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6 WILLAMETTE PARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, AUGUST 12, 1881. the j it 1LE P I WMtEmM THE JAMES BROTHERS. A emphl' Account of Ibclr Dc.pcratc Carrrr, mat rromptcd Ihcmto frlme-A ix-lrllre,ii Drapcrnt Worh-The llrolhcr'n HrvrnKC etc. A recent train robbery on tho Bock Island and Chicago railroad, nenr Kan sas City, brought forth tho inevitable announcement from Chicago that the "James boys" did it, and that Picker ton's detectives knew all about it and were about to capture these notorious outlaws. Whether the robbery of tho Bock Inland train was the work of these men, or whether, like two or three sim ilar tiain robberies, it was tho work of the desperate gang of loafers and hood lums which infest tho border near .Kansas City, is a question not easy of jnlution at this distance. The tele graphic announcement that the James boys had reappeared near their old haunts in Clay county, Missouri, and hod successfully stopped and robbed a train, recalls to mind many incidents and details connected with their career .that are interesting. The lives of these two men, for they are no longer boys, would excell in startling detail and ab sorbing interest tho stories of Claud Duval, Dick Turpin, Bobbin Hood and Lafitto all combined Their daring ex ploits and remarkable escapes from death or capture would read liko some wild romance were they properly com plied,and this brief sketch will undoubt edly provo of interest, Tho James boys, ays the San Francisco Examiner, are tho last of tho Missouri guunillas of the war on the liordcr tho only two mon who followedQunntiel to Lawrence Kan., or Hill Anderson to tho slaugh ter at Centralis, Mo., who hnvo never laid down their arms. Defying Gov ernor's proclamations, Sheiilfs posse and public opinion, they have kept up a war on their own account for twenty years. why thi;y make war tiros' mankind. -Tho cause of their uncompromising career of crime, blood and violence originated during tho first year of the war. They weio honest, hardworking farmer's boys when tho war broke out, and resided with their father and another on a farm near Kearney, a few miles from Kansas City. A party of Union malitia caught and hanged their ,ator and whipped Jesso, who was a "palo cHeminato looking boy, until ho was senseless, bocauso ho could not in form tho militia of tho hiding place of his brother Frank, who wus suspected of bushwhacking. When Jesse it-covered from tho effects of his brutal treat ment, and had assisted his mother and sister to bury his murdeied father, he mounted his hor.se and rodo away to join his brother, and together they started forth on a career of vengeance such as was never Ix-foru surpassed for .duration and malignant earnestness. Tho numls'r of men killed by theso two boys during tho twenty years they have been on tho road will perhaps never Ixi known. They boast of having killed tho last 0110 of tho thirty-two men who murdered their father, and since Pinkerton commenced to hunt them they hav o allowed none of his do tectives to oacapo their bloodthiisty clutches. During tho war these two young boys hecaiuo the terror of the Kansas and Missouri border. They were frequently wounded but appear to possess a charmed life. They some times led and sometimes followed in their lierco search for lives. With them it was kill, kill, kill. Now with Pointdexter in North Missouri, then with Quuutrel in Kansas, sometimes with Dick Yuger or Hill Anderson, all noted guerrillas ot the fiercest and most daring type, they outlived them all, and still ride from place to place defying pursuit. How they have managed to escape so long is u mystery to ov ery one. THEIR CAREER OK CHIME. When the war closed the James boys were in Kentucky with Quantrel, and shortly afterward commenced their ca reer of robbery in Western Virginia. They were pursued into Kentuuky, but -tnanaged to osiapo to Southern Mitt, sourl, where they announced their arri val slioitly after by stopping a train on the Iron Mountain railroad and robbing it at Gade's Hill. A large reward was offered by the Governor and railroad Jiuttho"loys" retreated into the dense, black and scrub oak regions of the Oxark Mountains and were soon lost to pursuit. Their success encouraged Others to engage in this system of whole sale highway robbery, and trains were stonped in Kentucky, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, and notwithstanding the fact trains were ioIiIkhI simultaiiioiuly in far distant States, the James