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TORACCO TRUST CASE
HEARD IN NEW YORK
t., - ?*v-,
Bourke Cochran's Action Against
Oefendant Directors.
HIS VIGOROUS STATEMENTS
Lawyer Nicoll Calls the Chargcs 'False
and Reckless," and Urges Dis?
trict Attorney Not to Move
in the Matter.
I Distlet Attorney Jeromc has recelved a
letter from W. Bourke Cockran, counscl
for the plaintiffs ln tho civil suit brought
against the Directors of tho Consolidat
ed Tobacco Company by George P. But
ler and Susan K. Elmes, which ho has
turned over to Assistant District Attor?
ney Rand to aeo -whether there- is a war
rant for the prescntatlon to tho grand
jury of criminal charge's agains direc?
tors of th* company. Mr. Cockran's let?
ter is ln part as follows:
On Friday last. in tho Supreme Court,
during the hearlng of a motion lo va
cate two orders for the examination of
James B. Duke and Thomas F. Ryan
In actions which had been brought
egalnst them and others as dlreotors
and officers of the American Tobacco
Company, for obtaining from their stock?
holders property of enormous' value,
-wlthout consideration, by fraudulent
concealment of eaxnjingft, present and
.prospectlve, as well as by mlsleadlng
jstatements, Mr. De JLancey Nicoll. who
appeared as their oounsel, assigned as
jone of the chlof grounds of his appllca
itlon that tho acts set forth in the
iplaintiffs' paper* constltuto a criminal
offense under section 168 of tho Penal
jCode, and that his elients could hot
testify 10 these Iransactions wlthout in
.crlminatlng themselves.
Asked speclflcally by Mr. Justice
Clarke if he tneant to be understood as
pleading on bohalf of Duke and Ryan
the privilege of pereons accused of
crime, ho answerefl ln tho aftlrmattvo.
I had myself believed that tho per
petrators of tho stupendous frauds which
Iformed tho eubject of the mollon had
*ucceeded in keeptng themselves beyond
jthe letter of th? law definlng criminal
jconspiracy, but ln view of the contrary
opinion publicly cxpressed by such an
ieminent authority?and supported by the
snopt lmpresslve reasonlng?I have, after
rsreful Teflection. reached the conclusion
]that it is my duty to present the matter
|to the prosecuting officer of the county.
H ser.d herewith all Mr. Nlcoll's lumlnous
demonstration that the acts descrlbed
in them constituto a crime?legally as
;well as morally.
Plaintiffs in the two actions were hold
*rs of stock in the American Tobacco
Company, which they exchanged for 4
per cent. bonds of the Consolidated To
pacco Company. They allege that they
jwere defrauded ln the exchange, where
tronts properly belonging to them went
to tho directors whom they accuse.
Importance ift glven ln the deposltion
fef the plaintiffs to their charge that in
cflering bonds ylelding 8 per cent. on
|he par value of the stock to bo taken
|n exchange for stock paying 0 per cent.
I=nd earning 9 per cent., tho defendants
jietea" on advance information that th*>
rompanv would take full benefit of the
remlsslon on July 1. 1001, of 40 cents a
thousand internal revenue tax on cigar
rttes. The clalm is made by tho plain?
tiffs that this increased tho earnings of
the company much more than $1,000,000.
Mr. Nicoll in turn has forwarded a let?
ter to the district attorney in which,
tfter stating that Mr. Cockran had s?ent
him a copy of His letter to Mr. Jerome.
he says in part:
ln July, 1501. the Coneolld8t?d Tobacco
rommon shareholders of tho American
tobacco Company and tho Contincntal
tobacco Company their respective shares
CoSmpany offered to mirchaso from the
ln exchange for the ^Jonsolidatcd Com
pan.y bonds.' bearing interest at 4 per
cent, at the rate'of two bonds for one
sharcv J100 P3-* value, of the common
stock of tho. American Tobacco Company
and one bond for ono share, $100 par
value, of the common stock of the Con
tincnlal Company.
All of tho stockholders, exceptlng
those holding 12,000 shares o? the Ameri?
can Tobacco Company, and even a lar
gcr proportlon of the Contlnnental To?
bacco Company acceptad the offer and
exchanged their stock for bonds.
Most of these 12.000 shares were then
assemblcd into a pool or syndicate on
bcnalf of which four suits had been
brought which, from one standpoint or
another, attack the validity of the Con
solidated Tobacco Company's offer to
purchase.
Most of the persons intercstcd in this
pool are also connccted with the Uni
veccal Tobacco Company, organized by
Messrs. Cockran, William Butler, and
others as a rival of the American To?
bacco Company in April, 1901. and the
suits which han-e been brought are all
under tfie direction or control of Mr.
