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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
C,iltv of ponbie Murdcr.

Carbonate, H., Jan. 15.-The trial
of Davie, charged with the killing OF
his wife and a l6-year-old girl who
were encamped on the edge Of Muir
physboro in a tent, came TO a close
Saturday, the jury rendering a verdict
of guilty and fixing the penalty at Al
years in the penitentiary. Dayie is q
Young man, SO years of age.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Passed Away.

Athens, o., Jan. 13.-Charles Town
send. formerly secretary of state and
member of the legislature, died Fri
day, aged 60 years. He had been com
mander of the q. A. II. for the depart
ment of Ohio. delegate to national and
other republican conventions aud was
once a competition of his neighbor, Gen.
c. II. Grosvenor, for congress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
A suspicious American Tourist.

The American tourist is so firmly con-
WINGED that he is being cheated on all hands
during his European travels that he occa-
sionally oversteps the bounds of prudence.
"What is the price of this pin?' asked a
young man in a Paris shop, handling a small
silver brooch of exquisite workmanship.
CHATS altogether too much" said the
young American. Its for a present to my
sister. I'll give you five francs for it." zen
it would be | Eat gave re present TO your SIS
ter" said the Frenchman, with a depreca-
tory shrug, "and l do not know re young
mademoiseile Chicago Chronicle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Uncle Sam is just about the worst per-
son in the world for a man TO have after
him. He never gets tired or discour-
aged. 1t has taken him IS years TO get
a judgment against a former army
quartermaster, but he never gave up
trying and he has been successful at
last
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The kopjes, of which the dispatches
from South Africa have much TO say,
are usually the site of old native vii
lagos surrounded by stone walls at the
top and bottom. They are natural
forts and when strengthened by barbed
wire can hardly be taken by a rush.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Passed Away.

Athens, o., Jan. l3.-Charles Town
send, formerly secretary of state and
member of the legislature, died Fri
day, aged 60 years. He had been COM
nander of the G. a. Il. for The depart
meut of Ohio. Delegate to national and
other republican conventions and was
once a competitor OF his n%eighbor, Gen.
{. II. Grosvenor, for congress.
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nanLs VIII ConsoIidnte.

New York, Jan. 10.-The Herald says:
Rumors that have been current in the
city for some time past of the amaiga-
nation into n vast institution Of the
National Bank of Commerce and the
National Union bank have crystallized
into a definite report that the union in
the very near future was an assured
fact. The report was definite enough to
specify that President Joseph G. Hen
dirk. of the National Union bank. would
become president of the consolidated
institution and that the capital of the
concern would be $4,000. COO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The Cuban Planters association has
distributed circulars all over Spain,
saying: "Spaniards will find a home in
Cuba, the only thing different being the
government. Cuba can easily support
100000 people. whereas at present
there are only 1,GOO.O 900 in the island"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Washington, Jan. 15.-Lieut. Samuel
Howard. U. S. N, the pilot and last of
the officers and crew of Ericsson's"Mon-
itor" during her memorable engage
ment with the confederate ironclad
Merrimac, died here Sunday from con
fall. He was 70 years of age, and for
more than so years had traversed the
cans
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Dcnth Of Ferix morris.

New York, Jan. l5.-Felix Morris,
The character actor, died Saturday at
his home in this city, aged 50 years.
He leaves a widow, formerly Florence
Wood, of San Francisco, and two
young daughters. His first public ap-
pearance as an actor was in Lotta's
support in 'Musette." His first great
success was in the role of the reporter
in "Michael Strogoff."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
heavy Loss Of Life.

Vancouver. b. G., Jan. 12.-Late adj
vices say tina on Christmas eve a storm
Of great severity swept over the Jap
anese coast. causing The loss Of many
lives, much property and shipping. i
Is estimated that between 400 and 500
persons persisted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
D..,h az Yho-o. EggIeston.

New York, Jan. !5.-Thomas Eggle-
ston. who planned and founded the
school of mines Of Columbia universe
ty. in which he was a professor OF MN
eralogy and metaIlurgy, and who was
prominent as an author OF scientific
works in this country and Europe.
died Monday at his residence in this
lily ared Is rears
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Deht az New york Cit,.