boys were credited with doing all tho devil try. In 1872 then outlaws wrote to Governor H. Gratz ltrown of Missouri, offering to sui render themselves for trial for tho Gudr's Hill robbery if they wcie grouted amnesty for all other past otleneos. The application iu alio read to tho Missouri Legislature, but their proposition was rejected. The boys rem uned quiet fur sumo tune, liv ing Hiiuetimcs at iim with their mother who hud itmriicd a Dr Saimi el and was residing ou tl.o f.inn nuir Ktiiriieji, Missouri, ami sometimes tend iuj cutt'lo down in Southern Kansas Allan Pinkerton, the great detective of Chicago, stimulated by tho desire to ob tain the large rewards ofl'ered, as well as the glory of killing or capturing this gang or outlaws, Hooded tno country about Kansas City and the vicinity of the Samuels faun with detectives. Some appeared as lightcning-rod men, others as book agents, patent-right ped dlers, itinerant preachers, land buyers, in fact they came in all shapes and forms, and so annoyed tho old couple that they prevailed on Frank and Jesse to leavo the country for good. Before leaving for their new homo in Western Texas they determined on performing one of the most daring exploits of their lives, and this is how they did it The writer was a witness of tho raid and is fully competent to dscrilio it. A DAUIMI EXPLOIT. It was about 6 o'clock in the even ing of September 18, 1873, the big day of tho great exposition and races at Kansas City. 'J he crowd, estimated at forty thousand, was pouring out of the gates into one of tho principal streets, when four men, roughly clad in ordi nary farmer's costumes, were noticed riding their horses toward the gate. Tho gatekeeper was just looking up, and whs about to start for the treas urers oflice with two largo cash-boxes containing abut $12,000 in greenbacks. Two of tho mounted men attacked the gatekeeper, knocked him down with tin but end of their pistols, seized tho box es and clearing tho way through tho as tonished multitude by firing a few shots into the air, they reached the other two mounted men, handed theiu the cash- boxes and mounted their own horses. Iho crowd almost wild with terror opened right and left for these bold riders whoso pistols were presented in all directions, and liable to go oft at any moment. In less than five minuies fiom the time of their first appearence they were gone, A woman and child were wounded accidentally and $12,000 cash was carried olK Pursuit was out of tho question, as datkness had cov ered tho retreat of tho lobbers, who took refugo in tho wooded wilderness ot tho adjacent Blue Bivcr hills. Three nights afterward, about midnight, the James boys made th-ir unexpected ap pearance in tho editoiial rooms of the Kansas City Times, and in a few well chosen remarks presented to tho editor in chief a handsome, gold watch and chain. Tho stuH was then escorted by theso daring outlaws to the Marble Hull icstaurant on Main street, where refreshments were ordered. Whilo these were being piepared J esse and tt re porter went to. til and the outlaw brought in a policerran ui.d a police sergeant, and compelled thorn to join the drinking paity and afterward ac company them to an alley close by where their horses weio concealed. There they mounted, and nfter bidding the police officers adieu, redo oil' into the darkness. Tho police noted us though they were half dead with fear, but next day told their adventure with great gusto and satisfaction, A DETECTIVES D1AIIOLICAL DEED. For some months after this escapaed nothing was heard concerning tho out laws. But suddenly a startling report flew over tho country that a fearful fight hud taken place between the James boys and a party of Pinkertou's detec tives. The writer vas one of tho first to reach tho sceno of the reported battle, when a heart-rending seen was discov ered. In the old farm house lying on seperate beds, was the corpse of a little !oy, the half-brother of Frank and Jesse James, and their eray-haired mother almost in tho agonies ot death. One of her arms were blow n ofl near the shoulder, her gray head was dub bled with blood and her face bruiser and blackened with powder. Hed daughter sat by the bed weeping, and a crowd of fierce and indignant Missouri farmes stood by in silent anger. It ap peared that Pinkertou's gang of detec tives had been run down m u box cur from Cameron on a special train, and stealthily approached tho Samuels farm house in the expectation of capturing the James boys. Tho old lady was seated by tho tireside, un old