Cockran and his associntes. one of whom
at least is a gentlcman well knoWn in
thfe~financial world as a promoter of
strike litigation.
Iri tho suit iirst brought, that of Davis
vs. The Consolidated Tohaco Company
and others, I obtained an order fofl
Davis's examination, Which the court
sustalned on a motion to vacate. After
appeallng from the declslon, Da/.-is with?
in the past few days has obtained cx
parte an order to dlscontinue his cuit
which order I am about to Bet asidc.
If he does not escape examination r_' a
dlscontinuance, I shall probably be able
to show just how and why and by whom
the combinAtinn of out3tandlng shares
was formed as the result of Which!
Davis was put forward as the firs'ti
plalntlff.
The second suit is brought by Mr. Mun
fcrd, a lawyer who nc?.-er owned any
share of stock in the American Tobacco
Company, except some purchased for
him by his broker on margin and after
ward exchanged for bonds. Before the
suit was commenced the bonds were
sold at a profit. Mr. Munford now owns
neither bonds nor stock.
The third suit ls brought by George
Butler. a brother of William H. Butler.
the president of the Uttiversal Tobacco
Company.
Ti.e fourth suit is brought by Mr.
Ccckran, hlmself, in the name o? a rel
ative. Mrs. Susan K. Elmes. The plaln
tiff does not appear even to know of the
exlttence of the suit. the affidavSt upon
which the order for examination, was
granted being sworn to by Mr. Cockran.
In the last twe suits, those brought by
Butler and Elmes. about a fortnight ago,
Mr. Cockran obtained at Special Term,
Port H., two orders to examlne Messrs.
Duke and Ryan, on the groiy.fl that
their examination was necessary to ena
Me him to frame a complaint ln both
suits. Tho papers upon which these or?
ders were granted contained a number
Of charg^b iof ifraudulenit mismanage
ment on thn part of the dlrectors of the
American Tobacco Company. all based
upon lnformation and bellef only. For
many reasons it was deemed unnec<?ssary
to movo to vacate the orders upon affi
d.ivJts denying the numerous false and
BcahdalouH nccusations contained in the
afli.'iavlts upon which the orders were
granted. It was thought sufficlent for the
pKHrnt to point cut the fatal imperfec
lion? in the papers themselves.
Among other gronnds for vacatlng the
oifiers. I slated to the court tnat the al
legntions upon lnformation and belief,
Witt'i no sr.-urces of lnformation or grounds
of bellef Blnted. might amount to a
charge of criminal consplracy and on that
gr;> ind alone they should be vacated in
aiicrdance with tho numerous declsloiis
upon the subject with which I know you
nro familinr. ln other words, I nrgucd
trnl a plaintlff cannot make a series of
reckless charges upon informntlon and
bellef, and then requlre the defendants
to Ve cxamined to prove them.
. he defendants put themselves in the
ntiitv.de of detnurring to the sufflciency
of the aliegfrtlons to sustain the orders.
If Mr. Cockran thinks that beeause we
c-emurred to the papcrs wc admitted
their contents to be true. except for the
pi TT'OSes of the motion, hc shows that
ho has forgotten those elementary prin
rlp'es of prc-cedure with which every
la.v student is familiar.
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AGAINST THE FLY
Gevernment Endeavoring to Effect
Their Extermination.
COMMON HOUSE FLY WORST
They Have Been Convicted of Spread
ing Many Diseases, Especially that
of Typhold Fevef^-Measilres
Against the Pest.
(From the New York Sitn.)
The division of entorhoiogy of the De?
partment of Agricultura has begun a
campaign against the fly, which is held
to be a dangerous carrler of disease.
PaniPhlets on the subject haVe been pre?
pared for distribution and methods of
extermination have been devlsed under
the supervision of Dr. 6. L. Howard.
chlef of the division. ,..;-.-- .,
Already thousands of pamphlets na^e
been put into thfe hands of health boards
and farmers throughout the country. The
necessity has been titged of having better
sanitation in the rural distrlets. As a
result of various experiments it ls thought
that the number of flies will ba rapidly
and enormously lesaened during the pres?
ent summer.
Tho pamphlets sent oUt by the Govern?
ment will give to the people some lnfor?
mation concernlng flies that hitherto has
been in possession of tho sclentlst al
most exclusively. It will dispel the lllu
sion that the common house fly bltes, but
lt will call attention to the fact that
this insect, the Musca domestica, ls a
dangerous creature.
Dr. Howard has the following to Bay
about flies.
