The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-12

IneTc was an SHtlre agreement upon
the proposition touching Corean indie
pendence, the acquisition by Japan Of
Formosa and Port Arthur and the ex-
action of an indemnity. As to Great
Britain, it has all along been under
stood that she was the one power that
was disposed to resist aggression, and
was only prevented from actual inter-
ference through inability to secure the
cooperation of Russia in such a move
ment.
The steamer Alameda arrived at San
Francinsco today: bringing the follow
ing Hawaiian advices dated April 4:
''The first news brought here Of the
trouble existing between Minister
Thurston and Secretary Gresham was
received by the China" Tuesday, two
days ago. 1t was a great surprise in
official circles as well as to the COM
munity. Minister Hatch said: We
have received absolutely nothing Of
fcially in the matter. Six weeks have
elapsed since the newspapers stated
that Secretary Gresham's notice was
served on this government and it is
forty-eight hours since the arrival of
the press dispatches, but Minister Will
| lis has given no notification of any ac-
ton on the part of the American secre-
tary of state Notwithstanding this,
the reports are generally credited to be
true, with the exception Of Thurston's
reported verbal apology"
LEGATION KNOWS NOTHING
Mr.. Hastings, charge d affaires of
the Hawaiiar legation, was shown the
foregoing dispatch and read it with
much interest. He said 1t was a dip
uomatic question which he would not
discuss if he had any information. but
as matter of fact, the legation was in
Of ;.,f Ton, tAn
subject.
The officials of the state department
were silent today when questioned rel
atiVe to the latest Hawaiian news
brought by the Alameda. and refused
to make any response when questioned
as to the cause in the delay of the re-
port Of United States Minister Willis
of his instructions touching Minister
Thurston. 1t can be stated positively
that instructions were sent to Mr.. Will
lis on March , last in ample time to
have caught the China unless by some
accident they miscarried on the way
from Washington to San Francisco.
Whether they went as far as perem-
ptory demand for Mr.. Thurstons re-
call or Were confined to a direction to
Mr.. Willis to intimate that Mr.. Thurs
ton had been discreet in his public ut
terances and had thus endangered the
cordial relations of the two countries,
cannot be learned. 1t is also suggest
ed that the instructions, though ac-
tually leaving Washington. never
reached Hawaii, but were stopped by
telegraphic orders at San Francisco or
some intermediate point.
NEW COUNTERFEITS.
Chief Hazen OF the secret service has
issued a circular of warning against a
new counterfeit of a five dollar treas
ury note of the series of 1891. a speci-
~ 1,%a ID f,lf
bia- S. G. The counterfeit is a pho
tograph production touched up with
pen and ink and bears the treasury
number B3,716,724.
There is little doubt that the scheme
for distributing United States postage
stamps at rates below their face value
which had its headquarters at Hamil-
ton, Ont, is a part of one of the great
est enterprises of its kind that has been
unearthed of late years. The officials
of the treasury secret service who are
on the scene will work upon tie case
until they discover. if possible, where
| the work of counterfeiting is carried on,
and have the principals in the plot APP
pretended. Close examination of the
stamps which were disposed of in Chi
cago show that they are counterfeits.
| printed on good paper, but paper of in
ferior quality TO that used by the bu-
! reau and that the ink is paler than the
government brand.
Postmaster General Wilson is very
much encouraged with the first re-
ports that have hen received by him
| showing the business of the poStoftice
! department is barometer OF better
| times throughout he country. The sta
| tisticS which he has received are for
! the fourth quarter of 1894 The re-
! Ceipts for the quarter Were 81 .165, 209,
| greater than for the corresponding Pc
| Rod of 1888 and the total expenditures
| We're $500, 343. more than for the same
! quarter in 1898.
The following instructions to income
| tax collectors have been issued:
| Interest received from state, mu-
| nicipal and county bonds or securities,
! and rents from real estate are not tax
! able as income, but persons or corpora
| tions receiving said interest or rents
shall include in their returns as re-
/ ceipts the full amount thereof. received.
! or accorded within the year for which
| return is made, and shall deduct the
| same as not subject To taxation.
| THE amount actually paid for taxes
! insurance and repairs on real estate
| may he deducted from income.
| 3-All persons and corpora tons that
! have heretofore rendered income tax
returns for the year 1894 to a collector
/ or deputy collector. including therein
/ interest received on state. county or
| municipal bonds, or from rents from,
/ real estate may have the amounts on
| said interest and rents deducted from
! their income by duly making an aft
/ davit. and delivering the same - the
! collector or deputy collector To whom
/ the original return was rendered.
! II is required that persons in making
I returns in the future show clearly
| that rents included and deducted were
! received only for real estate and in
clude nothing whatevT paid for rent or
rent or use OF personal property OF
! franchise
So far as payments are concerned,
/ the decisions OF Commissioner Miller
| will probably be final Agg-ieved
citizens may pay the tax under protest
! bringing suit TO recover their money
! The Concord has arrived al Shangha al
/ the Mohican at Port Townsend and Ad-
| Prince. Hayti. II is expected that the
| where Assistant Secretary McAdoC
! will he landed IN take merchant steam
er for the United States
a cablesram received AT the navy
| department today announced the sail
ing OF the United States steamer Cas-
tine from Alden. at the entrance 81 the
| Red sea, for Zanzibar. II is prObShis
| that the commander OF the ship viii b
/ directed TO Investigate the case q
| eS-Cnited States Consul Waller.
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
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