Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-04
WASHINGTON.
Lieut., freely 10 be- Chief signal Oflcer
During Hazen's Absence An Order
from Secretary whitney.
a Wild African King Fights Duel with n
french Lieutenant many OF the
Kings Followers Kined.
WARRINGTON MOTIFS.


wAsm NGroS, Dec. S.-The secretar,
q war, b, direction OF the president, has
ordered l., cut. A. w. Greedy TO take
charge Of the signal Office during the tenn.
porary absence of Gen. Hazon, chief sig.
nal officer
Il is unde,stC Cd that Jarvis pst,eu.
oommi sloner OF navigation, has been re-.
qucsted to resign.
AN AFRICAN MING KILLED.
WASHISGToN, Dec. 8.--rhe department
OF state hiss received dispatch from the
U0lted States consul at Gorea Dakar in
Senegal, Africa, announcing the death la
battle Of King Sauna Loom Beriol OF
Cayar. The consul says the King an
peared az Tiyomaue in Cayar with mum.
her OF followers under arms for the pur.
pose OF collecting tribute lo which he
thought he was entitled by treaty. The
demand for tribute was met with refusal
by the inhabitants of the place, where.
upon some OF his followers began to pil.
lage the town. The merchants and traders
telegraphed for aid TO the government OF
ST. Louis town, under French protec tlon,
and 10 the meantime they made prepare.
lions to defend their property. The
government promptly sent captain with
twenty-five soldiers TO the scene OF the
trouble with Instructions 10 "accommn,
date matters.n Arriving at Tlvomane, the
troops found the merchants and traders
besieged. A wordy alteration followed
between the troops an the kings follow
ers which was ended 10y the latter, who
fred s, veral shots, killing soldier. A
charge was ordered. After brief hut
fierce engagement the natives tled leaving
Ntssa 80 - Vh.N 81 fa.
soon reformed, however, and made an-
other stand under the lead OF the king,
but the latter after a sword combu with
French lieutenant, which lasted twelve
minutes, was run through the body aud
killed. wheieupon his followers gave up
the battle and escaped into the Interior
wHlrNEY's CONCENTRATION SCHEME.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The secretary
Of che navy to.oay issued an order direct
ing that on January next all stores and
supplies and records OF all property aud
plants az the navy yards and stations be-
longing to the navy department, with the
exception OF vessels and stores 6nd sup.
plies coming under cognlzance OF the
bureau OF medicine and surgery
and OF the marine corps, be transferred
to the bureau of provisions aud clothing
An officers OF the pay corps Is TO be
designated as general store.keeper at
each yard and station, to take charge Of
the stores. The civil employees and
laborers connected with the eccounta
and the care OF the stores and
eupplies, win be transferred to the
Office of the general store. keeper.
On board vessels, all equipments, outfits
and supplies are TO be transferred TO the
pay officers. The order Is intended to
carry out Secretary Whitney's idea CON
corning the concentration In one bureau
Of the responsibility for the stores and
supplies as far as possible under the ex-
listing laws.
MUST sETTLK WITH UNCEE SAM.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 3.-Lloyd Bowers,
come cted with national bank Ia Mobile,
Ala, has had final demand made upon
him by the United States govern
ment, through the second comp.
troller, which will make him
pay over $500 or stand the con-
sequences Of suit for that amount, with
the almost certainty Of Judgment against
him. Bowers was United States pension
agent In 1861 and 1869. On an
order OF the Confederate secretary
of the treasury, the Federal money
IN Bowers possession, $500, was turned
over to the Confederacy, There has been
no settlement since, and the defense is
presumably that Of duress, which made
transfer OF the money In the nature OF a
seizure.