Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1889 — CHARGES AGAINST A CONSUL. [ARTICLE]

CHARGES AGAINST A CONSUL.

The Representative of This Country in Morocco in Trouble. Charges of a serious character have been made to the State department, during the last year, concerning the official and personal conduct of Reed Lewis, of Pennsylvania, United States Consul-General in Morocco. The charges affect the manner in which he has conducted the accounts of the office and also his bearing as representative of the United States in outside dealings. The most recent allegation against Consul-Gen-eral Lewis is made by a newspaper published at Tangier, which goes so far as to make a direct charge of an attempt at extortion of money from another representative of the United States, Vice Consul Cohen, who is stationed at Mazagan, Mot rocco. According to the newspaper, Lewis called on Cohen, who is wealthy, and det manded 20,000 francs as the price of his retention in office. Cohen refused to comply with this demand, and Lewis said that the consular agency had brought Cohen large profits, and he could afford to spare 30,000 francs. Cohen, again refusing, was deprived of his office by Lewis, who offered it, without success, to several persons. It was finally accepted by Daniel Madden. The paper also charges that Cohen was placed under arrest, his papers seized and the Ameriean flag over the consulate hauled down. State Department officials say that the cose is in Assistant Secretary Wharton’s hands, and they refuse to discuss it until he returns. Lewis is the son of a wealthy Philadelphian. State Workmen at Johnstown Discharged At Johnstown, Pa., the workmen for the State wore discharged Monday night, but the work of cleaning up the town has not yet been completed. Hundreds of cellars are still filled with storm wreck, and a number of bodies are supposed to be buried under the debris. The corpse of a child was found yesterday. The citizens’ committee has gone to Harrisburg to confer with Gov. Beaver in hope , of arranging for a continuance of the wofrk of clearing away the rubbidh by the State authorities