"With disease caused by bacterlal or
ganlsms (which belong to the plant king
dom and not to the anlmal klngdom) a
bitlng insect is not necessary for their
trahsfer from the slck individual to the
healthv tine ln the majorlty of cases.
Such diseases are notably typhoid fever,
cholera and, pulmonary consumption.
"With these diseases, and especially
the flrst two, the agency of the non
blting flies becomes important, and the
part they play in the transmission of ty
phdid fever is partlcularly noticeable.
CARRY BACILLI.
"It has been known for some time that
flies may carry bacilli and bacteria on
their feet. That was experimentally
proved by allowing flies .to walk over
oulture, for later, when they walked over
sterilized media; the bacteria developed.
"Moreover. as early as 18S3 lt was
shown by an Italian investlgator that
flies fed upon pure cultures of typhoid
baclllus wero able to trnnsmlt virulent
bacilli. Again, early observation demon
strated that flies are important agents
in the transmission of Aslatic cholera.
"Typhoid fever, as will be remembered,
doubtless, was astonishingly prevalent in
the milltary camps of this country dur?
ing the war with Spain. At that time the
disease received a thorough investiga?
tion at the hands of a special.cornmission
of army surgeonsappointed for the pur?
"It was shown that although excellent
preventlvo measures had been recorn
mendod in tha clrculars issued by the
surgeon-general of the arniy. these in
structlons were not carried out
"Flies swarmed over the infected filth
that accumulaies around a camp and
then proceeded to the mess tents and
fed upon the food prepared for the sol
dlcrs. Thus. by the agency of flies it
was discovered and proved beyond a
doubt disease germs were spread and car?
ried to the food of the soldiers.
LONG INVESTIGATIONS.
"For some time past I have beon car?
rying on an investigation for the purpose
of ascertaining what flies breed in re
fuse of various sorts. and conversely,
just what flies are found in dining-rooms
and kitchens where food is being pre?
pared and served. These investigations
I have conducted with the greatest care
and in different parts of the country.
"In this way a Ii -ge amOunt of ma
terlal has been gathered. Brlefly sum
marized. we have found that tho num?
ber of species of insects which breed In
filth containlng germs is very large, not
less. in fact. than forty-four species of
beetles and seventy-seven species of flies.
Some of these are scarce and others are
abundant, but all are more or less dan
grerous as carriers and transmltters of
disease.
"Now in the experlmonts carrled on ln
order to ascertain exactly which ones^.of
these are important in the disease-breed
ing functlon. more than 2.3C0 flies were
caught in kitchens and dining-rooms in
dlfferent parts of the country from Mas
sachusetts to Californla and from New
York to Louislana.
"It has proved that of the flies breed
ing in filth. six species were found in
houses ln sufficient numbers to render
them dangerous. There are other dan?
gerous species which do not make their
rendezvous in kitchens and dinlng-rooms.
"At the head of these six varteties
must stand the common house fly. This
insect constituted more than nlnety
eight per cent. of the whole number of
flies capturcd ln kitchens and dinlng
rooms.
DANGER EXISTS.
"While lt was by no means one of the
species most commonly captured ln gar
bage and other refuse, it was shown
conclusively that under certain ' condi
tlons that insect may be a factor of the
gr'eatest importance ln the spread of
intestinal diseases.
"In the most cleanly and best cared
for portlons of a large city these condt
tlons of course do not exist. The ad
mirable water supply and sewerage sys
tems in such localitles obviate in a large
measure typhoid transfer ppssibilities.
Yet even ih such piaces the dange,r.
may. exist. -
''But. in army camps and In ermajll
towns. and about farmers' houses, where
sewerage facillties are lacklng, the house
fly is a constant source of danger.
"The Musca domestica does not bite.
On account of the structure of its mouth
parts/this is a physlcal imposslbillty.
But ii is none the less dangerous for
that reason.
?'While lt does not Inoculate the lndl
vldual as the mosquito does, lt ls a most
active agent in the transmission of dis?
ease. because it communicates the germs
to the food eaten by people.
"In certain sections of the country
there is a common idea that flies b.te
before a rain. This is true. but it is.
not the house fly that does the bitlng. It
is the stable fly (StomOxys calcitrans),
which has a particularly exasperating
bite, which ls also to a certain degree
dangerous.
"This ls the fly which ls probably re
spcnsible for the transfer of surra in
the Philippines. ? The approach of a
storm fredu.ntly drives it into dwellings,
where it is a source of keen annoyance
to tho occupants.
OTHER SPECIES.
