Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-31
CAPITAL NOTES.
rHE FIFrY SQUARE M11Es cLAIM,

The secretary of the interior has decided to
direct the surveyor general in New Mexico to
ascertain the truth of the allegations made to
The department that the western boundary pat
ented IN the Pedro Armendaries grant, New
Mexico Was by fraud or gross error in the sur
Sey, thrown two and one-half miles too far
"esV' Uherepy including about fifty square miles
vi Valuable government mineral land. The pa
pets presented, IN the secretary's opinion, make
e'ioiiS showing IN support of the alleged error.
THE oHINAMAN COULD NOT LAND.
The secretary of the treasury has decided the
case Of the Cainaman brought to New York an
the ship Resolute. He cannot be landed in the
United States, but may be trensferred to auv
other vessel that may be geing 10 FOREIGN
country.
THE APPROVAL OF COURT MARTIALs,
The president has approved the action OF the
court martial in the case of Chaplain Toussant
Mespie, United States army, convicted OF hay
ing duplicated his pay accounts, and sentenced
TO be dismissed tie service. He also approved
the sentence of the court martial in the case of
Captain Chambers McKlbben, United States
army, convicted of a similar offense,
but who III view Of mitigati 1AArcumstance, was
only sentenced to be reduceXZen numbers in the
relative rank of captains of infantry 1t is un-
derstood court Snartial tried First Lieutenants
w. 5. Clark, Twenty third infantry, and James
1, Cummings, Third infantry, on charges of
guilty and sentenced to be dismissed from the
service.
THE PITTSBURG BUILDING.
The secretary of the treasury has rejected all
proposals for the superstructure of the new gov
ernmelt building in Pittsburg, because they are
IN excess OF the amount appropriated by con-
grees for the building, $500 GEO.
He has, however, given instructions
for laying the foundation of the entire
building Accord to the original
plan. Application will be made
10 congress to increase the appro-
priation so that the original plan OF building
the edihce of granite will be carried out. 1t is
estimated that about S25, 800 more will be re-
quired to acc nplish this. Unless the appro-
pr1ation is increased 1t will be necessary to
make use of cheaper material in the coustruc-
ton of the buildings.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
The excess of the value OF exports ov,r the
| imports of merchandise for the month which
ended on November 30th is S23, 375, 753, and for
the twelve months which ended November 3Oth,
Sl60,000,CO0. The value of the imports of mer-
ehandise for the twelve months ended on Novem
Der 80, 1858, is $685. 495, 56I, decrease OF $58
1861 % as compared with the same time last
yOaA' ihO NoIASo VI tilo pOLl5 VI luSIGuduCIS0
for the twelve months which ended on Novem-
30, 1885, were 1912, AVS, ISL, an increase Of
| S60, 4!5,U95 over the same tsme in 1852.
Secretary Frelingudyseu to-day received tel
egram from Minister Morton, saying it lad
| been stated in the chamber of deputies, rl.at Dr.
| Detmer is charged by this government 10 in
yestigate the trichinoss question to advise IN his
| official report that all hogs In the districts
where triehinia had made its appearance, be
d stroyed. Mr.. Morton requested full infor-
nation on the subject. Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen Immediately caused inquiry to be
made at the agricultural department,
in whose employ Detmer had been, and
| this afternoon he telegraphed Minister Morton
that Detnler stated incorrectly in 1873 and 1879
IN his report on the swine plague was not trichi-
nosls, that the dlsease was very prevalent in the
west, and hogs laboring under it we're carelessly
sent to market. That he has since in the news
papers expressed erroneous views on the swine
disease genera ly in the west, that Curtis,
thorou expert, who is investigating trichinosis,
reports to the agricultural department that there
is very little disease of any kind and that Detmer
mistaken. Also that great care is taken by
breeders and packers to send healthy pork to
msrket, that the commissioner of agriculture
entirely accepts Curtis staten mt, aud that at IA
meeting of the Swine Breeders association it
was unanimously stated that no disease what
ever had occurred among swine IL Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio, whence
the members were present.