Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26
HE WANTS INFORMATION.
Gen. Colby Calls for Weather Bureau Docu-
meuts and Letters.

Gen. Colby Calls for weather Bureau Docu-
meuts and Lsttsrs.
At the session Of the investigation this after
noon Mr.. Crane will be still further examined
and then probably Mr.. Heiskell will take the
stand. The list Of witnesses promises to extend
out to some length, as many more employees Of
the bureau will be examined, and the defense will
then go through list Of witnesses. which will
probably include Secretary Morton himself,
Senators Coke and Mills and Representative
Long.
Gen Colby today sent several letters to Prof
Harrington calling on him for documents and
papers. The first Of these says: 81 desire and
request you to furnish at your earliest con-
venience for the purposes of the in
vestigation into the management Of the
weather bureau now in progress under my
charge, by the direction Of the Secretary Of
Agriculture, all papers, with accompany
ing memoranda. in the files Of
ment, retention and standing Of Mrs. B. F.
Plummer. F. p. Madden and Mrs. B. q. Baker,
expert compilers. so called, employed in the
weather bureau, with the letter Of Lieut.. Purs-
sell Of August, 1892, andindorsements thereon,
and also the ratings Of said persons named, and
also any letters from the chief Of the weather
bureau to the Secretary Of Agriculture relating
to said persons"
THE CASES OF NIcoLLs AND TowNHsKND.
The second letter calls for similar documents
and letters from A J. Davis and A. b Crane
relative to H. s. Nicolls, assistant observer at
Norfolk, the report Of Inspector Townshend as
to the Norfolk station in the fall Of 1892, the
letter Of the chief OF the bureau recommending
the promotion Of A. B. Crane with Mr. Crane 9
applications therefor. with all memoranda, in
GLIDING Mr.. Rockwood's draft Of letter.
The third letter wants documents leading up
to and including the suspension and reinstate-
ment Of Malcolm H. Perry, observer at Pales-
tine, Texas, including statement of the case
upon which said suspension was ordered, and
copies OF letters to Representative J. B. Long
and Senators Mills and Coke. letters to Perry
suspending and reinstating him, and Inspector
Whitehead's report on such matter.
The last letter calls for papers leading up to
and connected with the discharge OF Titus s.
Townshend from the signal service, showing
the kind Of discharge given him, whether hon
orable or dishonorable, and all papers relating
to charges against him for forgery other
wise while in the signal service. Also the
applications of Townshend for appoint
ment in the weather bureau, with the papers
connected Herewith. the telegram in
March. '93, from Observer Myers at Pixies
Peak announcing Townshends return. the
letter of the chief of the bureau addressed to
Townshend. with tine first draft thereof pre-
pared by Division Chief Townshend, with all
other papers and documents connected with
the services OF T. S. Townshend as observer at
Pixies Peak
A telegram was also sent from the Agricul-
tural Department today to W. G. Myers, OBJ
server at Pixies Peak, directing him to send a
full and frank statement as to tine services and
official conduct of Titus s. Townshend giving
date and copies of correspondence on such SUBJ
ject to his father or through any other irregular
channels.