fashioned wood tire in a stone chimney, listening to her yoiuigcbt boy Bay his piayers Ih fore retiring to Intl. Tho daughter had retired and tho farm hand was out in tho stable attending to horses. With out u word of warning a window was suddenly burst open and a bombshell thrown into the room. J he old lady hud her arm blow n oil' and her little son was iutitatuly killed. The detectives after searching the house ami barn rode away upon what they said was tho trail of the llcving outlaws. Tho James boys were then m Western Texas, whero they own larue cattle interval. They returned to their mother's house as soon as they heard of the Hitack on the old lady ami the murder ot their little halt brother. They set about a fotrful on geaiuv, and they apjieured here, there and every where. Now in Chicago, now in St. 1ouis, again in Clay county, and giving evidence of their presence by killing detectives in every direction. A CIIU.EMIK TO HNKhKTOX. They rode up to the Timu office in Kauris Uity witii a Umllengo tor Pinkerton and u warning to him to take his detective out of the ucighloihood within one week or bond them their collius. Tho louiimiiiicutious was pub-lislu-d next il.vv ami Piukeiton replied found lying in tho road not far from tho Samuel's farm, both with bullet holes through their foreheads, and on the same night three men rode down to and Alton night express train at Glen si: : n:... c . . i-...i . . . ."...'... ... .i r . THE JAMES HOYS LAST EXPLOIT. The last great exploit of the 'James bo s" was the robbery of the Cliicago Missouri City ferry, and after waking up the ferrymen, ordered them to take them across tho Missouri river to Jackson county. One of the three men was tied to his horse, his arms pinioned to his side and u gag was noticed in his mouth. Tho other two men were masked, and each armed with a revol ver. They landed safely on the south sido of the river and took the road to ward Independence. Just within sight of that city tho two men hung the third to a tree so that his body was directly over tho loid. About 6 o'clock tho same morning these two men rode their jaded horses into Kansas City, oidered breakfast and wrote a detailed account of the capture and execution of Detec tivo Buslicr or Fisher, one of Pinker- ton's favorite men. This repot t they left at tho Times ofhee for publication, and rode slowly and leisurely over the the railroad bridge into the woods of Clay county. Armed po-ses were sent out in pursuit, but tho outlaws eiossed over into Kansas and a few days later they were safe in tho woods of the In dian Teiritory. It appears that they had met the detective in the streets of Liberty and by his request started out to show him a pieco of land which he pretended he wanted to buv. Ho was taken to the James farm and kept there until night, when he was escorted to another county for execution as a spy. THK MOTHER VISITS I Ell SONS. Some months after the death of the unfortunate detectives old Mrs. Samuels went to Texas to visit her suns on their cattle ranch near the Rio Grande, and it was hoped that she would remain there and Western Missouri be rid of tho outlaws for all time. But the old lady rt turned to tho old homestead, and a few months afterwards the "boys" re appeared, ono of them attending the wedding of ono of his cousins residing in Kansas City. It was while on this visit from Texas the following amusing incident occurred. One of the proprietors of tho Time, ludgo Mun ford of St. Lnuis, notified the city editor that he should like a glimpse of these daring outlaws tho next time they came to the odice with correspondence. A few days afterward. Jesse suddenly made his appearanco ut tho window of the "local room" and entered into conver! nation relative to un article published about him in the Journal- The city editor stepped into the manager's pi 1- . . .! . 1 ...! ' .IT.. 1 .. . --.tf 1 vaie oiiico aim sum : j uuge .uuuioru, yon desired to see Jesse James; step tins way and take a look at him. In stead of stepping that way to view the outlaw, tho old man seized his lint end without saying a woi d run out of tho building ut break-neck speed, and made a bee line for the hotel, where he locked himself in. The city editor received notices that his resignation would be ac cepted if the "Jumes boys" did not cvabe their unwelcomo visits to the office. The "boys" laughed heartily when they heard of the old man's fright. From the time of their execu tion of Pinkertou's men up to the time of the Glendalo train robbeiy, about a year and a half ago, these