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BOTH ENDS OF Bills
SEM FOR REDEMPTION
Novel Effort to Defraud
Uncle Sam Disclosed
PART PLAYED BY A CLOSET
PhiladeiPhian Declared He Regarded It
a Safe Place to Keep Ills Savings,
But That His Wife Gathered Them
Up IN Trash and Placed in Stove.

y clever scheme to defraud the United
States Government has Just been brought
to light by NJ. RaflIe. chief of the re-
dernnfi"r division of the Treasury De-
partment. Last May q person signing
himself Charles Williams. and hGiltng
from Philadelphia. forwarded to the re
demptlon division of the Treasury De
partment the upper half of Treasury
notes amounting TO $50. The mutilated
money was accompanied by q sworn afii-
davit In which Williams set forth that
he was Of a very economic turn Of mind
and did not trust banks OF other fnan-
cial corporations as much as he did his
own bedroom closet, which he said he
had always in view, and in which he
had always hidden his ''hard-ea7ned
savings"
Trouble at Cleaning Time.
The story gees OF. to say that house
cleaning time hal come around and that
/ Wiuiams wife. in the pursuit Of her do
nestle duties, cleaned out the bedroom
closet, where she discovered some old
wall paper ard other dirt and trash. "
/ Among this trash was included vii
liams' 'hard-earned savings" Mrs. VII
( liams promptly relegated the dirt and
trash to the kitchen stove, where she
/ lighted the fire with her husbands mon
ey. actually burning the upper half OF
/ the paper bills
/ Mr.. Williams vaid ne consulted a
I friend in his grief. who advised him to
send the mutiiatec pieces to the Treas
urv Department. which would send him
! in return nice, clean, crisp bills. This
I Mr.. Williams did He promptly received
/ from the Treasury the new bills, VII
I Hams story apparently finding cTedence
at the Treasury Department. This part
/ OF the scheme wen through all right
Other Half Sent In.
About month after this happened
the lower half Of the Identical bills fol
which Williams received new ones. werE
turned in a. the redemption division by
/ George Day, colored, of Philadelphia
Who stated in his letter to the Treasury
that. going home on pay day night. III
dropped his envelope containing his pa
and q street car ran over it. cutting th'
+ bills N half Day demanded, new, crisp
clean bills In return.
As It happened. Mr.. Raille, the chic
Of the redemption division is a very &C
curate and Observing official, with q keeI
eye for frauds and swindlss. He al ono
observed that the lower halves submit
ted by Day belonged to the upper haive
1or hich Williams was reimbursed. Mr.
RaiIls advised he Secret Service Of tn
scheme
when the Secret Service operative
went TO Williams house to arrest hin
they found him hiding IN his bedroom
closet. where he had hidden his 'hart
earned savings" When questioned VIII.
he was hiding n the closet, william
said: 4 dearly love 70 spend my spar
time in this closet and rest my wear
bones"
| Williams was arrested on the chaTg
OF defraudlrg the Government. and Da.
was also taken into custody or To
charge Of attempting to defraud INCL
sam
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An AMERICAN FARSHIP
TO PROCEED 70 HAITI
Presence Of One Immediate
~ Held to Be Necessary.
An Order to This Eject Decided UDor
by the Navy Department
Today.

An American warship Will be sent al
once to Eaiti fer the purpose Of pro-
tecting American lives and property en-
dangered by the revolution now pro
crossing there.
This action was decided upon BY the
Navy Department today upon request
for the same cabled 10 the State De-
Partment by Consul Livingston at Cape
HaitieE.
The nearest available vessel is now al
Fort de France.
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Confident Of Republican Success.
4 Notice to Cardiff Mine Owners.

CARDIFF. Wales, June S0.-At a
meeting Of coIlfery delegs tes today it
was resolved to give the mine owners
notice on Tuesday that the existing slid
ing scale agreement would be termin-
ated on December 81
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HOT HUNT TOR
OREGON BANDITS
Soldiers and Citizens Chas-
ing Escaped Convicts.

