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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-11-05
FIRST coMPTToLLeR.s REPORT

Judge Matthews Points Out Where Some
Reforms Might He Effected.
WASHINGTON, Oct SQ-First Comp.
troller Matthews, in his annual report
to the secretary Of the treasury, refers
to the difficulty Of enforcing the act Of
March 8. 1887, in regard to suits against
the United States, and says that if it
should appear unwise to repeal the law
it should at least be amended SO that
government officials shall be required
to present their claims to the accoant-
ing officer for adjustment and payment
before bringing suit in the court Of
claims. He says the official would then
be obliged to make it afirmatively ap-
pear in court that the item had been
presented to the accounting Office and
rejected by that Office. before his case
could be heard. In this way duplicate
payments could be prevented. In sup
port of q recommendation that congress
make some Limitation as to time when
claims against the government should
be presented for payment, Judge Mat
thews says that to adopt some reason
able limitation is but to follow the
VI Cuc ClNuIZSO WOIAu
Judge Matthews also recommends
legislation by congress in the matter of
double compensation to federal officials,
and says that no reason is known to
exist why q commissioner or clerk
should receive more than the judge of
the court On the subject of collection
of balances due to the United States,
h0 4pct
earnestly recommend that the register
of the treasury and the auditors who
are charged with keeping the accounts
be required to report at least once q
year all balances due to or from tho
United States in their respective books
to the secretary Of the treasury. under
such rules as he may prescribe"
Judge Matthews suggests that proper
authority of law be granted for cover
ing back into the general treasury the
large balance now standing to the
credit of the appropriation known as
deposits by individuals for surveying
public lands" amounting to 1929. 41s.
By the act Of February "a. 1891, the
salaries of the several judges of the
district courts, after the date of the
passage of the act was fixed at the
rate of $1,000 per annum- Congress,
however, failed to make the proper ap-
for the remainder of the
fiscal year 1891. and, as consequence,
the judges could not be paid for the
period commencing February, "a, 1891,
and ending June 80 of the same year, at
the new rate. The first comptroller
recommends an appropriation to meet
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RECIPROCITY.
Progress OF Negotiations with The So1th


Progress Of Neeotiatioas with the South
Americas States.
WASHINGTON, Oct ST. Delegates
from Barbadoes and Trinidad, the two
most important of the British West In
dies, are expected here shortly to con-
fer with Sir Julian Psuncefote and the
state department The aggregate for
eign trade of the British West Indies Il
SCI, 7O2, Ill, of which Barbados and
Trinidad have sS2, 3s1. 67a These are
the figures for 1889. the latest which
have been compiled by the bureau Of
statistics of the treasury department
The trade of these two islands with the
United States, however, is less than
with Great Britain, and the American
exports to them are considerably
smaller than the imports from them.
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Foster hope
to remedy this state of things by
reciprocal agreement which will
open the markets of the islands on
favorable terms to this country's prod
ucts. The countries with which treat
les will be especially sought in addi-
ton to those already made are Mexico,
Venezuela Colombia and Peru. Ne
gotiations with Mexico are going on
at the Mexican capitol between the
United States minister, Mr.. Ryan, and
q special delegate appointed by the
Mexican government for this purpose,
Senior Jose Ives Limantour, and he is
expected in Washington early in the
winter to talk with Secretary Blaine
and with Senior Romero. the Mexican
minister. If q treaty is made with
Mexico it will be outside the linn.
its of the Mckinley bill, for Mexico
does not export enough sugar, coffee or
hides to justify opening her markets to
American commerce in return for the
placing of those articles on the free
list
Treaties will probably be made with
Venezuela and Colombia upon the
ground of their large exports Of coffee
to this country. The government of
Venezuela was the first to propose reci-
procity after the passage of the McKin-
ley bill, but a final agreement has been
delayed by the promptness of Minister
Peraza in accepting the first PROPOSE
tons of the state department. which
went good deal further than the We
government was ready to 60
or Mr.. Blaine expected them to 60.
Minister Scruggs, the United States
to Venezuela, is now In
and will take back to
modified propositions which
will probably be promptly accepted.
The negotiations with Colombia are in
charge of Minister Abbott, this govern
ment's representative at the Colombian
capital, and he is hopeful of satisfactory
results. This country's trade with
Peru is not important either in imports
or exports, but ex-Mayor Grace, Of
New York, and some other gentlemen
having business interests in Peru are
trying to arrange treaty which may
be of some benefit.
There is no pro spect of treaty with
the Argentine republic, for her treas
ury is depleted. and she probably would
not suffer seriously if she lost the trade
with the United States She sends only
IS. AL. 2O2 in hides AID skins to this
while sending s13. 800. 1s5 to
France, S4.131. 937 to Belgium, $685.
694 to Germany. S1,s1s, 1888 to Italy.
81. 0hs. TAI to Spain and s97s, 6S3 to Great
80 -s
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POpes and COnclaves.