two desper ate men appear to have confined their operations entiiely to Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. Tho writer saw ono of them in Wyoming in 1879, ho was in tho cuttle business, and no recognition was exchanged. dale, a lonely little station in tho forest, a few miles east of Kansas City. The bovB, with their gang, took possession of the station a few minutes before the arrival of the train and compelled the station keeper to Hag the train or die. They broke up the telegraph apparatus and when the train stopped run it into a side switch, wheie they robbed the express car and the mail The outlaws were all masked except Frank James who was tho leader. None of the pas sengers were interfered with. The win dows of the cars wero kept closed, and if a passenger put his out of a window to see what was going on he was sternly ordered to "take that hedd in or 111 blow it oil'." When the safe had been taken oil the tram aud rineu, the con ductor was ordeied to take his train on eastward. The robbers then disbanded and disappeared. Puisuit was made by the sheriff in all directions and a party overtook the "James lwys" near Joplin Mo., just when they were about to es cape into the Indian Territory. A run ning tight ensued, in which Jesse James was badly wounded. A companion of theiis named Cooper, who had betrayed their hiding place, reported that Jesse James had died of his wounds, and had been buried in an old mining shaft, and he claimed the $10,000 reward for kill ing him. As he could not produce the body he failed to get the rewaid. The writer interviewed Mrs. Samuels, the mother of the "boys," and she denied the report of Jessie s death. Said she "When my bovs die, don't you think I will know about it." The recent train robbeiy in Clay county, Missouri, may perhaps be the work of theso outlaws, but it is -extremeiy unlikely, as it does not resemble their stylo of doing work. They would not have killed Conductor Westfall, who was ono of the best and kindest hearted men in that section of the country. This last roblery looks uioro liko the Muncio affair, which was done by a lot of hoodlums and loafers. Howover, the "James boys" cannot be worse than they have been; one crime moieorless cannot make much change in their record. The only mystery about their career is how they escape death at the hands or their countless puisuers. ORM.OV Altt'llC EVFIA1HKB. Drill. SrliMnlkn Intcrvlem-ii lll Thrarlm in lirgnrtl tu the Jeanneile. THK YOUNGER BROTHERS. One of the Younger brothers was al so met in a cattle torral m Denver in 1874, but their presence there wos kept seciot, for to reveal it was equivalent to an unexpected death by a bullet from one of their friends. Tho report that they wero in the Miuno.sotu bank rob bery is incorrevt. They were not on good terms with the Younger brotln-rs, and have not hunted with them much the close ot the war. They were also eluuged with the robbery of the Kansas Paciho express tram at .uuucie, nut subsequent developments clear them of any mid all connection with that clum sily performed robbery. Tho Kansas Pacific express train was running through tho Kaw river bottoms, about seven miles from Kansas City, one evening in 1874, when a signal of dan ger was waved ut tho Mtuicie bag sta tion. Iho train stopped, and intern or sixteen masked men rushed out from their places of concealment, and while tho larger h umber mounted guard over the tram, six or seven took povawsion of the locomotive, which, with the ex press car, was immediately detattheti from the balance of the train and run down the track, some distance and kept under guard while tho tram was robUsl. It was discovered soon after ward that the robin rs wero u party of fust young men of Kansas City and WestiKirt, some of whom were after wards captured and two of them killed in resisting arrest. The discovery of the gang was made accidentally by a policeman until ed Put Collopy. Ho or resttd a druken man for fast riding,aud on Mur:hing him a lot of the jew elry taken from the Kansas Pacific train a few days previous. Ho was taken to Luwmuv, Kansas, for trial, but escaped from jail, and was shot by a sheriff's pos.-o sent in pursuit. lteforo ho died ho made a full confession, and it was then discovered that tho train robler bv send ng fresh dftacliiuent of spies i were young men about town, some ot i . lu) v-our.tv The oui'uws then hun Dtloiimg to tho first fauul e.s. tin)!. t diudlv mid ilrani.u.o revenge, l'liov, s.