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TWENTY-ONE KILLED
Death and Dastruction in
Tornado's Path.
RELIEF TRAIN SENT
WIRES AE DOWN AND DETAILS
ARE fEAGE.
Entire Town of Fairfeld, Neb., Report
ed Wrecked-Fiercest Storm
in Years.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 25.-A tornado that
passed near Norman. and later struck
Pauline and the intervening country, early
today caused heavy damage and many
lives are reported lost.
At 11 o'clock it is believed the death list
will number twenty-one, while many others
are known to have been injured.
Details are meager, wires being down in
all directions.
Nine of the victims were found dead and
eleven people are still missing.
The injured, as far as reported, will num
ber twelve.
Known dead:
James C. Mumaw, Pauline.
Mrs. James C. Mumaw, Pauline.
Edith Mumaw, Pauline.
Frank Quigg. Pauline.
Lizzie Palmer. Pauline.
Jeanette Palmer, Pauline.
Mrs. Earl Bacon. Norman.
Mrs. John Welliver. Norman.
John McCurdy. Norman.
The Missing.
Nell McSwain. Fairfield.
Peter Johns, living near Brockton.
Peter Hockinson and eight members of
his family. living near Fairfield.
Among the twelve injured all are from
Fairfield. The following persons among
the injured are said to be dangerously hurt:
John McReynolds.
Charles Taylor.
Mrs. Noble Lindsey.
Storm's Frightful Work.
MINDEN, Neb., May 25.-A tornado
struck fifteen miles south of Norman, a
small town near here, early today, demol
ishing fifteen buildings, killing three per
sons and injuring a dozen others.
The dead: Mrs. Earl Bacon, Mrs. Welli
ver, John McCurdy.
Seriously injured: Mr. Welliver, -hip
broken.
Storm's Path Eastward.
From Norman, which is a town of about
104) inhabitants, situated on what Ap called
the "high line" of the Burlington railway,
the path of the storm lay east to Pauline,
a little station on the Prosser branch of
the Missouri Pacific railway.
From Pauline it proceeded in a south
easterly direction, finally losing its force
southwest of Fairfield.
Death and Wreckage.
The entire town of Fairfield. which had
about thirty-five houses, is reported wreck
ed, and it is said that three persons were
killed and others injured. The Missouri
Paciflc has sent a relief train to the scene.
Fairfield reports many farm houses
wrecked in Clay. Adams and Kearney
counties, and eight persons are reported
killed in the district near Fairfield.
Wires are down in many directions and
details are meager.
A tornado struck the town of Elmo, near
here, early today. unroofing stores and lit
tering the town with the debris of out
houses, barns and trees.
Tornado at Bolfe.
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25>.-A tor
nado struck the town of Rolfe, seventy
miles west of here, late yesterday, killing
Fong Foo, a laundryman; fatally injuring
a child and wrecking the State Bank build
ing, Crayon's general store, the Hotel de
* Main and one other building.
Several residences were damaged.
Worst in Twenty Years.
ROCHIESTER. Minn., May 25.-The
worst storm in twenty years raged here last
night and several streets in the city were
flooded.
The Zumbro river rose five feet in two
hours and many houses and yards were
under water.
A cloudburst is reported at Rock Dell and
some stock was drowned. The Chicago
and~ Northwestern railway track near
Dover was washed out for 2001 yards.
Waters Receding.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okia., May 25.-The
waters that covered the southern end of
Oklahoma City and a portion of Enid fromi
the cloudburst near here Saturday mid
night are receding today, and no further
damage is expected.
The homeless are being cared for, and it
is believed that no serious suffering will
- result.
Fierce Wind at Suffolk, Va.
Special Dispastch to The' Etvenng Star.
SI'FFOLK, Va., May 25.-A wind storm
last night blew over a store, church and
lumber shed at Demmitt, Prince George
county, Va. The store and shed belonged
to the Camp Manufacturing Company of
Franklin. Va. There was considerable
damaige to farm property.
CLOUDBURST NEAR RICHMOND.
Water Washes Away Track and
Wrecks Twelve Cars.
specini tbispatchl to The' Evening Star.
Rt IHMOND. Va.. May 25.-Twelve freight
cars were demolished early this morning
on the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto
mac railroad near Glen Allen, ten miles
from this city.
The tracks were washed away by a cloud
burst, which filled the streams and fish
ponds in the estate of Capt. John Cussons.
An hour before the tracks gave way a
fast train of the Atlantic Coast Line passed
TRAIL OP DEATH AND DISASTER.
Details of Accidents in Auto Race
- Cause Sensation.
I'MAGtS, Mny 23.-The trail of death and
disaster' following the start Sunday morn
3ng from. Versailles of the Paris-Madrid
*iaumoble race has caused a profound
sensation.
Rteports from along the route of the first
stage to )lordeaux continue to give details
ef the ':*.rkous accidents, and' these are
eausing faar greater attention than the
rame. Which~ hia practically been~ abandoned
owing to the interdiction of the govern
m'ent .o its being continued in Freneh ter
- 3ADP-1D, Mny 25.-The Spanish govern
* sent hag prohited- the eennetmae. of
along, being followqd by a freight.
