Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-14
CAMP INQUIRY ENDS
Prediction That British Mule
Camp at Chalmette Will Be
Ousted.
American Officers Expect That
Findings Will Be Against
English. 49,
No Public Hearing Will Be Held
s.. Pearson Fails to
Appear.

United States governments investiga-
ton of the big British stock camp at
Port Chalmette practically has been
concluded. officers here contend that
the finding will be that the post is IN
violation of the neutrality laws, and
that the admissions of the British OFF,
this fact.
Evidence collected privately by Col
Il. III. Crowder, investigation officer as
signed by Adjutant General Corbin, and
by secret service men and the army
officers now stationed at jackson Bar
racks constitutes the final report, which
will be forwarded to Washington with
in few days. There will be no public
privately will be forwarded as the
basis on which the state and war de-
partments will be asked to decide
whether or not the neutrality laws are
being violated.
Until Sunday night a public hearing
with the formal calling and examina-
ton Of witnesses had been planned.
This idea now is set aside Secret SER
vice men have made a close invests
cation of the actual method of opera
tions and of shipments at Port Chal-
mette. Army officers stationed at the
barracks, but three miles from the
shipping point, have supplied and need
ed connecting links. From that place
Col. Crowder today made a personal
survey of the big shipping plant. 1t is
now up to the Washington departments
to act. for detailed reports will be
there within few days
Col. Crowder may stay here until the
latter art of the week, but his work
is practically at an end. Just the OPP
posite tactics of those expected by
and state officials have been
used. Governor Heard made full
statement of his side of the case on
Saturday night. The court records have
been relied on chiefly to present the
position of the vessel agents and mule
teer contractors. Captain Fenner Of
the British forces has thrown his rec
ords open wide to Col. Crowder and has
supplied all information on questioned
points.
The only absent factor in the contro-
versy is Gen. Pearson, formerly Of the
Boer army He Is expected here today,
but he has been talking in Washington
for two weeks and in New Orleans and
adjoining sections of the country for
six months. 1t Is thought he can add
little to the claims he has sounded from
the housetops.
One of the last men to make his state
ment, tho not direct to Col. Crowder, is
Chief Dock Officer Farrar at Chalmette.
He is brother of the president OF the
Pickwick Club of New Orleans, vet
eran of the Rough Riders OF the Cuban
war, and soldier of fortune. He and
a number of his friends months ago
sought to join the British army.
I'VE We're told at once that we could
not join" said he. I'VE could have
shipped as. muleteers, but we were
frankly and firmly told we could not
to give UP, altho we We're eager to get
In the British army. There have been
no guns or ammunition shipped; moth
ing but horses and mules. Muleteers
who have shipped came back, except in
a few cases where they succeeded in
eluding guards and got ashore and took
to the woods
{ Col. Crowder absolutely refuses to
discuss his own conclusions or to talk
of the matter in any way. Army officers
at Jackson barracks see serious results
in sight. They contend that the place,
on the evidence given by the English
officers themselves. can stand as moth
ing else than a continuous supply post
for the British army. Hence, several
prominent men of the garrison expect
a decision that the laws Of the nations
are being violated.
Governor Heard has clinched his
claims in every way. He insists that
the frank admissions of the Englishmen
must class the place as base of sup
plies, operating continuously, and thus
coming within the terms of the law as
a violation.
Fierce Battle in Kentucky.
Craftsville, KY, April 14.-John Ell
kins, Jr., aged 10 years, was killed. and
William Fleming probably fatally