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cause lie possesses most intimate know
edge Of postal accounts, and he cause he
organized the present systcm of Cubsn
accounts when the island service was
created. 1t is Thought Director neral
Rathbone has changed that system radi-
cally, bat Mr.. Lawsche was considered t5e
most valuable agent the Department
could send nevertheless. Mr.. Nettieton is
one of the most thorough examiners in
the Treasury
Their investigation will be confined to
the books of the Director General, the
financial clerks and the several post
Offices. But il is not thought probable
they can return to this country in advance
of Inspector Smith and his party. As the
Auditor must submit his report to Mir.
Gage and the Postmaster General obtain
it through the Treasury Department it is
not unlikely all the reports on the Cuban
situation will be considered at one time
about June Il.
The Postmaster General was asked yes
terday whether the Cabinet made the rev.
elations from Cuba the special topic of
the mornings meeting.
Il; did not" he replied. THE situation
was discussed, but not at greater length
than several other questions
He would not say the Department had
ordered its separate examination as a re-
suit of the Cabinet session, or had been
advised by the President TO do SO, or had
done so of its own volition. The Depart
ment had no knowledge that anyone sus-
pected of fraud had confessed. There was
absolutely no information at the disposal
of the Department which had not been
given out in substance two days before
In reply to suggestion that Deputy Au-
ditor Lawsche. like Neely and Mr.. Heath,
was from Indiana the Postmaster Cen
eral explained that his selection had been
made Notwithstanding that fact. not be-
cause of it," and laughed at the coinci
dencc.
Col. George H Burton. of the inspector
Generals Department. War Department.
arrived yesterday, via Newport News. from
Cuba, where he has been investigating
postal affairs. He has, it is believed, some
sensational testimony to give. He called
upon the Secretary of War, presumably to
talk about the Neely scandal. He stated,
however. that he would probably make an
official report to the War Department to-
day.
Colonel Burton stated that he had bsen
instructed to report to the Attorney Cen
eral and would do so as soon as the op-
portunity presented itself. He did not
know whether he would be required to &C
10 New York but supposed in case of the
eNtradition proceedings coming up there,
he would be required as a witness.
The requisition for the extradtion of
Nicely is now on its way from Havana to
this city. and as soon as it arrives it will
be turned over to the Department of JUS
tice for action and presenta tion to Gov
erner Roosevelt of New York. The latter
has already expressed his readiness to
honor the papers.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE DIS
TRlCT OF COLUMBIA.

EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE Dis
TRlCT OF COLUMBIA.
Office Of the Highway Commission.
Washington. D. c.. April ?, 1900.
To whom 1t may concerns:
The commission created by section of the
act OF Congress approved March .. 1893. entitled
"An act 10 provide permanent system of high
ways in that part OF the District OF Columbia
living outside of cities has received from the
Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia the
proposed plan CT a permanent system of high.
ways for the part Of the District south and east
Of the Anacostia River. Interested parties are
invited to examine the map on exhibition in
Room 40 Of the District Building. The commits
sion will consider any suggestions and profess,
to be submitted in writing on before MAY
8, 1900, and addressed to sae Chief Of EnSi-
neers, United States Army, War Department,
Washington. d. c. Tine Commission will meet
on MAY -, 1900. at l0:3v O'CLOCK A. NJ, in
the Office of the Secretary OF War. to hear orally
from those who desire to support their written
objections.
EI.IHU ROOT. Secretary OF War; z. A..
HITCHCOCK. Secretary OF the Interior;
JOHN n. WILSON, Chief Of Engineers,
U. s. A., Highway Commission.
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FINANCES OF CUBA.
A Proposition in the Senate for nm
investigation.