-uttetvd over thocountry and few Two of the Ch.OJgo detectives wero have In en taken up for the crime. Wo copy the follow ing interview from the San Ftancisco Examiner : Lieut. Frederick Schwatka, U. S. A, arrived in San Francisco and registered at tho Occidental Hotel. I hough Lieu tenant Schwatka is an army officer, aud was at the inception of his military ca reer an attache of the U. S. A Medical Corps, his chief claim to the world-wide celebiity that he has attained lies in the tact that he was tho commander of the gieatest and most successful arctic expe dition ever organized in the world, and one which placed America far in tho lead in such matters. The 'expedition was titled out from New York, Jupe 19, 18(8, and its object was to search tor the relics of the Sir John Franklin expedition. Lieutenant Schwatka, at the time when he took command, had had not the slightest experience in aic tic exploration, or in fact of any explor ations except what he had learned fiom WintiT Indian fighting ou the plains with General Crook s command. What he lacked in special knowledge ho inure ch:iii made up in physical endurance and dogged, unwaveiing courage in the face of dt '.iculiies that would have swamped any tut it most exirordiimiy man. The history of his vovao in the bhip Eothen, has wonderful sleighing expedition in the most rugged portion of the arctic region, his finding and burvmg uf the remains of upward of tlnrtv ot FKANKLIN S I'VIORTUNATE PARTY. And his return to America with the bones of Lieutenant Irving and several tons of relics, form one of the noblest pages in American history, and in the history of humanity and civilization. They have lieen so fully described and are so familiar to tho reading public, that they are only mentioned to illus trate tho vuluo of his opinions and theo ries in relation to arctic uiatteis. The expedition, bo far as Lieutenant Schwat ku is concerned, virtually closed with the receipt of tho following letter from the British Admirality, which only reached him a few days ago, and which shows in some blnrht de"itso4 matiou in which his wouderfut feat is held by the British naval authorities : LKTTEK KROH THE Hr.ITISH ADMIRALITY. AnwiRALiTY, 30th May, 1881. Sir : With reference to your letter of the 12th of March, advising the dis patch from New York per Alaska S.S., of certain of the relics of the Franklin expedition found by you in the Polar regions, 1 am commanded by my Lord Commissioners of the Aduurality, to acquaint you that they have inspected these relics with much interest and to accept their thanks for your courtesy in placing thnm at their disposal. It may intercut you to learn a selection from tins relics has leen sent to tho Naval Museum at the ltoyal Naval College at Greenwich, where they will be aecesM bio to tho public. The fact of having so kindly placed them at the disposal of the Admirality will bo duly recorded, I am, sir, your obedient servant, Roiiert HlLU Yeotertlay afternoon au Examiner re porter waited upon Lieutenant Schw at ka to ascertain, if possible, what wero his views about the safety of the Jean nette and tho success of her voyage. Lieutenant Schwatna kindly ofl'ered any information in his power; and expressed a willingness to answer any questions. The reporter, who had seen portraits purporting to be of tho Lieuienant, and which represented a man of about 50 years of age, was much surprised to find that the celebrated explorer was a young man not more than 32. Ho possesses a fine physique and a commanding ap pearance, combined with the mildest and most good-natured face possibly to imagine. "File away with your questions, young gentleman," he said, "and all I cannot tell you we will perhaps be able to find in that scrap-book (pointing to a large book of some 1,000 page'-, tilled with newspaper and magazine extracts) and in the maps and charts." "What do you think about the Jean nette 1" "My experience is that thero is noth ing in the world about which exper ience is so utterly valueless as polar ex ploration (laughing). It seems almost that the less a man knows about the Pole the more likely he is to make a successful trip and a safe return." "How is that 1" "Well, it seems as though the mo ment any one laid a plan upon pre viously ascertained data, the data failed to connect and ho got into trouble. All the explorers did their best woik on their first trip. I believe the Jeanette is lost, though her crew may be nil safe. The strongest reason for that belief to me is the lately received news of the total loss of either the Vigilant or the Mount Wollaston. Those whalinc