New York. Jan. l0.-Mayor Van
WICK sem his annual message TO the
municipal assembly Tuesday. The
MAYOR devotes most Of his message tc
the co~mptroller's report of the finan.
cial condition Of the city According
to the financial statement, the net bond
ed debt of the city on January I. 1900
wes 52.676,035.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Not a Candidate.

Bloomington, H., Jan. 15.-Adlai
e. Stevenson put an end to the talk of
being a candidate for governor by say
ing: Il am not a candidate for gov
ernor of Illinois and | will not be a
cn~ndidate.'
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sent 20 prison.

Rome. Jan. I3.-Luigi Srispi, son of
Signor Francisco Crisp. the distin-
guished Italian statesman and former
premier, has been sentenced 10 four
years Imprisonment for the theft OF
jewelry from Countess Celiere in April
of 1896.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Killed.

Webb City. Mo-, Jan. 12.-Three
miners were killed Thursday evening
by a ~cave-in at the Barbee mine in this
city on the Center Creek company's
land. They were buried under so tons
| of earth. all being instantly killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
Coal Awaiting Shipment

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. ia conserva-
tive estimate of the coal in the harbor
awaiting shipment south places the
amount at S,o00,0o bushels. OF tLis
amount 1,395,000 bushels were started
Down the river Sunday, every available
towboat here being pressed into the
| service.
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nnfes

New York. Jan. 16.-The trans
atlantic steamship lines have increased
their passenger rates between New
York and Europe owing TO the heavy
travel that is expected to the Paris ex-
nneitinn.
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nnrnen 10 Death.

Manchester, n. H.. Jan. Is. A
Blanchard. aged G5, his wife, aged 43
and a boarder named William Money
aged IS, were burned to death in then
home in Merrimae, Saturday night
The cause of the fire is unknown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The silk worm has a rival. A factory
in Woolston, England, is said 10 be turn
ing out an artificial silk that can scarce
Nv be told from the genuine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The United States annually pro-
duces more than two-thirds of the corn
crop of the world. Hungary is the sec
ond largest corn producer and produces
about one-twentieth of the worlds an
uual corn crop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18
WnEes Advnnced.

Boston. Jan. i6.-By order of the d.
reetors the pay of the operatives in
the employ of the Momentum & New
ton Worsted companies has been adj
vanced ten per cent. This means an
actual increase and not a restoration.
If Affects about 600 hands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Death of n prelafe.

Fort Wayne. Iud.. Jan. 13.-Rt- Rev.
Joseph iiademacher. bishop OF the
Roman Catholic diocese Of Fort Wayne.
died Friday after an illness of a years
duration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

The new treaty between Mexico and
China allows the free admission of Chi
nese e~migrants, and, in fact, the two
governments agree to encourage the
settlement of Chinese in Mexico.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Boston, Jan. 16.-It is announced by
interested persons that $4,000 has
been pledged by II person whose
name is withheld to the fund which is
being raised + carry on the work of
Dwight J.. Moody.
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Has 10 Aseets.

Boston. Jan. TO- zariah p Crowell.
4 chemist of Falmouth. Mass, has filed
a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities.
s6l.726: no assets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

A woman's way is to get the best of an
argument and then cry as though her heart
would break because she has done So
Philadelphia Times.
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sI.nters prowned d.

%Stoneboro. Pa. Jan. 1G.-George Pot
ter and Mabel Hogue, aged l6 and Is
years respectively, were drowned in
Sandy lake while skating tccetfer
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nAa.t &c ti,e Lnrrers.

Milwaukee. Jan. I5.-Snow is gem
.eral in the northwestern part of the
state aud will prove of great benefit to
4~C0pers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-01-18

Men who have committed no crimes some
times lie awake nights and can't sleep, but
the women don't believe it. Atchison
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A Last Appeal.

NJ President and senator's, adopt the
resolution offered that peace may quickly
come and that we may begin our saw
ing, regenerating and uplifting work.
Adopt it and this bloodshed will cease
when these deluded children of our ISLANDS
learn that this is the final action OF the
representatives of the American people IN
congress assembled. Reject 1t and the
American people will know where to for
ever fix the awful responsibility for the
consequence that will surely follow such
failure to do our manifest duty. How dare
we delay when our soldiers blood Is now
fng?'
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Kindness our Mistake.
Filipinos Are Children.

