Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-04
NATIONAL NEWS.
The Tariff on Sugar-Now It's Fixed
and Now 1t Isn't-COnferees
Make Slow Progress.
Attitude of the U. S. on the Foreign
War-State Taxation of Ma
tional Bank Notes.

tion of the Paris Indian school in Cali
fornia has resulted in charges of gross
rascality and frauds committed by Rev.
Fl. NJ. Savage, former superintendent.
Charges are contained in the reports of
Frank G. Armstrong, assistant commits
sioner of Indian affairs, and Special
Agent Helby. "Suficient facts have been
shown" says Gen. Armstrong, "to land
Savage in the state prison. l think he
has escaped to Mexico, but he should be
followed up and an example made Of
him If he can be extradited. From his
first transaction three or four years ago,
to the day he left, he was in some way de-
Lfrauding the government. He stole at
least one-third of all the money reported
by him as disbrrsed for the school," In
vestigation will also probably be made
of Fort Shaw and Chilocco schools. Gen.
Armstrong recommends that every open
market purchase be carefully looked in
to and traced and that clerks for all
bonded schools be appointed by the In
dian Office and no superintendent be al
lowed to employ as clerk member of
his own family.
NEW MEXICO APPOINTMENT.
Jeannette Duffy was to-day appointed
postmistress at San Antonio, Socorro
county, N. NJ, vice 7. j. Fleeman, re-
signed.
TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
The tariff conferees began work to-day
with the sugar schedule. 1t is claimed
that the senate conferees pointed out
that with the new schedule the bill would
not receive the votes of Senators Caffery
and Blanchard, of Louisiana, because no
bounty for this year is provided, or SEN
ators Allen and Kyle, Populists, and that
these votes with that of Senator Hill
would defeat the bill. The house men,
bers say that the Louisiana men can not
afford to vote against bill SO favorable
to sugar interests, simply because no
provision for bounty on this years crop
is included, as congress certainly would
pass free sugar bill before adjourn
ment.
THE HOUSE CoNFEREEs
announced that no agreement had been
reached on the three main items, sugar,
| iron and coal. Some of the conferses
said it might take three or four days
more to bring the members together.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE
submitted to the tariff conferees yester-
day provides for duty on raw sugar OF
40 per cent; on refined sugar 40 per cent
on the quantity Of raw sugar necessary
to make the amount refined in any i'm.
portation, and one-fifth of cent addi-
tional; also one-tenth of cent on sugar
from countries paying bounty on sugar
imported.
| HURRIED CONFERENCE.
There was hurried conference to-day
participated in by Senators German
Smith and Jones, and it is said the iteu
as to sugar will be settled on the above
basis.
ANOTHER HITCH.
It developed this afternoon that con
| ference was held at the White house last
night, at which were present the presi
dent, Speaker Crisp, Chairman Wilson
Sec. Gresham and some others. The new
sugar schedule was considered. 1t is said
the president and others believed it ad
visable to accept the proposition. II
was with this understanding that the
house conferees met the senators to-day
but the opposition of the two Louisiana
senators developed new and unexpected
obstacle.
Us. GOVERNMENTS POSITION.
| A strong denial is entered at the state
department of the published story that
the United States has, or will, enter into
a treaty with European powers to forci
bly, occupy and keep open the treaty
ports of China. It is also denied that
any overtures to that end have come to
the United States from other countries.
1t is said at the state department that
the attitude of the United States toward
the belligerants, will be patterned upon
our course at Rio. We will side with
neither China or Japan, but as was indi-
Gated by Mr.. Bayard, our ambassador to
Great Britain, the attitude of the United
States will be one of benevolent neu.
trality.
TECHNICAL ERRORS,
Mr.. Dolph, who yesterday submitted
the conference report on the river and
harbor bill to the senate, to-day asked
leave to Withdraw the report and senc
the bill back to the conference to correct
technical errors, which was agreed to.
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Japanese legation have received I
telegram announcing that on August l al
imperial rescript was issued by the rule
of Japan, formally announcing that wa
had been declared against China. 80
OF AN UNIMPoRTANT NATURE.
H.A. Wideman, one of the three Ha
waiian royal commissioners, had half a,
hours interview with Secretary Gresham
to-day. The secretary questioned tn,
commissioner closely as to the authorit.
by which he appeared, what the commits
sion was doing here and as to the Ha
waiian affairs generally. To all of thes'
nnestinna Mr. WidAman raanondad frealy