~ the senate fOr m
investigation.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Bacon in
troduced resolution providing for The
appointment of a committee to investigate
the receipts and expenditures of all moneys
received in the island of Cuba from the
time OF occupation by the American troops
up to and including May 30, 1900.
1t is stated that the committee shall in
vestisate all receipts and expenditures in
and from customs. postcfices, internal
revenue. and all other sources, collected OF
expended by the civil or military authori-
hes.
The resolution goes into detail on the
forms of expenditure to be looked into ant
states that the moneys paid out for tn.
construction of any buildings shall be ac-
counted for.
The resolution went over until today
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the full quart Only from James Tharp, sl2 +
Street. Tel III.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
HOT SPRINGS, VA.

NEW HOTEL ALPIIIN. capacity $50; rates, 50 so
to $50 per day; SI5.00 per week and upward.
L. c. ALPHiN, Proprietor y5-tu, TIL sa 3mos
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PASSAGE SEEMS ASSURED.
GERMAN MEAT BILL HAS PASSED
THE REICHsTAG.
Packers Have Little Hope Of Action
Favoring American Packers
Until Law IS Tried.

Chicago, May 25.-The passage of the
German meat bill by the Bundesrath
which now seems assured since it has
passed the Reichstag. is viewed differ
emily by Chicago packers Most of the
packers have little hope of any action
favoring American meat until Germany
has tried the law for some time. Prices
will advance in Germany as soon as the
law goes ino effect said one packer.
1.-The poorer classes will be unable to
pay the increased figure. When the
German people understand what the bill
has done, there will be new one, but
political conditions are such tnat at pres"
ent there is no hope of expecting any
thing
Norris Epstein of the German Ameri-
can Provision Co.. said:
1.-The passage of the bill is an outrage
against the American packer. Ameri-
can goods are absolutely pure and whole
some. I know the laborinr people of
Germany want our products
England is our best customer said
Martin Cudahy, "apd her trade is worth
more to the United States in the meat
trade than all the orld.
American packing interests said c. NJ.
Favorite. of Armour & Co. while 1t
is true that quite little business is done
with Germany in the sausage am1 cam
ned meat way, it does not cut enough
figure to effect the markets in this cOun-
tryo
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FOR VlCE-PRESiDENT.
Andrew D. White Considered as Pos
sible Candidate By RepubN-
can Leaders.

New York, May 25.--A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Andrew ID. White, United States am
bassador to Germany, is being seriously
considered by republican leaders as Il
candidate for vice president. His name
will be further discussed at a meeting Of
members of the national committee in
Philadelphia on next Saturday.
Those who will participate are Sena-
tor Hanna. Colonel Dick, Senator Scott
of West Virginia, Richard kerens of
Missouri and Joseph Manley of Maine,
who are to arrange the details for the
Philadelphia convention.
Senator Hanna will probably serve a
term as chairman of the national com
mittee. Henry G. Payne of Wisconsin
is the only other man whose name is
mentioned. If Mr.. Hanna continues as
chairman Mr.. Dick of Ohio will continue
as secretary.
AS chairman of the present committee
Senator Hanna will call the Philadelphia
convention to order. Senator Wolcott is
slated for temporary chairman.
The permanent chairman will be Sc
lected by the convention and Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts will probably
be honored with this office.
1t had been intended that Senator
Spooner of Wisconsin should make the
nomina ting speech, but owing to the Sc
rious illness of his wife he will be I'M
able to attend the convention. There
will be several seconding speeches. One
will be made by Governor Roosevelt OF
New York and another by Senator ALI
son Of Iowa.
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ISSUES STATEMENT.
War Department Desires to Show That
Number of "Carpet Baggers''
Overestimated

