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The Evening Times
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Investigation in Manila into alleged fraud in army transport service, where licensed canoes were over-credited for freight beyond capacity and overpaid by Quartermaster's Department.
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ARMY
TRANSPORT SERVICE
Inquiry Being Made Into
Alleged Crooked
Dealings.
MANILA CENTER OF TROUBLE
Declarations That Payments Have Been
Made for Cargoes Much in Excess of
Entire Capacity of Boats-Registry
Record Brought Into the Case.
A careful investigation is being made
at Manila into the army transport service,
it being suspected that a systematic
steal has been made in that branch
of the Quartermaster's Department.
The statement is made that in the
discharging and loading of Government
steamers, the Quartermaster's Department,
like all private shipping houses,
employs hundreds of canoes during the
year. These cascoes are all licensed,
and are all of a registered tonnage, on
record in the custom house.
Charge of Overpayment.
It has been alleged that for a number
of years, months, or days, certain cascoes
which were of light tonnage were
credited on the books with carrying
freight far beyond their capacity. For
instance, casco No. 1274, registered at
the custom house, as being able to carry
sixty-five tons, and by actual measurement
not having any larger capacity,
was found to figure on the returns to
have carried 1,675 tons of freight,
and was so credited and paid.
The Secret Service has the matter in
hand, and it is believed that the guilty
parties can be located and brought to
trial.
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Primary Location
Manila
Outcome
investigation ongoing; guilty parties believed to be locatable and bringable to trial.
Event Details
A careful investigation is being made at Manila into the army transport service, suspected of systematic stealing in the Quartermaster's Department. Hundreds of licensed canoes (cascoes) are employed for discharging and loading government steamers, all registered with tonnage in the custom house. Allegations state that certain cascoes of light tonnage were credited with carrying freight far beyond their capacity, for example, casco No. 1274, registered for 65 tons, credited with 1,675 tons and paid accordingly. The Secret Service has the matter in hand.