Engineer C. M. Keeton of the latter was
Injured, though not seriously. The tracks
are blocked and traffic over the road will
be delayed several hour,
COMPLETING PACIFIC CABLE,
Ship Anglia Left Manila for Island of
Guam Today.
MANILA, May 25.-The cable ship Ang11,
which Is engaged In laying the Pacific ca
ble, departed for the Island of Guam today.
It Is estimated that the trip will occupy
eight weeks.
The end of the cable has been succm
fully landed at Malate.
ADMITTED SHE TIET.
Mrs. Bedford Fined in London Police
Court.
LONDON, May 2.-Mrs. Gunning S. Bed
ford, who was arrested at Queenstown May
16 on the arrival there from New York of
the steamer Umbria. charged with making
a false declaration of a child's birth, was
brought up on remand at the Bow street
police court here today and pleaded guilty.
She admitted that the child was not her
own and said she had adopted it. Mrs.
Bedford was fined $50.
IMPORTANT A RMY CHANGES.
Some Results of the Retirement of XaJ.
Gen. G. W. Davis.
Many important changes In the army will
result from the statutory retirement of
Maj. Gen. Geo. W. Davis, commanding the
division of the Philippines. He will be suc
ceeded In that command for a short time
at least by Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, re
cently promoted, who will in turn be suc
ceeded by Gen. Leonard Wood, who Is ex
pected to become a major general on the
retirement of Lieut. Gen. Miles in August
next.
Brig. Gen. Samuel S. Sumner, the senior
officer of his grade, will be promoted a
major general on the retirement of Gen.
Davis, but before his appointment is made
It Is possible that other brigadiers may be
promoted and retired. Among the officers
mentioned as entitled to advanced rank on
the retired list are Brigadier Commissary
General John F. Weston, Paymaster Gen
eral A. E. Bates and Brig. Gen. A. W.
Greely, chief signal officer.
PAYMASTER DELT.AlO'S ACCOUNTS
His Case Being Considered by a Board
of Officers.
The case of Assistant Paymaster P. W.
Delano, lately attached to the gunboat Isla
de Luzon, recently returne'd from the Phil
ippines, Is still under consideration at the
Navy Department. An examination of his
official accounts Is now In progress by a
board consisting of Paymaster E. W. Bo
naffin and Assistant Paymasters W. C. Fite
and Alvin H. King. Ensign A. W. Pressey
of the naval intelligence office, and former
ly judicial officer at Guam, is the legal
representative of Paymaster Delano, and is
looking after his interests in the pending
investigation.
It is reported that Paymaster Delano is
short In his accounts, and the pending in
vestigation will determine whether the case
Is one calling for court-martial proceedings.
Meanwhile Paymaster Delano is under sus
pension.
A QUESTION AS TO COAL.
Controller Says It Can Be Purchased if
Necessary.
The Secretary of War has made inquiry
of the controller of the treasury whether
he will be authorized to purchase a car
load of Pocahontas coal for the State. War
and Navy building. Secretary Root states
that It is desired to use this car load, fifty
tons, in experimeiting, the object being to
determine whether the coal can be burned
without producing smoke, that being the
claim for it. The request sets forth that the
present contract price for white ash fur
nace coal is $4.88 per ton, and that the Po
cahontas coal will cost $5.50. The control
ler, In his answer, states that there Is au
thority for the purchase of the coal if it is
necessary for the public service.
GEN. WESTON ILL
Is Being Treated at Baltimore for an
Affection of the Lungs.
Gen. John F. Weston, commissary gen
eral of subsistence of the army, Is quite se
riously ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal
timore. where he went for special treat
ment for an affection of the lungs. The
physicians have as yet been , unable to
reach the seat of trouble, which causes
considerable anxiety among his friends.
FRAUDULENT NATUR ALI.ZA TION.
Thousands of Papers Sold to Arriving
Immigrants.
It was stated by immigration officials this
afternoon that the thousands of fraudulent
naturalization papers sold to arriving Im
migrants at New York had not apparently
been issued to aid the admission of Immi
grants. Their primary object was to per
mit male Immigrants to secure work on the
subway and other improvements In Ner
York. Under the laws of New York .only
citizens could work on improvemefits of
that kind, and to secure compliance with
the law bureaus were started up for the
dishing Out of fraudulent naturalisation pa
pers. Immigration officials, however, are
watching the outcome of the arrests and
prosecutions, as, if such papers should get
Into general use, Immigrants could send
them back to friends In Europe for use in
gaining admission to this country.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service has re
ceived Information that at least 5,000 aliens
were given these certinicates and charged
exorbitant prices for them, too. In some
cases as much as 250 was paid for a fraudu
lent certificate. Secret service agents are*
at work in a number of large cities. They
are tearing up the papers when found.
Prosecutions will be conducted in as many
cases as possIble. Two printing companies
were printing and turning out the papers
for sale.
