BRITISH PUNISHMENT.
OFFICERS OF THE LAW SENTENCED
FOR TAKING BRIBES.
History of One of tbe Most Celebrated
Criminal Cases of the Century A Crime
That Tarnished the Fame of England's
Pet XetectiTe force.
In December, 1875, a remarkable trial
took place before Baron Pollock at the
Old Bailey, London. Great Britain
Awoke one morning to find that the most
trusted officials of Scotland Yard had
been receiving large bribes from a gang
of noted criminals. Cnrr and Benson
the latter of whom committed suicide in
this country a few years ago were 'un
dergoing a long term of penal servitude
for what were known as the "great turf
frauds." While in prison they tendered
certain evidence to the British govern
ment which led to the arrest of Chief
Detective Inspector Clark, Detective In
spectors Druscovitcb, Meiklejohn and
Palmer, with their legal adviser and at
torney, Edward Froggat, attorney at
law.
. The news sent a shock throughout the
British islands. The police force in gen
eral was not by any means considered
immaculate, but the great bureau of de
tection at Scotland Yard was entirely
exempt from a shadow of suspicion.
Every effort bad been made to hush up
the case, so as not to shake -the confi
dence of the public. Dismissal, with
consequent loss of large, pensions, was,
i was urged, sufficient punishment, but
Vie Louie secretary was inexorable, and
the trial went on.
"I was present during several days of
its duration," said the Englishman. "The
detectives were confident of acquittal,
being ignorant of the overwhelming evi
dence in. the hands of the prosecution.
Their look of confidence changed into
one of consternation when, close cropped
and haggard, clad in the hideous striped
dress of the felon, upon which from head
to foot was stamped the government
broad arrow, Harry Benson, the notori
ous swindler, entered the witness box.
"lie was a man of education and
marked ability, a first class linguist and
capable of mixing in the best society.
The defense was ably conducted, but no
cross examination could shake the con
vict, who now had his natural enemien
in his toils and fcr once was telling the
truth. Curr followed and in every point
corroborated his fellow prisoner. He be
longed to a lower grade -than Benson,
but possessed considerable force of intel
lect. So much for tL- evidence of brib
ery, which, it may be said, came from a
tainted source.
"But telegrams were produced show
ing that when in pursuit the detec
tives wired the convicts of their move
ments, warning them to fly. Time after
. time, when close on their track, these
messages were sent and subsequent meet
ings were held in London, where hun
dreds of pounds were paid over to these
sleuth hounds of the law. Froggat, the
lawyer, was also in the conspiracy and
rendered services of a technical nature.
He and Clark were ' out on bonds and
quite confident 'of acquittal.
"The first relied on lack of evidence;
the chief inspector had stronger grounds.
For years he h:il been body detective to
the Prince of Wales, and during his at
tendance ou his royal highness it may be
supposed that he had acquired secret
knowledge of his actions which the
crown officials would not like divulged.
That 'knowledge is power was proved
in this instance, for it certainly enabled
Clark to elude tbe meshes of the law.
"The judge charged the jury dead
against the inspectors and Froggat, but
was very light on the chief. In fact the
crown produced very little testimony
against him. After an absence of about
an hour the jury returned. The verdict
was 'Guilty' as against the four minor
detectives and the lawyers, 'Not guilty
as against Clark, who at once left the
dock.
'Have you anything to say, Drasco
vitch,' asked the judge, 'why sentence
should not be pronounced upon you?"
"The prisoner made a fine speech he
could speak' six languages in which he
referred to long services rendered,. the
rum which his conviction involved, the
- overwhelming nature of the temptation
and finally his helpless wife and family.
The other officers followed in a similar
strain and with tearful eloquence begged
for mercy. These men, who had mer
cilessly fastened the steel handcuffs on
victims innumerable made a piteous
spectacle when in the strong grasp of
the law. Their pleadings were of little
avail, and after reminding them of the
- scandal they had brought upon their
- profession, the baron sentenced them to
two years' imprisonment with hard la-
bor this was the severest punishment
. available under the act of 'parliament
and before they fully realized their doom
they were hustled out of sight into the
cells of the Old Bailey.
