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New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

cied security-owning courts and Legislature
sneeringly asked. What are YOU going To 40
abuut =" \ public committee of Seventy
was appointed and legal action begun. Cohnoi-
IL got scared into sickness. and let Andrew H.
Green be appointed Deputy Controller. win lui
mower in his Office Then came the crash Tweed
managed To burn a lot OF the incriinlnatlnS
,ouchers but enough wer" rescued TO prove
crime Connolly fed to Europ" ana dled tnere
Others followed him. Tweed stayed ana showed
nght. was brought to trial. by LAVISH use Oh
money made IL Il mistral. on second trlai was
convicted and sentenced I" Imprisonment ior
tyv.lv. wears At tn" end OF year II" was re-
io,s.d On a technical decision Of the court Oh
Ann,,ls but was at once rcarreSted on CIV,
cuit tn recover the stolen money. As ne couIu
mn, finnish bail he was locked mp ana KEEP,
locked up in comfortable quarters IN hudioW
S,rn.t Jail. until 1876. when he eScaIed ana
ced tn Spain He was brought back ana later
dtoJ lin iail In his last days he talked irre'l
aLout his rascalitics. and made the pea 'ha'
.',hc system was at fault. There would ne
.said continue to be dishonesty III pubic ONCE
,u ,b, ,rr.at mass OF public servants were put
,nIor , civil Service system with assured teh-
, sn that they would no longer he creatures
W W Ii,icoI favor Tweed was noted Tor MS
,,',rnrnsitv 10 the poor and for the amount oi
N,,,,,i,,,u,.nt h. gave To Worklneflrn' 'iii'!
,hnuoht and some even now thlhh MN w nav
,, a. gond man prosecuted wrnngfulIy
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

EVIL genius. His uncle. "Old George" was now
superannuated, but Dewitt was a more than
worthy successor head of the family and
leader of the fight against the ''interlopcr, as
the Clintons regarded Burr. When Burr tried
to become Governor of NewYork Clinton beat
him with Morgan Lewis. Hamilton greatly as
sisting. Then Burrs Tammany rctainers tried
TO get rid Of him. their chief afterward did
of Hamilton. Robert Swartwout challenged
him to duel Shots We're exchanged without
result. Is Colonel Swartwout satisiicd?' asked
Clinton. NO the reply Another round.
rs he satisfied now?' NO" \ third round.
in which Swartwouts bullet ripped Cnton's
sleeve. Colonel Swartwout has spoiled my
coat: does that satisfy him. asked Clinton.
NO" the reply again fourth round
was fired in which Clinton ripped not only
SWartWout's sleeve but his left arm as well.
Now is he satisfied" NO" \ fifth round.
and Swartwout fell with bullet in his knee,
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

panions on the battle-ground. and one "r t"e"'
was one Of his seconds. while a thrd Sache'"'
John Swartwout. at Burr's nome await
ing his return and other officers and mehpers
were posted here and there to get the ca''ieS'
news Of the result Finally. that night "heh
all the rest Of the city was in sorrow ana dreao
suspense over the critical condition OF hurr
victim. the Tammany Society in It's WigWa"'
INDUCED in "a wild and exultant orgy. rear
Of public wrath later constrained ihe soc'e.'
to make expression of regret for Hamilton
death. and to join in the procession 'ha' i'''
lowed his body to its untimely grave
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
V III
VIII.
THE 'AMNA\N OF TODAY