New York, May 23.--A special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says:
The war department has issued i state-
ment from the division OF customs and
insular affairs designed to show that the
number of carpet baggers' in Cuba he's
been overestimated so far as the Gus
toms service of the island is concerned
According to the latest returns which
We're of those of December 81 last there
were 664 customs employees, of Which 515
We're Cubans, 50 We're Spanards and
only so We're Americans, of whom IS
We're employed in Havana, principally at
headquarters. The total number of en-
ployes in the Havana custom office was
:;33. of whom 260 We're Cubans, IS Span
iards. IL Americans and 8 belonged to
other nationalities. At the sub-port of
Batabano all three employees We're Gu
bans. AT Cienfuegos 53 We're Cubans IL
Spanards and Americans. At San
and 8 Americans. AT Matanzas there
were "a Cubans, Spaniards and
American.
The nationalities at the other ports
were as follows:
Cardenas, IA Cubans, 10 Spaniards.
Nuevitas, Is Cubans, Spaniards, 2
Americans.
Manzanillo and supports. Santa Cruz
and Jucaro 10 Cubans. l Spaniard.
Gibara 10 Cubans, l American.
Guanatanama, Cubans, 5 Spaniards,
American.
Sagua La Grande, 9 Cubans, Span
iards, American.
Trinidad cubans, l Spaniard.
Baracoa. 6 Cubans.
Tunas de Zaza, cubans, ! Spaniard. /
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TO FILL VACANCY
SEN. CARTER PRESENTS GOV.
SMITHS CERTIFICATE AP-
POINTING MAJ. MAGINNIs.

Washington May Ex-senator Carter
of Montana today presented the cert1h-
cate of Governor Smith, appointing Hon.
Martin Maginnis to fill the vacancy oc-
casoned by the resignation of Senator
Clark, and to which Mr. Clark also had
been appointed. The certificate was n
practically the same words as Acting
Governor Spriggs' certificate appointing
Mr. Clark to succeed himself.
In accordance with request made by
Senator Carter, the certificate was laid
upon the table.
AS soon as this disposition was made,
Senator Chandler presented a resolution
providing for the reference of the Gre
dentias of the rival sena torial claimants
to the committee on privileges and elec-
tons.
This resolution was also laid on the
, table, the understanding being that it
Will be called up next Wednesday.
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who stood for us when others whose
friendship we looked for were Indifferent
Or hostile"
Speaking of Cuba, General Sickles

VINO SIOOu lUr us WneH others whose
friendship we looked for were Indifferent
Or hostile"
Speaking of Cuba, General sickles
said:
"Cuba would have been ours today, as
1t should be ours, if we had not chosen TO
renounce that island by self-denying
ordinance, in which wisdom was sacrl-
feed to sentiment But Cuba will come
to us, all the same, by the laws OF pollt-
ical and economical gravitatlon.
eve are today honored by the presence
of oul chief magistrate and of his excel
lency, the governor of Virginia. AS
soldier of the army of the Potomac, the
President is our cherished comrade, and
I am sure I interpret the sentiments OF
the survivors of the northern armies
when ! declare my agreement With all
our president said in his southern tour.
last year, in recognition of the unity OF
patriotic feeling that now pervades the
hearts of all our people. The president
is to be congratulated because in his
public utterances and. in his public acts
he has endeavored to contribute to the
consolidation of the north and south.
For my own part and speaking only
for rnyseTf denounce as mischleVous
and raprehensible the utterances OF those
in l1is,h executive authority who venture
to rexindle the burnt out fagots OF sec
tionai animoslties. And of this am sor-
ry to observe a conspicuous example in
a recent public address from the govern
or-af Georgia to surviving soldiers on the
confederate army.
General Sicl1les referred to the Beers
as follows
"TnAey have earned the right to have
| their independence respected by gener-
GUS foe. And. when the unequal strug-
\ gle ends as it must end before long IN the
! occupation of the Transvaal capital, !
1 trust that public opinion in America and
/ Europe and, above all, in England, Will
4 be SO pronounced in favor Of magnanl-
nous terms of peace that the British
4 government will recognize the wisdom
| of granting such honorable conditions OF
settlement as may lead to durable
| reconciliation. Premature interference
by any power or combination OF powers
would embitter Great Britain beyond
! hope Of moderation in her demands and
provoke a defiance that might involve q
war Of unexampled proportions. In such
a conflict this country could take no part
as England is our freind; while an atti-
tude of strict neutrality may enable US
to use our friendly offices in a direction
/ that might contribute to happy accom-
mediation of the quarrel"
The exercises at the court house were
followed by a luncheon served In lht
opera house to the members Of the So
ciety, ladies and the invited guests. This
| was over by 2 o'clock after which the
president held a brief reception before
the party proceeded to the Nationa
cemeteries for the ceremonies inciden
to the corner stone laying of the fifty
corps monument. The corner stone q
the monument was laid by General Dan
iel E. Butterfield. He had prepared fol
the occasion handsome silver trowel
appropriately inscribed, and after tn
ceremony this was presented to the Ma
sonic lodge of Fredericksburg.
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SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS.
CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE AL
LEGGED FRAUDS.
No Official Steps Taken as Yet-Sen-
ate Will Probably Adopt Bacon
Resolution.

