The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-28

Not one surgeon or physicians claim
allowed as presented. Every claim cut
from 25 TO 100 per cent
Next the eve catches upon the claim
OF James w Walsh. undertaken. New
York city, for embalming President Gar
fields body. $500 He was allowed S5
three 10 Ave times as much as ordinarily
charged for such service.
Henry 8. Little OF New York city, as
receiver of the Central Railroad com
pany OF New Jersey. put in claim for ser
vices and expenses in laying special
tracks at Elberton. ~. j.. and return. lie
claimed g. 1891. and was allowed $500
J Ralph S. Jennings. OF Baltimore, filed
claim for services and expenses in connec-
tion with the cooling apparatus put into
the executive mansion. He claimed
~15tos and was allowed ssSs.0s. In this
connection a claim. rendered by r. NJ. Me
MILAN, of Milton on Hudson. n. Y, for
$3.50 for designing and experimenting the
construction OF this refrsersting appara-
tus was totally dissllowed.
James Wilson, a waiter at the executive
mansion, made claim for $3.50 for extra
services. lie was allowed $50 Henry 8
Grant of Boston. clsimd 500 for services
as Western Union telegraph operator,
and got nothing Shoemaker e. Hertzos,
OF Washington, d. C., tried 10 get SIG for
wines claimed TO have been furnished, and
failed James Goodwin, of Boston. de-
livered an invalid bed TO the executive
mansion and sent I'm bill for SIS for il.
which was dissllowed. Many other con-
trivances were sent to the White House
and bills rendered for them. only to be
disallowed Bills for odds and ends.
enough 10 start four-hoor department
store were disallowed AZ sight
The raid sought TO be made on the gov
ernment treasury, apparently on the sup
position that a nation bowed in grief
would be easy prey 10 such unseeminess,
was something astounding People repre-
sentina nearly or quite every branch of
the sovernment-sefpiee7 -of-tlrrn-
the regular pay rolls OF the government.
nled the most amazing claims for the
most trivial or extra services. There
were instances OF United States army
people and Washington policemen filling
claims OF from $50 TO $50 apiece for hav-
ing simply opened and closed a carriage
door once for some one OF the attending
physicians, high government officials or
foreign dignitaries Many OF these claims
were headed Off by department officials
before they reached the board OF audit.
IL contrast 10 the reprqyinr rejection
Of masses OF claims 40 Qnserupulously
made stands the record OF = number OF
the most humble of White House en-
ployes, who were faithful unto the end.
being literally rewarded. One instance
suthcss 10 give an idea Of this psternal
Iiberality on the part OF our government.
Crump Sprigg man servant, who. ac-
cording IN the wording or the official
document I'm the case, attended to the
more unpleasant duties of the sick room. "
and who scarcely closed his eyes in sleep
during about 20 nights and days. was
given 5000
The governments method or handling
the claims will it is suthenticslly stated.
probably ne repeated in the case OF the
bills growing out Of the shooting of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Briefly told this was hy
a board OF audit appointed by congress.
which took testimony and passed upon
all claims Cincinnati Correspondence
Philadelphia North American