After the electoral defeat Of 1894 and the re-
tirement OF Croker the leadership was for brief
space in commission Then it fifty reverted TO
rohr G Sheehan lately Of Buffalo where he had
been a defaulter in public funds He had come
to NewYork TO combine business and politics In
the neculiar manner characteristic of Tammany
Hall and had considerably prospered; had also
come under some suspicion with the rest OF the
gang and had presented not an admirable nor
Ioyable spectacle in the investigation OF ram
many corruption Under his direction the Han
d,,,orod IN renair it's somewhat shattered
fortunes with the stiffness characteristic Oh i'S
whole career. In the spring OF $50 !, .,,od
for honest money" in National hnances' No'.u
for the honest money plank in the STATE pia'
ro,r, sent an honest money delegation 10 Inc
National Democratic Convention IN 0hIcae1'
But free silver was triumphant w ',i"'', ~
Bryan was nominated for the fresaeh.s ".
,Latfnrm declaring expressly for reputation ana
anarchy Forthwith Tammany faced squarey
round repudiated its own words OF IL ieW WINS
before enthusiastically approved BRYAN , nc .
nation and platform. ana M hcN 90, -
like its Chicago prototype. for free silver. ,heu
lis more reputable members promptly withdre"
from il. 49,, 70.
Such is the Tammany of to-day. why not lts
,,it,da - in exact accordance with It's Whole
history The organization that IN one year sup
portei Adams and i'm the next was soiiu iot Jao
SON may most properly be ior the g"iu S,a,''. ~ ,
i'm nne month and for the silver standard III the
noxt Having been the willing tool ot Aaron
P,rr why should II hesitate 70 lend ltsei' 'o tI.e
uses OF William J. Bryan? For'more than cei''
ury il has studiously relraiile,i l.oln . "a %
IN any principe other than sehsh gam ana ae
tb;S age il is much too old Ia change It's ways.
Among all political bodies or the preseh. uaS a
hos ,his unuue distinction that IT mas oreahHro
thn ,icious element Of the community pern'a-
ar,iv for nurposes of punder and nulli1catioh
~ law under the forms Of law and government
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

mad the wound dressed. and staggered up again
to renew hostilitlcs What. Isn't he satisfied
yet?" cried clinton NO Then Jet him -
10 the devii for satisfaction for won't giv" him
another shot" roarcd the giant. ningiug down
his pistol and striding or the ground tn" sam"
pistol by-the-way. with which BUR- afterward
killed Hamilton.
But now came on one OF the most curious
episodes In the history 81 Ncw-N"rk politics.
Clinton had mad" Lewis Governor to defeat
Burr and Tammany. Lewis vas related by
marriage to the LlyingstonS and as soon ~ he
became Governor he pui them and their friends
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

mum. to become the nucleus OF his famous
museum. One Of its most notable early per-
fOrmanceS in 1890 to save the Nation
from an Indian wal The Creeks were
about to on the warpath. when a delegation
of them induced To visit NeWYork-then
the Federal capital. II the delegates were
pleasantly impressed. war might be averted. SO
the Tammany Society invited them To its Wig
wan: all the Tammany men arrayed in
paint and feathers. and lirc-water was abun-
dant. The result was that the Creeks reported
to their tribe that it would never do To so to
with their hospitabie brethren; the
peace was kept
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

ever yet been perpetrated upon the balot-box
They also secured the election cf a friendly ma =
jority in the State Legislature partly Demo-
cratic partly Republican. With full control Of
the State Government they got legislation
passed enabling them to loot the city. which
they promptly proceeded To do.
Tammany men were put into all city "fhces'
and in 1859 the work of wholesale thievery be-
gan There was a new Courthouse To build.
new streets to Open and a vast scheme OF public
works. All these We're made 10 cost the city
many times what they should have cost ON
the Courthouse alone S6.WWb.WD was stolen.
OF the punder Tweed got about ~ per cent,
Connolly. the Controller. ~ per cent while
tradesmen ~ho furnished the fraudulent bills
received about a third. Two or three judges of
the courts in the ring. and got their share.
How much stolen altogether has never been
ascertained with cXactncss 1t was certainly
AS much as 81 liOOnWH and probably consider
ably more. In lNil exposure of til" rings work
was begun in the public press Tweed in fan
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
THERE WAS SORROW N HtCH hNO" LbD""
THE DATE oN THE EGGS WAS NOT soscoNNlNc'
ING As IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