New York, May pa special to the
Herald from Washington says:
An explosion in the Cuban customs SER
vice is threatened which promises rev
citations as sensational as the disclos-
ures in connection with the postal SER
vice. An official Of the customs service
who has just returned from Cuba brings
information that the customs service
there is honeycombed with fraud and the
employees are trembling with fear of in
vestiga tiOn.
That congress must make thorough
investigation of every department of the
government in Cuba is the conclusion
forced upon administration leaders III
both houses, nothing short of d searching
inquiry BY a committee containing rep
resentatives of the minority party will
be accepted.
1t is probable that the Bacon resolu-
ton will be adopted py the senate. Thus
far no steps have been taken officially to
Investigate the Cuban customs service
buG IS asserted that several employees ir
| that service are contemplating resigna
tion while others who are away OF
leave of absence will nor return because
they do not wish to become involved II
the investigation.
1t is declared that inveatiga tion will
show that through lax business methods
and unScrupulouS employees thousands OF
dollars have been diverted from legiti-
matte channels into the pockets of dis
honest officials and their accomplices
Disbursements of sums ranging from
500 to $4,000 have been made to persons
who have not performed any service
whatever, 1T is said, and in many in
+; stances without the fornlality Of pre-
senting vouchers.
Gross extravaganza in expenditures fol
furniture supplies and other expenses II
connection with the custims service Il
also charged.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
astmaster. and regrets were

acted ->astmaster, and regrets were
read . secretary Hay, the premers
of tn q ladian provinces and from the
forei s ,nsuls in Chicago. Before the
toas re made motion was carried
ami = .at enthusiasm to request Cap
tair = ndham, British consul in Chca-
go, % able to his ruler the sincere con-
gr' e tions of those present.
lie music of The Star Spangled
B = r. the assemblage toasted The
E .ent of the United States
les H. Eckels made the response,
6 in part:
no time in the past hundred years
t;.ly. the president of the United States
not been patriot before partisan.
He may be the most rigid of partisans
before taking his position, but the con-
serving properties of the office bring
him to act for country first and always
before party interests.
A reference made by Mr.. F,ckels to ex-
| President Cleveland as an example Of
president sacrificing party prestige to
the dictates of his conscience aroused one
| of the demonstrations the evening.
! Mr.. Eckels scathingly denounced the eff
forts of men who sought to arouse the ma
tired of England in America to secure
partisan advantage, declaring that the
4 commerce of the two nations would in
crease from mutual good will and actiIl.
The toast The Queen brought the -
thusiasm of the evening to climax, ana
when Captain Wyndham, the BIltlsn
consul, rose in reply, it continued io'
several minutes. Captain Wyndham fe-
ferred to the respect and Veneratl tlon Win
which Queen Victoria is held in all parts
of Great Britain's possessions. Inc fel-
erence made by the consul to the "ar y
South Africa was guarded. aE% Wneh
made if was linked with the Philippine
strife.
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TO AID THEIR CAUSE.
BoER COMMISSIONERS EXPECT
TO INFLUENCE MCKINLEY
POLITICALLY.
South African Sympathizers Will Try
ard Make Presidents Neutrality
Campaign Issue.

