The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-29
FORMER consul
NACRUM TEST|FIES.
Continued from page One.


1VlAiitANS - Stt.
"In Natal"
wa # an accurate publication
Il Dc not know
hi. Information Second-n
Mr.. Macrum said be had never t,1-..,''1
publlcation. He had only beeh M IT. -
that the fact that he naa asa NJ efa-rna6
absence had been pflhtsH q. 80 him
that no one knew o. THIS iaet
self =.
A, tbts point Mr. Howard, Of Georgia,
1 ,r,e-,oaad 20 question the utility Ok the
| examination ~ Mr.. Macrum.
~, t5oks 70 ne said he, like an ef-
l az, "a ooncoct a sensation out OF nothing,
puf the committee decided 10 proceed
.,d IN reply 20 some question rom Mf.
I pn,leeon Mr. Macrum stated that he had
1 feen granted leave o. absence by sec
/ refary Hay on November %.
- c,,ber TeIegramr Go Through.
II. road 70 the committee a message
/ ,.o,n tho cable company, saying a cipher
ssbie sent BY him 10 the secretary OF
s,ate November ] had been held up by
~ military censor until December z
Asked n other consuis had suffered any
1 inconvenience IN the matter Of commun-
hating with their home governments MI
Macrllm said they had
mo Belgian and German consuls both
1 ,ald him that no cipher kilograms were
/ allowed 10 go through
never Reported Mall Tnmperinu.
"pld you report 10 the state department
mat your mail had been openedT' asked
1 Mr. Berry Of kentucky.
Il did not"
"Did you mention It upon your arrival
4 Al Washington
/ ~ did not"
aWhy7"
l II would prefer not 70 answer the ques-
1 ton"
This reply raised general laugh IN tho
committee room.
| Mr. Adams. Of Pennsylvania. then pro
eeeded 10 cross-qucstlon Mr.. Macrum
| rather severely upon the duty Of consul
| 10 remain at his pos, during complica-
tons
| Alleged Meeting with steyn.
| Mr. Macrum described an alleged meet
| ING between President Steyn OF the Or
anes Free State and Consul stowe, OF
CAPE Town AZ which he was present ia
which he said Stcyu was very anxious
that stowe should do something TO settle
the difficulty which was brewing He
Mid that President Stcyn suggested an
appeal 10 the president 90 the United
slates and that Mr. stowe had replied
that he would be glad II some such thing
| could be done.
HAnd have reason to believe that the
| question was submitted TO the president
| Of the United States" added Mr. Macrum,
| esnd that he returned an unfaVorable re-
1 ply"
Alleged Letter From stone.
"what makes you say that7" inquired
| Mr. HIT
u was told 80 BY Col stowe"
'was that statement in writing7"
ut was"
Have You the letter.
me It is in the nles OF the Pretoria
consulate"
After further questioning MIR Macrum
said that he might have a copy Of the
letter: he could not say positively. Sub
sequantiy he said be thought he could
produce II IN a short time.
d why lie Did Not Report.
d Mr. Macrum went over the exchange OF
u sIegrnms with the state department rel
Il alive 70 his leave, but as these were in
IA the cipher af the department. the com
4 mitiee ala not call for them He stated
nat hts reason FOR not making a report to
he state department ON the conditions
10 South Africa was that when he called
en- Secretary nm. he said to Mr.. HIN ne
Understood he had been relieved Mr. fInl
responded that this was true Under such
u circumstance Mr Mncrum said be mad
n 90 report to make to the department lie
y sndeavored however, TO see the secre-
ay az state. but was told that Mr.. Hay
j ras out,
n Secretary Hays Statement.
u After hearing Mr. Macrum. the com
q mi,tee went into executive session. Chair
4 nan Hit presented letter from Sec
i ntary Hay giving I'm detail tho depart
neuts view OF the subject and this was
Subsequently made public The commit
Zee took no action as TO making report,
q Nh fsNb nv ftsNv faf D a
riitee there was nothing to be done cN-
'ept tho taking Of the testimony Sec
n,ary HAYS letter giving the of0cial
rts q the case Is as follows:
4 Washington H. G.. March a. 1900
Hon u r. mt chairman committee
/ foreign affairs house OF representa-
tree.
MRcsum Never Reported.
4 str In response Co your inquiry Of
ns morning D have the honor Co report
Aas up Go this date MIR Macrum the
ess0l % tho United states az Pretoria.
Aas made un representations a. this do
Aismen, in regard Go the opening % his
nail by the british authorities
a Explanatton~ Of Great Britain.
u Although without ans Information cN-
a 10 she allegations OF Mr. Macrum 90
g shieh rrfsteu.e was made Dos resoiu-
IL laa ia tho house ~ representatives maxi
q etttsia inquiries OF thle department.
# mentioned the matter tA the British am-
IN Naeadof. wha ma3v inquiry iu regard to
81 az thr irlQsh government and was
81 aiosmei in r.turu that the Urlush gov
# ha0oaf waH n.f aware uf arY sach in-
afni haNins taken place. but n any
.pHs ot the .'rt bad occurred % was com
meet
81 resavci go. further information lu