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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-28
POLITICS Is SHOWED
Nothing Left But a MaeIstrom
of Official Ballots"
NO TWO OF THEM ALIKE
Fusion Has Made an Awful
Mess In Oklahoma.

Guthrie. o. T. Oct. z7-CSpecIaI.) -There
IS no longer any politics in Oklahoma-!t
is simply diabolical mess which seems
TO become more conglomerate every day
and even the shrewdest politician is in
cined to wonder where he is at"
The difficulties arises out OF the fool
election Jaw passed by the last Demo-
Pop legislature Il was a noble, niger
hating effort TO deprive the negro of his
vote. but Il now looks as though the
mythical Philadelphia lawyer who Is sup
posed TO combine all the superior intel
lectual forces. would be puzzled to cas-;
an intelligent vote under the system pre-
scribed by Oklahoma's astute Lawmakers.
The territorial election board sought 20
simplify the ballot to make Il as easy
as possible for the voter to express ms
desire by placing the name of each candi-
date on the ticket only once. arranging
the names in columns under the separate
party ticket. Keaton insisted that mis-
name should be placed on the ballot every
time he was nominated, 50 that II mis-
wishes had been consulted his name would
have appeared on the official ballot three
times. Such a course. if adopted. would
only have resulted IN indescribable con-
fusion. with hundreds OF mutilated ballots
and the certainty OF a contest, no matter
now the election resulted. So the cleo
ton board concluded that Keatons name
on the ticket once would give everybody
that so desired ample opportunity to vote
for him but conceded that he was enIi-
tied to his different party designations:
so that the form as certified by the board
would be as follows:
For delegate to congress-James R. Kea-
ton: Dem; Pop; Dem. and P. F. S.
The latter designation represents the
Democrat and Peoples Free Silver party.
Many of the county election boards,
however. have seen ft to ignore the form
Of ballot certified to them by the terrific
rial election board and have taken II upon
10 say in what form the bal
lot shall be printed, so that in no two
hardly will the ballots be alike
Already word has been received that the
territorial boards certificate has been
ignored by the county boards in Cleveland,
Lincoln. Payne. Grant.
Kay, Garfield and Kingfsier counties.
and in Logan county. where the board
determined to follow the form prescribed
by the territorial board. mandamus pro-
ceeding has been brought in the district
court TO compel the board 10 rescind its
action. The question viii be argued be-
fore Judge Burford tomorrow morning.
Hon. D. T. Flynn, Hon. B. s Barnes
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
ANY DISASTER AT THIS TIME
 WILL RUIN US ALL"

When anything threatened to inter rupt the flow of gold from the Pacific Bank to M. H. Sherman or to cut off southern manipulator he had something more important to tell than the loss of his hat A few days after the fore going letter was written, R. H. McDon- aid IT. had come to the conclusion that he would take a desperate step to save himself from being bled any further by the Overs and their Riverside bank The situation of Dick in this city was becoming unendurable. He was re- ceiving from the East words of non- sense and false encourag cement, while his field was becoming smaller and smaller and he saw himself being cor nered like rat in a trap.
 To save himself he decided to dis honor any check that the Dyers made upon the Pacific Bank, and he so in- formed the conspirators in New York. This meant that the Riverside bank
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PLACING BANK COMMISSIONER DUNSMORE UNDER OBLIGATIONS.

On April 30, 1893. M. H. Sherman wrote an exceptionally important let ter, indicating that he had placed Bank Commissioner DunSmore under such obligations to him that the Commis- sioner seemed very anxious to please Sherman in every possible way. The Commissioners has just finished their examination of the Pacific and the Peoples banks. Less than two months of life remained for the institution and Sherman In writing to Frank McDon- aid did so to indicate his pleasure that the ordeal of examination had passed so successfully. Sherman had re- turned from his foolish trip to the East and as a matter of fact had done noth- ing, except to be busy. His letters were written simply to flatter R. H. Mcdonald Jr. into inactivity. All of the epistles were of the same kind and had no special meaning, except the one indicated. The letter that relates to the Bank Commissioners is as follows:
 Sunday morning, April 30, 1893. The Baldwin, San Francisco. Cal.-.
 My Dear F. ": go south, to-day:
 Would have gone before only 1t seemed
 best to all that l wait here until
 after the Bank Commissioners were through.
 The Commissioner, whose home Is in Los Angeles, is under obliga- tions to us for favors there; also his brother-in-law is in our em- ploy there. Dunsmore's brother in-law and MT. D. seem very anx-
 ious to please us in every way pos- sible.
 They praised the improvement in the banks condition, only criti- cizing the matter of too much
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
The Official Investigators Were Placed Under Obligations by the
 WreCkerS.
The Conspirators BOasted That HeI|man Brown and White Did Not Dare Let the
 Pacific Bank Co Down.

