The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-06
OFF GOES HIS HEAD
Mr. MORTON OF MAINE WROTE TOO
MUCH WITH HIS PEN.
He was Auditor in the Treasury for the
Navy Department but He Isn't Any
More--He Thought He was a Free Amer
lean Citizen. and He is. Now--He Com
mitted to Writing Some Thoughts on
Cleveland and Carl;sle--Grover Brand
fshes the Broadaxe Instanter-- Wash
fngton News.

Cleveland and Csrl;sle--Grover Brand
fshes the Broadaxe Instanter-- Wash
fngton News.
Washington. June 5.-The president
today removed from office Mr.. C. 3.
Morton, Democrat Of Main, auditor in
the treasury for the navy department
The difficulty which eliminated today
began several months ago, when infor-
nation. it is said, reached the depart
ment that Mr.. Morton had, both dur
ing his former and his present term OF
Office, written letters of a highly i'm
proper character to parties in his ma
tive state rejecting upon the president
and Secretary Carlisle. The officials IT
is said, took the trouble to verify this
information and his summary removal
today is the result.
JUDGE LONGS PENSION.
The pension case of Judge Charles D.
Long of Michigan, which has been be-
fore the local courts for some time
was finally determined today by the
court of appeals, the commissioner of
pensions coming out victorious, though
the proba bilities are that the case Will
now be taken to the supreme court OF
the United States. About a year ago
Commissioner of Pensions Lochre
caused the pension of Judge Long to be
reduced from SIS to $50 per month. Sub
seQuently the case came before Judge
Bradley of the district supreme court
and he decided, in effect, that the COM
missioner of pensions had not the au-
thority to reduce. the pension. The
court of appeals today reversed that
decision, holding that a pension is not
a vested right except in very limited
sense as shown by the act of Deem Der
q, 1898; that the courts cannot inter-
fere in matters of this kind and that
the commissioner had a perfect right
to review the acts of his predecessors.
FENCING PUBLIC LANDS.
The fencing In of a large tract OF
public lands by cattle companies, or in
dividuals, has recently received fresh
impetus. AS yet il has not attained
anything like the proportions 1t had in
1887 when several million acres were
illegally appropriated, but as num-
Der of complaints have been received,
district attorneys I'm the far west have
been instructed to prosecute anyone in
fringing on the public lands. In case
this does not have the desired effect,
troops may be asked for.
TROUBLE ABOUT BEEF.
Consul General Karel at st. Peters
burg has sent to the state department
a report upon the efforts Russia is now
making TO overcome the obstacles which
interfere with the export of her cattle
and meats TO different European mar
kets. At present no Russian cattle are
exported to Austria, England, France,
or Germany, exports of such'cattle be-
ing confined to Turkey, Italy, Greece
and the island of Malta. Russian
meats are allowed in Germany. but the
quarantine rules, 1t is conten6ed, are
being abused to its exclusion. Eng
land admits Russian meats. but COM
plains Of the quality. Lately it has
been found very suitable for beef tea
and a demand created, it being used
almost exclusively for that purpose.
The largest consumer of imported