The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-26

"erc AcsWsAiy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
bone Called 20 Account for IIis
scanaalous Charges ny Postmas-
ter General A. seoa as Reported.
WASHINGTON. July 2S--Ths postmas-
ter general has made public the report
Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brtstow who investigated the Cuban pos
tai frauds. Mr.. Bristow finds that Nee
ly's embcxsements aggregated mt least
sl3i.7i3, and says he was justified In rec-
ommending the removal of Director Gen.
erai Rathbcne Whether or not tho lat.
ter was guilty with Nicely. he says there
can he no doubt that. In the matter of
authorized per diem. allowance Of per-
sonsl expenses and warrants cashed and
accounted for. he unlawfuly appropri-
stcd tho money of the United States.
For this. Mr.. Bristow says. he believes
Mr.. Rathbone should be required to an-
swer.
Ne Cheek On TransaetIons.
Mr.. Bristcw explains that tho bureau
| OF finance tnaugurated by Director Gem
eral Rathbone. OF which Nicely was app
| pointed chief. was started July !; issa
| This bureau was charged with tho cur-
| tody OF all statements and postal sup
| plies The division OF postal accounts
changed July |. isaa. 20 a division nj
the auditors Office. Was IN charge Of
| Dr. W. H. Reeves. who WAS appointed
| by the secretary Of war. The report ssya
| that nn accounts Of tho unbonded post
| master was required. rcmittancss being
entered MS cash sales and the only In
| formation the auditor ofiice had OF these
| transactions came from Neeiy himself
| There wna no check whatever on HIS
| transactions. From the accounts assign
| ed, the report says that the minimum
| OF Neeiv's embexxicments may be sutn-
marked as follows;
Shortage. a.. shown ny his own records.
ssp. 600; excess of credit by destruction ct
surcharred statements definitely ascer-
tained. tioi.iis. total. sisi.Tis This will
be Increased hy the discovery OF ssi~s cf
surehargad stamps but viii not excesd
$4,000 In the aggregate.
Neei~y md Reeves Consptre.
The report aays that Rathbcns sp-
pointed Nicely. who had custody ~ tbs
stamps. Reeves. the only man who could
have check on Neciy'r transactions,
and r. wartsold, chsef ~ ths bureau 81
registration. commissions 20 destroy ths
surcharged stamps. % which Nicely had
$4,000. nnd thar Nicely ana Reeves en-
tered into conspiracy 10 report larger
quantity of stamps destroyed than were
actually destroyed.
ventures In Speculation.
put. the report says. Neals's frnnds-
lent transactions were not confined 70
,h.a. efut.esslefnsfsts. and while tho
amounts were small compared With Tho
latter. they sh5w the Fafno dsclivitv naa
utter Disregard fer tho Interests ~ the
Tbe reposs sets forth fhe details ~
,,,,,.rc,,a trnr~artIann with Necly'H print
trr house At Nunein. Ina. through whsea
the government was charged large Sums
,or pftutsng and much smaller amounts
,.missei 70 The printers. u " also shown
that Mesiy bought fufal'are through an
Instaua house, to he sent "a Cuba. and
mat tho afn1 aslowrd him "corns1sis-
s,nt,.' ~ Nais ~ slts7i tiil of goo<is.
Asser showing thar Neeiy WAS fnanrialiy
embarrassed when be went 70 cabs aad
that bis salary was only fiN ,hs month.
che repoyt deal. - contiisrsifis iensth
With the speculative venfurea into ~hirh
Neely hranehe8 oai n Cuba. They IN
c,u4sa me West irsdlan Trading Company.
n wa.ch ~ Invested slsgs briek plant
a Havana tn which he invested fpaap.
ana some rniuiag schemes IN a1yth AMER
Sea.
wr. prsstew sabsuits evidence that Nee~
,y's ssefis began month aftsr he wsnt
80 ceha
Mich a.a Reeves Connection.
ne ssiart says shss G. X Ries. ~ao
vr.s trosEht % Havana - NeeiYN aHs!at-
ans. tsis Mf Hsssnops fssf Nesiy was
.csoaAsar Basnbeae arpie5 ans pueh sn-
formation
Tr. regs,yt says. efgirh r1assas u he in-
toeeaf. gsat ~ AZ Isaat hsa knpwieiixs a
ssesy>s egns,~rassmsat iaa3 hsfprs be
s.ains 70 have sala Tsthesne Reeves
,,,rsssaea the, Nesiy paia tifn gs@a fsr
s,f,eeaiinx ~ fraud IN tas distinction
~ tAs stsapsa Eeth H4fa ard Reeves
pressat sxainss any eFiminai sssisHs ifew
,nurh esrai; shsuis ~ rtsen - ths,r
s,asamaass IL u esfaeuii 30 1stefmiae
nsshboae's Growing wsass.
Fsseans,ssr n. fNe. whsu natahsne wss
apusinsaa 1lFessar general N pgs4K. hls
SALARY was axea II fsge At nis yeauess
me poatfs.aassr rsneSal Slowed hiA z per
diern n o in addition. He claims fhis vas
not suasvsent aaa June y fne fosifnaster
general increased ths salary u tssds. with
notification that wish TIE Increase. tbs
per diem wDaiG cease. 5aiy q RAfhRons
complained tsat the Increase amounted %
only sesy and asked for an official ressdsnes
ThlA was aIac allowed. December 10 the