not dare allow the Pacific Bank to go down, as the ruin of that concern would provoke run on the other banks and in a period of financial uncertainty such as existed in 1893 the crash of one bank would destroy the existence of the others. Sherman counseled, therefore, if the worst came to the worst, that Frank Mcdonald and J. E. Farnum should go to the other bankers and not ask but demand their assistance. This is not unlike an offense on the highway. Intermingled with these letters of Sher- man are other plots and plans in which the great manipulator with untruthful reports and dishonest sentiments sue ceeded in maintaining his clutch upon the McDonalds.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
THE GREAT PLOT OF THE WRECK FRS TO MUzZLE THE BANK
 COMMISSIONERS.

It fs probable that M. H. Sherman never wrote in his life letter of great CT public interest than the one he ad dressed to Frank V. Mcdonald on April 26. 1893, in this city. In this letter Sherman shows that the conspirators who ruined the Pacific and Peoples 8 banks not only tried to deceive the Bank Commissioners but to br1be them. As Sherman tells the story in his letter the wreckers outlined a certain and very definite plan of action. According to this plan D. s. Dorn was to get Bank Commissioner A. Gerberding out of the way.
 Gerberding had always been a thorn in the sides of the schemers. Every epithet their tongues could command was applied to him for his vigilance in watching the affairs of the two banks and demanding from the bank robbers a strict accounting for their action. Whenever Gerberding appeared the wreckers trembled and Sherman, in the letter that will follow, declares that D. S. Dorn did clever work in getting Ger berding out of the way. Dorn's sue cess was, however, only part of the tremendous task that these men had undertaken J. E. Farnum, the mana ger of the Peoples Home Savings Bank, was to warn the conspirators in time and to let them know when the Bank Commissioners might be expected. so that these manipulators who were de- liberately wrecking two great institu- tions might make their necessary prep arations for the visit of the official in- vestigators.
 It should not be forgotten that J. E. Farnum was the son-in-law of Bank Commissioner Knight. Sherman con- graduates Farnum for having done his part of the work. The other details of the plot were left to Sherman himself. As already explained he declared that he had placed Bank Commissioner
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14

Dunsmore under obligations to him for personal favors received and for having placed Dunsmore'S brother-in-laW in the Los Angeles Bank. Sherman was also a close friend of Bank Commits sioner Knight and declared that he had done his duty when he dined at the home of Bank Commissioner Knight. This in outline was M. H. Sherman s confession of the plot that the bank wreckers concocted to prevent an hon. est criticism of the institutions that they were ruining. The result of the plot Is described by M. H. Sherman In the following letter that was written on April 26. 1893:
 THE BALDWIN,
 San Francisco, Cal, Wednesday.
 My Dear F. V.: I would have been away from here two or three days ago but for the ex- aminers examining P. B. We are all very anxious that the examiners praise us and that they help us, I think it will do good. was at MT. Ks (oak- land) to dinner last evening and am invited there this evening. Your brother tells me that the board seems very kindly disposed so far. D. s. helped manage it so that MT. G. did not come to the bank with the others (only two). MT. Farnum is just as good and kind as he can be and found out Gin advance) that they were com ing and let us all know, so get ready.
 He and your brother seem to be get ting on finely now and there seems no friction of any kind. D. s. Is going off on his vacation soon. Everything seems as usual. There seems to be a kind of quarrel or something between Your brother has ordered him to stop expense there and refuses to send money down. This. so I am told, } seems to have made Norton angry and he is kicking. I have been appealed to to say what you agreed to do when you was there. l refuse to talk or get mixed up. The fact Is R. H. Jr. is trying to economize. You know Norton Is fine man, but he seems to think you have no end of millions for him to draw on. understood your brother to say that he was going to send Dr. J. down there and pay off things and have expense shut off. I have taken great pains--you see hap pen to be with you and heard some of the converSation-not in any way interfere when appealed to as to what I heard
 We don't want 1t to appear to outsiders that we are quarreling among ourselves at this critical time.
 Perhaps it is no harm to let Dr. J. fight 1t out there with them. You know best what to do. Please do not think am mixing up in what is none
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14

