Evening star., 1900-10-08
COMMITTEE on AUDITING.
Chairman Macfarland Announces n
Capital Centennial Auxiliary.

Chairman Macfarland of the citizens
committee, national capital centennial an
nounced this morning the committee on au-
diting, Of which Mr.. John w. Thompson
is chairman. The remaining two commit
tees to be appointed-committee on eXer-
cises at the Executive Mansion and COM
mittee on exercises at the Capitol-Mr.
Macfarland says, will be announced some
time this week
The personnel of the auditing committee
is as follows: John w. Thompson, chair
man. John NJ. Carson, vice chairman; j.
w Babson. secretary; John c. Athey, NJ.
A. Ballinger. Maj. G. A. Bartlett, Chas. G..
Beebe, VIM. Bergman VIM. Burchard, E.
p. Berry Robert Lee Bunch. w. A. De
Caindry. ]. c. Eckloff, James Frasier, W. j.
Flather, Frederick Gray. John r. Garrison
]. w. Henry. II. p. r. Holt, Jas. F. Hood,
Conway b. Hunt. ]. r. Johnson. w. F.
MacIannan j. Gales Moore. F. p Madeira
Thcs. c. Pearsal. J. T. Petty A B. Ruff.
Chas. c. Rogers. F. A. Steir, Edwin x.
Staley. A. w. Sioussa, Chas E. White, c.
T. Williams Ernest Walker and Martin
Walker
The centennial button which the com
mittee on medals and badges recently or
dered from local firm. have been received
at headquarters The button has on it the
head of Washington. and encirclng ii is the
inscription, National Capital Centennial
1900" Each member of the several COM
mftteeS who have accepted their appoint
these attractive souvenirs by calling at the
headquarters, 1925 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Untrue Reports About Galveston.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
l have just noticed the communication in
your issue of September Is, signed by John
r. c. Newsom, in which he comments on
what he calls "wanton murder at CAL
weston, basing his statement on sensa-
tional newspaper report sent out from the
storm-swept city on the Texas coast. The
storm occurred September and 8, and 1
arrived in Galveston on the morning of the
10th, being the first newspaper man to
reach there; in fact, one of the first land
ing party from the mainland. going as
staff correspondent Of the Houston Post
The reports which were sent out Of the
wholesale killing of vandals and looters of
bodies We're not In any sense of the word
true. For the first two days there We're a
few of these ghouls shot, but 1t was done
by citizens who acted upon the impulse of
the moment, when they discovered the
loters in the act. The military did not
authorize anything Of the kind. Adjt. Gen.
Scurry of Texas took charge as soon as he
could get there, and nothing of this kind
happened Liquor was not to be had in
any quantities. The authorities closed the
saloons, but liquor was furnished to the
men who were engaged in handling the
hundreds of dead bodies which were found.
The men could not have worked at the task
without stimulant Galveston and Texas
have suffered from yellow Journal reports
which have been sent from here. One of
these reports states that Governor Sayers
has received Sl,2o0.000. This is untrue.
There are thousands of people homeless
who are failing to receive that charity
which generous public and people would
send to this state had no such reports been
sent out. The severe weather of the winter
is near upon us, and in the storm-swept
district people are without shelter and have
no money to provide it. You can find the
truth of this statement by comforting with
the governor or the relief committees
JAMES HAYS QUARLES.
AUSTIN, Texas, October 8, 1900.