Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
CUBAN POSTAL FRAUD.
Nelly Not the Only One Involved
In the Big Steal at
Havana.
A Number Of High officials Under
Arrest and Others Under
Surveillance.
Nelly Said to Have Stolen 100000
Outright Whole Outfit to be
Punished.

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Havana. May 15.-The extent OF the
postal frauds is far greater than what
was originally expected Besides TAX
ing III the postal department, the frauds
scvin 10 ,ie,;:s.e The !!eca! office at Ha-f
Nana and various other Offices turnout
the island. and also to have extended to
outside points which have been used for
the sale of some OF the old issue of
stamps that were ordered destroyed.
The result OF the investigation at the
local postotiice is the suspension of
POSTMASTER Thompson, who was install
fled inSApril3of last year. He Will remain
| at his own house for the present. AIoya
Iand Mascara, stamp sellers in the main
! office. have also been arrested, and fur
l8,iler arrests are expected today. As
Ismans as six others have been placed
| unuer the closest surveillance and they
Mil be arrested as soon as their services
Eeatl be spared. AS II matter of fact, II
4 they We're all to be suddenly relieved of
I duty II would not be possible TO carry on
\ the postal department OF Havana.
Reeves and Reynolds. the auditors of
4 the postal department. are still under.
tdrrast at their own rooms, In charge of
detectives. Special quarters WILL how
4 ever. he prepared in some fortress
Where all the prisoners connected with.
l the frauds Will be taken as soon as ar
lrested.
Mondays arrests and the suspension
Fai Mir. Thompson did not take place un-5
4 Til after dark. and consequently these.
ineW features Of the case are not gen
Ierally known ,hruou, the city. but there
us a percep,ible excitement al the post
Ioiilce, Where no one knows who may be
1.-The next 10 be singled out.
r. G. Rathbone desires the Associated
4 Fresast 10 say that there is no truth in
1.-THE report. circulated in the United
Estates, that there is friction between the
military authorities here ana the postal
8department.
i Washington. May 15.-There is to be.
a lively shaking UP of the dry bones In
I the Cuban Dostetiice department. and II.
LIS more than proba bic that before the
lsrdsof the Week DiYeetorof Posts Rath-
! bone viii be either under arrest or sus-
Il pension.
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Il san; fa,.85 1.I,h. sv,d,,.sd.,v aud will
r,s,oh IJav, ma On FRIDAY n uoes Mi 4
y full ai,t lnorit,- IA ,.onrescnts th.. oovern
lInent. Th. Significance of mis- assign
IInent 10 This task is that he is expected
Il deal With iI)reetor# Rathbone and uil
Eother officials there just9as the pre- sident
4 WOULD deal with them il the troutl ess
81 had occurred in Washington
5 a s Net no charges Of misconduct are
made against Rathbone. but he is
q known tfs have been guilty of great
carelessl3ess and but for his laxity.St to
say tfit least, the Nicely frauds could
II nor have occurred on account Of his
Isrenl!s sness the government has lost
& about $4,000. slo,oO0 or SO of which is
likely Ia bs5recoyered Nicely MAS bond
z Cd by Baltimore CONCERN for $4,000
Lam, tfle officers of tina, company have
81 alrsaiy notilied the government that
they are ready 10 pay over the fun
81 amount Of the bonds at a moments no.
y ,Ice.
Ii turns out that this loss was not In
n CURED thru sale Of other or obsolete
\ stamps. but thru direct thievery Of
s money on hand. If any was taken by
{ the sale Of old stamps the amount mus,
have been small The system which
: the government instituted in Cuba Was
as good a system as that employed
There
Mai Rathbone. Who had a good rec.
gsord in the pension ana postoftice de.
part,nents ana who had himself beer
slrourth assistant in the Harrison admin.
istration, appointed by John Wana.
! maker IA Z i,,it in charge Of the 5exec,1
Il t{,,s ,.r,,, SIN Hayana Following fht
!. s,.stem u vogue thruont the aapart
!. nents mere a. washington. 81. a;;ais;
!, iinp diyision was kent separate. an,
anart from the execu1iy, adu,inistrn
. tjon. Indeed rs auditor semi down
M Reeves Was IN aid ana tried am,
$ 3ci.,l and Was selected by the treas,,r,
: ard .,nnoir,tea hy3the war ,lena,tnnanf
n ,rhare ,v,s nd l,nawn reason v.hv n,
i, svst.. 4, ei,nuld faiI ~ ,vo,l, Il, C.i,ha y
+ II mad worked here II Won. Nav,
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MA bis aid srie,,d NaaI,. ~ Ind,. :
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anpears not1oniy 10 have 'nroyed dis