The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27
THE FREE LIST
In the Tariff of the Dominican Nepublic-
Washington Notes OF Interest.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-For several years
past the Dominican Republic has been main
tanning in its tariff free list OF articles for tie
special encouragement of its agricultural in
dustries. BY the terms Of its recent recipro-
city arrangement with the nited States this
free list was TO be abolished for all countries
except the United States when the recipro-
city treaty went into effect. In accordance with
this agreement, the President of San
Domingo, under date Of August sth,
published a decree abolishing this free
list and restoring all the articles
named IN 1t 10 tue rate OF duties fixed in the
general tariff. which is an average of 90 per
cent ad valOrem. by this action the reciprO-
city treaty IS greatly increased in value to the
/ inted States. The articles on the free list
embraced among others all classes of ma
chlnery. tools and implements for the devel-
opments OF agricultural and industrial estab-
ishments; tallow and oil for machinery;
guano and nanures. zinc and gal
Vanized iron. cooperage. sacks for sugar,
railroad material and equipment barDed
wire and coal in addition there was a
list Of articles admitted at duty Of l0per cent.
ad valorem which has also been raised 10 the
full tariff rates. embracing wool and lumber
OF all kinds. shingles. tiles. slate and other
materials for roofing. bricks, fagstones.
cement, iron, steel and copper in sheets or
bars; nails and screws. tubing of iron. copper
OF lead, cordage, wagons, carts. wheelbar-
rows. boats and lighters
Assistant Secretary Crounze has selected
the property at the corner OF Roanoke and
Church streets. Roanoke. Va. as the site for
the public building in that city. The price
paid was $4,000.
Chief Postoffice Inspector Wheeler was ad-
yised this morning by Inspector Maynard, in
charge of the New Orleans division. Of tho
conviction at Jefferson Tex, Of r. L. Ander-
fort f.ff fha
postoflice on March 20. 1891. and his sentence
Of five years Imprisonment at Detroit. He
was also informed of the conviction in the
same court of Joe M. Anderson. for the
forgery of money order, and sentenced to
two years.
Abial w. Fisher. of North Carolina, chief
clerk of the Pension Office. suffered a stroke
Of paralysis while at his desk to-day. He did
not become unconscious although the stroke
affected the entire right side. He was re-
moved 70 his home and is resting comfort
ably.
The President spent to-day considering the
applications on file for the two vacant posi-
tOns in the Interstate Commerce Commission.
There are fully seYenty-fye applications on
hand.
THE COAL PRODUCT.
The Census Office to-day issued a bulletin
on the coal product of the United States. 1t
shows that the coal product Of the United
States reached total of 141, ,229, 5l3 short tons
In the census year. and was valued at the mines
before any expenses for shipment at S160 226.-
1913. The product included 1880, 4s7 short
tons of Pennsylvania and other anthracite.
worth fG5. .s79,5l4. and 95,629,O ,O26 short tons Of
bituminous and Ignite, valued at s9i .s46. .s09
The average value for all salable grades of an
thracite was l.5S per ton at the mines, and the
average of bituminous coal wss 80 cents per
short ton at the mines In 1880 the total pro-
duct included 2S, Gas. .sl2 short tons of anthra-
cite and AZ SS1 1853 short tons Of. bituminous
coal The value of the entire product was
S95. GAO 396. The product increased 1857 per
cent. during tho decade and tho total value
67. 80 per cent. The total number of persons
engaged in the industry was 299. 559. who re-
ceiyed il the aggregate <l09 1S0, ,92S in wages.