THE pATI: oN THE EGGS WAS NOT sos'oN' iNc'
ING As IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
The man with an inqusitive turn Of mind founa
his way into m uptown drug store one Gay "s'
,,ook and wandered up to the soda water fountain
T., search of A cooling drink. 1t was an attractive
fountain with handsome oynx hnsh' s"s'e'''"s
faucets and cutglass bottles. the wnlt'-aP'o".u
attendant only added freshness ana c'eah''"'HH '"
the general appearance of the stand III i'o'' Vi
the fountain ard the counter in inc centre ""s
= huge fower-stand A big bunch OF American
pooutv roses waved their heads insolenty above
,ha vase The bottom Of the stand was pan-shaped
and was hoaped full Of eggs Even the egg asu is
the glossy fresh appearance that egs
whole stand There were probably hundred tsss
in the stand and tn. inquisitiye man noticed that
they we're all stamped with the date. Compar,ihHs iH
notes he found that they were just one Gay oo; q;
After he had ordered his drink he picked up one Oh
the eggs and remarked interrogativey:
See fur yerself" said the boy behind the counter:
This the date when they were laid. or when you
when they was laid" answered the boy.
DO YOU Use as many this in day con-
tinued the inquisitive man AS ne glanced at 'e n'
posing array OF eggs.
NO; depends upon the day Sometimes only use
Then YOU must lose lot every day. said the
questoner. , .,Nhrow.
Why" said the inquisitye man. II should think
would not want stale snK gs vo omd Would ,ms hSs
to throw Il lot away"
The boy gave quick. searching glance INTO tns
face Of the man, and then he said with the air OF
one who knows:
on that's dead easy" with tia; he he picked isiure up
which he had in a bottle. and then rubbed i ite
cloth over the stamp on the egg Ihe inaulsi.Ns
man looked again and found that the stamp was
Easy. ism t IT." said the boy. but the inquisitivs
man sadly set down his glass and muttered some
thing about their being sorrow In much knowledge
as he passed out Of the door.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
THE TALE OF TAMMANY.
TROM BURR TO BRYAN.
mn, THAN A HUNDRED YEARS OF PO-
11TICAI. FREEBOOTING IN THE
NAME OF DEMOCRACY.

,>.,. OF ..sAINT"' TAMMANY-BURRs SCHEME
- OFFSET HAMILTON CELEBRATING 4
urpnEr-THE WAR WITH CLINTON
PARTY DissENsIoNs-THE PLUG
rGLIEs"-THE TWEED RING
NELLY. CROKER AND
sHEEHAN.
hi, building of nonGescript architecture.
..,vncd with a preposterous apology for pedi-
.,Ort in a niche of which latter stands a huge
azure intended TO represent "A Red IndAan. but
rved out Of white marble and tinted only with
,ns dust and smoke and weatherwear of MGnhat-
,an-suoh is the landmark in East Fourteenth-st
u,on which numherless siShtseers have gazed
with mingled curiosity and amusement Gro
,esnu as its appearance is however. IT Is Singu-
,arlv faithful index of its contents. The building
q not more nondescript and ugly. nor the white
efsgv Of a red man more contradictory. than the
orcanizatIon which there finds a home. 1t is
called by the name Of an Indian chief but was
meant 10 be named Cor Christopher Columbus. 1t
ia essentially a New-York organization, yet was
formed outside of New-York. and bears the name
~ a man who never set foot upon Manhattan
Island hu, was lifelong and implacable foe Of
those who dwelt here OF its two interorganiza-
tions The secret theoretically always to be sub
ordinate To the public. but in practice always
dominates il 1t was professedly founded for
benevolent hut really for political purposes
Ostensibly the foe of centralized power. il is
tually the most complete example of such power
Putatively founded 10y humble tradesman. ii
was in fact established by one of the most
tute politicians and the most dangerous and des-
perate dcmaGOgue of his age.
Such is Tammany Hall the oldest political
ganization of the kind in this or. probably in
any other land and one that has eNcrted an al
most nestimabe influence upon not only local
but State and even National affairs. Its history
of more than a hundred years is OF unique inter
est sometimes romantic often shameful. always
significant and instructive the student of
American institutions.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
~SfS*"*S<~S~~~~~~
SUNDAY EDITION.
OCTOBER 4, 1896.

can, out word that Tammany was To support
Cleveland, and he was accordingly elected, put oy
margin so narrow as to provoke the suspc'on N
ahat t,.,, !. 40 tIoI i'm the days of Rynders ana
Tneed This wholesale delivery OF Tammahy
vote showed. with the utmost clearress. now com
nlete was Kelly's control OF that orgah'zasonn r,n
Pis. PII,s ,ork for the Hall broke down his health.
hnn,aver i,n and not long after the 1881 campaign
ho died leaving the prosperous fortunes OF ram
,,n, in the hands of Dick Croker
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
THE, TWEED RING.

