The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-03-25

he did not make and was not responsible e
for the report that had been sent to Con-
gress. The most of it was the work of
First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Wynne. At the same time he defended
the report in general terms, SAIL there
in offices, and that various measures had
been forwarded at the earnest request of
congressman. He had cited some cases
and said Il hundred other similar cases
the report came directly from the hands
OF the Postmaster Gen eral or whether
some other official was consulted. He
said he had been old, but did not know.
He was asked by Mr.. Bart cit, of Georgia,
whether any suggestions had come from
the President Before it could be answer
ed, Mr.. Burton, of Ohio, interposed an OBJ
lection to"any such question being asked,'
and it was ruled out by the committee.
The American Red Cross Society is
rent in twain. Definite charges of mis-
management were yesterday filed against
Clara Barton and her coterie of friends
by large majority of the directors,-an
eminent and honorab BILE body Of citizens
They found that not less than $4,000
have been collected and that no part of it
was ever received or disbursed by the
Treasurer, and that the accounts, if &C.
| counts were kept, have never been audit
ed. There have been no public reports Of
receipts or expenditures. Money paid in
has been used for any thing that the Pres
ident wished to use it for, without consul,
tation with the directors. 1t is charged
that the charter of the society has been
grossly and repeatedly violated. Miss
Barton has now to show why reorgan;Ze-
ton should not take place ia lae public
interest
The "Wnrlds Fair Industry" continues
to prosper. Con gress has given $1,000
900 to St. Louis and "lent" her $5,OOO,pOO
more; it has smiled productivity on prop.
ositions to celebrate Forcfathers' Day in
Massachu>e U.s. Louis s. Clarke's Day in
Portland, Q egon. and Daniel Booues
pav in Louisville, and yesterday Con
gresonen went to Jamestown, Virginia,
to view the site of the proposed Pocahon-
tas Exposition in 1907. The sum of
$5CO,0C0 has been appropriated to the
Portland show, as a starter.
Senator New 'ands advocates the estab
lishment of permanently vacan zone
through the Mall from the Capitol to the
Washington Monument, with width of
800 feet between buildings. On both sides
of this space public buildings may be
erected. The Senator seems not to know
what citizens of Washington know per
fectly we'll, that this central park called
the Mall generally mispronounced MauD
is not fit for public buildings of any kind.
Several have been placed there, but the
number ought not to be added to, as it re-
Gently was in the new Post Office building,
merely because real estate owners wanted
t. sell their lots. In every freshet or sea-
son of flood tide the whole Mall is sub
merged. More than once in this decade
the water of the Potomac has stood five
feet deep on the site of the Post Office
Department, and boats have been rowed
along Pennsylvania Avenue from the
Capitol to Market Space. Government
buildings ought always to be erected on
high ground,-o the squares around the
Capitol or the White House, or out Six
teenth Street, or on Judiciary Square.
The whole movement to cover the de-
pressed Mall with expensive government
palaces has its origin and its support in
local spectators in real estate.
Personal: General Miles has been sum-
moned home Mrs Miles is critically ill.,
Representative Thompson of Alabama is
down with pneumonia. Gout has at last
released its shacklcs and the Postmaster
General is out again. Secretary Moody
is making speeches in New England.
The Senate played mock game of Jai
Allah in executive session while consid-
ering the conduct of General Wood in
Cuba. His nomination as Major General
was confirmed on Friday.