The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22

after leaving here, and is now dead.
Edward A. Rollins shis successor, is
also dead. Rollins was from New
Hampshire. and was IN the office from
Nov. l, 1866, until March 10, 1869. After
leaving here he Was in the banking
and life insurance business at Phila-
deiphia until his death.
Columbus Delano was Rollins i'm
mediate successor, and, afterward be-
came secretary of the department of
the interior He left this office on the
31st of October, 1870. and from the
LIST of November until Jan. 2, 1871, John
w. Douglas was acting commissioner.
Alfred Pleasanton, of New York, then
entered the Office and remained until
the following August.
"PleaSantOn was q man who filed
the Office in a thoroughly military
manner. As you will see, he has a
thorough military look, a sweeping
black mustache and a, fierce proml-
nent nose. He was actuated by strict
ly military principles and no one was
admitted to his presence without first
sending in his card.
"Pleasanton went out Aug. 8. 1871.
and was followed by John W. Douglas.
formerly acting commissioner. He re-
manned in the office from Aug 9, 1871,
until May IA, 1875. He was Immediately
followed by Daniel Pratt of Indiana,
who was the largest man ever in the
pounds, and he had to have a chair
made for his special use. He left in
1875, and was succeeded by Green 3.
Raum, of Illinois, whose picture have
not yet succeeded in securing 1t will
be placed on the walls shortly. how
ever, and will complete the set of those
in office since 1862. Henry c. Rogers,
of Pennsylvania, and Walter Evans.
of Kentucky, were the next succeeding
incumbentS, and each served a short
term, Mr.. Evans term expiring March
Is, 1885. received my appointment
to the Office the next day, and am so
far the last in line. My portrait is
now on the walls, and my successor
will soon be here, for 1 shave resigned.
No picture of Tenche Coke. of Phil
adelphia, the first internal revenue
commissioner appointed has been Sc
cured. Mr., Coke, after serving a term
as assistant secretary of the treasury,
was appointed in 1895, and served sew
eral years until the office was merged
into that of the commissioner of Gus
toms, and was not revived until 1862"
ReVerting to Daniel Pratt, of In
diana, the heavyweight commissioner,
makes it necessary to state that Joe
Miller is no weight-not by a
long shot. He weighs 250, and could
easily weigh more if5f3e would take less
exercise. He is a great Sportsman, and
has taken Grover fC1eveland upon
many hunting and fishing expedition
out in West Virginia. where Joe Mil
Ter came from, and where he is on good
terms with all of the ducks, geese,
swim up and fly down when they learn
! that Joe Miller is coming with some
| friends. W.
When Gen Pleasanton was commits
sioner of internal revenue his Of
flee was in new brick building across
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| cupied and managed as a prominent
| hotel. At that time the Grand Army
of the republic was agitating the neces-
| sity of erecting tonbstones at the
| graves of all soldiers and sailors buried
| in national cemeteries and the con-
gress enacted law and made appro-
| rriatiOns for the purpose.
| Immediately thereafter contractors
| from all sections of the country ap-
| peared with sample marbles and sam
| pie forms Of tombstOnes, and took them
! all to the commissioner of internal
revenue, who had been designated to
| have charge of the matter AS a re-
| suit, the ground floor of the present
| popular hotel was regular grave
! yard in appearance, for every conceiv-
| able form of tombstone was there set
UP. Passing people gazed in wonder
upon the exhibition, and it used to
make old Gen. Pleasanton bibulously
| lie curiosity over a matter which SEEM
| ed to him so sacred.
| . A GOOD POLICE STORY.
John Corwin, Of Chicago. says that
| the sagacity of the Chicago police is
more wonderful than that of the Wo-
| man of EndOr, Diss De Bar, or any
| other man. He tells a story to
| illustrate the wonderful acumen of the
| policemen of his city.
| Lieut.. Baus was one of the oldest
! members of the force, and long after
| his retirement on pension he showed
| up regularly at headquarters and SEEM
| ed to want to be again on duty He sat
! around and told many interesting
| stories about his experiences.
you may talk as you please about
| your good detective. work and clever
captures" said the ruddy-faced old
! Bavarian, but I had an experience
once which for novelty as we'll as com
! pleteneSs beats any capture you ever
heard of. A couple of my men were
sent out one cold and stormy night to
| patrol a certain section of Division
street. There. We're few people on the
| streets, though the hour was early.
Division street was deserted The wind
from the lake was piercing and the
! sleet cut like a knife'ss edge. After a
few turns on their beat the men agreed
to loaf awhile and seek shelter They
picked out a low bat deep doorway in
little dry goods or millinery store
There they ensconced themselves and
| began passing the time by swapping
stories. Soon little pale face peered
out at them through one of the blinds
on the glass of the door 1t was the
face of womant who, I afterward
| found out, was the wife of the owner
of the store. Then a big-bearded
frowning visage peeped out at them
and the peeping and the peering kept
| that way for half an hour. Finally a
side door opened and the man with the
| big black beard slipped out and five
minutes later he was in my office. To
! my CONSERVATION he. dropped on his
| knees, and, with his hands clasped, be-
gan to implOre me not to ruin him and
| he would confess all. l thought the
man was a maniac, but decided it was
best to humor him.
" All right 1 said; but what's the
matter?'
{" oh, you know he said; you have
placed guard on my house, and you
are going to arrest me-
We'll, replied, what have you got
to say? Out with it.
"Ill tell you how / came to get the
| property, who stole it, and all about
it, If you'll promise to let me off, he
| said.
"'All right-go ahead I answered
and then he told me the story of a big
/ dry goods robbery that had baff1ed US
for. months; confessed that he had
| most of the property slowed away on
the premises, and promised to turn il
all over in fifteen minutes. We re
covered all of the property, got the
| thieves and broke up the gang, and ]
| neen'nt say 1 never reprimanded the
two officers for loafing on duty that
| night"