Titusville Herald

              THEf TITUSVILLE "HER ALD.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
iTITUSVUXE, PA, MAY 19, 1903.
VOLUME XLI. NO. 308.
TULLOCH MAKES HIS
SUMMARY OP HIS LETTER TO THE
P08TMASTER GENERAL.
MANY      IRREGULARITIES   CITED.
Department of tha Frst Assistant Post
master General    Uunder  Flre.
master General Under Fire.
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The full
testt of the formal charges of irregularities in the administration of postal
affairs preferred by Seymour W. Tul-
, loch, formerly cashier of the Washington city postofflce, was made public today by Mr. Tulloch. Tbe charges are
embodied ln a letter to Postmaster'
General Payne in response to the latter's request to be furnished any Information that would substantiate published statements of .Mr. Tulloch. Some
of the matters complained of will be
Investigated immediately by tbe inspectors.
Mr. Tulloch in his letter says he is
at the service of the postmaster general
ln rendering any further assistance
that may be desired. Mr. Tulloch says
that in all instances of irregularity and
favoritism the proper allowances, records, vouchers, etc., were most carefully executed and kept, as a rule, and
little information can be ascertained
by their investigation; that the real
facts behind the allowances and vouchers are not of record and are known to
few—"those Interested, who will not,
and others, clerks, who dare not talk."
"For upwards of nineteen years,"
tbe letter recites, "the conduct of affairs between the Washington city
postofflce and the postofflce department
was regular, then came the flrst break,
the precursor of a system of allowances
to the Washington postofflce on account of departmental expenditures,
which afterwards led to Irregularities,
abuses, extravagance. As an Instance,
on June 30, 1809, Mr. Shephard, then
chief of the salary and allowance division of the postofflce department, desired a file case for the use of his of;
flee. His requisitions were turned
down by hts superior officers. Later
vouchers were presented to me fer a
file case, accompanied by an allowance
for its payment out of the funds of the
Washington offlce, made by Mr. Shephard and signed by the flrst assistant
postmaster general. I directed the contractor to obtain a certificate of delivery of the goods. Mrr Shephard refused to acknowledge tbe receipt of tne
goods, fearing exposure during the
audit of the vouchers, and I refused to
pay for the case until someone was
willing to father the same. Soon after
.the McKinley administration came into
power the flrst assistant postmaster
general sent his clerk down to me with
ft voucher for a lump sum for traveling
expenses, accompanied by an allowance
for their payment from tbe funds of the
Washington offlce. Such a demand was
Irregular on Its face, but the official became very angry at the idea of a mere
cashier attempting to make any sug-
. gesi ions to him and refused to amend
and itemize his voucher. The postmaster explained to him that I had only
asked for what was required by the
auditor and according to precedent.
The postmaster upon his return stated
the official had said,"Look here, now;
this isa new administration and a new
crowd and we intend to make our own
precedents.'
"The auditor of tKe postoffice department finally send word through
tbe postmaster that on account of the
feeling shown in the matter, If- I
would enclose the voucher ln my next
account Its Informality would be overlooked. • And the Inspection of the
Washington accounts will show many
similar subsequent payments of traveling and other expenses which were
made on account of the departmental
officials without the usual departmental
checks.
"The Washington officers were surprised one day to receive from the salary and allowance division of the flrst
assistant postmaster general's office a
printed circular stating it was intended
to require all employes to give a blanket bond direct to the department, said
bond to be furnished by a single recognized bonding company, Irrespective of
the fact whether such employes could
furnish good personal bonds or might
desire to avail themselves of competition in premiums between ether bonding companies. A similar blanket bond
was, I believe, to be reequired of the
letter carriers; The postmaster had a
conference with George W. Beaver,
thon chief of the salary and allowance
division, and reported that Mr. Beaver
had aald, 'Senator Piatt of New York
would appreciate the fact If he would
select the senator's company.' The
original circular was subsequently
modified by allowing employes to select
their own bond or bonding companies.
"Considerable feeling was manifested
towards me-in thfe offlce of the first assistant postmaster general because I
would not pay vouchers for service, or
supplies upon personal request or by
direction over the telephone. J. Holt
Livingston presented voucers for payment one afternoon, amounting to several hundred dollars, for postal furniture. I refused to pay until the allowance had been received. I was Informed
that it would be sent down ny private
messenger as soon as tt was signed liy
the flrst assistant postmaster general.