TACOMA. Wash, June 30.-Tracy and
Merrill, the convicts who escaped from
the Oregon penitentiary. ate breakfast
yesterday at ranch near CentcaHa.
The sherids Of three counties are in
charge Of the posse, which believes it
has the convicts surrounded in the
woods near the State Reform School
Bloodhounds are on the trail and com
pany OF the State militia has been called
out at Chehalis and Is guarding the
roads
The posse is growing hourly larger
and the officers believe they viii cap
tUre the convicts today.
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REPORT OF O'GORMAN'S
APPOINTMENT DENIED
Rome Cablegram Says He
VIII Not Go to Philippines.
Iscripps-MacRae Press Dispatch.I

ROME, June 30--The runor which
was current last night to the effect that
Bishop Thomas O'Gorman, of Sioux
Falls, would be appointed Apostolic
Delegate to the Philippines Is without
foundation.
bishop O'Gorman is unwilling to go 70
the Philippines. even if he we're ap-
pointed 10 the post, as his enemies
wozld then say he came to Rome with
The Taft mission merely to obtain the
position
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MR. PLAI'.P CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS This FALL
Is In Excellent Health and
Ready for Active Work
He is TOO BUSY TO TALK

NEW YORK, June so. - Thomas c..
PIatt, New York's venerable Senator,
was the spryest man about the Fifth
Avenue Hotel today. The Senator had
returned before the adjournment Of
Congress. and this fact led some OF his
friends to fear that his health might be
impaired. The Senator himself and the
Fifth Avenue Hotel people aver that
there is nothing in this.
An Early Bird Among RiseTs.
The Senator vas the first man Up, be
ing downstairs at o'clock and ready
for drive. He returned 70 the hotel
shortly before 9 O'Clock for breakfast
In Excellent Health
My health is very good, said the
Senator st an able TO eat sleep and
work. What more DO you want2 came
back from Washington because the work
Of Congress was practically over I'll
20 down to the Oriental Hotel IN a few
days to spend the summer IN going
down town to work today, and I an too
busy to talk politics"
Confident OF Republican Success
The Senator has said that the RepUb-
Iicans could win the campaign for gov
ernor this fall. even II they put up a
yellow dog But this viii not De done
Il IS a foreEone conclusion that Gov
ernor OdeI xiii be renominated. and
Senator Plat favors State Senator
George W. Higgins for lieutenant gov
eruo-, it IS said
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UNADViSED OF FRENCH
WARSHIPS AT MACAO
Viscount Cranborne Makes a Statement
IN the House Of Commons.

LONDON, June 30.-Iu the House OF
Commons this afternoon Vfscouut Gran
borne, under secretary CT state for the
foreign Office. stated that the foreign Of
fee had not heard Of the arrival OF
french Warships at Macao. Portuguese
CHINA, but il had been informed that
land near Macao had been purchased bv
French missionaries for the erection Of
q hospital
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NOT DISCHARGED
FOR INEFFiCiENCY
Census Director Merriam Makes Repa-
ration to Mr.. Joe ". Nolan.

As result Of protests which have
been sled with the President against
Director Merriam'5 removal Of Spanish
war veterans from the rolls Of the
Census Oflce the director has written q
letter 10 5lr- Joe " Nolan. one Of the
clerks removed, stating the causes for
removal
Col 81 Emmett UreU ard Adj. Gen,
!. c. Dyer. representing the Spanish
War Veterans Of the District, called
ca the President and urged that the
Director in dis. sargtng veterans from
the service was acting in an arbitrary
aad Illegal manner
The statement having been made that
the discharge OF the veterans was due TO
incIc5eDcy Director Merriam wrote to
Mr. Nolan setting forth the exact
grounds Of dismissal Ll~ Nolan Is 3
g-allugplev OF Henry Clay and a
member OF enc OF thu most influential
families CT Kentucky. The Directors
June 80, 1862.
81. joe ". Nolan, washington, D. C.
sly Dear Sir. Ny attention has been
called 10 the statement in the press
a Saturday that your services as a
=sterE IN The Census Bureau were dis
pelsc5 with because Of iuefzcieEcy.
Esz statement IS erroneous. Your work.
according to the report Of the chief
cf she division where you were en-
plogeE vas entirely satisfactory You
were dropped simply for the reason that
T. vas necessary 10 reduce the force,
and in reducing Il many efficient clerks
had 10 60 Very respectfully,
WILLIAM r MERRIAM,
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ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE.
Justice Bagner's Ruling in the Agnew
Divorce Case.

N connection with the proceedings
for divorce Instituted by Mrs. Mary o..
Agaew against Samuel 7. Agnew,
Justice Hagner today signed an order
requiring the defendant TO show cause
on July 1G. Why he shall not pay her
suitable aiimony. Mrs. Agnew was
granted q divorce from her husband
On December g last
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FARM WORKERS In
GAbIGLA on STRIKE
Demand for Better Wages
Accompanied by RiOting.