BRUSSELS Oct 29-The Courier, of
this city, publishes decree alleged to
have been issued by the late Pope Plus
TX, with reference to future conclaves.
The decree confirms the exclusive right
of the cardinals to elect q pope FREQ
from any Intervention on the part of
the powers 1t also declares that the
cardinals in Rome at the time of the
death of pope ought to decide whether
the election of q new pope should take
place outside of Italy. and that if any
attempt should be made to interfere
with . conclave it should be transferred
beyond Italy.
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FARM NOTES.

Manures, consisting largely Of ami
NAL droppings. should be applied as
soon as possible.
Before cold weather sets in, what
ever necessary repairing is needed
about the buildings should be done.
IT is a variety of food rather than
large quantity that fowlsrequire. More
care is necessary in this respect when
they are confined than when given q
good range.
BY keeping the fowls in a good,
thrifty condition during the summer
all kinds of poultry can be fattened very
readily in the fall, or. in fact at any
time it is desired to market
Many western farmers could secure
higher price and realize more profit by
butchering and curing their hogs and
selling as cured meat in the spring and
summer, rather than sell ON foot now.
While there is not large amount Of
available plant food in dried stalks.
weeds and grasses, yet by blowing
them under the mechanical effect pro-
should be turned under that is posi-.
BILE
Before killing, poultry should never
be stuffed nor starved; feed moderately,
so that the crop is not distended 1t is
evident that when killed after being
heavily fed, the undigested food in the
crop is apt to spoil. and thus less IN the
market value. All kinds of poultry
should be moderately fed, so that they
may retain their vitality.
Whenever the farmer feeds his corr,
oats and hay he becomes to some ex-
tent manufacturer and his profit de-
ponds on the wisdom he displays in
Transforming these raw and bulky
products into condensed and valuable
ones. Many farmers fall far short of
the profit they might get because their
animals are ill bred
One point in which farmers fail is in
not providing sufficient store room for
grain where it will be safe. Either
they must sell their wheat as soon as
threshed, or put it where the fowls
waste it. or it gets scattered and dirty.
Nearly every season the grain market
is depressed by the rush Of farmers to
market grain because they have no
safe place to store it
The ideal farmer prizes his dwelling
and out buildings and appreciates the
comforts and contents these give to
him and his family and his domestic
animals Therefore he keeps them in
good repair, treats them to a good coat
of paint every two years, and makes
everything about him so pleasant and
cheerful that when his boys return
from school. or his daughters from the
summary. the first thing after a hearty
greeting father and mother hears is:
There is no place like home"
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cHlLrs REPLY.

Text Of the Chilisn Governments Reply
to the Demand OF tho United States For
Preparation For tho valparaiso Amir.
WARRINGTON, Oct ga cipher ca
blegram from Minister Egan was re-
ceivei by the state department yester-
day morning but it was nearly noon
before 1t could be laid before the presi-
dent.
An hour afterward messengers were
dispatched to Secretary Blaine and Sec
rotary Tracy requesting their presence
at the White house. The secretaries
promptly responded. Mr.. Blaine from
his house and Secretary Tracy from the
navy department
Soon after 6 o'clock an official state
ment of the contents Of Minister Egan's
dispatch was made public as follows:
1.-THE department of state received
this morning a telegram from Minister
Egan, dated Santiago. October %. In
which he gives the following as the re-
ply of the Gillian government to the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-11-05
MADAGASCAR MASSACRE.
French Soldiers Attacked BY Natives an0
DAatF0vAd.