Passed Preliminary nEzanination'
Sergeant James B. Nalle, 47th Company,
Coast Artillery, and CorporalJohn J. Bur
leIgh. 13th Company, Coast Artillery, hav
ing successfully passed the preliminary ex
amination have been ordered to Fort
Leavenworth,,Kan., for instructions prepa
ratory to taking the final competitive ex
amination for appointment as second lieu
tenants in the army.
Ordered to Vancouver Barracks.
Captain David DuB. Glaillard, Corps of
Engineers, a member of the general staff,
now at Duluth, Itin., has beien ordered to
Vancouver barracka, Weaslngen bad :will
report to the coniandeir geeal Depart
ment of the Colombia for spiacial dnty.
Major Sedgwick Pratt -ArtUiery Corps,
also a member of the 6e '",,.taff. has
beam edesed to elea0e ieial bud
oes at Enitt Wadaw . .am# pM.
ese tbo Dr--..--- gesL t nr: Ca ak
DEATHS BY HUNDREDS
Heartrending Details of Suf
fering by Famine
TOLD BY MISSIONARY
XOTWESEL~ DEVU&INTO
LIVES OF SLAVERY
Merely for Bottle of Rice-Thousands
Will Perish Unless Speedy
Belief is Given.
VICTORIA, B. C., May 25.-The steamer
Indravelli brought news from the orient
last night of continued war preparations.
Japanese correspondents at Peking tell of
large guns arriving over the Trans-Siberian
railway for Newchwang. The war feeling
in Japan continues and war preparations
are still going on.
Heartrending details of the suffering and
death of families as a result of the famine
in Kwangsi were given in Hongkong papers
received by the Indravelli.
Dying by Hundreds.
Mr. Hess, a missionary at Wu Chow, who
has been investigating on behalf of the
Hongkong charities, says that, owing to
three successive failures of crops, people
are starving and dying by hundreds.
During March and April it is computed
that 30,000 people were sold, men selling
themselves for employment in the Straits
Settlements, and the women and children
being sold Into slavery on the coast.
Famished Beyond Help.
Story after story of distress was told by
the missionary. He told of famished peo
ple dying in the act of eating when food
was brought to them, of people reduced to
skeletons being abandoned and of mothers
selling daughters into lives of slavery for a
mere bottle of rice.
It was said by the missionary's report
that thousands would perish unless speedy
relief is given.
Pirates of Hongkong.
Hongkong papers tell of the piracy of a
fishing junk by armed Chinese just outside
of Hongkong harbor. The crew was over
powered and the vessel looted.
Manila papers publish details of the
wreck of the Norwegian bark Prince
George, which was on the overdue list some
time ago.
She went ashore on the south coast of
Basilah, April 7. Her crew of three were
picked up by the United States coastguard
cutter Tablas and landed at Zamboanga.
WIBELESS TELEGRAPH TEST.
War Vessels From Three Countries Pre
paring to Make One.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEWPORT- NEWS, Va., May 23.-The
French cruiser La Tage arrived at Old
Point yesterday morning and a salute of
twenty-one guns was given her from the
fort. The German cruiser Gazelle Is also
at Old Point.
With the arrival of the American vessels
Topeka. Nevada and Prairie there will take
place, a wireless telegraphy test in which
the three governments will participate.
La Tage and Gazelle each have wireless
instruments aboard and the test Is to de
termine if they can intercept and appropri
ate wireless messages sent from one to
another of the American ships.
It is said thit the systems are all simi
lar, the distinctive difference being alone
in the codes prepared by the governments.
TO BE PHYSICALLY EXA MINED.
Candidates for Naval Academy Notifted
to Appear.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 25.-There seems
to be a greab deal of misunderstanding by
candidates for the Naval Academy as re
gards reporting here in June for physical
examinations. The list of candidates hav
ing either principal or alternate appoint
ment who passed the mental tests in April
and May has already been published. In
some districts both principal and alternate
were successful, and in others only the al
ternate passed. In the former case the
principal comes up first. and if he is physi
cally disqualified then his alternate has a
chance, and -in the latter case, of 'course,
the alternate is notified to appear. Notifi
cations are now being sent out by Superin
tendent Brownson to the candidates to ap
pear for the physical examination.
I..
Acceptance of Submgrine Boats.
Orders have been given at the Navy De
partment for the preliminary accepta nce of1
the submarine torpedo boats Grampus and
Pike. built by the Union iron works and re
cently delivered at the Mare Island navy
yard.
For Delivery of the Florida.
Arrangements have been made for the de
livery at the New York navy yard tomorrow
of the monitor Florida, built by Louis Nixon
at Elisabethport, N. J. It is expected that
this vessel will be put into commission in a
short time.
Detailed in Inspeetor General's Depart
ment.
It is expected that several officers will
shortly be detailed for .duty in the inspec
tor general's department. Among those
said to have been selected for such detail
are Lleut. Col. Frank West, 5th Cavalry;
LUeut. Col. Chas. A. Williams, 28th In
fantry, and Maj. William A. Nichols, 21st
Infantry.