VIENNA. June So great strike
among The agricultural workers in ca
Iicia is II progress The strikers desire
an increase Of the present wages OF 6
cents for men and Q cents for women per
Cay to double that amount
RioJing BY the DISCONTINUED is general
AID troops have been called out and are
ROW occupying thirteen villages
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DIED

BOwsER-On June %. 1902, at c D n.
GEORGE IL. beloved wife Of George L
BowseT. and sister Of Mary r. SFaHn. Departed
this life after four months illness
Notice Of funeral hereafter. nj
BAxTER-Or June %, 1912, at SIS o'clock
4 m. CHARLES y. BAXTER. beloved nus
band Of Margaret u. Baxter. Born April 3,
1871
Funeral from his parents residence, -
Nineteenth Street northeast Tuesday July /
at 2:90 o'cloek p n (Philadeiphia papers
please copy9 l
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TAXES UPON BANK
FUNDS NOT ILLEGAL
Important DeCiSiOnin a Case
Against the Treasury.
GREAT INTERESTS AFFECTED
a Judgment That viii Require Mil
lions of Dollars to Be Paid to the
Government on Account of Spanish
War Expenses.

NEW YORK. June ga decision Of
considerable Importance has just been
handed down by Judge Laeorube, of the
United States district court IN the test
case Of the Leather Manufacturers Ma
tional Bank against the Treasury De-
partment for the recovery Of $i54 paid
as tax CT the banks surplus Of S77,793-
The judge decided that the tax was
legal and that the money could not be
recovered.
Money to Aid the Late War.
To help defray the expense Of the
Spanish war in 1898, Congress passed an
internal revenue law. one provision OF
which imposed a tax upon the surplus
funds Of the various national banks. The
Leather Manufacturers Bank paid the
tax. but subsequently brought suit Cor
recovery.
Effects Of the Ruling.
Judge Laeombe's ruling viii compe,
the banks TO pay large amounts Of take.
which have accumulated in the pas
three years, as the war revenue law wa.
not repealed until this spring. IN Brook
lyn the amount viii be between 225 ,00t
and $4,000, while in Manhattan it vii
be several millions.
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MARRIED.

RoWTHER-NcGRaW Rockville. Nd,
OF SUNDAY, June % 1902 by Rev Robert L
McNair. GEORGE " CROWTHER and ANNA
MeGRAE, both Of Washington ri
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

TO WHOM II NAY CoNCEBN-Take notice
that the certificate Of sale io- taxes Ct lot
square e4T, Washington. D. G, on OCTOBER
Iost or festroved and lizt have applied TO
The Commissioners D c TO issue me du2-
Iicate- ISAAC s LYON. Jaz4sJJ
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Ii-SE 50. At P Il " F RABBIT. Sec
Fetary- Ai-o-S
TrF CoRCORAN GALLERY OF ART-WiI -
closed 10 The public from July TO October L
500 inclusive T. =. MCGUIRE, Director
11zTl
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-11

the government pay our fare. as II would
cost the government but very little and
a good many could 60 who could rot pos
sibly otherwise II they had 70 pay their
OWN fare.
our congressman and statesmen have
forgotten. It seems the old soldier" en-
tirely. and do not do anything for them
in the shape OF helping them To live out
their old age in peace and plenty Fou
understand when we went into service Ne
were not asked whether We were sound
men. but are required uow n maklng out
our papers 70 prove that we were cound
in every particular upon our entering fhs
service and also 20 prove that our ALI
uents we're direct cause and oriEinstsd
from our service 81 the army. We old sol-
dsers saved this country 20 SIS people and
We we're and are It's people. bat row. since
We have become cid. Ve are cast aside as
old drift wood aaa hardly worthy Of
thought as 20 our welfare. Now ve ~osid
ask With All conscience thar the J'nited
states enacf some law wherein we can cut
out the clause iu the biu whereia ~ have
20 make proof that osr disabilities were
caused BY service i0 fhe rebellion
And We nlro fhirk thar the lesst ne
government cossd CO far ~ = 20 bear orr
expense 90 .he national reunion. u they
wish our presence there
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"a BRIGHT HOME MAKES MERRY
HEART" JOY TRAVELS ALONG WITH
SAPOL-IO