Tammanv became rich enough to leave the
"pig-Pen" and put up hall OF It's own III 10.
This vas a three-story brick building on the
southeast corner Of Nassau and Frankfort s.s'
7, contained what was probably the finest pubic
ballroom in the city at that time which Shows
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
| ]
DEWITT CLINTON.

Among the early members ana oH'ce's u
rammany was Dewitt clinton He was "n'
n, the first. too. to discover that the soc'e'Y
,as he,ng basely manipulated by Burr. ana u"
consequence thereof. to get out OF H. ana ".-
,,.rs war agajnst it. or against It's conlroii'hs
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
THE BURR-HAMILTON FEUD.

Burr was the real founder of Tammany. OF
that there is little room for doubt although
as a matter Of fact he does not appear ever to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-06
DOGS FOR STILL HUNTERS.
The Amazing Cleverness OF . Mongrel
Named Pete.

In Sweden and Norway hounds nre used
In elk hunting. In Norway hunting with
dogs can be done only by dogs in leash, ID
being against the law to let them run free,
save to pursue wounded elk.
In Sweden the dogs are trained differ
emily, and they hunt in pairs, roaming
nhout the hunter until ct last they find IN
elk. Then they keep him at bay until the
hunter arrives.
Hunting deer with bird dogs is some
times I.racticed in America. The dogs used
must be unusually bright, with great rea-
soning powers. Then, too tho master
must have considerable intelligence, for
training bird dog to point a deer 200 or
400 yards away is no easy job. Yet 1t has
been done good many times.
Tho best known of these dogs was Pete,
q nongrel that knew moro than ten prize
winners. Nessmuk, o Forest and Stream
writer, found him many years ago in the
woods, and the two straightway became
acquainted. Nessmuk had been having a
pretty hard time of it. He was camping
alone in the woods, and il was so dry that
deer could hear the stillost hunter so rods
away. The day after the two met they
went hunting. the dog keeping just a lit
tie To the right of the mans heels. They
walked along, and, rs it proved, both wero
looking for meat. Then suddenly the man
felt slight nip in his leg, but thinking
the dog had done it accidentally he paid
no attention to it. Three steps beyond and
there was so decided nip that tho man
looked down. and there was the dog on its
hips, like wootlchuck, looking toward a
clump of bushes so rods away. He looked
NJ Iq then thu hI1 she's than at
tho man again.
The upshot of it was that tho man made
q sneak into the bushes and broke the hip
of deer that jumped out. The dog took
after the deer and soon had it by the
throat.
Ono day they were hunting, when, with
out warning, Pete dived at some bushes
down in a ravine. In three jiffies there
was a sound in tho ravine as if several
dogs Of unusual size had tackled very
big cat. Suro enough, the ordinary dog
was making sounds equal to lots of bigger
ones, while, in reality, there was big cat.
The cat went up tree, and the dog tried
to follow in spite of scratched sides and
torn ears-he was marvel of scars any
how-and lie shook the cat viciously when
1t fell dying to the ground Pete did not
like wildcats or bears and had it out with
them at every opportunity, deer or no
deer. Otherwise Pete was a well behaved
dog. He is probably having it out now
with some of the wildcats he helped send
to the happy hunting grounds. There are
few dogs like him, but it would not be
hard to teach a bright mongrcl with setter
or pointer blood to be of great use to still
hunter of big game.
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-Four whales have recently been seen In
Ninalhaven waters.
In the head waters of the St John
about l5,Oo0, 900 feet of logs will be hung
up. Few made quick drives.
The rate per cent for taxes in Farm
ingdale for 1896 will be 1872 mills. Last
year 1t was 1lis. Happy Farmingdale.
Monday the postmaster in a York
county town received a letter from an
unknown man IN Boston saying that he
had $I5.eo0 to invest in a shoe shop ana
WAS looking for a location in Maine.
A doorstep which had seen over 100
years of service was stolen from its place
IN front OF one Of Yarmouth's stores one
night recently. Whether it was the work
of hoodl;ims or is now stored away safely
by some one as an interesting curio IL
what is botlering the officials.
II was said at the board OF trade meet
ing Monday night. that the manufac-
ture Of the new Holmes pulley could be
made an industry that would employ 2oU
men. What's the need OF toying with
good thing ms that right with US, asks
the Gardiner Reporter-journal.
Mr. William I. Davis of Boston. has
taken the contract to build the b-mile
extension of the Sebasticook d Moose
head Lake Railroad and within two
weeks he expects to have between S01
and 400 men at work. Mr.. Davis will use
sD,o09 railroad ties and oher material in
31,0t0 railroad ties ana other material in
parties in that section Of the State.
The Blaine Club of Chicago which has
done Seoman service for Names Repub-
lican giants, will be 4 factor 1T st. Loais,
100 strong in uniform OF blue serge
coat straw hat. light duck trousers. rits-
set shoes and belt. rs adopted The COM
mittee in charge of the trip has reported
that the members will be lodged in Il
large tent and the affair viii be made as
much of an outing rs possible. The
tents will be located within a short dis
lance of the convention hall. Speeches
we're made at the last meeting declaring
the Reed boom was not such a hopeless
case AZ it seemed. The Blaine Club viii
invite the Sons Of Maine IN Chicago 10
attend the convention and cooperate in
working for the Reed boom.
An evening school Is being conducted at
Milford vii /, rnn tlxf..I e1,qrsSe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-06
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.


