The Portland daily press., 1888-03-24
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Bankers Told How to Deal With Can
adian Notes.
Claus spreckles Asserts His Inde-
pendence Of the Trusts.
Morocco's Bashaw Cracks Jokes at
creene's AntIquatedusquadron.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-In answer to
queries of the Michigan Bankers Associa-
ton. Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
writes that banks are liable to tax of 10 per
cent. on the amount of Canadian bank notes
used for circulation and paid out by them in
this country. and that such notes are paid
out in this country whenever, in this coun-
try, banks part custody and ownership of
them. When Canadian currency, which has
accumulated in business, is sent for credit by
bank messenger, or express, to Cana
dian banks, or by messenger of Canadian
bank, who gives memorandum Of the
amount ON receiving the money, followed by
a formal acknowledgement of credit when the
money is received and counted in Canada,
in such cases, messengers and express COM
panies act as agents of the American bank,
and not of the Canadian bank, and the notes
remain the property OF the American bank,
livered to the Canadian bank, and are not
paid out in this country. Neither are they
paid out in this country when sent to a
correspondent bank to be resented to Canada
for redemption. unless they are so credited
as to become the property OF the correspond
ent bank.
Our Mediterranean Fleet.
Our difficulty with Spain in regard.to Mo-
rocco has taken somewhat serious turn.
The question now is not whether the "pro-
tected" Moors shall be released, but whether
the dignity of the United States shall be out
ragged When the first dispatches were re-
ceived from Consul General Lewis, showing
the state of things there, the Enterprise was
ordered to Tangier.
The Enterprise is only an unarmored
wooden cruiser of 1900 tons. and mounts six
guns-mostly Smooth bore"-as the naval
register puts it. As the Bashaw had seen
such war vessels as the Agememnon, one OF
the British Mediterranean squadron, wnlcn
is encased in IS inches of armor, mounts 1our
3S ton guns and has tonnage OF 5000 tons
he was not very much impressed with the'
American naval force. and in fact he talked
about %S the Enterprise as 'leaky Junk: !: now
in the neighborhood of Gibraltar. When he
arrives there he will find orders to proceed
at once to Tangiers and reinforce Captain
McCalla, so that we may be able to impress
the Bashaw, with the fact that we nave
navy; but the Lancaster is only wooden
ship of 1850 tons and 10 somewhat ancient
guns.
If necessary the Quinnebaug, the flagship
of Admiral Green, who is in command OF the
Mediterranean squadron, VIII 90 from tne
naval station at Vile Francee to Tangler:
The Quinnebaug can only boast OF eight
guns, "mostly smooth BORE" and no armor.
An Expert Opinion.
Claus Spreckles appeared today before the
House committee investigating the sugar
trust and gave statistics Of the Hawaiian,
Sandwich Islands, PHILIPPINE Islands and
Central American production Of raw sugars.
He maintained his Individual liberty without
regard to trusts. II came here from Ger
many for liberty, gentlemen, and that liberty
L will maintain" said he.
The Nations Gratitude.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people;
ORIGINAL INVALID.
Forest E. Bisbee, Lewiston.
Royal b. Lewis, Pennington Falls.
INCREASE.
Hugh Miller, Monticello.
VIM. Ii. Kimball, Hartland.
REISSUE.
Daniel Bodge, Springfield.
Chas, A. Thomas, Machias.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Geo. johnson, SO. Sebec.
ORIGINAL.
Mary A. Clements Bangor.
MEXICAN WAR SURVIVORS.
Otis AuQfin KennehpP