New York. May 25.--A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Notwithstanding the declaration IF the
president that the United States will not
interfere in the South African war, the
Boer commissioners expect that political
move which will be beneficial to their
cause.
1t is apparent to the commissioners
that political agitation alone will aid
their cause and they intend to take ad-
vantage of every opportunity to press 1t
upon the attention of the American peo-
pie 1t will be the earnest effort of the
South African sympathizers in the Unit
ed States to make the failure of the pres
of the prominent issues of the campaign.
The west is reported as. wrought up
over the refusal of the president to inter-
yene and it is proposed to keep the dis
content alive.
Should Bryan be elected, the fact that
the president elect of the United States
made a declaration of his Intentions to
take measures to stop the war will have
the effect it is believed, of causing the
british to be more lenient in the terms
they will propose.
An official of the administration who
is close to the president says the pohcy
which had been adopted had been care
fully considered and there would be nc
deviation from it, no matter how great
might be the pressure applied by the
democratic politicians.
Unless Great Britain should require It.
this official said. the president would
nrabably refuse to even aid the Trans
yaal to get terms of peace more lenlen'
t,han those which the British would I'M
nose provided President Kruger should
| offer to surrender.
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ARMY OF POTOMAC.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY AND CAB.
MET ATTEND MEMORIAL
SERVICES.
Gen. Daniel Sickles Delivers Grafton
of the Day-Addresses of
s.eAcome.

Fredericksburg, Va, May 25.-Fair
weather favored the presidential party
IN their visit to the memorial services
Of, the Army of the Potomac here today.
4 special train from Washington arriv-
cd at lilo and found the whole popufa-
Mon of this staid Virginia town grouped
about the depot on massed along the
main street With the national eolors ap-
bearing everywhere. The president was
accompanied by all the members of the
cabinet, except Secretary Wilson. There
were also in the party: General Miles,
General Wheeler, Former Adjutant Gen
eral Ruggles, who was colonel of the
presidents old regiment during the war.
and the Marine band. The procession
formed at the depot and, headed by the
Marine band, moved at once to the court
house, where public exercises were held
and an official welcome to- the Society
Of the Potomac.
An address of welcome was delivered
by st. George r. Fitz Hugh, and a re-
sponse was made by General Martin r.
Mcmahon. The grafton of the day was
then delivered by General Daniel e.
Sickle, who said in part:
If 1t be true that the world had never
seen such a gigantic conflict between
people of the same nationality as that
which severed the north and south with
in the memory of millions of survivors,
It is equally remarkable that history
chronicles no example of a reconeilia-
ton SO spontaneous, SO prompt and so
complete, as shown by the Spanish
American war to have followed the civil
strife that shook this continent only a
generation ago.
| 'Contemporaneous with the revival of
our national fraternity was the happy
disappearance of the strained relations
between Great Britain and the United
States which had existed with more or
less tension ever since our war of inde-
pendence. This fortunate concord be-
tween the two great branches of the An
! glo- Sacon race-dominating4 four contin-
ents by their military and naval power
was an admoni:ion to Europe forbid
ding interference in the war between the
| United States md Spain.
| "AIaericenS Will not forget q friend
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WORK TRAIN RUNS AWAY.

Akron. Ohio, May 25.-Three men were
k;lIad and a number of others seriously
injured as the result of an accident to
a work train today on the Akron q
Tuyahoga Falls rapid transit line. The
brakes on two cars carrying dozen
workmen became disabled at the top of
a steep grade and the cars rushed down
the incline at a terrific speed. Nine
workmen~ jumped from the cars and
were seriously injured The others
stuck to the cars until the jumped the
track at the bottom of the hill and Were
killed The dead are: =
JACK MCMAHON,
MICHAEL PENDERS,
X. WELi< Err. i.xASa