Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-04
As Provost Marshal Assumes
Duties as Military Gov
ernOr of Vera Cruz.
ARMY AND NAVY MEN
AS Department HEADS
Much Speculation as to Disposition
of Customs Revenues of
$1,OO0,OO0 Month.

VERA CRUZ. May 4-The admnistra-
ton of Col. Edward H. Plummer. the
provost marshal began this morning al
most at the point where the civil gov
ernment, under Robert J. Kerr had car
ried 1t when ended by orders from Wash
ington. Col. Plummer has been given
wide latitude by Gen. Funston, who
wants to devote as much of his own time
as possible to military duties. although
al cases requiring his personal attention
will be carried to the commander-in-
chief of the land forces
Col, Plummer had assigned to him
army and navy men for heads of all
departments and several enlisted men to
be used in clerical work. but these will
be added to by civilians. Plummer's s
government starts with 10000 pesos
cash recovered by c. II. Stewart, treas
urer under Kerr's administration.
List of Officers Assigned.
The officers assigned to special duty
in connection with the military govern
ment of Vera Cruz are Col Edward H.
RUNNER of the 2Sth Infantry, who will
act as provost marshal, to whom all the
NJ Lewis of the 18th Infantry, treasurer:
Commander Herman o. Stickney of the
transport Prairie, administrator of the
customs; Paymaster David Potter of the
oattleshfp Minnesota, fiscal officer; Naval
constructor Richard .. Gatewood, in
charge of the dry dock and machine shops
at San Juan de Clua.
Others who have been summoned for
special duty and who probably will be
definitely assigned as heads of depart
ments are Maj. Paul \. Wolf of the
4th Infantry. public works; Capt Frank
Z. Bamford OF the 18th Infantry, pub
lie safety: Capt. Harold B. Fiske of the
18th Infantry, finance; Maj Harry A.
Smith of the 18th Infantry and Mai.
Charles Miller of the Tth Infantry. edu-
cation, and Lieut.. Stanley l.. James of
the 18th Infantry. communications.
Speculation as to Receipts.
There is speculation in official circles
| regarding the disposition of the customs
revenues of this port said to aggre-
gate more than 100000 in gold a
month. The federal officers who fed in
land took important papers from the
customshouse files and it is difficult for
the American officials to clear up busi-
ness In the warehouses or to ascertain
the exact distribution that has formerly
been made of the revenue. Mexican
custom receipts are pledged in part as
security for the old national loan and
the remainder was pledged by Huerta
for the recent French loan.
For the present ali the customs re-
ceipts will be impounded to await instruc-
tons from Washington. Several cargoes
have been unloaded during the last few
days and more ships are reported as
cleared for this port from the United
States and Europe, SO that the accumu-
lated receipts will soon reach a con-
siderable amount.
The demand for fractional American
currency was suddenly increased today,
when H. NJ. Robinson. superintendent of
the United States railway mail service.
who arrived yesterday and has taken
charge of the post Office. placed Ameri-
can postage stamps on the market and
stipulated that they must be paid for
in American money