must close and consternation ruled in New York In this emergency M. H. Sherman came to the front with a startling telegram that contained an encouragement that Sherman knew he had no right to give. The telegram is as follows:
 NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 1892. R. H. McDonald IT., Vice President
 Pacific Bank, San Francisco:
 For Gods sake pay all D. checks for thirty days. Everything depends on this and keeping all quiet. We will surely close deal, getting you quarter million cash now and balance soon. Relatives and friends of D. here put ting up part of this money. Also Chicago friends. I go to Chicago to- night, returning here soon. Mckee still with us; helping. D. must be kept here working this deal with us. Any disaster at this time will ruin us all. Enemies already on our track, but everything encouraging here. Keep
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
num- We are keeping our plans here strictly secret from all. M. H. s. MAINTAINING THE TREMENDOUS FLOW OF MONEY BY FLATTERY.

Another lying telegram was sent by Sherman with the purpose of keeping Dick in line. Day after day went by and nothing but words came from the East. Not a cent of money was ob- tained and hundreds of thousands were needed. Sherman knew his game and made f1attery take the place of cash. The following telegram was sent to tickle Dick into silence:
 December 3, 1892.
 R. H. Mcdonald Jr., V. P. Pacific Bank, San Francisco: Return from Boston first of week. Your beautiful letters all received. Am toiiing con- stantly. Hope close up deal very soon. J. is working night and day with us. Don't see how we could do without him. We well appreciate that we must get you this money quickly. Please be patient, for you will surely be the winner in the end as reward for your faithfulneSS to us all. M. H.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
of my business I only want to help harmonize things if I can. Very truly,
 M. H. SHERMAN SCHEMES AGAIN TO DE- CElVE THE BANK EX-
 AMINERS.

On. May 20, 1898, M. H. Sherman wrote Frank Mcdonald another letter deceiying the young banker in refer ence to affairs in Los Angeles, and ex- blaming, also, how the Bank Commits sioners had been imposed on by the transfer of Phoenix bonds. Excerpts rom the letter are as follows:
 LOS ANGELES, May 20, 1898.
 My Dear F. ": l fully realize the situation East. My hair has stood on end for the past two months, as every morning I take up the daily newspa- per and look over the condition of financial affairs in the East.
 Referring to the Phoenix matter 1 fully about 1t.
 I was not so particular in re- gard to it, but the way matters stood 1t seemed almost impera- lively necessary that certain of the securities should be trans ferred to the P. H. B., and as at that time the B. c. were giving US much annoyance and were de- manding certain things it seemed the only thing to do. They made me sign a guarantee which was as binding as a promissory note and made me make certain agreements with regard to the com pletion of the plant at an early day, etc., etc.
 This Phoenix proposition Is all right and the present bond issue there, cov- ering, as it does, much more than the old issue did, is really a much more conservative and safer bond issue than is the one here from Los Ange les. The s. P. is spending an enor- n Santa Monica, and their large ocean steamers are now loading and unloading freight at their new wharves there Hoping to see you soon, l am, very truly,
 M H SHERM MAN N
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
Fell Under the Wheels.

STOCKTON, Nov. 13-Eugene Fields. veIl-known resident, 60 years old, received probably fatal injuries this afternoon at Lathrop He attempted to swing aboard Q moving train and fell under the Wneels. brought here and the arm amputated, but owing to his advanced age little hope is enfer1 aimed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
PARRIcIDE AND SUICIDE. Drunken Desperation of a Reading
 (Pa.) Youth.