The Filipinos, Senator Beveridge said,
are children, utterly incapable of self
governn ent; the English or Dutch sys-
TENS of government were Impossible,
and a protectorate impracticable.
I'VE must never forget that IN dealing
with the Filipinos we deal with chill
dren. And so our government must be
simple and strong. Simple and strong;
the meaning of those two words must be
written in every line of Philippine legs
lation: realized in every act of Philip
pine administration.
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Senator Hoar declared that practically
.very statement Of fact IN the speech was
refuted by government reports fecsANec
trom HdwiraI Dewey. Gen. Otis and frem
other official sources. Where dc Snain get
he right to sell her rights in the Philip
pl7es, senator Hoar asked. Where DID
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Senator Hoar Replies.

Senate Hoar 0rep., Mass.). who had been
a carefnl listener 10 the speech of Senator
Reveridge. as soon as he could make him
self heard, said that he had been delighted
with the ~eloquence OF the senator from
Indiana. Il am glad said he, ITO wei
come TO the public service his enthusiasm,
which he is disposed TO discharge his duty.
YET. be said, he had listened in vain Tor
those words which the American people
nave taken on their lips in solemn crlslses.
The words Right, Justice, Duty ana FREE
dress.
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nemnnsfrntion.

II was 2:2S p. m. when Senator BeVeIIdge
completed his address. IS he resumed ms
| seat, a storm of applause swept through
me galleries. which was prolonged TO an
unusual extent. President Pro TEN. Frye
made a passive effort to repress the dem
onsttation. Meantime. Senator Beverage
was receiving the congratulations OF ms
colleagues and many members OF the
III
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Defends Cen. OTIS.

After referring to the value OF China's
trade, the resources and immense size Of
the islands, the climate, the character Of
the people, and to A~guinaldo, Senator Bev-
eridge spoke of the military situation, de-
Tending Gen. Otis. The campaign, he said,
had been as perfect as possible with the
force at hand.
1--WE have been delayed, first, by a fail
ure to comprehend the immensely of our
acquisition, and, second, by insufficient
force, and, third, by our efforts for peace.
A lasting peace can be secured only by
overwhelming forces in ceaseless action
until universal and absolutely final defeat
is inflicted on the enemy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
MYSTIC SHRINERS.
a Committee Appointed to Make Ger:
tain Enauiries.s

E sE= J.
The committee of Acca Temple, NJ NJ.
S.. appointed to enquire into the advi as;a
bility Of visiting Washington as a temple
during the meeting of the Imperial Coun-,
ell May 22d and 23d. are as follows: J. r.
charleton, TIL on1ass ENVhittet, II. NJ BOY
kin, w. H Sands; j. S. Moore, James,
Augustine, j. r. Williams, T. s.. N ting.
ham, w. W. Carey. c.. G: Walker, q ~;
sHotchkiss, George Schoen, r. Q. Eeli,
Ernest Williams, J. T Parham.. G Ie
=. Street L. P. Ecker, p. Belvin, e. p. p,
EDownnan, John Harry F;iehel5erger, f. =.
Il. Guy, J. s. Ham, " arner Moor NY,.sb.i
MeChesney, p. T. Woodfin, julius stra4s,
T. wv. Duke, Avon Rosensk,s ~. z.
al. Harrison, f. w. Cunnin Il E. =. y
sE,lyson. George Tiller, S. Grower,
John otey, b. f. Howard, y. D.. bar ana
Harry Hodges. IS, 49,, o.+aa
members Of the counrndt tee. are requested reg I
to meet in the recorders Office to-day : at
5S:15 p. NJ.
announcing meeting on next Thursday
: evening If tha Masonic Temple. AllsMys-=
tic Shriners are invited to particip te..sass
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
BIG DAY IN The
POLICE COURT
People Were PugiIistic and Willing.
TO Pay for 1t.
GREAT DISPENSER ON HUSTLE
lIas Sympathy for u NJ an Who Is Over
worked-small Offenders Receive
tho Gasll-Rocls Battle at
a. Funeral.

