Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-19
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Washington Authorities Stirred up
by the Charges Against Davis /.
and Hollis.
Douglas Story Replies to Webster
Davis, Reiterating His Former
Statements
Macrum Said to Have Got s75, 900
Boer Money and Davis
S125,00O.

Washington, Oct 19.-C Charges made
by Douglas Story, the South African
correspondent OF the London Daily
Mail, against Webster Davis and for
mer Consul Macrum have received a
great deal of attention in Washington
recently London dispatches quote Mr..
Story as saving i'll the Daily Mail yes
tereay morning:
Davis denounces Hanna's repetition
of my statement as an outrageous
ialsehood. Hanna. should he desire to-
reply TO this lie With circumstance. Will
tint in The records of the state depart
ment IN Washington conclusive proof
that Hollis, the American consul at
Lourenzo Marques, bought contraband
stores for the Beers during the war;
that Macrum. late American consul al
Pretoria, WAS in the pay of the Trans
vaal governments: that Consul General
Stowe. satECape Town. was insulted With
the offer OF {, bride. and that Davis,
once second assistant secretary of the
interior, received S125,0Q0 as the price of
his participation in the scheme.
Should Hanna Want further evil
dence. he can apply to the late chief Of
Getectiyes ali Pretoria, Who Will give
aiu with fun circumstances and detail.
prpof that Davis received $l25, 900, Ma
erum Si5,U01 and Montague White ST.
ooe,o00 70 raise a pro- Boer agitation in
the United States
When Davis left Pretoria he gave
EXPRESSION 70 the pregnant remark: L
am prepared 70 forfeit my place in the
government If Mckinley does not con-
sent 10 do justice to the Beers A
fortnight before the needy ambitious
s9licitGs' had never seen a Boer. and
was absolutely ignorant of Boer hopes.
aims and policy He did not know what
constituted justice TO the Beers The
recollection of his speech at Cape Town
brings blush 10 the cheeks Of every
American there today.
MIR. Story is not strictly correct when
ne says there is on file in the depart
mentof state conclusive proof that
Hollis bought contraband stores for the
Beers during the war, that Macrum3
was in the pay OF the Transvaal gov
ernnlent, and that Webster Davis re-
teivst si25.6oo from the Beers State
department officials say there is no
such conclusive proof III the records
of the department. So far as they are
concerned they can neither confirm nor
deny the accuracy of the serious
charges which MIR. Story brings
i is trne that there are ON file in the
department certain confidential COM
8munications concerning the conduc; nf
Hollis. Macrum ard Davis. but these
documents are said to be opinions and.
Hex partes statements rather than proofs
Ii Mr.. stery's charges rest wholly
upon the evidence on file in the state
department then / he accused. following
the ruia of admitting innocence till
guilt is proved would have to be ac-
Hqattteei. II MIR Story has other evidence.
and it is ,Ginored he has-ofticials3
mere say he should promptly bring ii
forward.
Ne charge Of corruption is made
against the late American officials by
lthe state department or any officials of
istais government. | is admitted tho.
Ethat for certain reasons Mr.. Nlacrum
twas not relieved Of his consulship a mo-
i5nent too soon, hat an inyestigatioli Of
/ the conduct ~ Consul Hollis is now be-
ling made. and that the mystery con-
nscted with Mr.. Davis, trip to South
f-Africa ought To BE- cleared up.
A private letter received in Washing-
1 Ton Ntsit from I1Oflon3 gives S0rI1t.
nfWs from the British colo
lnial Office. The writer is a weli-known
lneEnb er OF parliament a warm friend
TOT MIR. Chamberlain. Referring to the
charges when Douglas Story has made
against certain Americans, the writer
says Mr.. Story Is highly respected
land wholly trustworthy man. He adds
Ithat in the colonial office are some in
A5teresting papers concerning disburse-
tnients of Boer funds.
As soon as the war is all cleaned
Aunt says the Latter. these documents
I will be published. They show that the
i. i Beers used large sums in promoting
i foreign agitation Several Americans
Ii9ad their fingers in the pie. W. find the
ear-narks of some Of this money in the
Tinted States and even in Canada A
number Of newspapers We're bought UP
IN the states. DR. l-evds handled very
large sum of money in this way. and
swent so far as to try TO buy up papers
i'm Canada
There is a belief in official circles here
shat some day the whole truth as to he
Iidispositinn Of the I5oer secret service
land agitation funds viii come out, and
lti1at when il does a number of persons
lin the United States will be very much
inf ere tad e,raiy,