Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
PAID OUT MILLIONS
ACCOUNTS OF Discussing OF
FICER EVANS APPROVED.
enormous Sums of Money Handled in
the Past Twenty-Three
Years by Him.

The committee of EXPERT accountants
from the controllers and auditors offices
detailed October % by the Secretary of the
treasury to make a thorough and COM
pete examination of the financial and dis
purslns accounts of Maj. George w. Evans.
chlef OF the division of finance and dis
puFsements, Department of the Interior.
has submitted its report to the Secretary
of the Treasury
The experts report that they made a
careful and exhaustive examination of the
accounts and affairs of the disbursing Off
Ger, and found everything absolutely cor
rect, all money transactions properly ac-
counted for and the disbursements balanced
to cent
Ihls examination of Maj. Evans office
completes an accounting of twenty-three
and half years disbursements of this Off
Ger, amounting in total to $780, 600 900. Dur
ing this period the accounts have regularly
accounting officers of the treasury and an
annual examination and inspection by the
expert treasury accountants, and at no
time has an error been found whereby the
United states or the disbursing officer has
lost one cent. In other words, Maj Evans
accounts have always properly balanced.
In addition to his duties as disbursing
oIncer, MAJ. Evans is the chief of the d.
of the Department of the Interior, and has
personal supervision and custody Of the
seven hundred or more annual appropria-
lions made by Congress for the DEPART
ment of the Interior, it's bureaus and Of
fees, totaling $780, 600, 600 annually.
Over Twenty-Three Years Service.
In his twenty-three and half years of
service as chief of said division he has
kept the ledgers and issued advances of
pnhlip funds RI ba ofh
passed upon settlements due claimants and
given administrative examination to &C.
counts and allowed payments amounting to
81, go, 100000 without error or loss to the
department of a cent.
He also has the supervision preparation
and compilation of the annual estimates of
the cost of running the financial business
of the department, its bureaus and Offices
each fiscal year.
He is the disbursing officer not only of
the department; its bureaus and offices,
but disburses the funds appropriated for
the Capitol building and grounds, new
buildings, Government Hospital for the
Insane new Freedmen's Hospital for the
ing and care and support of the hospital,
new Senate and House Office buildings,
power plant. etc, Hot Springs reserva-
ton. Ark, and all the national parks in
the west under the Interior Department.
Major Evans Career.
Major Evans entered the Department of
the Interior in April, 1864, at the age Of
sixteen years, a messenger boy, APP
pointed on the special request of President
Lincoln. Prior to his appointment he was
| a newsboy with the Army of the Potomac,
| and saw much of the war and rendered
good service to the troops in the field in
various ways.
A singular coincidence in his life is
that he was present at Ford's Theater the
night President Lincoln was assassinated,
was in constant attendance at the trial of
the conspirators and witnessed their exc
cution. He was acquainted with Wilkes
Booth and spoke to him the day Of the
| assassination while standing in front Of
the said theater.
Major Evans. advancement in the de-
partmental service was by regular grada-
TONS Shortly after his appointment he
was assigned as a messenger to the divi-
sion of which he is now the chief. He
won his promotions by industry and
merit, through the various grades Of mes
sengers and clerkships. until by the death
of his predecessor, May l, 1889. he was
| promoted by Senator, then Secretary,
Teller to the high and responsible Office
now filled by him.
He has served under sixteen secretaries
| of the interior. and has letters Of COM