Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-09-21
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Senator Dolph has introduced bills to
provide for the erection Of tirst-class
fog signal at or near the present position
of the Cape Arago light station; granting
right OF way to the Albany and Astoria
Railroad Company through the Grand
Ronde Indian reservation, and extend
ing the time Of the Umatilla Irrigation
Company to construct its ditch across
the Umatilla Indian reservation.
The trouble between the Mexican and
United States officials at Havana, Tex,
growing out Of the seizure Of 1900 sheep
by Mexican officials, is receiving the at
tention Of President Cleveland and Sec
retary Gresham. All kilograms and other
data bearing on the subject are now be-
fore the State Department for action,
and the matter may soon become one OF
unusual diplomatic importance.
Special Agent Ayers much-talked-of
suppressed report on tin plate has been
given out by the Treasury Department.
1t shows during the period from July l
to March 81 the aggregate production OF
tin plate in this country from sheets
rolled in the United States was "a, ,632,-
052 pounds. The aggregate amount OF
imported black plates converted into tin
plate in the United States was 80, ,29O, 282
pounds, making a grand total OF both
kinds OF 1922, 1884 pounds.
The recent advices received by Secre-
tary Morton from an agent in Europe
fully confirm previous reports regarding
the shortage OF certain crops in many
sections of Europe, which he represents
is likely TO guarantee large demand for
American forage crops, including corn.
Although he does not think it likely that
much OF the latter will be used for hu-
man food, he represents that the tariff
complications between Russia and Ger
many are likely to render the latter
country especially dependent upon the
United States for its supply.
q The Canadian Collectors of Customs
have been directed to brand all butter
and cheese in transit from the United
States OF America. The Deputy Col
lector Of the district of Vermont, sta
toned at Montreal, states that the object
of this action is in the first place to pre-
vent false branding and misrepresenta-
tion of foreign butter and cheese as Ca
madam in the country OF destination,
and second, to supply safeguard against
the substitution of Canadian butter and
cheese, which increases the transit and
retention of the foreign product in Can
ada without payment OF duty.
At no time since the war have customs
receipts been SO low as now. The matter
is causing Secretary Carlisle good deal
of worry. In the Treasury last week
the cash balance was reduced to $685.
100000, inclusive of gold reserve and
$4,000, 900 abrased and uncurrent and
subsidiary coin. What is left OF the de-
pleting gold reserve continues to be the
only cash balance in the Treasury with
which to pay current expenses. The re-
ceipts are now running about $l70,00C
per day behind the expenditures. For
the first time the import duties have fall
len below the internal revenue receipts
For the fiscal year from July l to the
present time the government expendi-
lures have exceeded the receipts by $19,-
100000. At this rate the deficit at the
end of the year will be very large.
The vigorous protest entered by the
United States government against the
outrage to Miss Milton, an American
missionary, in the Turkish province OF
Mosul has borne fruit that will insure
to some extent in future the safety OF
Christian missionaries in Turkey. The
United States made demand for rigid
Investigation OF the outrage and punish
ment of the guilty parties. This de-
mand was met by the Turkish authorities
in manner entirely satisfactory to this
government. Hereafter the Vizier oi
Mosul will give Vizieral letter to mis-
sionaries, recommending the bearer to
the protection OF the authorities, and a
military escort will be furnished all mis-
sionaries who desire it. Furthermore,
the Vizier has sent an officer and troops
to the scene of the outrage with instruc-
tions to investigate and make q report
bat, owing to the remote situation of the
place, no report has vet been made.
The difficulty of guarding eifectually
the vast frontier OF the United States on
the North and South has been frequently
made apparent. Chinese come in from
Mexico and Canada; alien contract la
borers, too, cross our frontiers, and now
it is discovered the aboriginal American
is engaged in eluding the vigilance OF
Uncle Sans customs officers. A case
was brought to the attention of Assist
ant Secretary Hamln the other day. An
Indian was reported as having crossed
from Canada with $4,000 worth of Indian
goods in his possession. BY law the In
dians in their migrations on the North
ern border go to and return from Canada
at will, and are allowed to carry their
. effects with them duty free. The
Indian, it is asserted by the special agent
reporting the case, has evidently learned
"some tricks" from his pale-faced neigh
bors, and is bringing into this country as
his personal "etfects goods subject to
duty In this case the Indian swore that
the goods were his, but it is learned that
he is a runner for a Canadian manufact-
urer, and that they are sold to Indians
in the United States on the Northern
border without paying the duty the law
requires. An investigation OF the mat
ter has been ordered
A great many bills have been filed in
the House. A great majority are bills
that have already found a place on the
calendars of the previous Congress, such
rs bills to repeal the Federal election
law; to repay to States the cotton tax !;
to establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy: to increase the facilities for
war claims of various kinds.
The original bills chiefly grow out of the
existing financial conditions. Several
are TO repeal the 10 per cent tax on State
bank circulation and two to establish an
income tax. One by Richardson (Dem. }
OF Tennessee is radical in its provisions.
He proposes tax OF > per cent on $3,-
600 to 5000, 8 per cent on 5000 to sl0.-
900, 10 per cent on $40, 900 10 $20, 900, 10
per cent ON s20, 900 to $50, 900, ~ per cent
on $50, 900 to SOC, 900, 80 per cent on $780,
900 to 100000, 40 per cent on all over
100000. A national bank bill has been
by Harter Dem of Ohio, un-
der the provisions of which a national
bank may issue circulating bonds to Sc
cure it, and the bonds now on deposit
with the Treasurer to secure circulation