A Silver Dell for the Denver.
The cruiser Denver will shortly receive
from the citizens of Denver a large bell
made of silver from the state of Colorado.
It weighs 375 pounds and cost nearly $3,000,
It was first exhibited during the parade in
Denver in honor of the Presideunt upon the
occasion of his visit to that city on May 4.
Quahifed fer Appointment.
Four civilian candidates have qualified In
their eiamination for appointment as sec
ond lieutenants in the army. They are C.
P. Hodges. at large; W. '. Motlow of Ten-.
nessee. G. E. Nelson of Verzheat and B. If.
Tarbutton of Maryland. Mr. Hodges Is the
son, of Maj. Hodges, 28d .Infantry, now on
duty In the Philippines.
The NWe Direetor ist the Census.
Tbe manounement has cbeen 'ml that
Dr. S. T. D. North 3wil1 not taas oga of
the census bureau until June 8. nbeer
lgnation el Dbmse Em nimat g ef~e
that date~
-sselL
STILL IN EnIM'ENCE
OPINON .OdE
CZnrK PARK COMISU[ON.
Is charged Witk t1 ftts for Which
It Was Appcintei-Xr.
Duva1Fs Vie
According to an opintofr rendered today to
the District ronsminrsh bf the corpora
tion counsel; A. B. Dtidil, thie Rock Creek
Park commission, appointed a number of
years ago, and consisting of Messrs. Sam
uel P. Langley, Henry V! BoyNton and Rich
ard Welghtman, .who were to serve in con
nection with the chief-of engineers of the
United States army, is.stilin existence.
The question as to thu existence of the
commission came up in a letter of inquiry
from Mr. Thomas Ryan!,frst.assistant -sec
retary of the interior, v|bo-1!@ted that the
department had no record at to the com
mission's completion o'f Jts dWiles, and was
also without knowledg- as to its continu
ance. It was desired- tbpt the status of the
commission be fixed pridt to the issue' of a
new registry of officers the appointment of
the commission having' been sunder the In
terior Department. -
In his opinion Mr. Duvall resounts the ap
pointment of the commission End details its
work. He says the act of IUO- calling for
the appointment of 'the oenmission provided
that after its members had asbertained the
value of the land proppsed to be taken for
the park should assess suchproportion of
the cost upon the lands, lois and blocks
specially benefited by regon o. te location
and improvement of the, parkC as nearly as
might be in proportionjo bi4'benefits re
sulting to such real estate.
"One-half of the cost of- Rock Creek Park
was charged upon the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and, made payable in
four equal annual installmentX with inter
est at the rate of 3 per centuni per annum.
"The park thus established -was placed
under the joint control of the Commission
ers of the District of Cojynbia and the chief
of engineers of the United States army.
Legislative Provision.
"The act of Congresq having directed
that all proceddings for the condemnation,
etc., should be in the name of the United
States and managed by the gommission, the
Commissioners, en May I0. 1801, filed their
petition in the Supreme Court -of the Dis
trict of Columbia; by appropriate proceed
ings the appraisers were appointed by the
court and the value of the land appraised
by them duly paid.
"Thereafter the commission having giv
en public notice, heard testirny respect
ing the assessment of beefits, and on De
cember 8, 1898, filed their report in said
cause stating, among other things, that
'they do determine such benefies to be in
appreciable at this time and not sufficient
to be indicated by a money value.' On
April 12. 1808, the commission gave public
notice of the filing of thetlreport, and that
on April 25, 1809, they would apply to'the
court for appropriate action thereon. No'
action, however,'-was taken WU' the court
upon the report of the cdmmisdion, and no
further proceeding ane'ars of, record in
said cause.
"The act of Congress fpr 't1 establish
ment of Rock Creek P b:y which the
board of commissioner% kppointed and
charged with the dut9 concerning the as
sessment for benefits by reason of the lbca
tion and improvement-of the park, makes
no provision for the ldissolution or discharge
of .said board. The dut'y imposed appears
to be a continuing duty; apparently that
duty would not have been finally met even
if the commissine' had in the first instance
made an assessment and reported it to the
court for confirmation, for the court was
empowered to order a new assessment, in
whole or in part.
"I am therefore of the opinion that un
der said act of Congress the Rock Creek
Park commission continues in existence,
charged with the duty of assessing benefits
upon such land as is specially benefited by
reason of the location and improvement of
the park."
The opinion has been approved by the
District Commissioners, and will be for
warded to the first assistant secretary of
the interior.
WAR DEPARTXENT GHANGES.
Official Announcemert ~ of Appoint
ments and. Promotions.
Changes in the classified service of the
War Department are announced as follows:
Appointments under civil service rules:
Office of the adjutant,- gen-ral-Therrett
Towles of the District of'Columbia, clerk at
$900; Richard C. Weitias of New York,
clerk at $900. Office of the inspector gen
eral-Warren H. Orcutt of Maine, clerk at
$1,800. Office of the quartermaster gen
eral-Mrs. Susan Y. Egerton of Virginia,
clerk at $840. Bureau of-insular affair
Miss Jane S. Fair of Maine, clerk at 8840.