French Soldiers Attacked By Natives oo0
Destroyed.
PARIS Oct 31.-The Petit Journal
publishes news from Madagascar of .
massacre by natives Of French soldiers
forming the escort of medical officer.
DR.. Beziat, chief of the medical staff
of the French colony at Subervieville.
was ascending the Betsiboka river, es-
corted by eleven native soldiers form.
ing part of the auxiliary French force,
on his way to Majunga, when the party
was suddenly attacked by Madagas'
can bandits. who opened fire up
on them from the river banks,
where they had ambushed them.
selves SO successfully that the
French doctors party was right
under their rifles before the presence of
the bandits became known. The native
soldiers forming DR.. Beziats escort be-
haved bravely and promptly returned
the fire. They here, however, at great
disadvantage from the fact that, while
they formed a clear target for the
concealed that the escort was only able
to aim at puffs of smoke and fame
from the BANDITS guns The doctors
boat was kept going down. stream as
fast as possible while the escort an
swered the bandits fire. DR.. Beziat was
one of the first to succumb. He was shot
through the body as he was emptying
his revolver at the natives hidden on
the banks. As he staggered and was
on the point of falling, a second shot
him, causing him to fall into the river,
where he was subsequently dispatched
with assegais. thrown by the bandits
from their hiding places Eight native
soldiers were also killed. The bandits
plundered the baggage of the doctor
and took possession of everything port
a h1o
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EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.


Fatalities Run Into the H1ndreds-Dstaila
Not Given.
LONDON. Oct 2Q-Di4patches were
received hero last evening from Japan
announcing that the telegraph wires
beyond Hiogo and Osaka were down.
It was added that there had been IN
earthquake at Hiogo and the rumor
was current that . great amount OF
property had been destroyed and that
the loss of life had been considerable.
Hiogo is a seaport town of Japan on
the island of Hondo. and il situated
about twenty-five miles by rail
from Osaka Hiogo is . fine har'
Dor 1T the head of the Gulf Of Osaka
and is adjacent to Kobe. 1t is lighted
with gas, and has q number of fine pub
lie buildings, including town hall. .
custom house and government machine
shops The seaport referred to has an
extensive foreign and coastwise trade
and a population, in 1854. of about 40,
600 souls. Osaka is also on the island
of Hondo on the sea, thirty-seven miles
south of Kioto. to which place. as we'll
as to Hiogo and Kobe, railways
have been built Osaka has a
large foreign trade, arsenals, a
great castle, machine shops, q city
hall, a mint, a college and an academy,
and is traversed by canals over which
are more than LOO bridges, some OF
them iron. This city has many theaters
and other places of amusement and it
also has 1000 places of worship In
point of size it is the third or fourth
city in Japan. but in social affairs.
fashion. commerce and industry it
takes the first rank. Osaka has five
newspapers, hundreds of schools and a
population. according to the census of
1884, of about $50, 900.
A private telegram dated Hiogo, re-
ceived in this city last night confirms
the report conveyed in former tele-
grams that a disastrous earthquake
has occurred in Japan The telegram
says that a severe shock was ex-
perienced at Osaka and that the de-
struction both of life and property
was very great So severe was the
shock that a mum Der of houses were
thrown to the ground and many of the
occupants were caught in the falling
buildings and crushed to death. A
large number of persons succeeded in
escaping from their lettering homes
only to meet death in tho streets to
which they had fled for safety from the
falling debris
There is no means. at present, of es-
timating the total loss of life; in fact,
the details of the catastrophe are very
meagre. as all the telegraph wires are
broken in the districts affected by the
falling poles, which were thrown down
by the seismic disturbance.
The above mentioned private dis
patch, however. states that it is known
that in Osaka alone the death list con-
tains the names of 800 of the residents
of that city.
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jackson Fletcher Escapes.

