New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington March II.
GENERAL HARRISON AT THE WIZ
HOUSE.-Ex- President Harrison ana MS ,o.", y,
Attorney General and present law partner W. "
II. Miller, OF indianapolis. called on fres'uen' Wv.
Kinley to-day and had a pleasant talk OF '"c".S
minutes with him. They started Tor 'hu'"", ''
this afternoon. Mr.. Miller spoke to the i'o''''"'
In behalf OF Francis A. Coffin the lhu'a""po,''
bank wrecher who made application ior p""o'.
The President promised to take UP inc -.
soon as possible General Harrison ana MI Nil,
appeared in the Supreme Court of the .n''ea
States to-day as counsel for the Citizens ntre t
Railway Company Of indianapolis rhrSS Mnap
counsel for the city Railway companya a cars
ton claiming franchise 10 OPERA Of The Cti-
zens Company the latter corporation Wn'cn rc nut
been in existence thirty years sued u, prohibiting
the city Company from proceeding under ~, v,oia
legged charter on the ground hn a CITY and the C
zens Company Judge Woods entered decree an ~,
S r %h tn appealed to the Court
of the United states The argument was almost trs,
% rn IN the court attracted large attendance
THE CASE OF THE DAUNTIESS-A CONFER
once on the subject OF enforcing the neutrais anu
NAVIGATION laws was held at the White House TO-
DAY between the President Secretary Sherna"'
Secretary Gage Secretary Long and ATTORNEY
General McKenna 1t lasted nearly two hours NJ
the time when the rush OF VISITORS was sie",'',
and many callers went away disappo'hteu !" ,
hope Of seeing the President TIE auestoh ""'.'
formed the basis for the conference related " VI.
steamer Dauntless now under surveillance III
Jacksonville Fla Her owner has made appncaee
ton TO clear from Jacksonville Win a he hatJ for
munitions OF war ana the con decsior as 10 The
right of the United States to grant or reJT h AZ
sprpnnyGcnera and the statutes the subject OF
hlibustorng read and commence , on CON
cerninp The Dauntless and the general smDJecI %.
enforcing the navigation ana heu'' .t;er thot
mneting IL was arranged that the four ,anl ,,
ocers named whose Gsa Comfy
should meet the President to-day.
OBSTACLE TO TRADE WITH SPAlN.-Ihe pm
cnal obstacle 10 American trade with Spain. accord
ing 10 a report from Consul Adams AT Can" I" 'e
sac Department; Is tho high and discriminating
tariff imposed by the Spanish Government qua "
this must be added the octro tax levie1 d! NV Wv
los and towns on all articles intended foG co's"'p
tion the excessiv. freight Tate3 from the Pulls
Of entry TO the interior and lastly the fact thatthe
ia no direct steamship communication between u'e
Tinted States and Spain. nearly the whole OF the
CARRYING trade between the two countries beihs py
way of Liverpool. England. France ana "erHaHy
have special trade conventions or treaties Win
SPAIN reciprocally facilitating the exchange OF GER
tain classes Of products The United states mas no
such convention except 10 the island or Cuba'
and Is therefore at disadvantage with respect 10
irese special treaies The only direct mporta,ions
into Spain the United States consist OF cotton,
petroleum. slaves and lumber. in the order named az
10 value and importance, and an occasional cargo OF
wheat in years Of short harvesis All other mpoIia-
tons from the United States OF Whatever nessrlp-
ton are Indirect. coming by way Of England or
France, and passing through the hands OF EH ga
does offer inviting field TO American business
fnd wnea d or or
consul says he fceis great reluctance IN saving any
suit in loss and disappointment, to those most nearly
concerned
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS-The
total collections OF internal for the month
Of February were sl072sol6, an increase OF sGsNi
over February, 1896 The collections from July ].
1885, and including February. were ssssos9s';
against SssSl.S70 for the corresp ,ndinE period OF
1896 SO an increase for the period ended February
last OF S7.Uj.
TROUBLE At TANGIER- THE State Depart
ment has received intmation Of another war
speck on the Mediterranean. which may require
the presence OF some of Admiral Selfridges ships
al Tanger The American Consul-General a; that
port. Mr.. Burke reports an incident which unim-
portant as It may appear nj first sisht. may grow
to a serious complication II the Sultan OF Morocco
Is stubborn. Mr.. Burke writes: when Sir Arthur
Nicholson the British Ministe: al this port. visited
the Sultan last year or the early part or TINS
year he requested that His Majesty grant permits
sion 10 open one two more gates In the walls
Of the town in order to facilitate egress and ngress
near thai part OF the town close to the soko, or
market place. with only one gate In that part or
the town Il IS not only great Inconvenience TO
one going In or out of the town. but Is attended
with a good deal of danger to persons because OF
the donkeys mules horses and camelg. with loads
or without constantly crowding their way through
the narrow entrance which II Is necessary for
people to do at the same time cause considerable
delay for them. The Sultan asked Sir Arthur
Nicholson 10 have the plan sent 10 him "a to
where the dipornat!e body wished to open the gates
and II would be considered. Accordingly. this was
done but not till few days ago was any reply
received The reply came addressed to Minister
Of Foreign Affairs instead OF direct TO the doycn
of the Diplomatic body. and stated in substan' e
that a request By the foreign representatives, to
open other gates should not have been made, as
this Is a matter that does not fall within their
province but is his own affair The diplomatic
bo ~ replied that the tone Of His Majesty letter
was diScourteous to rudeness. but, as II did
not come through the proper channel. being adj
dressed 10 the Minister OF Foreign Affairs instead
Of TO the doyen, II would not be considered at ALL
and that answer TO the request or Inc repre-
scntatives 10 open other gates IL awaited Inc
State Department has learned Of no further de-
yelopments but confidence Is expressed that the
Sultan will be forced to open the gates.
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