Eighth United states iBfantry who sr-
rived from tho Philippines ~ the trans
pert Buford are a. ioeeerteada Difh ne
local custom officials oFes fhe admission.
duty free. Of a trunk ful ~ trophies fsam
the fer east
All The articles were intended as q SIT
70 the rulsearn of the Usltes sssfee MI
sary academy az West polnf bat iheg
never VIII reach fhsir GrsffnaIien n tie
treasury department tries 81 exact eafg
from the officers ~ the Eixath
Assistant Surveyor % Ire PORT st.
Johus says he cannot pas The sfilclss
without conasifinz higher suthQrify saa
there the matter reatr
Principal afoanE the articles esufsined
ia the trunks arr two rsizi9us images
ard the robss 81 which they were aEsreHf.
one q these q ao sheuy aElfa x rs
Savior anozn he soathern Lezon - '~Fas
El4ck Christ
These images xsre sefzed ~ ths Eixhfh
irfantrY az fhs headguarfere ~ = nafies
religious sscf in the towr ~ q ssanran.
rrovince p I.agsna nffe fte frrsarrt
vas operating 81 ftaf alsfrset gre re-
urioas sect wsa knovn ~ tnr Carsaa.
ard TIE images are sslf fe tats 1e4
used - IRE insa~esat feafrfs 81 esact
var revenues ff1ae fhe geef Il, zee fis-
triet ~ lmpo~ieg ea faer ~rfsfE =
FgiDsao feusrsio.4aisf it e saa aessd
Apparently caaae lhr I-reas t seeee sn4
esa1r ths EarTes 81 ETe fa aeaeg -
fha Ameriesna miEtt e triafn ffase tts
gslant The carTt 81 sfgssr se hafs hssa
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An Abundance Of Blood
PAINE'S
CELERY COMPOUND
CIeanseS the Vital Fluid, In
creases Its Supply, Banishes
the Seeds of Localized
Diseases and NOuriShes
Every important
Organ.

The use Of Paine's Celery Compound
means an abundance of pure, vitalizing
blood, a perfect regulating of circulation,
and the banishment OF localized diseases
such as insomnia. neuralgia. rheuma tisrn,
eczema, salt rheum. blood diseases. run
ming sores and eruptions.
II your sleep is not restful and refresh
ing, if your spirits are low. IL you are
morose, melanchoiic and oppressed with
morbid feelings, be assured your blood
demands instant attention.
Paine's Celery Compound is the one
great and never failing agent for max
ing pure, fresh blood. for nourishing the
dominant organs Of the body, for recruit
ing the strength of young and old Often,
very often, a delay OF one day proves
fatal, Foul and poisoned blood carries
death az every beat of the heart. Mrs.
c. r. Root, Mansfield. Pa. says:
when I began taking Paine's Celery
Compound 1 was all run down after a
severe attack of grippe and was almost
tired of life, 1 had salt rheum very badly
in my hands, and the doctors told me
there was no permanent cure for it when
il had got into a persons blood so badly.
but l am happy TO tell you that Paine's
Celery Compound cured me Of salt rheum,
kidney trouble and all other ailments. 1t
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one oi the drugs that uusg hust ia order
70 cure. immediately upon takias Peruna.
the patient begins TO feel better. No
symptom follows the use of Psruna ex-
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once introduced Into the home. 81 nearly
always stays.
The experience Of Mr. Rurrsss cf m
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perience that has been repeated many
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BOIL WORM
WORKING IN
COTTON CROP
Still Causing Much Damage
TO the Growers.
CORN, KAFFIR AND GRASS
Are Doing Well, But Kaflr
Needs More Rain.
CORN, KAFFIR AND GRASS

Oklahoma City. o. T. Sept. l6-In his
weekly crop report. Section Director c.
NJ. Strong this week says:
The week was marked by moderate
day and cool night temperatures. with
moderate to heavy rains occurring gen
orally over the section on the lst. scat
tered showers on the I'd and Sd. and mod
crate to heavy rains over the Indian
Territory on the 5th.
THE deterioration in the condition of
cotton was stopped. and some improve
ment caused by the cooler, showery
weather; boil worms are still causing
damage; picking is generally in progress,
with yields ranging from good 10 very
poor in quantity and quality.
corn, broom corn, kaffr corn cane
and grass are being secured with fair to
good yields; over some localities the late
kafir corn is needing more rain TO prop
erIy develop.
Late potatoes and turnips are still
being sown. the early planted being al
most a failure over some localities.
Flowing Is in rapid progress and is
nearing completion; the ground. gener-
ally. is in good condition. and is being
prepared for wheat seeding: some
wheat has been sown and is coming UP
well
Pastures have been benefited by the
rains and are freshening up; stock is
generally doing well. but is affected some
over localities by scarcity Of water.
June corn and second crops of maize
and kaffir corn are doing well.
Sweet potatoes are doing well and
giving fair to good yields.
Fruit was benefited by the rains. but
the late peaches are poor: apples are in
a better condition"
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JUDGE IRWIN'S SON DEAD
Nothing Could Be Done to save the
Young Hfae's Fife.