"Th_ other species of flies which are
of especiai Importance are the little frult
flies (Drosophila ampelophila), so com-.
rrionU* found ln houses in the autumn,
attracted to over-ripe or deckyihg frult,
which sbiri-tlmes swarm in great nutn
bers ebout the frult stands in the mar
kets. These also breed in filth and play
an important pirt in the disease trans?
fer felatipns.
"There ls al.^o the species known as
tho little house- fly (Horhalomyia canl
... ? ilehjt-col
?ularis) a small Insect with a. *?-._?_
>red abdomen. commonly iou* oi^[nary
Jows. and so much 1 ke ?%?; Jlistin
louse fly that it can l\^\oVf&W, a
ruished from It. "h"jt " _Jfferely.
plercing proboscls and D'":nwr_?/to en
rhere are also tho forms Kn0^^J? Sar
tomologists as Phoro fermorata |
:6phaga trlvlalis. ?__,nE. the f-Hety
"That is enough concerning <? j thesQ
Df flies. .In brief the results ,
jbservations indicate: anjj pSpC.
"In the interest of .he*?Vhiiity< of the
:lally as obviating the P?ss*U1_$s. mth
transfer of typhoid fever -> _jemoved
Df every description shoula
or buried forthwith. l___TCVn-j_
STRICT SUPE^lSeI0%e h
"Every effort should be j ,
boards of health in cit.es and ? ^^
persons in the country to. lirntt ? ^_
ing of the common h?u*?,J[%t1hervislon
tlon there should be a strict_a /
of stables in which ^""/^periment
"I have found by ?f"2_da_W-i sub
al work with dlfferent ngcj m most
etances that ohlorlde of ?ma
efflcient thing that can be ^
fllth accumulatlons in sucn *
the trouble is *hatA ^Kfable- of the
rather expenslv.. At the refuseor
Department of mWUir*?
the stalls is ,-athered njn !
treated to chlor.de <*??*, that the
rnent proving ^ successt
number of house flies. in the & .^
borhood has been lessene
able extent. _?_?_-. to rnake war on
"How do we ggpk^gpiy euUogh
these pests? That is
The division of entomolpsa<.? ^?d
out literature. of which a *ast amount
ismm? ubHshed.. to health boards and
commlttees and indlvlduals, all over the
United States directing them ,s to the
means and matorials to -^S?J^.^
ine off flies and ?mgg&'g^
measures for the spreau " ,-??*?
sion of disease germs by these insects.
"While this is being done experiments
Will be conducted by the Government
experts to discover more efflcient meth
ods for Carrying on the campmgn. Our
flrst efforts' will be to urge upon the
people the necesslty of care
"Extermination, as far os posslble,
will come later."
WILL NOT STOP BULL FIGHTS
Richard Harding Davis' Denial as fx>
Spain's Young King.
A: number of reports have come from
Madrid to the effect that the young King.
Alfonso Xtll., means to put a stop to bull
fighting in Spain. According to Richard
Harding Davis, however, there is no truth
ln the reports. Mr. Davis gained the
personal friendship of the boy-ruler while
in Madrid during Coronation-Week. In
an articlo in Colllers Weekly, describing
tho event, tho famous correspondent
says:
The great event of the Coronatlon-"Week
?was the royal bull-nght. Both to the
people of Madrid and to the foreigners it
promlsed to ba the function of tho great
est, the most thrlllins Interest. And it
kept its promlse. Among many splen?
did functions?revlews, receptions, ban
quets and fetes?in the Palace gardens, it
was unique, national and magnificent,
Every country can hold a. reyiew and any
king can give a banquet, and any eat
can go to a king's garden-party and look
at him, but there is only one King?the
King of Spain?who can give a royal
bull-flght.
There were several reasons why, long
before the event, those SpaniardS who
were wise in their genoration. begati to
struggle for a placa at the royal bull
fight, as Englishmen ara struggling now
for a seat in Westmi'nster Abbey For
ono reason, In many years It was the first
recogn|tlon by the King and Queen of
the national sport; secondly, three young
ofHcers of the most noble and most an
clent families of Spain wero to descend
into tho arena. ana place themselves in
comparison with the professopal bull
fighters; and, thirdiy, the Palace Guard
had claimed their ar.cient privilego of
protecting the King from inside the ring,
and the King, quite as"jealous as they
of his prerogatives. and ln case there
might be any doubt in their mlnds on the
subject, had ordered tr.em to do so TVh*"
this fact became known there was not a
bull-ring erithusiast In Madrid. noi. ior
that matter. any one else. who did not
declare that he would have a ?eat for
that particular bull-fight even if he had
"to sit on a barrel.'
You must plcture. under an open blue
_ky a roofless wall of huraan belrws.
