head. The lieuten-
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Nancy, arrived in St. Paul on the same
train yesterday morning, aud by a mere
coincidence their names appeared upon
the same page of the Ryan register.
Nancy, however. only breakfasted
at the hotel, while Mrs. Hedberg toak a
room there and remained until this
Iii ,rHing.
A representative of the GLOBE sought
antiuterview with Mrs. Hedburg, but
aslie returned word in reply to his card
that she preferred not to be inter.
viewed; she was only witness in the
case. and had nothing to S: late for pub
lcation in advance of her appearance
upon the witness stand.
Lieut.. Nancy is very popular in army
circles. and the secret of his popularity
easily an derstood after one has seen
him. He is well-built, rather portly
gentleman, with healthy face and
frank countenance. His eyes are
sky-blue, mustache light brown and
dropping, hair thin. In conversation
he is easy and winning. There is
no appearance of exultation in his bear
ing. though he seems to be confident
that he will be practically acquitted in
this trial. He declined absolutely to
make any comment upon the case or
the Fort Sheridan tragedy. BE was ae-
companied from Chicago by Capt. New
garden, army surgeon of Fort Sheridan,
who Is witness in the case.
What to civilians seems to be pecu-
liar feature of the affair is the fact that
Lieut.. Nancy is under arrest, yet is not
in official custody. Army officers ex-
plain that under military law officers
are ordered under arrest and left upon
their honor to obey the order without
the presence of officers with them
Orders of arrest state within what
limits the officer must confine himself,
II it is to the limits of fort, he is left
upon his honor to keep within the fort,
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BLOODY RIOT.
Detective Killed and Deputy
sheriff Seriously Wounded.

Detective Killed and Deputy
sheriff Seriously Wounded.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. May 22.-News
has just reached here OF bloody riot
which occurred at Forest City this
afternoon. The trouble was brought
about over the arrest of certain prom.
lnent citizens OF St Francis county.
charged with whtecapism. A detective
by the name of Weber from Memphis
was engaged to run the whitecaps down.
He went to work on the case, and as a
consequence some thirty or forty arrests
followed. Today Webber was attacked
in Forest City by friends of the parties
he had arrested. Shooting followed, and
Webber was instantly killed and Deputy
Sheriff Smith was seriously wounded.
Frank GurMan,a a merchant Of Palestine,
was charged with doing the shooting,
and has been placed under arrest. The
entire town is in state of great eX-
cilement, and more trouble may follow
at any time.
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Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
NoRTHFIELD, May %. = The report
that branch of CoXey's army was to
reach Northfield soon proved true.
Ihe ii o'clock freight from the north
OH reaching the station was found to
have fifty-oEe men OIL board all empty
box car. They got on quietly at Farm
lngton. and were not discovered until
the train reached here. They refused
to be elected from the train. and orders
were given by the train dispatcher to
abandon the train until they were put
off,, After some delay the common
wealers saw that the officials meant
business, and decided to give in. The
police then conducted them 10 the city
engine house, where they remained
over night. Rations were purchased
this forenoon, which, together with con-
tributiuns, proved ample for the army's
appetite. After addressing large
crowd Oh Miil;squart, tue officers gave
orders to move on, and they were con-
dCcled out of tie city limits by the chief
of police. The army consists of fifty
one men. of whom Maj. George d.
Holm, OF Minneapolis. is commander.
and man named Hearn, formerly of
st. Cloud and Duluth, is lieutenant
Hearn has been an empIoye Of the
Great Northern. The men were very
quiet and orderly while in the city, and
gave the authorities no trouble.
FARIBAUI.T. Mimi. May GA branch
OF Coxey'S army has Just arrived at the
engine house here from Dundas. The
city has provided ratiuns for siXty-two
men. They marched through Main
street carrying flags. arrayed with
badges, etc. They will stop over night
and continue the.r Journey southwark.
over l,OOJ people witnessed their ar
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Iowa Crops Damaged,

DEs MONIES. To-. May 22.-The low,
crop bulletin says: Reports of frost.
and freezing temperature on the 10th
and 20tn come from all sections OF tn,
state, but the extent of damage cannon
AS yet be determined. Garden truck,
grapes and small fruits suffered MOS
severely. In many sections corn wal
cut to the ground. but it was only
checked in growth and not materially
injured. Small grain crops have suf'
tered more from hot and dry winds thar
from freezing. In the larger part of the
shortened by the droughty conditions.
Rain is needed in all districts. The
acreage of corn has been materially in
creased over last year, and the outlook
for that crop is unusually promising.
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tried in the United States circuit court.
He was acquitted by the jury.

tried in the United States circuit court.
He was acquitted by the jury.
So far as can be judged by meeting
army officers, there was general feel
ing against Hedbers and a corresponds
ing sympathy for Nancy. Some Of the
officers have gone so fal as to say that
it was a great mistake in congress to
have reinstated Hedberg. He is reput-
ed to have been dlsagreeable, and worse
faults than that are laid by officers TO
his door.
However, Capt, Hedberg was not
without friends in army circles. In
fact, he had very influential follow
Ing. The following from the Army
and Navy Register shows that there is
ALI appearance of two sides to the story:
The belief in high quarters appears
to be that conspiracy had been entered
into by certain officers Of the regiment
to be rid of the presence of Capt.
HedDerg at any cost, and that this
was supplemented by an agreement
to screen Lieut.. Nancy and hush the
matter up if possible, SO that justice
should not be done. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped that after a thorough sitting
Of the matter the officers now under
suspicion may be found guiltless of so
heinous all otfense. but the exoneration
must be thorough to satisfy the au-
thoritles who have taken it in hand
Ii it is found that it is posi-
bic to hound an officer out of
the army Oil pain of death the war de-
partment is determined to know it, in
order that an example shall be made that
Will act as deterrent of such crimes
for many years to come"
Hedberg had a strong political influ-
ence, so it is said. and his return to the
army was brought about through that.
1t Is not unlikely that Col. Crofton,
commander of the Fifteenth infantry,
of which Hedberg and Nancy were
members, may be called into question.
1t is intimated that Col. Crofton has not
been in touch with his staff as he should
have been. and that the tragedy is in a
measure due to his negligence.