Promotions: Office of chief of ordnance
Miss Mary R. Donnelly of Missouri, from
clerk at 83000 to clerk at $11)00); Frederic
Geilinger of West Virginia, from clerk at
8840 to clerk at $900. Btireau of insular
affairs-W. Leon Pepperman lof Alabama,
from clerk at $1.800 to chief clerk at $2,0t00
M. Drew Carr-el -of Illinois, from clerk et
$1,200 to clerk at 81,400; Miss Essie Wahling
of the District of Coluxabia, from clerk at
81,000 to clerk at 81,200' Fr'ank W. Legge of
West Virginia, from cierk at $900 to clerk
at 81,000; Miss Carrie '. - Kreuttner of
Texas, from clerk at 8840-.to clerk at $900.
Resignations: Office of the -adjutant gen
eral-Miss Mary G. Wattsof Pennsylvania,
clerk at 81,200. Offie of the inspector gen-"
eral-Otis B. Goodall of "e Hampshire,
clerk at 81,800. Office of te -4uartermaster
general-R. J. Leary of abama, skilled
typewriter at 81,000; Wil am H. Whiteside
of Maryland, clerk at 8. Office of the
chief of ordnance-Mrs,- Anna H. White of
California, clerk at 81,00)0. 'Bureau of in
sular affairs-John KC. -Wod of West Vir
ginia, clerk at 8900; Miss Louisa M. Noel of
New York, clerk at Mj
PORTUNE numraKh URNED
Erazilan .Governmelit) Ndb molding
Large Amoun i rs.
Although Brazil is -jaw passing
through a season of en*ancial de
pression, United State.s -' Consul Gben
emal Irvine at Rio de Jnaroi says in a r'e
port to the State D~ejin'tmat Ameri
can trade will have an pnMeB opening as
soon as conditions imn 'e Trade in
Brazil, he says, .m ust l'i l as in the
United States, "By au .umremitting
effort and honest, just"gasmme - .
Warning fortune see amst coming
to Brasil he says:
"Many letters comefomtn
as to persons who to hav
died, leaving almos. jEu fortunS,
which the Brazilian Wonint is hold
ing pending the aproeof the heirs.
Brasil is not a cutd n e'y much- for
tunes."
Amoepts Position ta 5e T!fansvaal.
C. B, .Simpson of the bureau of- anto
mology of th e ee Agricuture
has been ten gsgrament of the
Tnva ahgegt2pohWu
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
Mr. Payne is Just That Far
Behind.
HIS STATEMENT TODAY
HE- HAD BEEN AWAY AND BE
TUENED THIS AFMERNOON.
Mr. Christiancy Was at the Office To
day and Answered Some Questions
-Tulloch's Comments.
"I am just twenty-four hours behind the
post office investigation," remarked Post
master General Payne this afternoon. Mr.
Payne had just reached the department
from the station, after spending Sunday at
Gettysburg with Secretary Shaw. Mr.
Payne said he had not received any reports
from Fourth Assistant Bristow or other
officials working on the investigaton, but
expected to before night.
The Postmaster General was enthusiastic
over the trip to Gettysburg. He has spent
the most Interesting day of his life, he de
clared, in going over the old battle ground.
Neither he nor the Secretary of the Treas
ury had eyer visited Gettysburg before. The
work of the commission in erecting monu
ments as markers of the points of interest
on the battlefield was warmly commended
by Mr. Payne.
Mr. Christiancy Examined.
George A. C. Christiancy. law clerk of the
Post Office Department, who was given an
indefinite leave of absence as the result of
the abstraction by Mrs. Tyner of papers
from the safe in the office of the assistant
attorney general, was at the department
today, and was examined as to matters
in the office. Inspectors engaged in the in
vestigation of the department have been
very busy recently in the assistant attor
ney general's office, and there have been a
number of secret conferences between
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bris
tow, Assistant Attorney General Robb and
the inspectors.
Kr. Tulloch's Comments.
Seymour W. Tulloch, former cashier of
the Washington post office, sees some weak
ness in the replies of Controller Tracewell
and Auditor Castle to his criticism of the
administration of postal affairs. Mr. 'Tul
loch's comments made yesterday are as fol
."No doubt Mr. Heath will appreciate be
ing relieved 6f the responsibility of causing
the removal of Mr. Gilmer," said he. "The
charge that he did not leave receipts for
accounts is recent and very lame. All such
papers should have* been charged to Mr.
Gilmer by the file clerks,; as they 'doubtless
were. They could only be obtained upon
regular file' order,' and we're usually deliv
ered to him indbulk by the controller's own
moasener. There could have been no mo
tive at all for Mr. Gilmer to obtain papers
in an irregular manner, In all Mr. Trace
well's public Interviews heretofore .upon ths
subjedt he has never referred to. such a
charge. It is plainly an after-thought.
