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h0red the opportunity would he em- ' braced The resolution was then made subject to call of any senator.
 MORE ARRESTS MADE.
 HAVANA, May l6. -I By West Indian Cable. Warrants were issued this evening for the arrest of F. F. Thomp- son, the Havana postmaster: W. H. Reeves, deputy officer of the island, and Edward Moya and Jorge Mascara, Cuban clerks of the stamp depart ment and by o'clock all were lodged in the Vivac, the Tombs of Havana. This was done under the advice of the postal inspectors who arrived today.
 It is considered now that Reeves is equally guilty with Medley. Post master E. P, Thompson of Havana local office, has signed sworn state
 ment in which he says that on Sep tember l6 last, being in need of money, he took from the money order funds Sl3), giving his memorandum as a re- ceipt for the same. When the inspec- tionS were held Mir. Thompson or dered a clerk in charge of the money order department to place remit ! tances received that day, which would | not have to be accounted for until the | following day, sufficient to cover the i amount of his receipt which was | herewith withdrawn until after the | inspection.
 This was kept up until April :, ' when the speciafagen unexpectedly . discovered the receipt which Mr. . Thompson then paid. He also admits that Charles F. Medley, late financial agent of posts at Havana, indorSed a bill for $50 which Thompson had dIs- counted by the North American Trust company. Thompson admits other in connection with his department.
 CUBAN STAMPS CoUNTERFEITED.
 Muncie, Ind, May l7.--One of the detectives who has been here working the Muncie end ,of the Cuban postotlice embeZzlement cases, made the statement today that the real steal has been the sale of counter feit stamps, which, it is alleged have been printed in the office of a printing in this city. Thousands Of dollars worth of bogus stamps are said to have been issued and diStri- buted t0 Cuban puStmasterS, a number of whom, it is alleged shared in the profits with the chief culpritS The office k said to have been searched from garrct tu cellar for the material used Heretofore the search here was supposed to be for m alleged package Of money. IL Is as serted that almost s2,OO0,O 900 worth of bogus stamps have been printed in !. Muncie and sent for distribution to Cuban postotlices. The system was to distribute these stamps in numbers that would not cause suspicion to off : ,erS who furnished the regular con 'ignments.
 ANOTHER SCANDAL.
 Washington May IS Another sean ial of large financial proportions is icing discussed secretly at the war | It relates to the pay T nent, actual and prospective, of about | 100000 mle for construction and md right of way of a line of railway l ,etween five and six miles in length. | The cost to the government, it is al- n eged will be in the neighbOrhOOd of b 5j0.0O0, though it was said today that C 'efofe the government got out of it r he whole cost would be something 0 Ike s900.O0O. V The road in question runs from d e 'harf on the seaside Of the bay oppOs- 2 te Havana to connect with the gen q ral railway system of the island, and l , called the TriScoania road. Expert W uthority says the construction of such K road would not cost more than Sl0,- a 00 mile, or S55,000 for the whole V ,ngth, and about the same amount | pr the right of way, or Sll0,000 in the | for construction and right | f way. This road was constructed p nder the regime of General Alger as W ecretary of war, and it was said the W natter was entirely arranged by Colo o el Hecker. e
 Prevented a Tragedy Timely information given Mrs. Geo. c, .ong of New Straitsvillc, Ohio, pre- f; ented dreadful traged and saved two t ves A frightful coagh had long kept sr er awake every night. She had tried il