"Froggat's turn now came, and it was
, generally thought bis sentence would be
; lighter.
" 'I have a special sympathy for you,
Edward Froggat,' concluded the judge.
'You belong to the same honorable pro
fession as I do myself. Much is intrusted
to us and much is expected of us. In
' sentencing you I do so with pain and re
luctance, but I cannot see any reason for
reducing the term of imprisonment two
years with hard labor.
"This came on the wretched man like
a thunderbolt, and, bursting into hys
terical tears, he raised his bands above
his head. 'For God's sake, my lord,' he
exclaimed, 'lessen the sentence I This
was all he had time to say, for the jailers
do not encourage sentiment, and he was
instantly hurried but of sight. I may
mention that he was rearrested at the
termination of his sentence for defraud
ing a lady of 3,000, for which, at the
same bar of justice, he received seven
years' penal servitude.
"Thus ended one. of the most cele
brated trials of this century, which
gained its importance not of course from
the enormity of the crime, but from
the vital principles involved, which
struck at the. root of the whole English
police system." Chicago News.
' A Haoe for a Wife.
South Broad street, from Jackson
street to the navy yard gates, was the
scene of a foot race the other day, the
prize being the pretty daughter of a
sailors' washerwoman. For some time
Barney Burns, a marine, and George
Lindsay, a sailor on board the receiving
ship St. Louis, which is stationed at
League island, have been enamored of
the bright eyed daughter of the woman
who does their washing. The men were
friends and the girl's affections seemed
to be about -evenly divided on the two
ardent lovers. How to decide with
which of the two she should cast her lot
was a difficult problem, but the happy
thought of a foot race presented itself.
The arrangements were perfected and
at 9 o'clock the contestants appeared
upon the course, which was two miles
long, accompanied by a large crowd who
had been advised of the contest. Burns
stands 6 feet 6 inches in height and
weighs about 200 pounds, while his op
ponent, Lindsay, is lithe and willowy;
and the sports in the crowd were not
long in determining upon the latter as
the favorite.
At the crack of the pistol the lovers
were off at a rapid gait, and until the
tracks of the Greenwich Point extension
of the Pennsylvania railroad were reach
ed kept well together. The pace told
upon Burns wind, however, and he
dropped behind, and when Lindsay
reached the end of the goal his com
petitor was not in sight. The washer
woman's daughter will now become Mrs.
Lindsay. Philadelphia Record.
English Fortifications in America.
John Bull is preparing to make things
pleasant for us. He has been of late
especially active in strengthening his
outposts near the United States. Six of
the most powerful modern warships are
to be sent to the North Atlantic squad
ron, the summer headquarters of which
are at Halifax and the winter quarters
Bermuda. Halifax is close to the Ameri
can line and only 800 miles from Boston.
Bermuda is only 650 miles from New
York and is heavily fortified.
At Port Royal, in Jamaica, within
one day's sail of Florida by steamship,
Mr. , Bull has some very powerful bat
teries. On the little island of St. Lucia
he has a dry dock, a naval station and a
heavy battery 'commanding one of the
approaches to the mouth of the proposed
Nicaragua canal. On all these strong
holds money is now being spent. We
all know about the arsenal, naval depot
and fortifications at Esquimault, and
the warships in these waters. Uncle
Bull has industriously fortified his out
posts as near as possible to the United
States.
The increased activity in this work is
only two or three years old. It must be
costing a great deal of money. It mani
fests a very friendly interest in our wel
fare and shows that our jolly old uncle
has his benevolent eye on us. We shall
have to watch Uncle Bull, too, in the
friendliest way. We must not let him
outdo us in polite attention. Boston
Journal. '
Recovered a Bank Note.