I again refused. Mr. Livingston departed quite angry and some time afterwards returned with tbe allowance
properly executed and still damp from
the copying press. It was for a shipment of furniture, as I remember, to
Cuba or Porto Rico. No One liad certified as to the receipt of the goods and
I. drew the attention of Mr. Livingston
to the omission. He explained lt would
be all right and that he heeded the
money. I declined to pay unless some
responsible official would acknowledge
the receipt of the goods, whereupon Mr.
Livingston became confidential and told
me hts company did not have very
much capital, that work had not yet
even begun upon the furniture, but that
'George' had agreed to. advance him the
money ln payment. It Is needless to
add no payment was made."
Mr. Tulloch says payments were authorised to Mr. Livingston, amounting
to about $2,500, on May 5, June 3 and
June 19, 1599. That of June 19 was for
$1,725 for Porto Rico and was rendered
In a lump sum. An intimate friend of
Mr. Heath's, M. B. Helm, was the vice
president of the company. It is stated
the company shipped $8,000 to $10,000
worth of supplies to Cuba bn the order
of Messrs. Rathbone and Neely and
fitted up tbe American postofflce at the
Paris exposition. Mr. Livingston was
also in charge of the Washington office
of the Keyless Lack company.
■ Extensive purchases of furniture for
Porto Rico, amounting to over $1,300,
and involving some Washington stands
at very high prices, Mr. Tulloch says,
were purchased by order of the flrst
assistant postmaster general, April 25
and May 22,1899, from George W. Cobb,
Jr., No. 7 Nassau street, New York city.
Mr. Tulloch says that the postofflce
inspector in charge, Wm. B. Smith of
a
this   city, made an   Inspection of   the
Washington postofflce, and during that
inspection received word from an assq-
siate of the flrst assistant postmaster
general that he would better be careful
or he might lose his own head.   Mr.
Tulloch adds:
"I was creditably informed at that
time that the matter so prepared, with
perhaps other evidence, was laid berore
Postmaster General Smith by Fourth
Assistant Bristow, who requested the
appointment of a commission to Investigate the offlce of the flrst assistant
postmaster general. This was refused
by Mr. Smith, who looked upon lt as
another manifestation of the relations
existing between Mr. Perry S. Hpath
and Mr. Bristow." .
"At the time of my removal most of
the officers In Porto Rico were In arrears, some of tbem for considerable
amount, and the accounts were very
much confused.
"Much has been said by Ex-Postmaster General Smith, Ex-First Assistant Postmaster. Heath and Comptroller
Tracewell, in public interviews, about
the exigencies of the military postal
service. But did these exigencies require the personal Investigation of so
many Indiana, Ohio and otber politicians and friends of officials.
"Free trips to Porto Rico, Cuba and
return became tbe fashion. All expenses were paid from tbe time of
leaving home, Pullmans, hotels, etc.,
then a pleasant voyage upon a transport, a trip around one or more of the
Islands, expenses to Washington anil
botel bills, there while friends and officials were Informed of their observations; then Pullmans and passage
home. This was a pretty "good
thing" ln Itself, but the generous offlce
of tbe flrst assistant not only paid all
expenses, but a good salary as well
during the period of investigation, the
salary sometimes lasting for weeks
and months after the return of the
receipient while no poslble service
was being rendered. Ail this was
charged to the military postal service
fund to be used for those accompanying the armies in the fleld.
Mr. Tulloch refers to the Inspection
of the accounts of the Washington
postoffice late in April," 1899, by T. W.
Gilmer, an expert accountant of the
comptroller of the treasury, following
which Inspection the comptroller disallowed between $30,000 and $40,000
for the quarter ended Sept. 80, 1898.
The receipt of the letter was acknowledged and certain action requested
was taken. The postmaster was out
of the city, but on his return, being
told of the action ln his absence, was
very much worried and said he had
strict orders from General Heath to
bring all papers received from the
comptroller immediately to him and
that his office would dictate all replies.
'The action bad come sooner than expected,' says Mr. TuUoch.
Mr.    Tulloch*   charges  Postmaster
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T,
SCENE OF RIOTING.
THE    8TREET    CAR    STRIKE ASSUMES ACUTE PHASE.
STRIKERS     STONED    THE     CARS
And Hose Had to Be Used on Them to
Restore     Peace—Sheriff    May
Supercede the Mayer.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 17.—Tho
attempt made by the officials of the
Connecticut Railway and Light company to run their cars with non-union
men today resulted In a riot ln which]
at least fifteen men were injured. Thd
sheriff says that another such, oatl
break as occurred today will make
the calling out of the troops inevltj
able.
