The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-18
THEY WANT GROVER
SOUND MONEY PEOPLE WILL IL
VIE HIM TO MEMPHIS

No Assured Information as to Whether ,re
DIR. salmon Talks About the Inports.-
tion OF Mexican Cattle aud tho Price OF
Beef--Ores-ion rs to Whether Prices
for Cattle Have Advaneed--incomer Tax
Returns Badly Mixed Cp--MiIita-y aud
Naval Changes--Washinstoa News
Washington April iI-Representa-
tive Patterson OF Memphis. Tenn. ia
in Washinton in the interest OF the
sound money convention 10 be held "a
Memphis May IS. The president VIII
be invited to attend the Memphis cor
ventiOn bur no assurances have been
given as 10 his acceptance or whether
he viii write a letter similar 70 his
recent one. Secretary Carlisle. how
ever. VIII attend the convention and de-
liver the principal address.
The officials az the department cs
agriculture are pursuing their investi-
cation in the recent big rise in the
price Of beef. Snd Il is more than likely
70 say within the next weak with refer
ence 10 the cause OF the matter and
the probable outcome. The action of
the department In raising the embTago
on Mexican cattle is expected 10 have
the effect OF keeping the price OF beef
from going up higher, even II IL does
not cause a decline. DR.. Salmon. chies
cf me bureau 81 animal Industry. SAID
today thEf there was an undouhteI
IN TNkl
- account for the increased price Of
dressed beef
The only question" said he. IS
whether this scarcity IS sufficient to ac-
count for II altogether. or whether
the few hg men who control the bees
market. have not. TO certain extent.
~ least, anticipated the effect Of this
scarcity; In other words. whether tho
effect has not come before the cause.
HAVE CATTLE GONE Up?
What we are anxious 10 know IL
whether the price OF cattle has gore
up in proportion 70 the price % beef
II Is not an easy matter 10 settle and
our agents are meeting some difficulty
in getting at the facts in the matter.
hut the reports are beginning 10 come
in"
For some time past" continued Or.
Salem. cattle have been getting
scarcer and scarcer IN the west and eS-
peci2lly in the southwest. The condi-
ton OF the grass has been so poor that
cattle have we'll nigh disappeared en-
tirely IN southwestern Texas. for ex-
ample, where there used 10 be treTnen
duous herds. there are practically noac
today. There has been great I'M
provement in the grass this year IN
Texas and other western states bat
the cattle are not there TO take ad-
vantage 81 ~.
That is one reason that Influenced
the department in its decision to raise
the embargo on cattle from Mexico
Mexican cattle have been looked upon
with disfavor for the reason that Texas
fever is known to exist on the other
side OF the border and "a quarantine
has been kept UP I'm the summer. The
action OF the T&.k ers I'm raising the
price of beef TO s3ch an extent resulted
In the department raising the embargo.
The department has increased its force
OF inspectors and all incoming cattle
viii be rigidly examined. Furthermore.
the Mexican cattle seem 20 be In an IN
usually good condition this year"
SLAUGHTERERS ARE HoGGING.
Referring TO the letter addressed 20
him by Secretary Morton under date
Of ApriI II, directing an investigation
into the cause OF the rise IN the .,rice OF
beef. Dr. Salmon. chief Of the bureau
Of animal industry. has presented to
the secretary brief statement IA 20
the prices in the Chicago market Of
dressed beef and shipping steers since
January /. 1885. This statement shows
the extremes OF prices for this ciass OF
cattle 20 have been for January 81 o.
S5.25; for February S4l0 20 = 30. for
March $3.50 20 $500: for April first
halo si75 to IS. Commenting on these
figures Or. Salmon says:
These prices show that cattle on
foot are approaching paying figures for
growers and feeders. But they do not
warrant any such sensational rise IN
the price OF dressed beef TO butchers
by the great Strengthening establish
'ncnts nor an advance such as has
heen reported on the retail dealers IN
meat to consumers. a normal RE.
IA the wholesale price OF dressed beef
and In the retail prices should pc only
Ia proportion to the rise Indicated for
beef on foot"
RETURNS ALL MIXED.
The internal revenue officials post
lively decline % make public any state
meut in regard 20 the income tax re
turns or 10 answer any questions re-
lating thereto. 10 ~ learned that The
real cause OF this resistance s. the grest
number OF blunceTs made BY the col
lectors IN their tclegraphic reports re
them contained only the number ~
returns received last Monday while
others Included ell that had been re
CelVed from the beginning. including
those below the 5000 exemption. while
others included returns on which ~
tax Ga payable Who IT, blaueatle To-
this state q things r. not stated tu.
the result is that from what has been
received no intelligent statement can
BE given ~ the number or amount -
the returns filed with the collectors. ~
Ga undoubtedly true that a large per
ceutsRe 81 the number q persons sub
fcCt % the law have made no returns
az all and IN consequence the officials
SEQ ahead ~ them a vast amount %
Ltiraticn and trouble
Lieutenant r ~ Isrus0n - Port
land. Ore. who was recently appointed
lieutenant In tige navy ~ The presi-
dent under authority - a special at
of congress. has ben placed oB the 20
tired list Lieutenant q. \. Poster.
United states navy. has been physiosi-
iy disabled and rncosnrtefltr1 - -"
president FOR retirement IfeGsenanf
y j.. Rufn. Seventeenth infantry. las
resigned from tie army
The retirement ~ Colonel Ia-neH Y.
Smith rs surgeon general Welrh o.
rt4ra tomorrow. VII promote iA"aisrl-
ant Cofonri Dallas Bach - - coAor~i.
Major J. T.. Ifisutsagt0u 9 be iFuieu-
ant colonel. and Captain T>eufs ~.
shannon o. 20 major Captain shat
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