& in compact rows to the hcight of
a six-story building. the men in go -
geous uniforms, the women with bril
filnt flowers under their white -?nlihas
rn.agine each ticr of boxes. diaped with
the oldest and finest of Flem.sh and
Spanish tapestries, with velvct and goW
cmbrolderies, with family coats ?f armn.
against the sky-iine a gorgeous ralnbOW
S fluttering flags, and in the ring be?
low men in coslumesi ngld with gold
'ace. who waved blood-red mantlcs and
who. as they darteci to and fro, or_vault
cd for safety over the' bamcr flashed
iike great goldfish in the sun. Unasmc.
every two rfinutes, the ? people who
formed this clrcular wall six stpritJs._h gh
_prmglng toftheir feet and shriektap.
cheering. exfiustulating. entrcating, all
of them quite mad. all of them quiver
ing with excitement shaken by the
sight of real hair-breadth escapes, o
real risks of h'uman and bruto life, b/
the sight of spurting blood and slaugh
tered animals. It was a return to first
prlnclples, it was medleval; prlmftlve.
barbaric. Th9 whole sixteen thousand
people. proud prtneesses, amiablo am
bassadors, general- and admirals, civ
Ilians aud blase patrons- of tne buii
ring, were met on a common footing. VV e
had returned to the days of paid gladia
tors and the Christian martyrs. :
There were nlnd bulls killed, and no
ono cares to thlnk how many horses. ln
as many minutes one bull kill^f",.!r7
until tha ring- looked and smelled H j
a shambles. But ln an instant. witj
a great Jonglirur of bells. the carcassej
had been drasreed from sightvthe arer.a
had been reswept the blood hidden wit|
white sand, ar.d the boy Machaqult*
famous over all Spain hat in one h*nu
and sword and cloak in the olhei. w-js
shouting up at the King with grandlf
quent, impassion-d gestures, dedicaujg
to His Slajesty the death of the bi*i
Soroetimes the matadors bunB'led, asa
retreate- arnid Jeers. bowing for pfr*
don; sometimes one would drive Wi
sword so true that the great oull pitdfed
dead at his f__t and then tha wallslof
people RhM_ane>swayed. and the Kl-g
stood ur/arid raised his field-marshl...
hat to 4a bufl-flShter and lossed Jim
a box of jewels. . J
When, after the third bull was kiifd.
the thre-* arnateurs tned to Ieavefthe
Mng. thousands of volces commaftejl
them to return and recelvo fheir r?Tfa.
And. together they rode once ?oun| tho
?arena. gmioning abreast looknglHke
the Thre. Musketeers, like plcturf by
Velasqac. while -panlsh grandee| sr.fi
princessec voung glrls and great r- -
German j_e"id-marshals and Er
Frehch ChlnesC. Japanese and : ?j
geherals -tcod on their chalrs and 1
eu their gi0v-d hands together and J
ed at them ln every language I
clvlllze. -orld. |
Short~if I nad as imi,:h n-oneyftj y0u
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Acne, iTC-etter
t Eczema ?>j
?Sa!t Rheum
Nettle Rash
An ^,V,r bu-ning sk;n disease during tlie hot, suitry summer weather, is a positive
temrcii^ The intoierable itching and stingmg are tanta,
il dmos beyond endurance, a'nd the unsightly eruption and rough, red sk^n keep one
SughH^Icomfoftabie and niiserable night and day. Eczema, Tetter, and diseases of
tnorougniy iincouuv _..-._. . H,?Mnnr1 wlnVn rhp lipstof summer S
condition aurl the skin unliealthy and feyerish?they mflame the pcies and retafd perspira
tioTXen the whole body feels like an over-heated furnace, =nd the escapmg poison burns
J-0H& TORMENTlNG ECZEMA.
f' Kaxsad City, Mpii May, JSSS.
1 In 1896 I expericraceci nt tttriw
palches on the insideot my hands that
ItcheVl and biinied, cattsing lauch ols
comfort. A3 time urent by Hgro*
worse. I had tead medlcmc jn m?
and was couvincid that twas IgM *d
with a tcpe of Eczcico. I cobsuited
several pfivsiciari* ^ a n.unib" !
spccialists.'and ?sed several extcrtlal
applicatious. one of which was clattn
cd to be a certain spectfic.I ^fKf?3'
however. I had bnt Itttle faith in
extema! aun'ica'ions.yett twed them
reteiving but eilgbt temporary rehel.
la February I decided UtryS.b. S*.
end ln less than a month I-expenenced
a change for the better", nnd by May
of tha? yeaf all symptom..-had ah
appearecl. and 1 found mysnf en^rely
cured. and bate nad no return of tne
disease since. W ,i\ Brtjsh, .