READING, Pa., Nov. 13-Morris J. Lutz, aged. A years. shoemaker. was shot and fatally wounded to-day by his came home intoxicated, and his father reprimanded him. This angered the boy, and he fired two shots through his fath- err head. The boy then committed suicide by cutting his throat He had the reputa- ton of being a desperate young fellow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
Ii Hnne Chang shelved.

PEKING, Nov. 13.-Lf Hung Chang mas been ordered to proceed to Ise Nan, capl- taI of inc province of Shan Tung, to con- cert measures with the Viceroy of shan Tung to prevent future inundations of the Yellow River (doang Ho)- This appoint ment is regarded as virtually shelving Prince L.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
money having been put in of late in the Mohawk canal and a few things like that.

In the other matters your brother tells me he has written you. l asked him to please not do so until ne (himself) and myself had made up our minds for sure that we wanted to oo anything, because 1t was useless 10 spend a whole lot of time writing letters and sending telegrams ana then now stands it Is decided that when l reached Chicago I am to run over to New York and see you and talk mat ters all over to you there and we see what is best. Really, I am not so particular about 1t. One day l think one way and one day another Mur- phy is still in London. He sent us
 forty thousand dollars the other day and dulIest times are there. He thinks he is going to surely make go yet of the whole business. Murphy has been there a year now. Sineerely'
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
SHERMAN'S ABSURDADVENTURE ON
 THE WAY TO NEW YORK.

Sherman very seldom wrote any thing more serious than nonsense. He had been sent East to use desperate measures to relieve the McDonalds and their bank from the desperate situation in which he had placed them. Upon his energies more than upon those of any other man depended the existence of two great banks and the safety of the public's money. Sherman had inspired the road. He knew it's possibilities and he knew that the Pacific Bank was tot tering on it's foundation. Dick McDon- aid was crying for help in this city when Sherman went East, and one of the most important letters that M. H. Sherman wrote to R. H. Mcdonald IT,, indicating what progress had been made in the awful struggle for money, contained the information that MT. Sherman had stopped at some way sta tion, missed his train and lost his bag gage. This startling information must 1 have been a relief to R. H. Mcdonald Jr. The letter is characteristic and Is 1 as follows:
 NEW YORK CITY, Saturday, Oct 29, 1892.
 My Dear Friend:
 Here T! ] am in old New Ts York York It It
 hurry hurry, fHG hurry. y.0 You would laugh if
 you could see the shape I'm in. At
 eat and the train went off and left me.
 It took my two bags. l left them in the sleeper, and hat, etc, etc: Well.
 had to catch another train, but l
 wired the conductor to care for my
 things and to bring them here. Thus
 far have not been able to get them.
 But go to Jersey City soon to see
 what l can do in the matter. Thus
 far have seen no one, but I have
 written a note to F. ", also one to
 Johns, and sent same by messenger
 boy. l am anxious to know what F.
 V. and the others have done. I sup
 pose they write you every day here
 Well, we will all continue to do our
 best. It seems strange that I do not hear anything from you.
 Later-Have found MT. J. and have
 given him my check for S10O to go
 bank and get me some money. No baggage and broke. One can hardly
 help laughing. Hope the next mall
 will bring long letter from you and I
 will write you what learn from those
 here. Hope you are well and not
 working too hard. M. H.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
THE GREAT PLOT TO CONTROL THE BANK COMMISSION.

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-25
WEST SIDE CLUB.

The West Side club has already COM
pleted arrangements for series of
moonlight excursions to be given in
July and August. The committee in
charge has chartered the steamer Hen-
ry e. Bishop, which, with it's carrying
capacity of twelve hundred, will accom-
modate the large parties which the
quality Of the clubs affairs attract and
insure against overcrowding, which was
the only disagreeable feature Of the
moonlights last year. The first exour1
sion has been arranged for Friday ewes
ming, July l, to Pawson park. The
committee is sparing no effort to make
this occasion a grand affair. AdlerH
orchestra will supply music for dance
ing during the trip and also at the park.
Several of the best local quaNettes will
render selections.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-25
NEW HAVEN MEN HoNoRED.
Commissioners for New Haven Nav:
Reserves

