The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-10-14


penditures charged against the War
Department during September were
910,E41, SIS. a. compared with "a 84S,-
874 for September last year. Against
the navy department, $4,7b7, G68, as
against &7,2S3,210 for September last
year. lie
The monthly statement Of the public
debt shows that at the close Of busi
ness September 80, 1899, the public
debt LEES cash in the treasury amount-
ed to u ,14S, 0O6, s01, a decrease for the
month Of &8,4OO,775. This decrease Is
accounted for by corresponding In
crease in the cash on hand. The debt
II recapituiated as follows: Interest
bearing debt, $1,OA6, 04S, $50; debt on
which interest has ceased since matu-
rity, 81, 216 $50; debt bearing no inter
est, $3.50, 837,512; total, u, 43d sol ,s9e
This amount, however. does not H.
clude $647. 965, 98 in treasury notes
outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount Of cash on hand. The
cash in the treasury is classified as fol-
lows: Gold, 1854. OO2, $40; silver, $780,.
62a.449: paper, $7s,678, 145; bonds de-
posted In national bank repositories.
disburslng officers balances, ETC., $685.
932, 112; total, $1,O15, PA ,0e8. against
which there are demand liabilities out
standing amounting to 1927 ,545, 473,
which leaves net cash balance on
hand $287, ,895, 612.
Reports received by the Navy De
partment from Captain r. T.. Cooper.
commanding the Chicago, showing
that that vessel Is in need Of repairs.
will delay Rear Admiral Schley In the
hOisting Of his flag. The repairs to
the Chicago will require almost two
months, and the vessel. will not be
ready to start south until the latter
part of November. Captain B. r.
Lamberton, commanding the cruiser
Olympia, received orders, after he had
landed the ammunition with the nj
val magazine In New York harbor, tn
proceed with the Olympia to the Bos-
ton navy yard, where the vessel will
be placed out of commission. Rear
Admiral Sampson will resume COM
mand Of the squadron and proceed
with 1t to Hampton Roads. He will
probobly be relieved of the command
Mt that point. Formal orders were H.
sued to-day to Captain A. 8. Barker,
formerly commanding the battleshp
Oregon and the Aslatic squadron, dl,
recting him to assume command OF
the Norfolk navy yard. Captain Bar.
ker will be promoted to the grade OF
rear admiral upon the retirement of
Rear Admiral HowsOn.
Brigadier General Charles p. Egan,
who was suspended from rank and du,
ty as result of the language employ
ed by him before the war Investigation
commission. hopes to obtain vindlca.
ton from Congress during the. coming
session. General Egan 10 In Washing
ton to settle matters connected with
the furniture Of the house he occupied
before his departure for Hawaii. II
is understood, however, that heIis try.
Ing to enlist the sympathies Of mem.
bers Of Congress In order to. obtain a
congressional Investigation Of tbs beef
scandal. There b no intention on the
part OF the ADMINISTRATION to restore
General Eagan to duty. In fact, II la
desired that he should apply for retire.
| msot IN order that the President may
| appoint Colonel Weston. now acting
commissary general, brigadier and
commissary general of subsistence.
The President Is anxious to do all he
can for the colonel. During General
Egan's stay here determined effort
VIII be made to induce him to andy
| ava AShhASAAAShtt out Duuy He MIL
not do 80, in view of the fact that be is
now drawing full pay, and would only
receive three-guarters pay on the retir.
ed list.
than in the West.
The opinion Of Attorney General
Griggs In the case Of Captain Oberiln
N. Carter Of the army, upon which the
President approved the finding of the
c0urt-martial, has been made public
The opinion discusses In great detail
the evidence adduced against Captain
Carter and cOmbats the arguments ret
up In behalf of the culprit. Summing
up many Of the specifications, inelud.
ing Captain Carriers intimacy with
Green and with Gaynors, the method
OF advertising for the work and of let.
ting the contracts, the charter Of the
Atlantic Contracting Company. the
large profits made on the contracts
ETC., the attorney general says thai
they might justly be considered ~ fall.
Ing to hx upon the accused knowledge
Of the purpose to defraud the govern
ment II 1t were shown that he had nc
corrupt personal motive, that he had
not profited by these loose methods and
Irregular and questionable proceedings
He then shows that In 1891 the zap
tain's salary was only 1862 per month
and that from that time forward III,
personal expenses increased very rap
Idly, being $8,047 in 1901, and $1,.G11
in 1888. The fact is also pointed out
that In 1892 Captain Carter began 10
make notably large deposits IN the
Union Trust Company of New York
and also to buy securities, his invest.
ments increasing until 1895. when hia
holdings had increased to IA market
value Of $483, 900. Mr.. Griggs does NOT
accept Captain Carter's explanation
that he was dealing In securities with
the funds Of his father-in-law, Mr..
Westcott. and was the recipient Of
large presents from him. On the
face Of 1t, 1t is," he says, ian improb.
able story"
Admiral Dewey made an early start
Wednesday to fill a number Of engage
ments. The admiral went to see Sec.