Recently a woman residing in South
Shields was leaving the postoffice, and
in passing along Keppel 6treet, near the
South Shields police headquarters, she
tore up a five pound note, under the im
pression that it was an ordinary piece of
paper. She did not discover her mistake
till the evening, whereupon she informed
Chief Constable Moorhouse of the unfor
tunate circumstance. it being very
dark, a number, of police officers were
set to work with lanterns, and after a
good deal of labor succeeded in collect
ing in different parts of the street
number of pieces of the note.
These were pasted onto a sheet of
paper, and application was made to a
Newcastle bank, but the patched up note
being refused there, it was sent to Lon
don to the Bank of England, and by re
turn of post a new .five pound note wa
received by the woman, who showed her
gratitude for the efforts of the police by
sending a contribution, which has been
placed to the credit of a private police
fund. London Tit-Bits.
Hunter Sam PiiKh'i Error.
Sam Pugh, of this city, was quite seri
ously hurt near Stillwater, O. T., a few.
evenings ago. With a party of young
men he was out coon hunting. They
chased an animal several miles, think
ing they were trailing a coon, and when
the animal was treed, Pugh climbed the
tree to knock it down. In the darkness
he could not see but what it was a coon,
and he climbed up close to it and struck
it. To his surprise he found the animal
was a large and ferocious wildcat, which
flew at him, biting and scratching him
in a horrible manner, and causing him
to lose his hold and fall to the ground.
In his fall he struck a limb, fracturing
three ribs and inflicting other severe
bruises. He will be confined to bis room
for some weeks with his injuries. Kan
sas City Journal. - , - .
The Moose Invited Death.
A bull moose was recently shot in the
Maine woods which had nine prongs on
one horn and eight on the other, the
spread at . the antlers measuring five
feet The animal apparently courted
death, for, while the hunter who shot
him was asleep by his camp fire, in the
middle of the night the animal came up
and smelled him over and awakened
him. Philadelphia Ledger.
It is believed that a well ' planned sys
tem for improving the breeds of cattle,
horses and hogs throughout all Canada
will be soon taken in hand by the ad
ministration. This would add greatly to
the value of the permanent "living
plant" of the people and to "practical
polities'? in the best sense. .
A trained bat belonging to William
Hester, of Spring Hill, Pa., conveys mes
sages like a carrier pigeon. Its speed is
very great more than two miles a
minute. It recently flew a mile in 27
seconds. . . . .
Recent experiments in Queensland
have shown that mother-of-pearl shells
can be made to produce pearls artifi
cially. ,
How She Served the Snmmsns.
She was bright and pretty, and she
dropped into a lawyer's office the other
day and asked for work.
"What can you do?'
"Anything a woman of ability can do,
and more than most men."
"Great opinion of yourself, young
woman," said an elderly lawyer present. ,
"Perhaps you think you could" serve this
summons." i
"I might," said she. "May, I look at
it? Yes, I will."-
"If you do that you'll do something
we've all been trying to do for a week.
He's a slippery fellow and his people are
all posted. However, you may try, it.
You can afford to lose a little conceit,"
and the lawj-er smiled grimly.
At 10 the next morning the office door
was opened and the bright young woman
walked in again.
"Thought you'd give it up, eh? Found
him too slippery for you? . Thought so:"
"The paper is served," said she, - It
was her turn to smile now, and she did
it. The lawyer swung round in his
chair.
"Served. How'd you do it?"
"Oh, it was simple enough. I called
at his place of business, looked around,
priced some materials and then asked if
he was inc
" 'No,' said the salesman, 'but I can
do as well.' ,t- -
- " 'I think not,' I said quietly. 'He has
always served me before, and he under
stands just what I want.'
" 'Ob, in that case you might call at
: his house. He will be in to dinner.'
"I did call at his house, dressed in my
best, card case in. hand. I sent, in my
card and he appeared promptly. '.
" 'Mr. ?' said I, rising.