"But Mr. Tracewell's reply is far from
being complete. He omits to state that as a
result of the examination of the quarter
ended September 30, 1898, it was well known
that it was the litention of Mr. Gilmer to
complete a thorough investigation of the
succeeding accounts of the Washington of
fice; that he had already commenced upon
the account of December 31, 1898; that while
so engaged Mr. Lawshe of Indiana, the
deputy auditor, came to the treasury build
ing and personally removed the bulky ac
ount, stating to Mr. Gilmer that Mr. Trace
well had agreed there should be no further
investigation; that Mr. Tracewell, who was
absent at the time, confirmed Mr. Lawshe's
statement upon his return; that Mr. Gilmer
afterward, for his own personal protec
tion, wrote out the verbal instruction to
leave New York and Washington alone, and
had it signed by Mr. Tracewell.
"Mr. Tracewell, Instead of condemning
Mr. Gilmer, should really take some credit
for the effect of his revision. It produced
consternation in the office of First Assistant
Postmaster General hIeath. Persons upon
the complimentary roll were-hurriedly or
dered to report somewhere for duty; one
was told to dust the postmaster's inkstand
every morning, and it took some time for
matters to quiet down.
Reply of Auditor Castle.
"As regards the-reply of Auditor Cas
tle, I want to say that at the time of the
revision by Mr. Gilmer he was an.entire
stranger to. me. I afforded him no as
sistance in his work, except that I would
not lie to protect prominent officials when
asked direct questions.
"Mr. Castle states that the whole result
of the revision was the disallowance of
exactly (7. . That was something, for one
quarter at least, after every effort to pass
the account had been made by both the
Treasury and Post Offce Departments.
Hundreds of dollars were passed by the
controller, which he could not approve,
upon the proviso that the irregular prac
tices should be discontinued, and also after
salaries had been Increased to offset other
disallowances.
"But was the disallowanice of $7 the only
result? In spite of the statement by Mr.
Castle that Mr. Gilmer's objections were
abandoned or overruled by the controller;
In spite-of the fact that 'Mr. Gilmer was
new to postal work and raised irrelevant
questions,' and in spite' ot' the fact that the
accounts had been lyreviously passed by
the auditor, were not the following results
obtained in accordance with promises made
by the Post Offce Department? Were not all
postmasters directed to submit their offce
pay rolls in the manner suggested, showing
the offcial designation of the employe, an
nual salary and dates of service; have not
payments to physicians since been declared
Ilegal; did it not follow that-all contracts
for rental of post offce buildings and sta
tions were ordered filed with the auditor;
that proper vouchers were ordered printed
for official advertising; that payments on
account of the 'complimentary' rolls had
to be transferred to other appropriations,
and were not, disallowed on the ground of
service performed; that street car tickets
wefe ordered to be purchased from the com
panies and issued as required~ instead of
eash allowances for ame to employes; that
vouchers for telegrams were ordered to be
accompanied by copies of the messages ex
eept when offecally certified that the miss
ing messages were confldential; that pay
rolls correct in' form were ordered printed
for railway postal clerks; also for letter
marriers; that affidavits with regard to serv
ices performed were required from parties
wrho f'ound' it convenient to furnish same,
and that some of them never did?
- ayment of Douable Salawius.
"Among the incidental expenses of the
tree delivery service suspended were for
ialarles to certain employee who were' also
paid foi .the same services for the game
period by .the Departeat of Justice, andl
the treasury offlils wes aware ef the
"With regard to tie pamu to af twaw
it plain how at times when be was so dis
posed he would hold certain expenditures
illegal and extravagant, and disallow same,
in spite of the decision 'of the Supreme
Court he quotes, stating he has sp power
to review, revise, or altar items. Nor does
Mr. Castle explain how he legally advised
Mr. Willett that It would be Impossible to
recover ultder the bond of Mr. Sherman
P. Bristow the $3X,0 shortage at Ponce,
and accepted a small sum in compromise.
on account of the decision of the -Supreme
Court. that Porto Rico was held by the
military, and that our civil and criminal
laws did not extend thereto. Since then
Mr. Willett died and his account had been
closed some two or three years previous to
this decision.
"The statement that the accounts In Mr.
Gilmer's possession were constantly need
ed by the auditor is absurd to those fa
miliar with such matters. The accounts
were closed, but balances carried forward
upon the books provided and the papers
filed away for preservation only."
It was stated yesterday by a friend of
Mr. Gilmer that the paper which he is ac
cused by Controller Tracewell of abstract
ing was not an offlcial paper at all. now one
that should have been included with ac
counts. It was simply the rough draft of
a letter Mr. Gilmer prepared about the
working plan for the investigation of the
Washington city post office. Ordinarily
the paper would have been thrown in the
waste basket. but as Mr. Gilmer had made
some personal memoranda on it, he pre
served It. The copy of the letter itself was,
of course, kept in Controller Tracewell's
bureau.