Station A, kansas City, Mo.
and blisters like liquid fire
To the skin disease sufferer,
summer time brjngs no joy.
but is a season of unrest, sleep
le3S nights and incessantpain,
resttlting ln shattered nerves,
physical exhaustion and gen?
eral derangement of all the
vkal forces. Scratching is a
pleasant recieation to one tor
mented and almost distracted
by an aggravating itching skin
eruption. Some find tempor?
ary reiief in bathing and the
application of lotions and
salve's. A feW hours respite is
gained by such methods, but
nothing applied externally can
THE ITCHING WAS TERRI3LE.
ESCOMJIPO, San DiegoCo., Cal., OcL 1900.
Dbar Sirs?My body broi-c out with a -
rash or eruption. The itchrtg, espccially at
night, was simply terriblc; it wouid almost
disappear at times, only to return worse thnn,
ever. I had tried many prep^ralions with
ottt benefit, nndhearing otS S. S. deterrr.in
cd to givcita fairtrial; a few Lottfes cured
me entirely, rcmoving every blcmish and
ilimple from my bo'Jy. L. Ma*?o. 4
BAP FORM OF TETTER.
Tot three years I had Tetter ou my hands, ?
which causedthem to swell totwicc their
natural si2e. Part cf the time the disease
was in the form ot running; sorcs, very pain
ful, and causing me much discotrtfort. I'ou.
lid the Tetter had r.rogrcssed tcr
cured, and they could do nothinj
doctors said the Tetter had r.rogrcssed tco
far to bs cured, and they could do nothing
for me. Itook only thrcc faottlcs of S. S. P.
alter the condition of the blood
or check the outnotf of the burning fluyls through the skin.
constitutional treatment can do this
,.nd was completely cured. This was fifteen
years ago, and I have never since sceu .?=?/
sign of my old trouble.
Mrs. I?i B. Jackson.
837 St. Paul St., Kansas City. Kan.
Only persistent and fatthful
corst,.,t,;aai cxeutiacn. ..u ^.>. i^2o^s6nWth6il^W^is.t^^^-oE
the crub ionl must be attackedt and when the biocd has been cleared ot all accumulaterl impu
rittes and testored to a healthy condition, then, and only then, will a thorough and lastmg
rn-%P efFected, and for the accomplishment of all this, no remedy equals S.S.S., which
rnnHns all requirements for cleansing and building up the acid blood, and mvigoratmg
and tcnhig up the system. S. S. S. completely and permanently eradicates every vestige
of nniqou thus effectually preventing a fresh outbreak of the disease.
Cases that have resisted ordinary treatment tor years, yield to the ptirrfyrag, cooling
pfferU of S S. S. upon the blood, and when rich, pure blood is. again circulatmg through the
svstem the itching and stinging ceasc, the eruption disappeats, and the red, rdugh skm
? becomes soft and smooth again. [ -~:\
Skin diseases appear in various forms?sometimes
in pustuies or blisters, sores, rashes, or red, disfiguring
bumps and pimples?but all are caused by a bad condi?
tion of t'he blood, and for which S. S. S. is a safe and
effectual cure. No bad effects can come from its use,
because it contains no Arsenic, Potash or other harmful
"druis but is guaranteed a strictly vegetable remedy. . .
% you ar! a sufferer from some summer terror like Eczema, Tetter, Acne, Psonasis, Sa!
Rhium, Nettle Rash or kindred disease, write us about it, and medical advice or any special
inhirmation wanted will be given without charge. ,.....?
I Our Book on Skin Diseases will be sent free to all desinng it.
THSSW1FT SFEC2FIC COMPANY, ATLANTA. GA.
MfaDERNHOTEL THIEF PICTURESQUE
Thoiup-to-date hotel thlef ls entirely
dlfferint from the old fashioned sneak
thiefjwhd prowled through corrklors,
olfenloperating with the aid of servants
or g.jining an entranc. through the cel
lar Jay and back doors, says the Chica?
go liitcr-Ocean.
ThI new lype of hotel thlef drivcs up
in iylo to the summer hotel or city
hotel that he has seleclcd for his field.
SonXtimes he comes direct from an
occJn liner, with his steamer trunks on
topfof the cub. Often he har: a valet,
ancj sometlmes a wife, but as a rule he
tr.i-s alone.
He is as plctUresque a person In his
mojaern way as any of the famous high
Wife-eii of history. Sometlmes he has
foloived his prey across the continent
ofjEurope without getting his chance;
sofnetimes it is only from the stcamer's
df_. where he has struck up an ac
qlaintance with some capitalist whose
viakness he has dicovered under the
gjl!s6 of cordial good fellowsliip.
