The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-11-18
FOR RECIPROCITY
Between the United States and Dominion
of Canada-Meetings Will he Held by
Representative of the Two Countries.


of Canada-Meetinss viii he Held by
Representatives of the Two Countries.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Defnite ar
rangenents have been made for taking
up the subject of reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Canada.
and to this end meetings have been
fixed between Hon. John w. Kasson,
who is specially delegated by Prasi-
dent Mckinley to conduct reciprocity
negotiations, and Sir Wilirid Lau-
rier, the Canadian premier, and Sir
Louis Davies. minister OF marine.
This is the result of the long and
friendly conference held Thursday be-
tween Secretary sherman and Sir
Wilfrid. The meeting will be held
during the present visit of the Cana
! dian officials, but no exact time for it
has yet been fixed. as it will depend.
| somewhat on the time which can ne
| spared from the Behring sea sessions
| The arrangements also contemplate
| taking up the questions of border i'm
| migration, North Atlantic fisheries,
| lake fisheries, and all other subjects
affecting the two countries. The meet
| ing with Mr.. Kasson, however. will be
confined to reciprocity, as he was deie-
gated by the presidents to treat on that
subject alone.
Preliminary reports to the statist-
clan OF the departn ent of agriculture
| indicate an average yield of 1919
| pounds of cotton per acre. The prin-
cipal state averages are as follows:
North Carolina, 1884; South Carolina,
1S9; Georgia, 176; 4, 4labama, 155; Mis-
sissippi, 220; Louisiana, 245: Texas,
1865; Arta: 5, 2f5; Tennessee. 1872;
Oklahoma, 40: Indian Territory, 500.
In the main the crop has been picked
in excellent condition, the weather
having been highly favorable.
In continuing the changes in the
personnel of his Office Sixth Auditor
Castle, for the post office department,
has promoted A. Clements to be chief
of the collecting division and d. w.
Duncan to be chief of the bookkeeping
division. ID. III. Fenton, whom MIR.
Duncan succeeds, has been engaged to
represent the government in all legal
proceedings against the bondsrnen of
post Office department officials, includ-
ing postmasters.
Mr.. Castle states that he has exam
ined the replies of about 40 of the
clerks whom he notified some months
since of their probable reduction in
grade and pay, and that he has made
reductions in about 20 cases averaging
about $500 each per annum. The show
ing made by the remaining 90 being
satisfactory they will remain undis-
turbed. The notices We're originally
sent to about SO persons and the re-
sponses of all of them will be scrutin-
lied Carefully.
The president Friday afternoon is
sued a proclamation suspending the
collection of discriminating duties
upon the Mexican shipping upon sat
istactory proof that no discrimination
is practiced against American ships in
Mexican ports
Gen. Thos. c. Sullivan, commissary
general of subsistence will end his
active career in the army Saturday as
he will have reached the age of 64, the
legal age of retirement. Gen. Sullivan
has had long and active career and
retires with an honorable record. He
is native of Ohio.
The Spanish minister. Senior Dupuy
de LONE, gave dinner at the Metro
politan club Friday night in honor of
Senior S. Canalejas, late minister OF
justice of Spain.
1t drew together a number of dis
tinguished guests, including Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Justices Harlan. Brew
er, White and Peckham; French am
bassador and the ministers from Mexi-
co. Chill, Austria. the Netherlands
Portugal, Peru and Venezuela, Senator
Elkins, the attorney general, Secretary
Gage, Maj. Gen. Miles and Adm. Frank.
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