| Show investigation OF BRITISH CAMP IN LOUISIANA chicago april 8 colonel E II 11 crow der of chicago connected with the adjutant generals department and now assigned to the department of the lakes according to the chicago tribunes new orleans correspondent is the dept lo 10 port chalmette tc la to inquire into conditions at the military camp reported to be under the management of the british government at that point col crowder the chicago tribune says ia at new orleans awaiting instructions from the war department col crowder has already briefly inquired into conditions at chalmette lie has found that the port chalmette railroad people claim to nave full control of alie land occupied by the pens and stables colonel crowder investigated the court records pertaining to the suit brought by general pearson in a recent effort to prevent alio sailing of two transports the courts set aside alie objections it n found that nearly all alio documents in alie cases were forwarded to washington as a part of governor hoards report to alie secretary of state today it is held will decide whether will be a thorough and immediate inquiry it is estimated that there arc now 1000 horses and mules penned up at port chalmette at tho wharves three transports are waiting to dear for capo town the moment the animal cargoes are aboard A committee of british army officers and veterinarians arc busily passing on the four footed that come in daily from all points of the western grazing districts washington april S at the suggestion of the attorney general and secretary of state the war department has decided to withhold from publication the name of the officer selected to inouye into the actual conditions at port ahal metta la where animals and supplies are being shipped to the british army in south africa it is felt that the officers purpose might be thwarted by publicity at this stage it had been rumored that gen brooka who has gone to chickamauga to locate some camp bites for returning cavalrymen from cuba hag been charged to proceed thence to port chalmette to make the investigation but this is denied at tho war department jefferson city mo april 8 governor Doc kerys attention was called today to the alleged british war supply camp at lathrop mo the governor said he knew nothing about the operations of the british camp than a market has been operated at lathrop by private individuals for the past ten years lie says it is the largest borso and mule market in the world and eliat it supplies the united states government as well as the british government with horses and mules |
