The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03
Fresh Light on MarSh'S Fort Sill Post
leadership Job.
BELKNAP'S DELUSIvE ORDER,
lawrences Extradition and the Rich Gus
tom House Revelations He Proffers.
IMPORTANT CURRENCY CONFERENCE



FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
wAsHNGrox. April2, 1874
SUMMARY PuNIsHxxNT FOR MEXICAN MA
RAUDxRs.
Texans here say that the present revolutionary
aition Of affairs on tha Mexican border makes pos
sibs for the President 70 In accordance with Mr..
schfsicher's resolution and follow marauders into
Mexican territory and punish them there without any
possibility Of giving offence to the Mexican govern
ment The revoutonists control the border region in
several Of tho Mexican States Their government
h unable to keep them In check TO punish them,
for outrages Mexican citizens; and IL cannot,
they say, ind fault with such Of protection
~ our government may adopt
The time for . Presidential election Is drawing
near In Mexico and the leaders the revolution
have political and reckless and defiant
Of their proper authorties It sprobsble that the
Mexican government would thank for at least
hr depressing these revolutionists and thieves
punish them wherever they may be caught by our
borces for injuries done to American citizens.
MARsH's FORT SILL TRADEsHIp CONTRACT.
singular addition is made this evening 10 the story
sfthc fort sin leadership On tho fourth OF Februa-
ry 1872, General Hazen wrote from Fort Hayes TO
General Garfield saying that the post leadership ques
Non had drifed into the worst possible phase the
putting the matter into the hands Of tho Secretary
War; which revived all the odious features Of tho
I'D sutlcrshlp He enclosed conndentlally, letter
rom an officer at Fort sill, who wrote:-
~ have read the contract between J. G. Evans our
Fort sill trader and p or G. E. Marsh, Of No s67
E s77 Broadway. New York. ONCE Of Herter Brothers,
whereby Evans required to pay said Marsh the
~ q N ~dy To-, an
elusive privilege OF trading this military roserva
ton. am correctly informed that said sum has been
paid since aftcr the law went force and is now
paid. This 10 not isolated case
1.-THE here 70 $40 per day Of selling
days, which must be paid almost entirely by the
mand, and you can readily see that prices OF such
goods compelled to buy grievously aug
mentcd thereby. II not being for the gov
srnment and Mr. Marsh being entire stranger to
every At the post 10 fclt by cvcry informed
Of the facts to be- said BEFORE verv great wrong
General Garfield communicated this matter TO Gen.
sral Coburu. who was Chairman or the Military Com.
nittee and caused General Hazen be summoned be-
fore that committee whero he testified, a. appears
from the printed report In House document, on
March o. 1877
"The present system Is exclusive system; there
bens but one trader post, deprived Of the
benefits OF competition in trade" He showed tho
evs TO be .hat the traders were independent OF the
officers; that they farmed out their ap-
pointmsnts and that tho Secretary OF
War made the appointments Of his own
voton. The post trader at Fort Sill IL . resident Of
New York and docs business there. His name is
Marsh He farms out his appointment to the traders
who were ut Fort Sill before this law was passed for
$4,000 year. was told so at St Louis by one OF
tho proprieors. who actually furnished the goods Mr.
Evans when Mr.. Marsh appointed thoy were
compelled pay him bonus Of $12 900 in order not
70 be ruined"
General Coburn had other information the sub
ject which led HIM believe that there was ring OF
Iowa concerned this business Of farming out
post tradershps and he determined 60 to the bot
tom OF the matter. But while Haxen was before the
committee General Garfield met General Mcdowell
and showed him Hazen's letters as proof Of grave
wrong being done. Thereupon General Mcdowell went
vt once to the Secretary OF War and laid the
matter before him . grievance which ought
u once to be remedied, and Belknap, on
March %, made oraer which seemed at that
lime and the facts then known to cover the whole
ground and remove the abuse This order requires
hat every post trader shall keep his the
post that post trader shall farm his privileges
and that commandants Of posts shall summon coun-
ell of admnistraton to nx When this order was
published IN the newspapers Mcdowell and Garfield
congratulated themselves that they had procured .
speedy and important REFORM and the military COM
mttes also, and not unnaturally, to have been
satisfied. Bus the order wordcd that IL did not
really touch Marsh, for he had not iarmcd out but
sold, the post leadership to Evans & Co., and there
then charge that the Secretary was concerned
with Marsh
The law allowing the Secretary Of War to appoint
post traders passed. seems the instance Of the
commssares ofthc army. After the abolition Of suit
iers the commissaries required to keep hand
u military posts and sell at cost the troops such
supplies a. they wanted. This was too troublesome to
them and touched their dignity. They did not want TO
be mace srocers Of; hence the regarding post
traders, which ought TO be repealed At once.
A PROMISING CURRENCY DISCUSSION.
private meeting oil prominent democratic, repub-
hcan and independent members Of Congress held
last evening" at Mr. Chtcnden's house, 10 confer on
tome measure for the Improvement Of the currency
On which both parties could hope to agree The con-
ference was FULL amicable and thorough, and Il will
bear fruit in the future The bill Of Mr. Wins rightly
named "A bill 10 restore tho nationa! credit" Is very
hvorably spoken OF Some fear was expressed
BY gentlemen present that law allow
ing tho funding Of greenbacks In . four
pr cent. long bond, might be so eagerly awaited
u by The public a. 10 create disturbance In the
money market, and that, perhaps It would be prudent
" limit the amount TO be funded TO $1,000, 600 or
100000 per month; but on the other hand, u was
suggested that IL limit named this In I'self
would produce toS great rush for conversion BY per-
sons who would fear being shut out
Astasemsns was made, on tho authority ofthe records
In the Treasury. showing that in the last month
seary ~ 600 Of greenbacks had been deposncd by
banks which had Withdrawn their bonds and gone out
n business, the deposit being Tor the redemption OF
these outstanding notes. and many banks appear to
Be going out Of business that thought by experts
Shat So 600 900 or 500 oooo 900 would DO thus
uithdrawn within the next monthx This
nent has increased rapidly and continually for
nonths, banks all over the country finding Il more
pssdtabie TO withdraw their bonds than 10 kcep out