" 'Yes. You wish to see me on busi
ness.-' .
'I bear you are interested in proper
ty in street?'
"'Yes.'
" 'Well, I have a paper which will in
terest you concerning it, offering him
the summons, which he took with a
smile. He looked at it and flushed crim
son. So did I. Nothing was said. He
controlled his temper and accompanied
me to the door.
"Another field open to women," was
the lawyer's only comment. New York
World.
Pity the Poor Drummer.
A very good looking drummer he was,
and he had succeeded in making a great
impression upon the table girl at a Maine
hotel. - He paid strict attention to the
girl and to his dinner and his perform
ance was creditable and thorough in both
directions. But he did not eat his sweet
corn. Finally the girl said in her sweetest
tone: "You must have another ear ofv
corn. Lhat is cold and is not failed put.
"Oh, no" but she is gone.
She returned with a steaming ear of
corn and then waited expectantly to see
him bury in the succulent vegetable his
pretty teeth, that he showed with such
charming grace in his smile. . He ought
to have known better, but in a spirit of
bravado he responded to the mute appeal
in that waiter girl's eyes and set his teeth
into the corn. The first mouthful went
all right, the second was a great success,
but .the third we would that our tale
could end here, but it cannot.
At tne tnira moutntui, as ne darted a
gleam of fond adoration at the girl, his
teeth loyally stayed by the mangled ear
of corn for an instant, then dropped to
the floor with a rattle that sounded in
his ears like the discharge of heavy ar
tillery. "Worst of all, as he madly
scratched for them he couldn't find his
treasure. Finally the girl recovered
them from a neighboring table, after a
lady had kindly moved her skirts aside
and revealed the truant teeth. The look
that passed between that girl and the
drnmmer as she handed him the teeth
had soinethin;.: in it that wilted the bou
quet over which it passed. Lewiston
Journal.
An Adirondack Terin. '
Healthy summer visitors to the Adi
rondacks frequently hear a term used by
the natives in describing some of their
city comrades in those delightful and
health giving regions that greatly mys
tifies them at first. The people thus re
ferred to technically are called the
"lungers,' who are generally found to
be pretty plentiful. "Lungers," pro
nounced "lung-ers," is a word that has
not as yet got into general usage outside
the range of the pine tree odors of the
northernmost part of New York state;
but its meaning and derivation are soon
perceived and compel instant admira
tion for their simplicity and significance;
The lungers" of the Adirondack
regions are none other than the con
sumptives who resort thither for the
benefit of their lung troubles, and who
form a class by themselves in the - eyes
of the natives apart from the mere
huntsmen and pleasure seekers. There
is a sort of distinction in being' a lunger
that naught else can give, and though
the word thus evolved by an admirable
philological fitness seems to have a touch
of rugged brutality in it at first sight,
yet there is, after all, a kind of rough
sympathy in it that is redolent of the
soil.
As the pulmonary knowledge of the
Adirondack people increases in minute
ness, as it doubtless will, one may ex
pect to hear I be more detailed designa
tions of "one lungers," 'half lungers,"
etc, though this, it is believed, has not
yet been observed. New York Tribune.
What Thro Women Do While Biding.
A busy woman says she gives her
mind a complete rest on her journeys to
and from the scene of - her daily work:
"I close . my eyes behind my hand or
paper and make my mind at- complete a
blank as possible." Another woman, a
writer, says, on the contrary, "I make a
practice to give my brain over to wan
dering fancies, often getting my best
ideas while in transit." Still another
woman, a bnsy mother, plans the chil
dren's frocks, "Mentally making . over,
altering and combining in a way that is
most helpful to me -afterward." All of
which shows that this perennial riding
has come to have an allotted place and
j consideration. Her Point of View in
! New York Times.
A Lawyer's Harvest.