CADD1 l. T.. Oct 30.-News has
reached this place to the effect that
jackson Fletcher. the Choctaw who was
to be shot to-day for the murder of Eli
Frazier. near Doggy depot last spring.
made his escape last night while the
sheriff who had him in charge was at
supper. 1t is supposed he is making
his way toward Paris, Tex, as he said
he was going to Paris to give mp. A
bond is held against him At that place
for his appearance at the term of court
which is now in session. where he ID
charged with the murder If old man
Stspleman in the summer.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-11-05
RIVER DISASTER.
The Steamer Oliver Bierno Burned on the
Lower Mississippi - Probably Tweoty

The Steamer Oliver Biorno Burned on the
Lower Mississippi - Probably Twenty
Lives Lost.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, Oct 30.-Th
handsome steamer Oliver Bierne was
burned to the waters edge at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning near Mill
ken's landing, twelve miles below Vicks-
burg. Twenty persons at the least cal
culation are believed to have persisted.
The Oliver Bierne was a new and
handsome passenger boat and was
built in Jeffersonville. Ind, four years
ago. She has been used in the excur.
sion business on the Mississippi for the
past two summers and during the win
ter season has piled between local points
at the lower end of the river. The
boat was valued at $50. 600 and owned
by the Planters s. Merchants Packing
Co., of New Orleans She left this city
last Wednesday with over 100 deck pas
sengers and carried fifteen cabin pas
sengers. This list was increased by
additional passengers taken on board
at Cairo. Memphis and other landings.
The Bierne, after getting to the Mis-
sissirpi river, accepted freight on her
way down and when she reached Mill
ken's bend she had aboard several hun
dred bales of cotton in addition to a
quantity of miscellaneous freight She
reached Milliken's bend at night and
landed there. intending to resume her
trip down the river in the morning at
daybreak. The passengers and crew
were asleep when at $50 o'clock an
alarm of FIRE was suddenly sounded and
almost before anyone was awake the
boat was in flames.
The vessel had about eighty deck and
about twenty cabin passengers. 1t is
difficult to ascertain the loss of lives.
the several reports differing as to the
exact number, but conservative esti-
mates are that twenty were lost The
following are known to have been
among those who persisted:
Mrs. Waddell, an elderly lady of New
Orleans; Sam EntricLen. son Of the
clerk; two daughters of DR.. Worrell. of
Baton Rouge; chambermaid; daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Adams. of Omaha
Mrs Grandson Jones and her daugh.
ter were both drowned. Their bodies,
with those of four colored men. were
recovered Capt Thorwegen had drag
hooks made and used every possible
means to recover the bodies of the lost
passengers H.
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HAVOC BY FIRES.

Lands in Kansas and Nebraska Ravaged
BY Fires.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct. S0.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received this after
noon:
Lawyer Willard Bone. who has just
arrived from the western part of the
state, reports terrible prairie fires in
Gray and Ford counties. For miles the
Santa Fe train, on which he was pas
senger, travelled at its utmost speed
through sea of fame, with every win
dow and ventilat,r flattened down.
From the train could be seen burning
farm buildings and stacks of grain and
hay, and people and stock fleeing be-
fore the flames.
"Mr. Bone says there must have been
O number of human lives and many
head of stock lost in the vicinity of
Beaumont, Butler county. Thousands
of acres of grazing land were burned
over last night fences destroyed and
tons"
The following dispatch was later re-
ceived from Omaha: 'Great damage
been done in the last two days and
nights by an immense prairie fire which
has swept over the country south and
west of Arnold and Candy in Lincoln,
Logan and Custer counties Thousands
Of tons Of hay have been destroyed
and many farmers who had not yet
threshed their grain in the stack have
lost their entire crop. Another prairie
fire swept over the Wood river valley
last night, near Olax, doing serious
damage. 1t has entirely destroyed the
Kenebec ranch and two farm houses,
and burned crops and some stock
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Good showing For the burlington.

CHICAGO, Oct 3;.-A good showing
is made by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad for September The
gross earnings for the month amounted
to S., 7l3. 135, an increase as compared
with the corresponding period last
year of S46S, 66S; net earnings,
after deducting operating expenses and
all fixed charges except dividends,
sSl6. s4s, an increase of sa6S. s70 For
the nine months ended September 50
the gross earnings show decrease IS
compared with the same period last
year of sl,51S.06S. but operating ex-
penses we're SO reduced a to leave IN
increase in net earnings Of SITS, sSA
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SPUNKY CHILL.