Commissioners for New Haven Naval
Reserves
News arrived in this city yesterday
morning that the long looked-fo COM
missions for the Naval Reserve officers
had been granted. The commissions
and recommendations by Admiral Err
ben to patrol boats are as follows:
Lieutenant FELTON, Parker of Hart
ford, Conn. to command the Huntress.
Lieutenant A. Fl. Day of New Haven,
Conn, to command the Restless
Commander e. G. auckland of New
Haven, Conn, to command the Vik-
ing
Lieutenant w. G.. Ford of New York,
to command the Sylvia.
Lieutenant r. P. Forshaw, New York,
to command the recruiting ship New
Hampshire
Lieutenant Max A. Orlopp, New York,
to command the Elfrida
Lieutenant William Fl. Stayton, New
York, to command the Enquirer.
Lieutenant George c. Stout, Pennsyl-
vania, to command the Philadelphia.
Commissions have also been received
for the following members of the New
York and Connecticut Naval Militia:
Ensign L. e. Juzo and Ensign Free
man Bloodgood of New York Lieuten-
ant Daniel Goodridge, Edward V. Ray
nolds, Frank S. Cornwall, Robert f. L.
Hutchinson, Nathaniel w. Bishop, II
F. Cuntz, Lewis F. Middlebrook, En-
signs Stephen D. Baker and Lyman
Root and Assistant Engineers Amasa
Trowbridge and Frederick Spencer, al
of Connecticut
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-25
PASSED CIVIL SERVICE.

The city civil service board has given
it's decision on the examinations taken
before it recently by candidates for
places in the police and fire depart
ments clerical force, etc. Those who
successfully passed the examinations
follow:
Carrie l.. Drummer, 1877 Blatchley
avenue clerk; Henry S. Dawson, 142
Dwight street, clerk; George B. Wool
son, 80 Everitt street, clerk; William
A. Gillespie, 81 Bradley street, clerk;
John P. Buckley, LAG Poplar street,
clerk; Esther A. Rice, Huntington
street, clerk; Clyde e. Garlick, 81
Greenwood street, clerk; Joseph H.
Carey, 81 Winchester avenue, clerk;
Oliver B. Cooper Crescent street,
Westville, clerk; Frederick B. Staub,
220 Whalley avenue, clerk; Edward A.
Street, 3S Maple street, clerk; Joseph
inc L. Maher, 2S3 Sherman avenue.
clerk; William M. Healey, 81 Hamilton
street, clerk; Michael F. Falsey, SO Pop
lar street, clerk; Agnes G. White, 81
Linden street. clerk; Mary A. Spang, 100
Portsea street, janitress; James M.
Stevens, IS Anderson street, policeman;
John f. Bergin, 6 Market street, police
man; Michael Enright 351 East street,
policeman; James J. Keegan, n Brad
ley street. policeman; William P. Reil-
ly, 6 Bishop street, remain Thomas
M. Madigan, 693 Grand avenue, fire.
man.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-25
ssThere is no Kodak
but the Eastman Kodak"
1898
KODAKS
For sale by
The Arthur H. Barnes Co.
1 6,syHs Store. 159 Church st.
ABDOMINAL BANDS.


Something About These Articles Which
Are Invaluable to the Soldier.
Next to the food they eat the one ar
ticle most in demand for the soldiers
at the front is abdominal bands, of
which large supply has already been
sent by the women of New Haven, with
many more to follow. To people who
been thought strange to make such a
fuss over these fiannels. But the men
at the front have found it, as it was
found out during the civil war, that
the greatest preventive of bowel and
stomach troubles is an abdominal band,
where the men are sleeping out of doors
on the ground.
A Grand Army chaplain says that an
abdominal band is one of the best
things one can have in camp life such
as our soldiers see 1.-THE best doctor
in camp" he said to reporter, "is a
good supply of abdominal bands. Take
two regiments camping Side by side and
supply one with abdominal bands and
one may have one per cent of its men
sick with bowel troubles, while the one
without bands will have 20 per cent.
Those who laugh at the idea of sending
abdominal bands to the soldiers in Gu
ba and the south do not know the cir
cumstances. If they did they would
not do So Abdominal bands have saw
ed many poor fellows life"