LIEUT. XcCOACH IS ISSING. t
t
Ordered to Port Xonroe for Enam.ina
tion for Promotion. .
Special Dispatch t The Evening Star.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 25.-First
Lleut. David McCbach, who was recently
ordered to Fort Monroe for examination for
promotion to a captaincy, has left his
quarters at the hotel where he was under
arrest, and cannot be located.
On the morning set for the examination
he was not on hand. and an officer was
sent to the Chamberlin Hotel for him. It I
was said he had gone to Norfolk. where t
he spent the night, and later when he i
showed up he was put under arrest for t
conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen- v
tleman.
Friday afternoon he took the street cars e
at Old Point and .ame In the direction of
Newport News, but has not since been seen.
.His wife arrived from Philadelphia Friday
evening, but returned Saturday without see
Ing her soldier husband.
Lieutenant McCoach Is said to be of a
wealthy family in Philadelphia, and was
appointed to the army since the Spanish
American war. t
Naval Orders.
Cant. H. N. Manney and Lieut. Com
mander B. A. Fiske, to Coasters Harbor
Island, Narragansett bay. R. I., for course C
of Instruction at the Naval War College.
Lieut. Commander F. J. Schell, from the
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md., to the
Indiana, as Instructor in navigation. C
Lieut. E. T. Pollock, from the Naval t]
Academy, Annapolis, Md., to the Chesa- 1
peake. -
Lieut. G. F. Cooper, from the Chesapeake e
to the. Hartford as Instructor of navigation. ,
Lieut. G. W. Laws, from the Naval Acad
emy, Annapolis, Md., to the Indiana as In.
structor of marine engineering.
Lieut. M.* E. Trench, from the Sandoval
to the Hartford as Instructor of marfne en
gineering.
Gunner W. G. Moore, from the Franklin
to the navy yard, Norfolk, Va., for duty In I
ordnance department of that yard. t]
Gunner F. A. McGregor, from the navy 12
yard, Puget sound. Washington, to Coast
ers Harbor Island, Narragansett bay, R. I.,
for duty at the naval torpedo station.
Warrant Machinist W. H. Johnson, from c
duty at Philadelphia. Pa., to the Indiana.
Warrant Machinist A. A. Shafer to Wm. h
Cramp & Sons' shipyard, Philadelphia, for d
duty as assistant to inspector of .machinery '
at that shipyard.
Commander F. H. Delano and Lieutenant b
Commander J. B. Bernadou, to additional
duty at Coasters' Harbor Island, Narragan
sett Bay, R. I., for course of instruction at
the Naval War College.
Lieutenant Commander M. Bevington will I
proceed to his home and await orders.
Ensign G. C. Sweet, from the Marble
head to Washington, D. C., for examination
for promotion, and thence to his home and a
await orders. .
Passed Assistant Surgeon R. K. Smith,
on expiration of his leave of absence will
await orders.
c
Prosperity Keasured by Iron Consump- b
tion.
UO'I
United States Consul General Frank H. b
Mason at Berlin, Germany, In a report to
the State Department under date of April
24 said that It is a recognized fact In mod
ern economicas that the prosperity and C
standing of a country among the nations of
the world can In most cases be ascertained
from Its per capita consumption of Iron.
This is particularly true of countries like
Germany, Great Britain and the United 1
States,whose manufacturing Industries have ~
been greatly developed. Nothing could bet- fl
tel' Illustrate this, he says, than the statis- r
tics of Iron consumption and production In
Germany from 1871, the first year of the
empire, down to and Including 1902. -A sig
nificant fact In the present economic situa
tion is that for every two' pounds of Iron
made in Germany in 1902 only one pound
was actually consumed at home, the other
being either stored for future use or ex
ported.,
t1
Chairman Tams BIxbiy Here.
Mr. Tams Blxby, chairman of the Dawes a
Indian commission, called at the Interior a
Department to pay his respects to the head
of the department. Mr. Bixby is in thin
city for a few days on private business and
will probably take occasion to discuss the I
affairs of the commission with the officers
of the Indian bureau and of the Interior
Department.
Kovements of Naval Vessels-.
The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at Gibral- Il
tar on her way back to New York from a p
visit to the Eurgpean squadron at Marseille.
The battle ship Texas is at Annapolis and a
the monitor Arkansas'at Memphis,
The battle ship Wisconsin arrived at
Honolulu Saturday on her way to the
Asiatic station.
The Ranger has left Mare Island for Il
Bremerton; the Fortune. Santiago for San
Francisco. and the Pompey, Cavite for
Hongkong.
Commercial Cao isin on a Toiur.
Minister Dudley at'ima, Peru, reports to hi
the State Department the visit to that cap- 0
ital of a Mexican commercial commlinlon
which is msaking a tour of South America Pl
undir governmeatal auspices for the pur
pose of extending Aerican .trade. The I
eowpanmtoers are being well received and
left at Lima a collection of Mexican prod- ol
acts the textiles of which attracted parttea- i
tar atten*to,
Isis Bar the sR~ gunabeat Wannmh wall.
eAp ed'June U, T iannma gg
ap th iho na .e.ise ersawph
h~sw laia aus
No baminess is too smal aD
me too great for judicious a&
vertising in a paper of general
crcilada, like The Evening
Star.
