Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-23
Owners Not Very Eager to Tender
Their Vessels for Carrying
Troops to Porto Rico.
CHANGES IN POSTAL REGULATIONS.
Meat to Be Used for Feeding
the Army In CUBAN Interesting and
Novel Land Case-rhe Treasury Depart
ment Hurrying the Stamps Required by
the War Revenue Act

have some difficulty in obtaining the
necessary troops for the Porto Rico ex-
petition unless some of those which
have been sent to Santiago are utilized
for that purpose. An earnest appeal
was made to the coastwise companies to
favor the war department and submit
propositions looking to the charter
of such vessels belonging to them as
has not already been secured by
the government. The replies to the
governments kilograms, however,
have been far from satisfactory, as the
steamship companies feel that they
have already gone as far as practical
bic in surrendering their ships, and
that to release those still in service
would subject them to great loss
and bring their business almost to a
standstill. 1t is acknowledged by the
war department officials that the yes
sci owners up to this time have been
very considerate and have chartered
to the government a number of their
best vessels, and regret is expressed
that all that are needed cannot be Sc
cured. In this dilemma the depart
ment has been ompelled tic resort to
ships of foreign register for the troop
service and a number of English bot
JOlAS ttS LIZ" unoCE 1nS D0CblOH NOn-
gress will be asked to give an Amer
lean register to vessels so secured.
Changes in Postal Regulations.
WASHINGTON. June POSTMASTER
General Emory Smith has put in oper-
alton several changes in the postal
regulations. 1t has been stated that
the postal card was to be discont inued,
but the regulation regarding the new
mailing cards recently authorized by
congress shows this TO be mistake.
Hereafter. while the postal card will
continue to be sold, it will be lawful
to use cards with a one-cent stamp af-
fixed for the same purpose. These
cards, must be approximately of the
same size, shape and color as the post
al card. When these mailing cards
are sent to foreign countries the or
binary letter postage must be affixed.
Another change in the regulations
prohi bits the return or forwarding of
second, third and fourth class matter
until additional postage has been fixed.
When it is obvious, however, that val
uables are contained in such packages
the sender shall be notified if possible.
On second class matter one cent for
four ounces must be paid before 1t will
be returned or forwarded. The sale
of Transmississippi exposition stamps
has been begun at the Washington
post office and they will be on sale
hereafter at the principal post offices
throughout the country until the 31st
of December next
Refrigerated Meats for the Army.
WASHINGTON. June 19.-The lack of
available ships to carry the supplies is
just now delaying the award of the
contracts by the commissary depart
ment of the army for furnishing re-
frigerated meats for the army in Cuba
as well as for the starving natives
The commissary general prefers not
to close the contracts until ships for
carrying the supplies are in such con-
dition as to be ready promptly for
tranportation purposes. Some diff
Guilty is being encountered by the
department in obtaining vessels and it
may be that resort to impresSment will
be necessary. The proposals received
by Gen. Egan Wednesday from the
various meat dressing esta b1ishmen is
of the country contemplated that the
government should furnish the yes
sells After they have been obtained
refrigerating apparatus will have to
be installed to keep the meat fresh
and palatable during and after its
shipment to Cuba and until it is fur
nished to the troops Gen. Egan says
refrigerated meat only can be salts
factorily used for feeding the troops,
as experience has shown that cattle
killed the day before and left over
night is not edible.
An Interesting and Novel Land Case.
WASHINGTON, June ia case pre-
senting some novel and interesting
features has been argued before Com
missioner Hermann. of the general
land Office It involves the ownership
of lands surrounding Lake Malheur.
in Oregon. and hinges upon the ques-
ton of whether the owners of the
land down to the waters edge in 1877
can now hold lands left dry by reced-
ing waters of the lake. The French
Glenn Live Stock company is the ap-
pellant and claims under the surveys
of 1877 and laws OF. Oregon possession
of land to the water edge of the lake.
Since that year there has been a SUBJ
sidence of the water and this company
now claims the vacant land as a
riparian right ASlarge number of
settlers have filed entries for this land
in the local offices of the department.,
and now the question is as to the title
of the land exposed by evaporation be-
tween 1877 and 1895.
The War Revenue Stamp
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The treasury
department is hurrying the prepare
ton of stamps required by the war
revenue act The commissioner OF in
ternal revenue states that enough to
meet all reasonable demands of tax
oayers will he in the hands of the col
lectors throughout the.country before
the end of this month As it will be
impossible to furnish by July all the