The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-08
She Will Tell Some
Office Secrets.
MISS CAMERON'S STATEMENT
GENERAL VERNON SLATED TO
SUCCEED THE MAJOR.
Collector Jackson Quietly Investi-
eating His Subordinates Man
agement of the Chinese
Bureau.

Special Agents Smith and Linck spent
yesterday forenoon and part of the aft
ernCon in preparing for the heavy work
70 begin next week in the matter of the
investigation into the conduct of the Chi
: NcSa Bureau under the Jackson Meredith
administration. They ate their lunches in
the Surveyors office, where the investi-
eatonis being held and did not quit work
until nearly o'clock. They examined no
witnesses, but will begin the work on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
An attempt will be made to discredit
some portions of the testimony which it
is understood Mrs. Sarah Pickens will
give against Major Moore The conten-
ton VIII be made that Mrs. Pickens is
rnder great obligations TO Collector Jack
=. son, he having promised to secure her en-
ploNment after the close of the investiga-
=. ton' and that at the present time her ex-
penses are being paid by person or per-
sons friendly to Jackson and his man
Meredith. For this reason, it will be ar
gued on behalf of the major, she is an in
terested and more or less prejudiced wit
-. It's understood also that she will reveal
. some Of the secrets Of the Special Agent ;
office, one of these being an alleged inter-
Terence by Major Moore with an affidavit
made by Miss DOnaldino Cameron, ma
trQn of the Presbyterian Mission. Miss
cameron made an affidavit IN the major 5
N4alSt etS ~ a tOIlN tISdtlpu WHICH lOOh
place between herself, Harry HUFF and
+ Meredith on the occasion of the arrest of
- fonS Suey Wan, the noted procuress. 1t
rs reported that Mrs. PlCkenS Will testify
lin fact she has announced that she will
do so-that Miss Cameron changed GER
tain portions Of. her affidavit on the So
licttaUOn of Major Moore and Mrs DR..
" e4ardiner, wife of the Chinese inspector
=. :ot that name. The object of the change
was the making stronger certain state
ments rejecting upon Meredith
q L
ter by a Call reporter yesterday, and she
denounced the statement, if such a state
+ 1nent was made, as utterly devoid of
::tTuth
~ was making my affidavit" she said,
q. and l wanted to say that | believed that
/. bad said so and so on thoi occasion of
al that time in the mission, and Mr..
Meredith, Mr.. Huff, Miss Iissak and
*QtneIs being present l was not sure as
:. 70 whether / had made certain remark
. in:c6rt2in words and l put it in the affi-
d6Vit that ! believed that l had said it in
those words. I wanted to see the tran
scripts. Of the conversation as taken down
1nShorthand by Miss LisSak, who was re-
z porting the matter for the Chinese Blu
. Teau; After l had seen the transcript and
found that ! had used the language that
F. Thought ] had / allowed ii 10 go into
. the affidavit. / was more than ordinarily
careful in that matter because did not
. wish to do any one an injury. The atfi-
QaViU was made out just as | wanted it.
! never saw Mrs. DIR. Gardiner in the APP
pralSer hulldlnS ana she naQ nothing
whatever to do with the afhdaVlt that L
had made
Miss Cameron is not in politics, is per-
fectly independent Of the Chinese Bureau,
and has never been known to misrepre-
sent facts. She is devoted Christian
woman and is bound up in the work Of
rescuinG the unfortunate Chinese female
slaves who are allowed TO be dumped
upon the shores Of California by the pc
culiar methods employed by the Chinese
Bureau.
1t is whispered in Federal circles that if
Major Moore should be removed or trans
ferred 10 a new field his place will be
filled by General Vernon, at present
deputy in the office General Vernon, it
is said Will haye the Endorsement Of Col
.lector Jackson. and Mrs. Pickens will be
appointed to the position Of stenographer
in the Office.
Things. are looking somewhat dark for
the bureau. for the Collector has been
making some quiet inquiry into the con-
duct Of the bureau by his subordinates
and there are indications that unless
Meredith shows a clean bin of official
health the Collector, in order to save his
OWE name from being smirched, will re-
move Meredith from the bureau before
the Secretary of the Treasury finds 1t
..s.Ii-g To