At the present time tt is possible
tbat the county sheriff will supercede
the police in the control of the city. *
This morning six trolley cars were
started out on the Barnum and State
street lines. There were large crowds'
around the car sheds at the time. The
cars were manned by twelve of the
130 strike breakers brought to this
city yesterday by the trolley company.
There was no disturbance of any-
kind for a couple of hours. When the
flrst car, however, had completed Its
third round trip and was directly in
front of the Wheeler & Wilson factory where a crowd of at least 1,000
persons had gathered, a bombardment
of stones began. Deputy Sheriffs Hen-
drie and Plumb, wbo were riding on
the car, plunged into the crowd to arrest a man whom they saw throwing
a stone. He was seized and with considerable difficulty dragged flfty feet
to the car. The stone thrower was a
big fellow and struggled so fiercely
that a policeman who was standing
nearby went to the assistance of the
sheriffs. Immediately Mayor Mulvi-
hill was seen hurrying through the
mob. He rushed up to the policeman
and ordered him to keep his bands
off the prisoner. He then told the
deputies tbat they bad better let the
man go.
During the argument the stone
thrower wrenched himself free and
dashed away. In the meantime stones
were flying in a shower, and one of
them struck Mayor Mulvihill on the
head, bruising lt badly. The two
sheriffs. Jumped on the car and ordered
the motorman to proceed to the car
sheds, a quarter of a mile distance.
The bombardment did not abate and
the crowds on the street were so
dense that the motorman had to go
slowly. The stone throwing soon became so furious that the sheriffs'drew
their revolvers and flred flve shots ln
the air. Tbis caused the bombardment to let up a little and the .car
reached the barns and was run.inside.
The other flve cars, operated on the
same stfeets, received exactly the
same treatment, as they followed the
flrst car into the car barns.
When the last car had passed within the doors there was a crowd of four
thousand people gathered ln a vacant
lot opposite and violence once more
broke loose. Brickbats, stones and
everything that could be thrown were
hurled at the barns, and anything that
belonged to the company In the vicinity.
At this point Mayor Mulvihill saw
that the sergeant and nine policemen,
who were stationed at the car barns,
were entirely unable to cope with tho
mob, and he sent for Chief Coffin of
the flre department. After a short
consultation the latter ordered out
engine company No. 6 with a steamer
and a line of hose. Supt. Birmingham also ordered every available man
to the spot to cq-operate with the firemen, and soon a stream was being
played on the mob, which slowly fell
back before the water. One of the
strike breakers was assisting the
firemen in holding the hose when a
well directed brick struck him on the
head and knocked him to the ground
senseless. When the mob had dispersed the firemen and extra policemen were ordered back to their quarters and the regular' detail remained
guarding the car barns.
The offlclals of the trolley company
will not reveal the names of the injured or the nature of their injuries.
It is positively known, however,
that not a man of the twelve who were
on the cars escaped Injury of some
Kind. Every one of them, as they
stood on the platform of their cars
while going Into the barns was seen to
he bleading profusely from the head
and face. In addition to the trolley
men Injured Roadmaster Davis of the
trolley company was severely hurt by
a stone which struck him on the head.
.Sheriffs Hendrte and Plumb were apparently targets for tbe mob as well as
the strike-breakers, "for each of them
was struck in different parts of the
body at least a dozen times. No attempt was made to run cars tonight.
In an Interview the sheriff said:
"I will have no further Interference
on the part of Mayor Mulvihill. I
will have one hundred special men
here tomorrow and will do my best to
preserve peace, and if tbe mayor or
any one else attempts to Interfere he
will be stopped; if necessary I will
supercede Mayor Mulvihill in authority."
ANOTHSR FEATHER FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL HAT.
Warren Was Not Sueh a Tough Proposition for the Titusville
Pennant Winners.
The Titusville high school base ball
team administered a defeat to the
Warren nine Saturday afternoon on the
grounds of the latter by a scfere of 8 to
2. While the victory was expected by
|£those in a position to figure results
closely, It was nevertheless realised
that mucb depended upon the game and
hot a little anxiety was felt until it
was successfully concluded. About
twenty-flve rooters accompanied the
team to assist ln: the cheering.