Justice John had an ovation in the Big
White Chamber yesterday and held a
grand levee in the boudoir after the skin
game on the outside was over.
The crowd was representative Of all
classes and went off like a champagne
cork every time the court chamberlain
s-Gnitied that it was time to laugh
Lets get on was the Great Dispensers
motto in the Police Court yesterday
morning. He went through the big dock
ct like the Gordon Highlan6crs rushing
q Eoer position on kopje, and in one
hour disposed Of as many cases as an
1ctioneer would sell piles Of tobacco in
Richmond warehouse.
TALKED A STREAK
He articuiated the oath and questions
to witnesses so fast that he left as few
spaces between words as an amateur
typewriter. and as badly jumbled as a
pied line IN Dutch newspaper.
Fannie Taiiafcrro. colored. was charg-1
ed with cucsinG Mary Haden. The trial
of the case was short, sharp and de-
cIsive, and while Mary was still telling
Of the awful names with which her ears
had been assailed. Fannie had acknowl-
edged the. offence and been fined $3.50.
..All right" said the Great Dispenser at
the close OF Mary's tale Of indignation.
you get the cassin' and I get the mon
ses... and before Mary had yet made up
her mind to leave, another case was
called and another offender was on the
way to the pen.
TOOTH AND NAIL - 8
Fannie wyley. co,ored. was charged
With assaultlng and biting Maggia Davis.
There was q man In the case. -
Fannie started out by saying she was
gxtne to tell the truth. Perhaps she told
SC, but sc was entirely Irrelevant TO the
case and avoided all connection with
/ the row.
But Eliza Pryor was on the scene OF
I aoe1sa and 6eclassd that ,'bof ghit, bot
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THE JAMES FALLING.
Not Much Damage Reported but Dc
lays Are Caused.

Not Much Damage sAtcFoftcu Due ~ ~
lays Are Caused.
The James is still falling andeit Is ex-
pected will be normal in a Very short
time There was about a foot fall yes!
terday.
AS far as can be learned. the only real
damage that has resulted from the James
river boom is the delay caused in ths
work along the river front and the hin.
dering of the improvements.
& The Chesapeake and Ohio and Rtch-
mond. Petersburg and Carolina piers are
reported as not injured; at least, no
damage to the work has been yet dis
covered. They are, however, waiting for
the river to fall, when exhaustive exam
{ nations will be made.
The Virginia Electrical Railway and
Development Company has lost one or
q the temporary: dams which was located
just below the Free Bridge, but as. 5the
. purpose which this had been con-
structed had been accomplished, 1T VIII
not be rebuilt, but the river cleaned
out. The company also had one of the
head gates, located near the sTredegar
Iron Works, broken open, but no serious
damage was sustained One of the heads
! in the canal was also caused toAleak and
i the canal pretty we'll filled with water.
The foundation of the poWer-house
were also filed with water, but;:t is be-
ing pumped out and work will be re-
sumed within a day or SO.
Some trestles used for carrying out
stone to the north channel piers OF the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road bridge were washed away. So far.
investigations have shown no serious
damage to any of the masonry. The
other work was not Injured
rs Observations have been made at Lynch
burg Columbia and Buchanan. showing
rainfall att these points of 20, s.. 90 and
1850 inches respectively. giving a total
average rainfall in the Riyanna and
james river basins ofs16o inches. cover
Ing about one-hal 81 Of: the James river
area. This means a. precipitation Of
about 40 900, ooo, 900 gallons Of ava ter. about
!. fifty per cent. Of which reaches tn James
Eand its tributaries ~
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lady inmate Of the house valued att $50
His case was continued to the Ath.
1000. 11yTCJ>JNfS or. DRINK

the demon drink and a rival of the same
demon when he simhibes his product was
back once again. being charged with
disturbance and breaking a window He
went down for six months.
Eddie Sadler (colored) sstole two dollars
and being too young to punish by law,
was whipped by his, mother in the pres
ence of an officer of the court.
Mathew Thomas (colore6 was charged
with assaulting Thos. King, ST., a para
lytic and Thomas King, Jr, a small kid.
He went to Jail in default of S. fine.
P.sB.5 Golen made a nuisance of himself
on the public street and paid $.
Catherine Hill, w. II. Reid, zAddie
Arms ct ais, paid the usual fine for being
drunk, 70
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bit and bot fit,'' and .ebof' was fined
Fannie proudly PAID and Maggie went
crestfallen 10 the pen.