Robert j., 2.olia, win not be raced
this season as hard as last, and Geers
says he expects him to step a mile
faster than his present record. Geers
has great two-y ear-old in training.
The youngster is by Rex Amerieus,
2.ilA. and is out of the dam of Robert
j.. 2.0l1a. He is considered the most
promising youngster ever bred at
Village Farm.
Harry Hamlin has offered to wager
$1,000 that Prince Regent can beaJ
Frank Ayan. If these horses should
come together considerable money
would change hands.
1t is announced that there will be a
race meet at Exeter trotting park on
July 4. These races will be given:
Three minute class, trot and pace
purse. $lo0; 2.23 class. trot and pace
purse 800; free -for-all class, trot and
pace. purse $%Uo.
Albrino son of Almont. Parshley's
chestnut horse. owned at Dexter is
said to be one of the best horses in the
state. He stands l6 hands high. weighs
100 pounds. He was bred by William
T. Withers of Lexington. Ky. He is
the sire of Iona s.. 2.17A, trial PA
Eismere. 2.lsA: Landlord. 2.21; F'aunt-
leroy, 223l4; Arthur NJ. 2.24A Albrino,
z.21; Dr. Dix. go; Norway Maid, dam
OF Fernwood. 2.23a, and many other
fast ones. His sire. Almont, was the
sire of five that beat 2.20. one OF them,
Westmont. trotting in 2132.. His first
dam Maggie Bryan by Cassius NJ
Clay, Jr.
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Maine Educational News.