WIFE AS A MARTYR.
.vVhen the up-to-date hotel thlef be
femes a thorough master of his trade
fad is successful enough to travel in
;his fashion. he, as a rule, operates alone.
Jntii he amasses experience enough to
tld him in carrying off big prizes that
_nable him to have periods of rest and
recreatlon between his enterprises he
Ij obllged often to take chambermalds
and bell-boys into his confidence. send
ing them on ahead .of him sometlmes .o
prepai-e ways and means.
If he has a wife with him she will m
varlablv be handsome and finely gowned
and jeweled. She will be gracious, often
fasclnating, and will pose as a martjr
to the "male friends that are picked up
by the couple on their journeys. _\oth
ing appeals to a great many men so
much as the idea of a pretty and neglect-*
ed wife who is sacrificing hcrself for her
husband. , . .";??. i
The couple will be extremely hospitable.
and will entertain in their hotel rooms.
Then thero are various methods that are
put in operation. Champagne will be
consumed and whist or poker proposed.
Or frequently, as there has grown to be
a degree of suspicion about^ these ho el
card games, there is no talk of cards.
GUEST BOLDLY ROBBED.
In the latter case the guest is boldly
robbed. His money or valuables are
deftly extracted from his pockets ?
He mav know quite well when he dis
covers his loss that.he has beenrobbed
but he will have no proof. In the case
of cards he is cheated invariably and led
on to plav furthcr by various means un?
til he has given his note for large
"Sethnes he is allowed to. seem to
win large amounts, but in the end. he
ls alwavs the loser to an *xtent that
makes the game a very profitablo one to.
those who pursue it. x.,~?u\*
Ia the corrldors of some fashlonable
holels each evening one can see many
of these men and women, beaung in
their dress and their 'aces no mark of
purs-it-. they are not, as a rule. known
to New York detectlve_. m
They come from abroad, many orthern.
a--d others frpm the west. Some of them
are native New Yorkers who pose as
brokers. .and specujators. They belong
to tbat large. evergrowlng. class whose
caflin'g and means 6f livelihood are a
^hev appear each evening in faultte_s at
tire. frequent the cafe and billiard rooms,
n-_kr acquaintances over tickers and at
r_.-ng' boards, often pose as generous
Pttrona of the turf or of art. ^^"j
clwnvs well mannered. . No hotfil..thlef
of tins class is ever in the lear*t short or
bru.que in his manner. Ke Is suave.
hat.lifting. cigar-giving and most cordlal
and aurtuie.
EVfcfy- hotel of note has its private tle
teetive nowadays. and some of tho larger
houses have a staff of sieutbs* who cir
culate among the guests. their real call
lr.g being known to only a few of those
v.-ilii whom they come ln daily contact.
They do much clever work in ferreting
cut criminals, but their efforts have bi'tu
coi.splcuousiy unsuecessful of lats, for
despite the fact that note! numnqicrs will
do everything ln their power to keep
ntws of a robbery secret, reports cf
many jewel robberies of late have rcac!.
ed the general public, while stories of
shady transactior.s and sharp gambling
operatiorss are getting more frequent.
The largo hotela make speclal efforts
to pn.fect their guest3 known to be men
she fancies that she can get in direct
the favorite prey for the advetiturers
of this class, who'will endeavor ta dupe
11 em by plans well conccived and ex
ecuted, appeallng lo some sp?c-ial fad
cr folly of the man to bo victimlzed.
Many men nowadays carry not only
large sums of money with thf?m, but
also quantities of nnset gems of value,
this being one of tho eccentricities that
modern millionaires indulge themselves
ln.
Such men, If once caught ln the net.
are willing to double their losses, as a
rule. rather than have any news of their
experiences get out. ? When lt is record
ed that one hotel detective was dis
charged not very long ago for intro
ducing a Chlcago crook, posing ns a
dealer in art treasures, to a New Tork
milllonalre. it will be seen at once that
the hotel sleuth is not so astute nor so
Iynx-eyed as ha should b<? at all times.
"Sometimes It ia a trlfle dilTlcult to tell
tho knave from tho fool among these
hotel dwellers. Women and men who
acquire wealth ln other cilies, In repu
table as well as questioiiable .pursuits,
will come to town with unllmlted cash
and plenty of Kood clothes.
THE HONEST DRESSMAKER.
They may choose to maintaln absolute
secrecy as to their prevlous condition. No
body knov.-3 who are they, but they are
guests at one of tho highest-prlcod houses
in town nnd they p!ck up acquaint
ances in the parlors and halls entirely
on the strength of their dwelling place.