$50.
Fannie proudly PAID and Maggie went
crestfallen 10 the pen.
THE BEST THEY COULD.
Fannie Irving and Martha Nelson, col
ored nurses, We're arrested on Marshall
street, between Twenty-fifth and TWEEN
Ity-sixth, by Officer Gentry; that Is, he said
when he came up they were hung and
one had something in her hand a wo'ki
on the others head. +"
Each doing the best they could under
the circumstances2" queried the Great
Dispenser. =
In spite of the adroit questions of the
expert Inquisitor, the man in the case
was cleverly concealed, and each woman
made rush for the sergeant to liquidate
the impartial fine of s. each.
Eta Allen (colored), kinky-headed
vampire of the street, who robbed man
of Sl1, was sent to Jail for six months.
A HOMELESS WAIF.
Norman Lewis, a homeless pickaninny,as
peart and noisy, as small as an Eng
lish sparrow, who has been living on the
street by day and in boxes and barrels
at night, was sent to Mr.. Davis, super
intendent of the Almshouse. with direc-
tons to keep if he had anything small
enough to hold him.
Herman Schwartz (white) and Joe
Thomas and James Blain tco!oradD were
charged with disturbance OH the street.
1t was fight at a funeral and accord
ing to the testimony, hot rock-battle
In the street. They We're fined s.. 80
each.
Henry Smith (colored) was up on an
attachment for corresponding after hav-
ling been bailed for his appearance at
court to answer the charge of drunken
ness and said he had worked himself to
death to get the fine before coming The
Great Dispenser declared no man should
work himself to death on his account and
would give him rest for 20 days.
Henry gathered in the joke with a
fever clustered smile.
SABBATH BRAWLERS.
Lucien Fields and May Taylct were
sighted by Reen-eyed Office Bradley a
block away, fighting in the street on the
Sabbath day Lucien sought other fields
and pastures new. and May was arrested
but only after the nippers Wee On her
wrists and she had tested The density
of the brick sidewalk with her bulky
form, did she consent to accompany the
officer to the station.
She was fined S and went to jail in de-
fault. Il
look on red liquor were like ropes Of sand
went to work for a man sixty days named
Jones.
been 5lsft In charge o. the store Of John
81. FRobinson ;(co1ored>t absorbed the stock
worth S:5 IN the 9ewsdays absence of the
owner was isent to jail for sixty days:
Pat MCPHERSON. small colored boy,
CHARGED with entering the dwelling OF ir.
sC.aIalmsdens in the nighttime and stea1-
! Ing therslrum D Nstcass Belonging 80
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among the first to fall wounded. and
NOT for long while will he watch his
victorious forces out Of his left eyes while
through his right the situation looks
awfully black.
The fight waged for an hour or more:
the forces numbering in ell nearly four
hundred Several pistol shots were flred
but no extra damage done thereby
During the fight, Willie Duffy. who re-
sides on north Seventeenth street, was
struck over the eye with a stone and
quite painfully injured.
Finally the police were notified, but
when they arrived the belligerents, their
thirst satisfied, had retired and no q ar
rests were made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
OBsERY ETH E5SAB 81. BATH /. !.

How the Eishth-street Youngsters
Enjoyed the. + oily. Day.
The Eighth Street 8. sllggers''s and the
Butcher Town Carver :; the latter un-
der the & command ,of General Cubic.
fought long and fierce against each other 1
The slussers' IN Ell out early "a ha
safternoon,f about 10 clock, looking for
trouble ana Cuhis the Fabius Of Butcher
Town. could i not & letsso good am oppor.
stiinitys for, blot dshed escape. He. there
Sfore.s drew his men In line. and when
the enemy reached sa5W aahingt onS street,
charged.
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H;l,er,, ians /, B s nuuet..

Tue Division No. Ancient Order Of
2Hibernians, will hold their annual ball
and banquet on Friday, 21st, at sCorcoran;
Hall The following committee have
charge the arrangements: Messrs. !, S 4 p =
McDonough (chairman). 6 David Higgins,
sCharlesS "A: Anthony, H. Eddie if1n,:
John e. Marion, and Thomas ]. sheehy.