ships are commanded by experienced ico captains, and aie specially built and fitted out for that work; and when thev come to grief such a vessel as the Jean ette has a rather poor chahce. It is true she had an advantage in the matter of proper clothing and provisions for a polar Winter. Suppose the Jeanette is safe and afloat, my idea is that-she is about Prince Patrick's Island, and to get there she must have gqne through a hitherto unexplored portion of the Northwest Passage. Though that pass ago is Known to exist, there is a piece ot it between the Bay of Mercy, where McCluro reached through Behring straits in 1853, and Winter Harbor, wheto Petty put up in 1859, from the Atlantic ocean side. It is called Bank's straits, and has never been traversed, etccept the Jeanette went through. A "NEW THEORY. "Another theory is that the Jeanette may have had exceptionally good for tune and crossed the pole, and is now working along toward the coast of Greenland, though I do not put much faith in the open Polar sea theory. If they aro .sledging, they can make but slow work; about eighteen miles a day with loaded sledges, even if they have plenty of well fed dogs is as much as can be done. Of course, for a short trip with lighter sledges, a much greater distance can be covered. In the polar regions a compass is of no use, as the needle will stay just where it is placed. and the suspended needle will hang straight up and down. Tho only guide is the sun, which in the Hummer season never goes down. I consider the dis covery and location of what is known as the magnetic pole in latitude 70 deg i it rr.Mioxcns. Tcrrilile Tn on Hie Tropic of the I i,W Male. ing in ,t 1 it le. n) t ha all all e ' r :rca From tho Cliicugo Tribune. The money required to pay pens;, lias suddenly jumped trom aoout 8 x uw,wu iu ci7w,uuu,uuu, ior tnat ei mous sum will be required next ys and 8120,000,000 the year after, 2 tho Lord only knows whsn the ma; mum will be reached. Colonel ISq ley, Pension Commissioner, who w forced to resign for no cause except t jiiij iiiiu uiu mums 01 me wasliingti Pension Agents, in a conversation h Monday, among other things said : The number of new pensions rant during the year will be aboutA'SOf) exclusive of tho war of 1812 pension lho settlements next year ought L reach from 45,000 to 50,000. Fin there are probably from 5,000 to 7,00W"1 cises on the files, lend v. nr .,,..!.. J U1 7 - ,, - VUI . V& Du i Wpps rt. ih n ixtra mone HJ north, longitude 98 deg., was of far greater importance than the discovery of the North Pole, though our national pride demands that Americans should discover the latter. The success of my expedition vv as due almost entirely to the fact that I adopted the plan of liv ing on what tho country itself could supply, walrus hide being a staple article ot tood with us. President Hayes pre dicted that wo would never return, but some time ago I had the pleasure of telling him that he had made a mistake. RELICS OK THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION. "We took the direct route of Frank lin's ships, the Erebus and Terror, and buried every skeleton wo found on the route. To show how ctasely we searched, you bee that match-box full of shot, every one qf those shot had been tired by Franklin's men, and were found by us in thu snow. (Tho box referred to by the Lieutenant was a common tin match-box, stamped "Belle ii Dixon, London," und contained about three ounces of buckshot.) That box of shot is tno only relic that I have letained of the expedition. peraturo m tdrejpJaxjsieTrris 42 de- ow zero. If it is warmer than that the snow is too soft for travel, and if colder it is gritty like sand or rosin. We found it us cold as 72 degrees below zero several times, but when it gets as cold as that a few degrees more or less makes but very little difference. In re gard to the Jeanette's safety or loss I lay but very little attention to stories told by nativ es, which, as a rule, unless skillfully drawn out, are not very ac curate. They would be likely to con fuse ono ship with another, though they could hardly mistake a steamer for an ordinary whaler." "Are you likely to engage in any more polar fxpeditions V "Well, that depends entirely upon circumstances. At present my only in tention is to visit wy father and rela tives in Oregon, whom 1 have not seen for some time. I have only recently re covered from a broken ankle caused bv a fall." The interview was interrupted at this puini iiv me arrival ot visitor, niu his for the issue of certificates. Wo i,.. .MPm exhausted tho pension appropriation U "r this year $50,303,30G.G8, and havjj neeii cuuipeiieu wj curry over into Jul -nearly all the May and June settlj j. mania T fhitil fl,o. ...ill f. -. i '"'"" v...... v..c win IT'UUire Ift the first payments about 850.onnnnf? 