It is the man with the idea who de
velops his opulency today.' A lawyer of
this city not long since in three months
persuaded all the manufacturers of a
certain staple product in the eastern
states to form a combine. He visited all
of them and finally got them together
and drew the articles of agreement. He
joined about twenty-five concerns into a
combination, with a " capitalization of
over a million. At the outset he claimed
2 per cent., and bis realization for bis
three months' work was $30,000. This
is a fact. Two New Haven concerns are
in the combination. New, Haven Pal
ladium. - 1
To Investigate the South Pole.
Professor Nordenskjold, of arctdo
fame, will soon start from Australia in
two small sailing vessels, having auxil
iary steam power, for an exploration of
the antarctic ocean. The vessels will
be thoroughly equipped with every de
vice found useful in ice navigation. Tbe
locality has not been visited since James
Ross' expedition in 1841, although the
English ship Challenger went as far
south as latitude 65 degs. 42 min. in 1874.
Exchange.
The Bear Scares the Ranchers. .
There is a bear roaming the river bot
toms in the vicinity of Linda that, when
it sees a man, rises on its hind legs and
begins to dance. It is thought the ere a- 1
ture must have escaped from some gyp
sies who recently passed through the
town. Many of the ranchers living near
there are so frightened tha$. they sleep
in their windmills at night. San Fran
cisco Call.
The vote of a Riley county (Kan.)
man was challenged because he had been
in the penitentiary seven times. He
was, however, equal to the emergency.-
He produced the pardoning papers for I
each offense. .
IPATION.
AT'.-"Mhnir tho American people yet thero is
oi.'.y o:io preparutio'i of Sarsapnrilla (hat acts on
tUo bowels and reaches ibJs impm-lan: trouble,
a::d that is Joy's Vegetable Snrsapurilla. It re
lieves it iu 21 hours, and an o-easional doso
prevents return. "Vc refer by ierin:ssioa to C. E.
Eltinrton, 123 Locust Avenue, San Francisco;
J. II. 1-r.vw-n, retalnma; II. S. Winn, Geary Court,
Ban rraucisco, and hundreds cf others who have
used it ia constipation. One letter is a sample ol
hundreds. Elkington, writes: "I have been foi
years subject to bilious headaches and constipa
tion. Have been fo bad for a year back have
had to take a physic every other night or else I
would have a headache. A iter taking one bottle
of J. V. S., I am in splendid shape. It has done
wonderful things for me. People similarly
troubled should try i; and be convinced."
Vegetable
'iarsaparilla
Most lntMifrn. :a wm v.,TWtiv''
same price, tl.o-i. c " .
largest bottle.
For Sale by SNIPES &. KINERSLY
THE DALLES, OREGON.
, REAL MERIT
PEOPLE
Say the S. B. Cough Cure is the best
thing they ever saw. We are not
flattered for we known Real, Merit will
Win. All we ask is an honest tual.
For sale by all druggists.
S. B. Medicine Mfg. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.
evere Law.
The English peo
ple look more closely
to the genuineness
of these staples than
we do. In fac', they
xm
have a law under
'which they make
seizures and . de
stroy adulterated
- products that are
, not what ihey are represented to be. Under
iIiLs Mnuite thousands of pounds of tea have
. been burned because of their wholesale adul-
" '.fetation. v ,
Tea, 07 the way. Is one of the most notori
ously adulterated articles of commerce. Not
aiocc are the bright, shiny green teas artifi
oiiKy colored, bat thourn:;ds of pounds of
substi r.le for tea leaves ere used to rw.ell
the bu.i .f c'.i"&! tea ; c h, doe, and willow
leave bft;i ; thoso a?t commonly used.
Agii-i, fciv;ejIuj fr iu lea warehUKrs arc
colored and eoM as t. a. Evan exbaiwrd lea
leaves ga.he ed from i he toa-lnuM? are ept,
drioi, and made over i.nd find the r way into
tberhcap teas. .