El Reno, Q. T., Sept. 10.-Harry Irwin,
the 17-year-old son of Judge and Mrs.
c. F. Irwin, died at the family residence
on South Barker in this city. Sunday
morning at o'clock after an illness of
several weeks with typhoid fever. The
remains were shipped to Elgin. H., the
former home, on the O'Clock train this
morning, accompanied by the parents.
Young Irwin was a bright lad and full
ofe energy. He held a position as tele-
graph operator at Chickasha, where he
was well liked. and his future seemed
bright and full of great promise, but the
abgel of death hovered near and called
him to his last resting place in spite of
the best medical aid and the tender nurs-
ing of fond parents. Harry had not been
well since about the first Of June but he
was ambitious and aside from an occa-
sional visit home, he kept at his work.
until about four weeks ago when he came
home too sick 10 return. The family have
the sympathy of the entire community
IN their great loss and hour of sorrow.
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. "a. g II - E "a.
saa,s,hs a The kRS You Have AsaS Eqgre
'lSaa a. NxNZALzx
Grand Circuit Races.

1
! DAN PATCH DRAWS CROWDS
Syracuse n. Y. Sept. 10-The announce
ment that Dan Patch would go for the
record drew 5000 people to day to witness
| the continuance of the grand circuit
races. The weather conditions were un-
favorable and the trial was postponed
until tomorrow. Dan Patch, however.
went two exhibition miles. Summary:
The Woodruff stakes. 2:24 trotting (un-
finished from esterday)-Rhythmic won
in straight heats Time. AHA. 2:i0h ZIP.
Maxine. oxford Chimes and LiveTton also
started.
Pacing. 2:os class. 81 OOo Unfinished from
yesterdayl-Fannie Dnlard won the third
and fourth heats and race Time. 2:0s.
2:1c%. Darrell won the first heat in 2:07K
The Bishop won the second heat in 2:gsA
Prince Dierect. Sir Alcantara and Billy II
also started.
Trotting. 2:Is class. sf.ooo-Anna Held
won in straight heats. Time. 2:15i+. 2:l2K.
2JSH. Allsbrieve. aHttie Mack. Baron
Bell and Guile also started.
Trotting to wagon. PIP class; silver
plate-Frances B won second and third
heats and race. Time. 2:11E. 2:1iL.. Alice
Barnes won first heat In 2:11s.. Imogene
also started.
Pacing 10 wagon, 2:ls class. silver plate
-Brookdsle Girl won both heats. Time.
22osk, 2:20ik. Veto. Jim Rose and Myr1
wiler also started.
Free for all trot 10 wagon. silver plate
Ida Highwood won both heats. Time.
2:I2H. 1904. Louise Jefferson als) started
New York, Sept 10-Augsst Belmonf's
Fire Eater gsIloped home winner in the
Autumn stakes at Sheepshead Bay today.
three-quarters of a length in front of
Merry Acroabt. who was half a length
ahead Of Mellouian. The faYorste. Short
Hose. finished next 70 last.
caughnswaga. splendidly ridden by
o'Dom. won the September stakes By one
end a half lengthhs from Dixie Line. The
favorite. Oor1 Paul. quiz after going three
quarters OF a mile
First race. i've fuTiongs-Ipze Dixie won.
Glen Nevis second FauIie Bridge third.
Time. 1.oz s-5.
Second race. one mile-conundrum won.
G whittier second. Bsrle Duse third.
Time. 10 Is.
Third race, the Autumn. FOR z-Tear-oids.
six furioags-Fire Eater won. Merry Aero
bat second. Meitoniaa thire Tinr
i.Is2-s
Fourth race. The septenbeT. nile are
three furlongs-Caaghnsv Von, Dixie
Line second. Dom paul third. Tine -
Flsth race fhs Oakdsls cup. faii Etesgts
chase course-Hsrkf6rad den. RozdT ssc-
ond Cockrohln third Tine. SIS z-s
sixth race. Eve nzz-Courtna
Won. Arcade second. Jack O-i-anlerz tslra
Tine 80 s-5-
Seventh race. handicap. Fnlls ard Guar
ter On tuTf-A-tIculzte wcz. Mocz sseold.
The Rival thirt. Tirue. sfs s-S