Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-26
MEXICO WANTS Elm.
Pspsrs and Persons En- Roste from
Mexico to Secure The Extradition
of the Patti Ticket SwindIer.
Cities Working for Public Buildings
Asked to Forward Statistics and
Facts Showing Need Therefor.
Democratic Reprs sntasives srcna the To-
bsceo Growing States Ask for tho
Removal of statisticisn Dodge.
BxRroN's PRoBAB,E ExrRADIrIoN.

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B9RrON's PROBABLE EXTRADITION.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jsn. 25.-The demand !
for the extradition of George Benton,
aliss Burton, will be made by the proper
aulhor ties OF the Mexican government
On charge OF forgery. Over s year ago
the Mexicsu government took steps to
secure his arrest, but WAS in the dark IS
to where he had gone. IL December,
1886, 1t was reported he had gone to
Havana aud thence to Europe. Not until |
recently WAS it learned that he was In
New York. As early as December5, 1885,
the State Department suggested that If ne
was spprehended ia the United States |
the provisions of section 6270 OF the re-
vised statutes could be invoked to hold |
him until the Mexican authorities should |
have time 70 comply with the law regard |
log eXtreditsb'e ofenses. As soon IS
Benton's whereabouts was known the |
government Of the Federal district Of Mex !
leo, where the offense was committed ap-
piled TO the Mexican state department fer
his apprehension. The proofs on the way.
document. ~ proofs ss to the ofence al
legged aud witnesses of the crime charged,
are due in New York from the City OF
Mexico on Friday IeXt, the day to
| which time the case is post
poned. II OF the hearing Commissioner
Lyman deems the evidence sufficient to
the charge, under the provisions OF the
extrsdition treaty O. 1861 with Mexico,
he will certify this fact, together with .
copy Of all the testimony taken before
him, 80 the Secretary OF State that war
| rant may be issued upon the requisition
, Of the President OF Mexico, through Sec
rssary Mariscsl, for the surrender OF
| Ber,on. II he is to be extredited, Next
can II Gals will be ready in New York to
take the prisoner 20 the City Of MtXico.
| In reaayH TO the statement by Benton
that ne did not commit an ex
trsditahle offense, it is said at the
department that the foregoing ia emu
| merated In article OF the treaty Of
1851 with Mexico, and it's Interpretation
| would embrace the offense Mr.. Benton
is charged with, provided Of course the
evidence is presented to sustain the
charge. These requirements the Mexi-
can SKATE and federal authorities in the
| City Of Mexico fully understand, and il is
believed that the evidence, documentary
h.snd oral, will fully sustain him in the
taIertness shown to bring Benton - JUS
iice.
WANTS STATISTICS.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. % The Secretary
| afnthe Treasury hiss motif I'd by circular
Letter the postmssters at the following
places that bills have been introduced III
Congress providing for public buildings
st the places named and requesting them
Ito forward him such statistics and other
4fscts as can be used in forwarding these
answers before Congress and in supply
ing the committee before whom the bills
will come with necessary information
Gpon which to base the act. Ia Texas:
Palestine, Brownsville, Fort Worth aud
Texsrkens.
WANT DODGE BOUNCED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The Demo-
cratic members OF the House Ct Repre-
sentative SIR DID Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Texas, Missouri, and other to-
bacco growing states, held meeting to-
day snd decided to petition the President
for the removal of Mr.. Dodge, the stati
clan of the Department Of Agriculture, on
account Of defects IN his estimate CT the
tobacco crop last summer, about which
considerable fuss was made st the time
CONGRESSMAN Mcmillan says that the
matter will be presented 30 the President,
and there is every prospect Tor securing
| Dodge's removal. He says further, that
tbs tObscco growers CT the country lost
fully So, 500, 900 by the decline oi!prices IN
tobacco on account Of Dodee's false re-
port.
APPEARED BEFORE TEE SENATE AGRICUL-
TURAL COMM TIER.
WAsaINi:un, Jan. % a large num-
Der of gentlemen Interested ID the manu-
facture OF lard and Its limitations
appeared before the Senate committee on
agriculture to-day in reference. 10 the bill
to require lard compounds to De taxed,
inspected s..d stamped and their makers
20 be licensed. Compound makers
through their Representatives ackno"l-
| edged that they used cotton seed oil and
other whc lesome articles to nix with
pure lard and opposed the Dill because
their product was good and heslthipl
ore, and as such should be encouraged.
The consumers they argued W.re Eot
uasi g any complaint.
THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA.
Icommit,ee on territories to-day coEi-
menced the hearing Of parsons who are
interested in t9e admission OF the terri
tory of Dakota as state. j. Jcncston
of Aberdeen, D. T., chsirmcn OF the dele
CATION appointed by the recent conVen-
ton held st Aberdeen in favor OF me
admission CT Dakota as s whole, and who
were instructed 10 visit Washington and
| present tina matter to Congress, first I'D
dressed the committee.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special 20 the Gazette.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
Mexican wsr, Nancy j., widow OF Daniel
Hudson, Rockdsie; Mexican war, Henry
nj. Corbet, Sr.. Emery; Joseph Alexander
Burns, LaVerin.: John Carson, Blanco |;
original, Robert Posey, Gray Bill.
Il COMBINATIONS.
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Ths following