Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-24

publishes the full text OF the San 1
Domingo treaty, and says in regard to
it:
ALI commercial advantages are not only re-
tained but every announcement is given for the
introduction of American manufactures and in.
dustries. Our legal tender standard OF golo ana
silver is to be the standard or Dominica anu
tribunal of arbitration is to be constituted 1or
the settlement of every dispute which may arise
from such commercial reciprocity. These are some
of the intrinsic merits of The treaty: but great
er one is held in view by the administration, in
asmuch as the harbor of SANTANA will eventually
become the great coaling station of the European
worlds new highway of commerce, via N1cara'
qua to the Pacific and this harbor it is believed,
under the benefits of such treaty as now
awaits ratification will be also the site OF
an American colony, not less important than the
ones that are to grow up in either of the term1n1
of the inter-oceanic canal That part of the
treaty which proposes to adopt our standard gol1
and silver coinage as the Dominican standard and
admit our silver coinage for circulation there,
will not only prepare the way for American inter
est in San Domingo, but will be of advantageto
our mercantile interests with that country.
Following are the particulars of the treaty which
affect our commerce: Articles OF Dominican n pro-
duction to be admitted free into the United States
Animals alive of all kinds for breeding purposes,
asphaltum, barley, beeswax, bones, shells and
other animal remains employed as fertilizers,
cocoa (crude and manufactured), coffee, cotton,
hemp, sisal, peniquin and other vegetable textile
fbres, dye woods and dye stuffs of all kinds, es-
parto and other grasses and the pulp of the same,
for the manufacture of paper, fish (fresh dried,
sailed or smoked), fruits, vegetables and nuts
edibles of all kinds, hides and skins undressed
whether dried, sailed or pickled), hide ropes,
honey in comb or strained, India rubber ana
gutta percha (crude) and the milk of the same,
indigo, leather old scrap, meat fresh whether
melado, palm or cocoanut oil, rock salt, sponges
sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard IN color,
tallow, tobacco in leaf, wood and lumber OF all
| kinds.
Schedule B-Articles of Dominican production
to be admitted into the United States at reduc-
ton of 25 per cent per 1OO-Cord1als Tin bottles or
| iugs) consisting of rum aromatized or sweetened
fruit preserves fruit jellies and commits, ginger
preserved or pickled), tobacco In twist or manu-
| featured into cigars or cigarettes.
Schedule C-Articles Of production of the Unit
| ed States to be admitted free into the Dominican
| republic-Ale and beer, animals (alive) mules,
CATTLE sheep, goats, hogs, horses for breeding,
asphalt, bitumen, tar pitch and rosin, (crude or
| refned) biscuits and other food, preparations or
| -four, books (bound or unbound), pamphlets,
newspapers and printed matter in all languages,
| bricks fire-brcks, tiles, artificial stone, terra
Gotta, slate and asbestos for building bristes and
hair (raw or waste), brooms, brushes and whisks
carriages ca s' and wagons, carts, cars and
lmanteI or walD, coal and fuel Of all kinds, cot
ton, hemp, fax, jute and other vegetable tbres,
cotton seed and its products, crucibles and melt
ing pots of all kinds eggs, fertilizers OF all KINDS
| natural or artifcial), fish of all kinds (fresh,
canned dried, smoked or salted, or pickled), flour
and meal of whatever kind of grain fruits, vege-
tables (resh, canned dried, picked or preservedls
| gold and silver coin of the United States, and
bullion, grain of all kinds, hay, hides, skins Guns
dressed), houses of wood or iron (complete), ice,
iron steel TOOLS utensils and implements for agrt-
culture mining the arts, industries and science
composed wholly or in part. of iron
steel steel comp; GT 00E With OF other Metals
or with wood, or with both, any separate extra
parts and pieces pertaining thereto, iron or steel
rails posts bars beams, rafters, pillars, gratings,
tubings, pipes, rods and the like, whether
wrought or cast, for any construction purposes;
iron (cast, pig and scrap, lamps and lanterns;
lard, locomotives railway rolling stock, rails ano
all materials for railways or tramways marble or
alabaster III rough or squared, meats of all kinds
Gresh, canned, salted or smoked( milk canned
eral waters (natural or artlhclal) molds ana
patterns for the arts, naphtha, paper
silver vel or gold, petroleum crude, petroleum re-
fined for Illuminating and lubrlcatlng purposes.
powder and explosives for blasting, printers
inks (all coors), printers type, sewing machines
| shin building materials and accessories of all
kinds where used in construction and equipment
or repair of vessels or boats of any kind spokes,
stakes, heading and cooperage OF all KINDS ana
wooden boxes for packing, steam and power en-
gines, machines and apparatus whether station
airy or portable for agriculture irritation, min
ing, the arts and industries OF all KINDS ana ali
necessary parts and appliances for the cree
| ton or repair thereof or communication
of motive power thereto stone and lime, plaster.
Cement and other earthen substances for build
ing, and for use in arts and industries, Stoves
ranges and furnaces for culinary or manutactur-
ing purposes, straw of all kinds, sulphur ana
matches tan-bark, wire for all uses,
Geographic wire and Geographic, telephone and
electrical apparatus of all kinds for communities
ton or illumination, tlnware for arts, industries
and domestic USES trees, plants, vines and seeds,
and grains of all kinds for propagation, water
pipes of all classes, materials and dimensions
| Willow-ware and basket-Ware, wire (pla1n or
barbed) for fencing, with the hooks, staples,
nails and the like appliances for fastening the
same wood and lumber of all kinds, including
beams rafters, planks, boards, flooring joists
doors sashes, frames, blinds (painted or IN
painteo) and similar necessary parts of building
wooden ware and implements of all kinds for ag-
| ricultural mechanical or household use, eXclu-
| siye of furniture WOOL (raw, washed or carded),
zinc tin and lead in sheets, paper and other roof
ing. =. ~,
limited States to be admitted into the Dominican
Republic at q reduction of 25 per centum from
the rates of custom duties now fxed-Cloth1ng.
cotton goods fabrics of mixed cotton, wool or
| linen furniture comprising BEDS sofas, tables
chairs arm chairs desks, toilet tables, ward
robes, bookcases, side boards and other house
4 hold furniture, whether plain or upholstered(
glassware (alI kinds, plain or decorated, includ-
ing mirrors gum and gutta perchagoods, leather
fine or common, and all articles in which leather
snail be the principal materially linen goods
naints painting oils, dryers and varnishes, pianos
and other musical instruments, porcelain, china
eaTthenware (plain or decorated) soap, candles
taIlo-y and grease, table cutlery and plated ware
wall papers, wooden goods