'iu.: .uj a., -t. -... . i . ' ;s ?nivl xuiB, uuuuu to wio expected increase i,)" the settlement next year, will bring tV$?UB amount for the next year up to nearijr v?' ' or quite $90,000,000, so there will m ?' required for tho penbions next ver J5tel,u, appropriation of S40.000.000, in udd tion to the $50,000,0000 already app J priated New claims continue to cor' in very rapidly. There have been flip. this vear uriward of 30.00(1 ruw nn nal claims. H Each new pension, with "arrearage. commencing back to the tune of disi, charro durinrr the war. onats tin. fiC eminent from $1,000 to $2,000, aw 600 to 800 new pensions consume 89; uuu.uuu ot taxes to pay the arrearan allowance, ronnerlv a man s riensioi began to run from Iho time he annliec lor it ; under the Lema20''tie Ait o' two years ago, it is made retroactive, and to date back to the time of his dk charge from the army, which is tttterlr unfair to the taxpayers, and is a no' erful inducement of temptation to fraol in filing claims fjr such allowances. Ii other word, tho Government was coa riOl tifl lltr l!-T1fAUCI SV wl I'udtll n .1 Lnnai hviiu r vuiii wo vu avt iui viisi i njllu i of $1,000 to $2,000 cash for every uei name added to the roll. It is no wonder that such an an nouncement drew out a host of appli cants who had never before thought ef filing a claim. The ninety-day men, the home guards, the bounty jumper!, and large numbers who had never been connected with the army in ony men- td torious manner became candidate" for !J Government support. The pension claim agents in Washington organized in force. They started newspapers for, tho special purpose of Rpruoainc throughout the country the glad tidinp that Uncle Sam proposed to buy i farm, or give $1,000 or $2,000 in cask to every roguo who could play tit wounded or diseased soldier long enough to get a doctor's certificate. But this was not uH, nor the worst. The law which thus set aside the public rev enues for the promotion of pauperism furled to provide the Government with any representation in the examination of pension candidates. It admits the application on expart testimony. a migc iaib ui tills lliuuvy w-iiuusiuij paid out to meritorious soldiers, really goes to the go-betweens who put up well and halo men to commit fiattd. Is this manner the politicians who have professed such extravagant devotion to the "soldier element" have really en dangered the interests of those who weie wounded or contracted disease in the service of the Government, lecause they have built up so high and top lofty a system that it may fall of its own weight. It is certain that some thing must he done to curtail this out flow of Government gratitudes. No other nation than ours could bear up under it, and even American people vvHl tile of it before long. Y5 lu i . le wi In lUtlilnx Ilimcalllm. woman who wus arrested thanking the Lieutenant for courtesy, the reporter withdrew. A youni the other day for bathing in tho Serpen tine, in London, pleaded that it was so "veiy hot" and accordingly dismissed by the amiablo magistrate with un in junction to cool off in some moro se cluded spot. Mr. LalxJuclurrv after re- The plcasautest temjjaling a oomewhat similar case which has just occurred at ilurlingliuui, 'vhere a man who had been bathing from a boat and could not ret back to it. ter rified a party of ladies by clodgininAC- about from tree to tree in iitiest of i some means of capturing the craft. calmly tells the following pleasing tale lumselt i The same thing once occurred to me at v enice. I had a room on the- i ground-floor in a hotel on the Grand I Canal About 1 o clock in the morning everything seemed quiet, and it oicurred to mo that I should like to bathe; so I jumped intj the water from my win dow. Having swam about tor home time, I thought I would return to the hotel What was my horror to find that an English family papa, mamma, f tl and Svo daughters had established .' I themselves on the steps of the hotel. 1 1 There was no help for it, bo 1 calmly 1, landed, and, bowing respect ly to the 11- 1,a dies, regained my room. The next day ft I sat opposite the f.tmilv at dinner. J They told mo what had occurred, am! I. It-eply sympathised with theu ii iLitr inunaMun agau.si nose I disgusting Italians." "uorr d and