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Show WILL LOOK INTO SHORTAGE ON LOGAN SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17.-Ordets have been issued from the War department depart-ment appointing a board to investigate and report on an alleged shortage of the accounts of Capt. Jacques dol Lafltte, quartermaster of the transport Logan, now in this port. This board, it Is stated by Capt. Lafltte' s friends, Is appointed at his own request, as he is held responsible for the funds, and he asserts that there is a shortage in funds. which were beyond bis control. . It is necessarv that the quartermaster of each transport take tiOOO or pnoo In his safe on each trip, as U payments of employees em-ployees must be made in specie. On the return trip from Manila Capt. Lafltte was ill and confined to his bed most of the way across. While he was ill the money, was In the charge of subordinates, and the investigation in-vestigation demanded is to fix the responsibility. respon-sibility. If possible, for the alleged shortage. |