She Fiatly Refuses to Consider tho Amer.
lean Demands he Minister of the New
Government Calls on Secretary Rlaine.
SANTIAGO. Chill, Oct 29-The Gillian
government has replied to Ministe,
Egan's demand for an explanation OF
the recent attack upon American sail.
orS
The reply is couched in very strong
language and it is understood that ii
amounts to a refusal to accept respon.
sibility for the affair. The state de-
partment at Washington has been mott
fed.
Minister Egan, Commander Schley
and Consul McCreery are consulting
together and it is thought that decisive
action will be taken soon. The state
departments orders in reference to the
matter are very strong.
The intendente of Valparaiso has re-
fused to guarantee the safety of mar
ket boats coming to that city early in
the morning from the United States
war ship Baltimore or the safety OF
officers of that vessel coming ashore at
night There is a practical boycott on
the Baltimore No American sailors
are allowed on shore.
MONTT CALLS ON BLAINE.
WASHINGTON, Oct oS-Senor Romero,
the Mexican minister, accompanied by
Senior Mont, arrived at the state de-
partment about noon yesterday and
sent their cards in to Secretary Blaine.
The distinguished foreigners were soon
ushered into the private room of the
secretary and then followed Mr.. Months
first introduction as a Gillian repre-
sentative. Mr.. Mont was peculiarly
favored in being escorted by Minister
Romero. who is the dean of the diplo-
matte corps and in the highest favor
with this government
Senior Mont informed Secretary
Blaine that the reason he had not ere
scented himself sooner was his abs ace
from the city almost continuously since
the overthrow of Balmaceda He also
informed the secretary that he had now
received notification from his govern
ment of his appointment The official
which are necessary to
establish him in his Office are now on
their way to Washington
Secretary Blaine received the Gillian
with all due courtesy and business with
Chilli will hereafter transacted through
Mr.. Montt. The interview was short
and pleasant
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The Shaky Giants.

NEW YORK. Oct S0-The rnmor that
Richardson, Conner. Ruse and Buckley
will desert the giants to join the Amer
lean association clubs has q vakened
feeling of genuine anxiety among
he lovers of the game in this
.ity. Richardson and Connor. accord
ing to common rumor, will Join the
Athletics at a largely inc: Aased salary.
Rusie is said to have been offered q, 500
BY the Chicago American association
Hub. which is s.. 900 moro than he got
rom New York last season. Buckley.
,ne of the few men in this country who
an hold Rus,e's speedy delivery, b
wanted BY Chicago, too.
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Further Cave-In At New Orleans.

New ORLEANS. Oct 30-There has
been another change in the condition
OF affairs at the French Market, this
time for the worse. Just outside of the
Louisville & Nashville & Southern Pa
cific railroad tracks. over which traffic
has been resumed, a new fis,ure has
appeared in wnich water is standing
several feet deep The extreme edge
Of the bank has also recommended
sinking, having fallen about feet since
daylight this morning. The wrecking
of the wharves is being rapidly pur.
sued. and the planking Is now more
than half torn MP.
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Trade Report.

NEW YORK. Oct SIR G. DUN & Co. S
weekly review says: The improvement
IN business continues It is greater
than before at the west, considerable
at the south and is clearly perceived
even at the east Yet encouragement
IN some branches of industry is not less
but more apparent than before, evil
IDENTIFY because calculations have been
made upon q more rapid and greater
increase in business than has been real
lied. Premature expansion in some
forms of production and of trade has
invited the usual corrective. and q dis
position exists which is so general that
it might easily be misiuterpreted.
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NOtes.

Every farmer should manage to have
a fresh cow to begin the winter with.
One 2 God fresh cow is better than three
ordiD ary cows With a real good COW
the farmer is sure of q good living, and
one COW where one makes no preten.
sions to dairying il better than two, "a
feed
As an egg promoter there Is no ele-
ment that equals raw crushed bone.
fed as balancing food with other IA.
tions- For growing chicks it furnishea
both rich. nutritious food and q rood
grinding element
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A Premium on United states Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-Commissioner
Raum. of the pension bureau, has re-
ceived a letter from Minister Ryan at
the City of Mexico. in which he states
that national bank and legal tender
notes of the United States bear a pre-
MUM in Mexico of 80 per cent In
other words, legal tender or national
bank note of the United States of the
denomination of SO will buy thirteen
Mexican dollars.