A successful dressmaker from a small
town will vislt the city for the purpose
of studying the fashions. She will have
an excellent wardrobe with her. and
she will make for the best hotel, where
she fanrle3 that she can g?t ln direct
touch with women of fashlon and post
tion.
The first acquaintance she may acquire
will perhaps be an adventuress posing
as a Western widow of means.
Both women will keep strict sllence as
to their antccedents. and each will Iie
picturesquely ln her endeavor t? con
vince tho other that sho is a lady of
^req^ently the honest dressmaker will
'be shadowed by the hotel sleuth on ac?
count of her susplcious stories. reported
to him. perhaps. by the western wldovA
Some amuslng compllcations occur which
would make good material for a comedV
drama W'hen crook meets crook and
dressmaker meets drummer air four
oosing as millionaires and .all meoting
fredufnUv at gay little theatre parties
Sd over suppers. the situation becomes
lnteftsely amusing. _ -r , -,.,.,
The hot?l adventurer ls always reaay
to turh Jewel robber if th? chance pre
sents itself. and ;tf his funda.be low.
He will secret hlmself in closets and
und^c beds and use false keys and ais
euises "in his efforts to eonsmhmate a
robbery. He does his work cleanly and
cleverly, as a rul3.
A hotel clerk who has been twenty
years ln the business said In regard to
hotel thleves:
??There is no doubt that hotel robberies
are increasing to a dangerous cxtent.
High-class crooka are chooslng the tash
ionablo hotels as a fleld to work. and
som:- hcuscs have ft*ld the hard IucU to
b<i sefected spccialiy for thi3 purpose.
"Yjur hotel adventuror is always rt-ady
to become a jcwel thief if his chancet, ilo
not carry. these men live by their wits.
anl have bls hoi.-I and Ilvory Lills. which
they settle weekly. They ave diflleult to
r..rtf.!; because they are clever. and their
being gue_t3 of the hotel pratects them.
"Of cours?, tho ortl'nary crook ,is at
once spotted and turned out But this
new style of hotel thief wtll have no
mat!. of the criminal to the cn.tv._rU.
eye."
Miles O'Reilly.
(Dv John Ludlow, ln The New York Sun.>
"What's all the peelers layln' for?" said
Bookie-oh-Parade.
"To run you In. to run you ln." the Oak
Strcct "copper said.
"What makes you look sn white, bl>
white?" said Book-on-Paiade.
'Tir. dreadin* what I'vo got to watch," j
the Oak-Strcct copper said.
I
"For they've gave u> M!Ics O'Reilly. ;
from Gowant's-hy-the-Bay,
i An' he's wokc us from tho torpid tra_c?
ln which we'vo gtov.ed so grzy,
An* he'H alash off all o.*r buttons If ws
doesn't e_rr> oit pay.
So there won't b3 r.otMa* doin* ln ths
mornin'."
"What's all the hnmmerin' about?" saleS'
Poke-on-Parade.
"The captain's nailin' up the jotnts." th?
Oak-Street copper said.
"Is he sr> awfui rich a* that?" said Foke
on-Parade.
"They telis me that he can't bs 'sr.en,* ??
the Gak-S-treet copper said.
"For his name is Miles O'Relllr, an' he's
called the Honest Cop,
With a Bible In one pocket an' ia t'otber
ono a pop.
So I affably invlte* you?as a friend?to
shut up shop.
For there won't be nothin' doin' In the
mornin'."
"What's that yoa say? Close up at 17"
said Barkeep-on-Parade.
"Them is the orders what I got," tbe
Oak-Street oopper said.
"111 see the dlstrict Ieader flrst." ealrl
Barkecp-on-Parade.
"T__ district leacer's name is Mud," tfcs
Oak-3:ree- copp-r said.
"For it's Captain Miles Q'Reilly, an* ho
knows tha law a bit
An' he'd pinch his oW grandmother if
she violated it;
! So you'd better run your shuttcrs up, or
some one will got Bit
For there won't b* noihln' do!n* !n the
mornin'."
"W>af_ all the scrubbin* goin* on?*'
said Green-goods-dn-Parade.
"The captain's cleanln' hous* to-day."
the Oak-Street copper said.
"An' when do wc rcsurn* the game?**
said Green-goodS-on-Parade.
'*__? don't look like a dylft' man." the
OakrStref-l copper said.
?For hi3 nams ls Miles O'Reilly. out to
do Flymm-Flamm & Co..
*_?* Ihere's nothin' elso but flunday
schools is goin* to hav* a ?how.
An* the farmer must go alsewhere to
cough up his beneh of dougii.
An* there won't bo nothin.* doin* ln tho
mornin'."
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