Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24

loch. and thereupon all but $3.50 OF the
items we're allowed. The comptroller re-
fers TO the letter 20 Gilmer authorizing
him 20 examine any accounts, except the
Washington and New York postofices, and
says this letter was written by MT. Gilmer
without suggestion from the comptroller.
oilmer. he says, had gone over tho Wash
ington accounts for one whole quarter. He
found that some claims had been paid
with wrong appropriations. but as they
had been paid and audited and the amount
was small, they were not d~lsallowed. The
comptroller says he did not then suppose
the letter referred to was obtained for
improper purposes.
Mr.. Gilmer. however," says the comp
troiler. tdid not have Il copied in my
office. and when he left took II with him.
also taking the original draft Of the de-
mand OF the postmaster for explanations.
After Mr.. Tulloch published his statement
l asked Mr.. 0ilmer for them, and he
brought them to my once"
Suffering IL Appalling.
United States Consul Mcwade. at Canton,
under date of April :, sent to the State
department a detailed report OF the famine
conditions In KwanE 81. in support OF his
cabled appeal for help.
He produced a mass OF, information, which
he declares TO be reliable, from American
missionary and native sources In Kai Kwai
Ping. WI Chow and other places, showing
the destitution and the consequent suffer
Ing, which the consul general says is
absolutely appalling.
He says that the heads of families, in
their desperation. were selling their chill
dren for; from 81 to IS, yet so many were
the offerings aud so few the purchases
that not all could be sold even at this
price. Mr.. McWade says that so heart
rending were the appeals for assistance
that he had contributed far beyond his
means and would have given more had he
had the money. When the report was
written the famine, was increasing greatly
In severity and thousands were starving
to death.
In one village 200 people persisted from
starvation, and, he said, that unless some
thing In the way OF relief came soon thou-
sands and thousands will starve. Whole
families were subsisting on a few ounces
Of rice a day and are eating herbs and
leaves. Unless the rice and other crops Of
July. August and September proved plenti-
ful the famine would be only slightly al
leviated. In conclusion, Mr.. Mcwade says:
The natives feel that the Americans have
come amongst them for their and our
mutual benefit, and not as their enemies
a sDeei 10 sel ~ o ahs Of tasir ianoS under any
is emphasized by the great charity OF our
people at home, who In their earnest efforts
to relieve and not to destroy, know no
religion, creed, race or nation.
Charged with being short.
The Wal department has directed General
Funston to begin court-martial proceedings
IL n.lz-- Ill ~ n.N II
the Seventeenth infantry, who is charged
with being short in his accounts while
acting auartermaster and commissary at
Fort LAwton. Wash. BUSHNELL was miss
ing for a day or two and It was thought
he had left Fort Lawton, but a dispatch
received today says he is now there.
Colombian. ministerial Crisis.
United, States Minister Baupre has cabled
the State department from Bogota, unde,
date Of May 10, hat there has been 9
ministerial crisis in Colombia; that Fer
nandez, minister of the government. haI
retired and General Pinto. recently gov
ernor Of the province of GAUGE; will sue
| coed him. The general state OF things wal
satisfactory. -S
The postmaster general has established
free delivery service, to begin May %, al
Beloit, Kan. and Galena, Ill. The In.
auguration- of the service at South Nc,
AlesterS X T.. has been postponed from
June 1 to September l.. , F.,
A report b Colonel w. 8. Scott. FRS
assistant chief OF the Philippine constabu'
larry, Of the engagement between I. de
tachment Of the Philippines scouts and q
band Of. ladrones under the command o.
San Miguel. which occurred March q. hal
Just been received at the War department
Colonel Scott, after discovering the strong
hold OF the ladrones, which was an ole
fort. located with dihiculty. says that thu
death of San Miguel commander-in-chie
of the ladrones. who was killed in the fight
will probably have the effect Of Gripping
the solidity Of the organization n break
ing them up into smaller bands.
Bravery in Philippines.
There seems no reason to believe tina
the Macabbee scouts win not at all time
prove loyal. ~
Il desire to call attention to the gal
lantry In which this band, estimated &
$50, was rushed by the scouts. led by Lieu
tenants F1nlayson and Reese, by scalin,
a double stone wall In the face of a ter
rife hre. The officers and men concerne,
are entitled to the highest commendatloi
Tor the Bailantry displayed and in~teiligen
control by oficers and obedience OF mel
In this fight"
Orders have been issued detachlhg Rea
Admiral Barclay from the Boston nav,
yard't to command the Puget Sound yard.
c. b. Simpson of the Bureau of Ento
mology Of the Department of Agricultur
has been rendered by the government o
the Transvaal the position OF entomologfs
and has accepted. Mr.. Simpson was an
pointed from Idaho.
The Postofice department today an
nounced the adhesion OF the British pro
teotorate of southern Nigeria to the Uni
versal Postal union. effective October
1908. The regular postal union rates VII
apply TO mail to and from that eountr,
after that date.
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