Until the eighth Inning Benedict, on
the rubber for the Titusville team, was
wholly Invincible. Two little hits
were made off his delivery tn that time
and but three Warren men reached second base. In the eighth E. Branch
drew a free pass to flrst, stole second
and two good singles, coupled with an
error by Titusville, allowed-two men to
cross the plate. Tbat ended the-run-
getting tor the Warren team.
In'the flrst Inning the Titusville boys
started things right by scoring twice on
hits by Hoist and Cartney with some
good base running and a hit by Caldwell. In tho second they drew a blank,
but ln the third crossed the plate four
timea. After that the .game was never
ln doubt. Just to clinch the argument
and announoe their marked superiority
they added two more runs ln the ninth.
Hoist, behind the bat, played a star
game for the Titusville team. He went
to bat flve times and made three safe
bits, including a borne run. Caldwell
at second played his usual good game.
His running catch of a drive fly in the'
second inning was easily the feature of
the game. All around good team work
was never better illustrated and the
Titusville victory is ascribed to that
cause. For Warren- Branch and Honhart- played the game. If their support
had been good the score would have
been ■ different. Pedlow, an ex-league
umpire, did not render a questionable
decision.
Saturday was the annual picnic day
of the Warren high school and the Titusville contingent arrived in time to
participate in it. In the evening a
dancing party was given ln Armory
ball in honor of the visitors and there
was a large attendance. Titusville will
meet Bradford on the local grounds
June 13 and that game will end the in-
terscholastic series of the season.
Following is the score by Innings,
hits, runs and errors of Saturday's
game:
R. H. E.
T. H. S... 20 4 00 00 0 2-8 9 2
W. H. S... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0— 2   6   3
Batteries: Benedict and Hoist;
Branch and Branch.
Summary: Home run,-Hoist. Three-
base hits, Mandell, Honhart. First
base on balls, off Benedict 1, off
Branoh 1. Left on bases, Warren 6, Titusville 6. Struck out, hy Benedict 11,
by Branch 11. Time or game, 1:35.
Umpire, Pedlow.
Following is the standing of the clubs
In the* Interscholastic League:
W.
Titusville  3
Warren  2
Bradford     1
Corry 0
Erie  0
L.
Pc.
0
1,000
1
6G7
1
500
2
000
2
000
GRAND JURY VISITS
THE OOUNTY HOME.
Report Recommends One-Half Mill to
Be Laid Aside as a Building Fund.
MEADVILLE, May 17.—[Special.]—
The following summarizes the report
of the grand jurymen who paid a visit
to the county home Friday: Outside
walls In good condition; timbers and
joists considerably decayed; plaster
badly cracked; woodwork badly worn;
lighting 'bad, ventilation worse; too
many beds in each room; situated on
low ground; cellar flooded in wet
weather; decent sanitary conditions utterly impossible.
The jury reported that the inmates
look about as clean and happy as the
foregoing environment could be expected to make them. Their conclusion is
that .either a new building mufet be
erected or the old one completely overhauled.   The report says:
"While your grand jury would advise
against any permanent repairs on the
present building, lt does not recommend bonding the county for the purpose of erecting a new one. It Would
respectfully recommend that a tax of, at
least one-half mill he laid aside each
year as a building fund, until such time
as the funds thus accumulated will enable the county to erect buildings that
will do credit to Itself and the state."
JEALOUSY THE CHOSE
OF DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
ALBERT    PALMER    MURDERS HIS
SWEETHEART.
TRIED   TO    KILL    HER    MOTHER.
Later He    Returned, and Lying Down j
Behind the Corpse Shot
Himself.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa., May 17.—A
tragedy, caused by jealousy and resulting in the loss of two lives, was
enacted early this morning at Bairds-
town, a little village ln Westmoreland
county.   The dead:
ALBERT PALMER, aged 31 years.
MOLLIS BECK, aged 30 y ars.
About 3 o'clock tb's mc ing tbe
neighborhood where ihe ti ..gedy occurred was aroused by tke shrieks
and ' i les of several women.. Those
who appeared on the scene witnessed
an awful sight. In the rear room of
the house In which the affair occurred
lay tbe bodies of the persons named—
the woman with a bullet hole, through
her heart and the man shot ln the
middle of the breast.
Palmer bad been paying attention to
the young woman for a coulpe of
months and a number of times demanded tbat she marry htm and that
she quit keeping company with other
men. Each time she refused. This
was tbe cause of a number of bitter
quarrels between them.
The mother of the woman says that
Palmer and the dead woman were on
the porch and Anally they quarreled
and became so violent she strted out
to Interfere.