The jiT)iin'.?iit at'cmtxtnfclamp
hi ou: iy "Mfi.-. iv.I r.; but no lea is too
por f ru , a: il t'io result l, ihut pn buliiy
the . :n t io ' . cd uy u..y i.ul'.ju are I note
Ouus'uutd iu Air.ertt p.
.J.m(Vi Tea is j ro-enled with the guar--uu
y '..al It i-i u uvlovcd and unadulterated;
in fact, the tuii-f... 'caleaf pure and sim
ple, l.i puri'v iii m-eiior strength,
a!v.v.t o:.o Ua..i h'i .,' bo'Ti;; required for
an i;ifniop thuu of the a :iK. inl teas, and its
fragrance a..ii extiui- flavor. U at once ap
parent.' It Will be a mveiation 'to yon. In
order that its purity and quality may be guar-.
anteed, it is sold only in pound packages
benring this trade-ma- It:
BEECim TEA
Ture As dhood
Trice 60o per pound. For sale at .
Tills DALLJtH, UKtUUn.
Joy's
A 3
SIM 1
Still on Deck.
Phoenix Like has Arisen
, From the Ashes!
JAMES WHITE,
The Sestauranteur Has Opened the
Baldwin - Hestawant
ON MAJ.N STREET
Where he will be glad to see any and all
of his old patrons.
Open day and Night. First class meals
twenty-five cents.
YOUR flTTEHTIOH
Is called to the fact that
Hugh Glenn,
Dealer in Glass, Lime, Plaster, Cement
and Building Material of all kinds.
-Carries the Finest Line of-
To be found in tbe City.
72 UUasriincjton Stfeet.
A NEW
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets.
. We have added to our business a
complete Undertaking Establishment,
and as we are in no way connected with
the Undertakers'' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly.
Kememoer our place on second street,
next to Moody's bank.
Picture
ruouiainqs
-: DEALERS IN:-
Staple n Fancy Groceries,
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Masonic Block, Corner Third and Court Streets, The Dalies, Oregon
Jtfeu . Columbia j-lotel,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Best Dollar a Day
First-CIass Meals, 25 Cents.
j First Class Hotel in Every
florth
Washington
SITUATED AT THE
Destined to be the Best
Manufacturing Center In
the Inland Empire. .
For Further Information Call at the Office of
Interstate Investment Go.,
0. D TAYLORATHE DALLES.
JOHN PASHEK,
t - Tailor,
Next door to Wasco Sun.
Madison's Latest System used in cutting
garments, and a fit guaranteed
each time.
fepaiiring anqi Cleaning
Neatly and Quickly Done.
R. B. HOOD,
Livery, Feed and Sale
Horses Bought and Sold on
Commission and Money
Advanced on Horses
Left for Sale.
OFFICE OF 1
The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line
Stage Leaves The Dalles Every Morning
at Tf.30 and Goldendale at 7;30. All
freight must be left at K. B.
Hood's office the eve
ning before.
R. B. HOOD,
Opposite old Stand.
Proprietor.
The Dalles, Or.
THE
Dalles, Portland & Astoria
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S
Elegant Steamer
EEGDIiATOK
Will leave the foot of Court Street
every morning at 7 A. M.
for
Portland and Way Points
Connections Will be Made with the
Fast Steamer
MltkES GITY,
At the Foot of the Cascade Locks.
For Passenger or Freight Bates, Apply
to Agent, or Purser on Board.
Office northeast corner of Court and Main street
NOTICE.
E. E. French has for sale a number of
improved ranches and unimproved
lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood
in Sherman county. They will be sold
very cheap and on reasonable terras.
Mr. French can locate settlers on some
good unsettled claims in the same neigh
borhood. His address is Grass Valley,
Sherman county, Oregon.
House! on the Coast!
pieicp
Respect.
None but the Best of White Help Employed.
T. T. Nicholas, Pvop.
Dalles,
Washington
HEAD OF NAVIGATION.
Best Selling Property of
the Season In the North
west. "
72 WASHINGTON ST., PORTLAND.