The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-08
Late Director Of Posts for Cuba
Shown up to tLe World asa
Sceundrsl by Sen. PIatt.
co.pARrNER WITH NEElY.
DisalloWed Bills Amounted 10
$7l63l-Laundry Of Coacbman
Taxed up TO Government.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-senaton
Platt, OF Connecticut, chairman Of tho
senate COMMITTEES on relations with
Cuba, to-day made public the states
ment prepared by the auditing division
Of the war department, showing the ex-
pcndltures made BY E. C. Rathbone lato
director OF the department Of posts for
Cuba. The statement Ia Included In q
volume of 2Ol pages, and covers tho
period from January ]. 1899, to April 80
1900. There are no remarks, and tho
book is II solid mass Of figures, showing
not only the disbursements made by
Rathbune, but giving the items dlsal-
lowed upon re-examnatiOn. as we'll as
those allowed. The total dsallowances
for the sixteen months were s79,6s1.
The first disallowance was on account
of an expenditure of $3.50 for n duchess
carriage made on the 2Sth of February,
1889. After that time there were fre-
quent disbursements for the director
generals carriage service. March 20.
he paid s202, for set of harness and
carnage huSi!iaries." aprli y sl2 Tor
4 1ip'eapa nat ana Tor another hat for
bis coachman with rosette, and on tho
same date $so6 for harness, etc.
How He Paid the, Coachnan.
Rent for the coachman, stable. etc.,
seems to have been regularly paid out
of the public funds at the rate of $40
Eer month, and in one, or two Instances
the hostler's salary was thus supplied.
AL hs-eTaek turnishjnsstvere. provided
il ihis way. In May,41gss, a uniform
costing S40., q uair of boots eostIpg SIS
and another .lint costing 50, were bought
fer the cDuchman. June 0 q rain coat
costing s26, WIS supplied to that ipdl-
vidual The coach later was supplied
with rubber tires ut an expense to the
public Of Sl1O In addition there were
many miscellaneous charges for stable
rent and for carrlage and car hire.
All OF the payments made TO c. W, b.
Nicely, chief of the financial bureau Of
the department. seem to have been
carefully scrutinized. and many OF them
were d:sallowed. Most OF the payments
made him apparently were made on
account OF office furnishings, freight,
drayage, moving, advance In salaries,
etc.
There are two, or three items in hia
accounts OF from $40 to $40 forth pay
ment OF laundry bills for the director
generals coachman. On October Il.
1899, s5,l2S was paid to Nicely on ac-
county OF Gloss on Spanish gold taken
to the United States" and this was dis- /
allowed, as were several other mnor
charges In connection with The trans-
action. Neeley made trip to the
United otates' soi's as iur Nesl Us h1s
oio hoihe III lholtfa' uhoer. '''e alsec"
tion. II IS staten IN the report OF me
director general anu many OIL htS
charges IN that connection were alsat-
lowed upon re-eAamihauon' put nor oH
COURSE uh'il they han peen PAID ae
also mace advances 70 hathopne anu 10
w. l.. "iitnot on account OF trlps to
the unlten states, Which were NOT sanc1
TONED BY the auditor.
some OF the Items IN ms cohhectloH
amount 10 rs much as sooo'
In Aprii. 1883. Air. hathpohe maze q
visit TO this country under inc claim
that IT was made In obedience 10 tho
orders OF tho postmaster general, Dug
the auditor mus that me tTip was noa
authorized and refuses to sanctionith"
entire expenditure. WHICH was an eVerf
$500; similar action is taken with re-
ference 70 the purchase OF an enameie6
bath tuD lor inc department OF postsa
secured at the cost OF w.
Big Notary Fees.
Attorneys and notaries were paid SLID
ror services In connection with the loas-
ing Of Nj. Rathbone's residence. Theru
wcre also charges for plumbing and
paDcr.hans!nSlat,the residence and for
n chandelier in the billiard room OF that
establishment. In one case the rent of
the house was: paid from thr public
funds. The house also appears to, hayo