FEARFUL SLAUGHTER
[nsurgente Meet Death ia
Savage Conflict.
TTACKED BY TURKS
MOUSE BUEBMD AND MEOWN UP
BY DYNAMITE.
hie Hundred and Fifty Bodies Vomnt
In Buins-Bulgaria Wants
Support.
VIENNA, May 25.-About 150 MacedoXAla
nsurgents were killed at the village at
mordesh. south of the Lake of Presb,
ay 21, according to a dispatch to the Neue
Frele Presse from Salonica.
The insurgents, who had possession of
Luantitles of dynamite, sought refuge iS
he village and were attacked by Turkish
roops.
The fighting lasted for thirty hours and
iltimately all the houses were burned or
lown up by dynamite by the Turks.
One hundred and ffty bodies were found
a the ruins.
[A dispatch from Constantinople May 2
aid fighting had occurred all day long on
Lay 21 near the Bulgarian village of Mogi,
x miles north of Monastir.-Editor.)
Bulgaria Wants Support.
VIENNA, May 25.-It is reported that the
lulgarian government has presented a note
: Russia, Austria and France, announcing
ts Intention of asking for their support
ward the conclusion of an agreement
ith Turkey regarding Macedonia.
LONDON. May 25.-The Sofia correspond
nt of the Times says negotiations between
lulgaria and Turkey have opened favor
bly In that city. %
It is evident, he adds, that there is a
lackening in the struggle in Macedonia.
ut fighting is reported from the districts
f Kitchevo and Nevrokop, where several
illages are blockaded.
Macedonian circles in Sofia are disposed
o await the result of the recent paciflo
vertures. -
WILL APPEAL TO CONGRSS.
olorado's Governor Disinclined to Give
Damages to RAteMife.
Although the State Department has not
et received the answer of the governor of
olorado to its request for reparation for
e destruction of the property of the Eng
shman Ratcliffe, the officials have taken
tote of the newspaper' report of the gov
rnorv declination to entertain a clais
r damages. So there is nothing for the
epartment to do but to appeal to Con
reas for an appropriation to.pay the claim,
nd that will probably be done at the next
mason. -
This 'cliam has-'been pending for some
me. The department has practically sat
,fied itself that It is a just obligation and
tat to refuse to pay it would be a Vio
tion of the rights conferred by the treaty
etween the United States and Great Bri
tn upon the citisens of each of these
untries resident in the other.
Ratcliffe was an English owner of a fish
atchery in Colorado. whose property was
estroyed and who was expelled from the
Late by mob violence as the outcome of a
tter struggle to exclude trespassers OR
Is property.
LITIA ON GUAED.
Eartial Law During Investigation of
the Marcum Asassination.
JACKSON, Ky., May 25.-With the state
ilitla standing guard, the grand jury of
treathltt county today began an investiga
ion of the assassinationl of Lawyer James
L Marcumn.
While troops were picketed around the
curt house every one who entered the
utiding was searched, and none was ad
itted who carried concealed weapons.
'he most Important witnesses were not to
e found.
INSULTED HIS WIFE.
'lored Man Kil1s a Soldier at St.
Xarie, Kich.
AULT 8TE MARIE. Mich. May 2.
eorge Engels, a private In Company A.
at United States Infantry, stationed at
ort Brady, Is dead from a stab wound in
Icted last night by Larry Oliver. a colored
esident of this city. Oliver. who has- a
rhite wife, was walking home with her
rhen several soldiers from the fort follow
S them, making remarks about the couple.
Two Hundred Thouand Men Idle.
NEW YORK. May 2.-It iS estimated
nat there are close on to 200.000 men Idle
day In the different boroughs of Greater
[ew York as a result of strikes by differ
it unions and the lockout decided upon by
aterial men and contractors in their fight
gainst the unions.
French Visitors for Annapolis.
ecial DIspatch to The Eveniag St ar.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 5.-Information
as been received at the Naval Academy
Imat the French man-of-war Tage, with
~ear Admiral Rivet aboard, will visit An
apois in the near future. The battle ship
diana, gunboat Hartford and several tor
edo boat destroyers are expected to arrive
t the academy this week. They will be
sed to take the midshipmen on their msm
ir practice cruise.
HAILT AS BIG AS POTATOES
isastrous Storm Visits Powhatan
County, Va.
seelal Dispatch to The geiag siar.
RICHMOND. Va.. May 2.-A disastrous
all storm visited the strip of land in Pow
tan county between Macon and Tobas
ville yesterday.
Hall stones as big as smuall potatoes were
led several inches deep.
Barns were wrecked and ehemneys Nows
tn.
There is not a blade of wheat or elover
ay farn or gardes prodse. left stand
in the distdect.
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co.s.gs6f Is Tmans.
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