The line Did right rite Wright wrte?'
was Il puzzle for a Maine class in gram
mar one day recently, to arrange correct
ly.
four wears course of reading, en-
bracing about 200 books from standard
authors has been adopted by the Phillips
high school.
John f. Kelley has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant teacher in the Bidde-
ford high school and will take up the
study of medicine
W. L. Coggins has resigned as principal
of the Bar Iarbor grammar school He
will go to BridgeWater. Mass. where he
will take Il position in the normal school
there.
Miss w. V. Cobb of Poland, who has
lately been teaching in Massachusetts,
has been offered the position as teacher
of ancient languages in a boarding school
in Missouri.
The graduation exercises of the Cor
ham Normal school, will take place
Thursday and Friday. June Is and ~.
The programme includes the examina-
lions of classes. the graduation exercises
of the second class of SO and the meeting
of the alumni
The famous class of rs Of the Maine
State College will celebrate its 10Th an
niversary AT the Bangor house, Tuesday
evening, June IL. with banquet; rms
class was the fifth to be graduated from
the NJ s. c.. and numbered %, two OF
whom are dead.
Charles II. Pepper has sent from
France TO Colby University a collection
of 20 Tanagra Figurines or statuettes.
They are copies of figures recently dug
uD at Tanagra, Greece, and Illustrate ad-
mirably many features of Greek costume
and life. The collection is deposited Tor
the present in the library
Several Lewiston clubs are taking I'M
der advisement the plan of having a short
training in parliamentary law at each
meeting. the coming year. This branch
Of Climb business is every day becoming
more needed. and appreciated. one ciup
will substitute a fifteen minute drlll Tor
the roll call and another is to give every
fourth lesson throughout the winter 10
this practice.
At a recent meeting of the Portland
Moments Literary union, an aDle paper
was presented by Mrs }. G. White. upon
the subject OF cooking schools IN connec-
ton with the public schoois OIL .ne ei' y
II has long been deemed advisable IN
larger cities to institute this branch OF
Study. and it is thought by many mat
Portland could do worse than TO add II
to their curriculum.
commencement exercises OF East
Maine Conference Seminary, buchspoi' J.,
will be held next week. Following Is Ne
programme: Sunday June !. ~ IVA M
hacoaIaureate sermon; Monday ano
Tmes,Iay A. NJ, June and = examination
- aioesas. Monday 500 p. NJ, annual ex-
bihition of the department OF elocutlon |:
'rueeday. 100 p. NJ. annual meeti1s Oh
,iterav societies; Tuesday. 300 +. NJ, an
nual address by Rev. 2. r; = pnaiMaf odisnn
u Tuesday. 800 P. NJ. annual concert
~, ~. ~ aenartment of music; wednesday.
~ iyn . 10 800 A. NJ, commencement;
Wadnesdav, meeting of the board OF
trustees.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, June j.
FLOUR Receipts. 1889 pSgs; exports
~ bbls. 62GI src<s; 800 rkgs; dull, easy.
SOUTHERN FLOUR Easy.
RYE FIOrR-Quiet, steady.
CORN MEAL-Steady.
nv if-Steady.
WHEAT-R 500 925; dun. strong
81: fob Us to arrive; No / Northern. 69;t.
CoRN-Receipts. IS. 750 exports. 1861,
sales. 26.oue: dun. firm; No. 2. 33la eie-
vator; Bag afioat.
OATS Receipts. $4,000; exports. 166 SIS;
sales. 5000; less active. steady; No. :,
22< 023; No. white 25 No 2 Chicago,
232i aA: No. 3. 22A No. white. IN
mixed western 25&2i. white western,
24l2G2S: white state. 2iGt2S.
BEEF-Quiet. steady; beef hams dull,
nominal; tierced beef, firm, quiet; cut
meats, dull. weak.
LARD-Quet. stronger; western steam
closed AS; city. 4.05m4l0: refined. firmer;
continent. 7l5: S. A.. SIS; compound.
PORK Moderately active; stronger, old
mess. S.25aS.1a: new mess. 9.004i9.50
UTTER-Fancy steady: fairly active.
CHEESt.-Mode demand.
PETROLEUM. United, los
COFFEE Rio, dull. steady; No. l. 1874.
SUGAR-Raw. dull, steady; refined,
more active.
FRElGHTS-To Liverpool, firm.
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Police Philosophy.

Down In Pearl street, New York, saw
two lads about ~ years old fighting on
the walk and a policeman looking on.
mo arrests in such "a case:p queried.
NO he replied. "To arrest them
now would stop tho fight, and they'd have
to try 1t on again TO see who was the best.
Lot ono lick the other, and the licked one
will hereafter run instead Of fight
His philosophy was good. In about u
minute one OF the pair ceased to fight and
started of on run, and the other walked
up stairs to his work.-Detroit Free Press