Just as she was about to step on the
back porch Palmer drew his pistol
and flred, Miss Beck falling to the
floor dead. Mrs. Beck made a step
toward Palmer when he pointed the
pistol at her and flred, the bullet just
grazing her head and entering the wall
of the room where she stood. He
then left the house and went to the
home of a brother who lived but a short
distance away, whom he awakened,
telling him of what he had done and
asking him to go along to the house of
Mrs. Beck, adding that he- Intended to
kill himself. Tbe brotber paid but little attention to what was told him,
not even when the murderer bade him
a tearful farewell and asked him to
say good-bye to parents, brothers and
sisters.
Palmer then returned to the house
where the girl was lying dead and
dragged her body into the back room.
He then lay down on the floor, placing
the revolver to his breast and flred, the
ball entering a point in the center of
the chest, causing instant death. In
this position the two bodies lay until
the Inquest was held.
The murderer had been discharged
from the western penitentiary only a
few months ago, where he was confined
for having shot a colored man.
JEWS FORBIDDEN TO
DEFEND  CHEMSELVES.
3,000 Damage Cases Begun Against
State of Kischeniff.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 17.—Lieutenant General Von Reaben, governor
of Bessarabia (the capital of which is
Kischeniff), has been summoned to St.
Petersburg.
A ministerial circular forbidding the
Jews to defend themselves has been issued. It Is expected that this step will
stimulate Jewish emigration to America.
Three tbousand suits for damages
have been Instituted against the state
at Kischeniff. The damages demanded
amount to about $1,500,000.
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PRESIDENT 8PENDS SUNDAY
IN THE YOSEMITE.
Pens have done a thousand times
more than guns in reforming the
world.
Chief    Executive     Rests    After    the
Wee    ■ Lahore—A Memorable Day.
YOSEMITE, Cal., May 17.—President
Roosevelt, John Muir and Rangers
Leidig and Leonard are encamped in
the Bridal Veil tonight, near the banks
of the Merced, ln a grove of pines and
firs. Almost within-the spray of the
beautiful' Brfdal Veil fails the chief executive is resting after one of the most
memorable days of his life. At 3 o'clock
this afternoon the party arrived from
the Vernal falls at the Happy Isljss. Although the party had been hovering
above the Yosemite since early morning, flrst at the heights of Glacier Point,
then above the great panarama wall
near the Vernal falls, and later at the
Nevada and "Vernal falls, yet this was
their flrst entrance to the floor of the
valley. There were but few there to
meet htm, because his point of entrance
was not known to anyone, not even the
members of his party. He spoke kindly
to those there and then came down the
valley via Camp Curry and to the Sentinel hotel.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the party
was seen approaching the Sentinel hotel.
A few moments later they had reached
the hotel and were greeted by President Wheeler and others.
The President alighted and for a few
moments he spoke pleasantly to a few
members of his party.
"We were in a snowstorm last night,
and it was just what I wanted," said he,
smiling. The President was dressed in
a khaki suit, army hat and around his
neck was a dusty looking handkerchief,
much the worse for wear.
In a few minutes he mounted his
horse and with John Muir and-President Wheeler proceeded to the Jorgenson studio, 200 feet up the nver, where
the party was joined by Mr. Jorgenson.
Thts building had the honor of being
the only one he was ln while the party
were here. They remained here more
than half an hour and here the President expressed himself fully about the
Yosemite and the Sierras.
When Mr. Roosevelt came out of the
studio, accompanied by the others of
the party, he walked back to the bridge
and held an informal reception lasting
ten minutes or more.
A book descriptive of the valley and
a key to the valley made out of man-
zanilla were presented to Mr. Roosevelt. "Here is a good Republican," said
a Democrat, presenting fits wife. The
President smiled and warmly greeted
both. A little baby was brought to him
in its father's arms. He shook its hand
and with a merry twinkle said, "I have '
half a dozen myself."
The President appeared perfectly at
homo and the people felt they were
greeting an old friend. Cameras and
kodaks were snapping on all sides. As
he recrossed the bridge three cheers
were given him.
. Within the shadows of old El Capl-
tan, lulled by the spirit of Hohono, the
Indian name for the Bridal Veil,
warmed ' by a rousing campfire, the
President Is resting tonight. It has
been a hard day tor him. Since early
morning he has been in the saddle
viewing and admiring some of the
grandest scenery ln the world.
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