River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-04-04
FRAUDS 70 b PRQBED.
Sensational Developments in the
Commissary Department in
the Philippine Islands.
ne GUILTY MAN IS TO ESCAPE,
Cnpt. Barrows and other Army on
GERS Under Arrest-ApDOintmen of
Gen. Funston as Brigndier Gen
eraI in Regular Army CRuses Sat
fEfuctIOu

Gen. IunstOn as bTiEouieF Ueh~
eraI in Regular Army CTTuses Sat
isfactiOn.
Manila, April THE sensational
frauds in the commissary department
which were developed Sunday by the
arrest Of Capt. Frederick J. Barrows,
of the Thirtieth volunteer infantry,
uuartermaster of the southern de-
partment of Luzon, together with
seven commissary sergeants, several
civilian clerks, a prominent govern
ment contractor, the assistant man
ager Of the Hotel Oriente, the pro-
prietors of three of the largest
bakeries in Manila and number of
storekeepers and other persons, will
be probed to the bottom. Orders have
been issued that no guilty man es-
cape The number of men implicated
in the fraud is undetermined, and high
rank Will not suffice to shield delin-
quents.
Col. Woodruff, the chief commissary
at Manila, said to the representative
of the press that the Irregularities
were exaggerated and that the troops
were always well supplied with stores.
Colonies of the returning volunteer
regiments wrote to Col. Woodruff in
praise Of the commissary service.
Lieut.. Warren Dean, with 80 men of
troop c, of the Sixth cavalry, was al
most surrounded at Malabar by 200 in
surgents from the Sunga mountains,
in Cayite province. During the ensuing
action is insurgents were killed and
two Americans were wounded. The in
surgents then retired.
No new announcements have been
made concerning Aguinaldo.
Inquiry Sent TO Macarthur.
Washington, April mo report has
been received at the war department
from Gen. Macarthur concerning the
alleged frauds in the disposition of
government supplies in the Philip
pines. He has. however, been adj
vised that such publication has
been made in the United States. and
requested to send the facts.
Kansas IL Grateful.
Washington. April 2. Representa-
tive Long, of Kansas, saw the presi-
dent Monday and thanked him in the
name Of the Kansas delegation for the
honor conferred upon Gen. Funston
in his appointment as brigadier
general in the regular army Mr. Long
said the appointment. in his opinion.
was fully deserved and would prove
very popular with the people of the
entire country.
Need Special Treatment.
Zamboanga, Island Of Mindanao,
March 31-Owing to the peculiar
conditions prevailing in the Sulu
archipelago and the island of Min
dauao the Philippine commission has
about decided to organize depart
mental government covering all of the
islands south of the Nisayas.
A uniform general provincial law is
Impossible of application in the ex-
tremc southern islands on account of
the necessary debarring of the Moros
from government, except in
eases where they have forsworn al
legiance to Dattos, the sultan. and
become subjects Of the United States,
and for the further reason Of the
multiplicity Of races and tribes in
AHndauao and the diversity Of inter
ests. The commission will appoint a
department. governor having author
ity to negotiate with the sultan
Dattos and to act as direct repre-
seutatiyes of the commission
The commission viii sail by night
TO The various posts in Mindanao.
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