The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-01
lie Was Not a Defaultcr.

Mr.. A. r. Sponord, for many years
librarian of Congress. was few years
ago charged with detalcation. Probably
no person who knew him believed hlm
guilty. The means for his complete
yindication has lately come to light in
the removal o: the contents OF the Old
library to the new building.
1t appeared that some $4,000 copy
rights had been issued and receipts
given for the fees, amounting to about
$4,000. Mr.. SpolIord could not account
for this money. Many believed some
subordinate had taken the funds. Mr..
SpoilOrd mortGaged his home and sold
other property AMI made up the deficit.
Record, states that Mr.. Spohord has
suffered much distress of mind but
probably has not lost public esteem
From the same source we have the de-
tails of the discovery which has yindi
Gated the librarian.
Nearly twenty thousand dollars in
checks and money orders have been
found In an old desk which Mr.. Spot
ford has used for a third of a century
many of them were found, among let
ters and other papers; others We're be-
tween pages of books, where they were
evidently placed by him for the NOM
ent when the volumes were open and
were then concealed and forgotten
when they were shut.
Some OF the checks and money orders
are twenty-five wears old. Many of the
checks are worthless. but the money
orders and postal notes are still good
and are being paid at the postotiice de-
partment, where there is fund am
ounting to several millions of dollars,
which represents the money orders
and postal notes that have been issued
from time TO time but have never been
presented for redemption. Thus, as
Mr.. Curtis saws, the confidence in Mr.
SpoiFords honesty has been justified,
and the proceeds Will partially reim-
/ burse him for the money he paid the
treasury to settle his accounts two years
ago. Some of the checks were from
publishing houses which do a large
copyright business, and they have also
been cashcd. 1t is believed that before
the search is completed the greater
part OF tie deficit will be accounted for.
The bin wiIicil has Just passed con-
Gress intended to sto? peiagic sealing
was ut first thought to be one-sided. 1t
torhids Americans to engage in this
business, but. Of course, cannot touch
British seal catching. But there is a
provision forbi1ding bringing any seals,
caught III the Pacific, into any Of our
ports. This takes away the chief market
Of the British or Canadian seals and will
! be the best protection to the seals
| Western Rural.
1t looks as if the Gar has PLAYED a
shabby trick upon his Brittanic mother
in-law in Corea, and that she will be
. likely to use the shipper somew hat vi
goroUsly if he PERSISTS in interfering
with the finances OF Corca, in violation
of treaty obligations. There are occas-
sions when the lion seems to be in the
wrong, but in this case it Is very evident
that the bear has made a mistake.
Among the war items comes the
startling information from across the
bay that japan is to oppose the landing
of Russian troops AT Odessa
-Duluth's firemen Will hereafter pa Y
car fare or walk.
A father WAS lecturing his son on
the evil of staying ont late at night and
rising late in the morning.
You will never succeed" he said,
unless you mend your ways. Remem-
Der. the early bird catches the worm. y
. And what about the worm, father?
said the Young man, sueeringly. "Wasn t
he rather foolish in getting up so early"
My son, said the old man, that
worm hadn't been to bed at all; he was
only getting home"
The young .oaa cOughel.-H.tts .urG
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