The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-09-24
TARIFF DECISION.
Attorney General McKenna, in an Opin-
ion, Holds in Effect Goods Coming
Directly Into This Country From Foreign
Lands Through Ports in Canada Are
Not Subject to the Discrimination
Duty of Ten Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Attorney
General McKenna Tuesday announced
his opinion in the matter of the new
tariff law. He holds in effect that
goods coming directly into the United
States from foreign countries through
Canadian ports are not subject to the
discriminating duty of ten per cent,
and also holds that foreign goods
shipped from countries other than
British possessions in British vessels
are not subject to the discriminating
duty.
f,. Two que StionS were asked the attOr-
ney general, the first of which was, in
effect, whether the discriminating duty
of ten per cent. provided for in section
% should be assessed against an in
voice of tea from China which had ar
rived at Vancouver in British vessels
and thence shipped through Canada to
Chicago. The second question was
whether the discriminating duty should
be assessed against cargo of Mangan-
csc ore from Chill which recently ar
rived in British ship at Philadelphia.
Both these questions the attorney gen.
eral answers in the negative.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The Japan
csc minister in an interview given to
the press Tuesday replies to the criti-
cisms which have been made upon the
conditions attached by his government
to its acceptance of the proposal to ar
bitrate existing differences with Ha-
wall. There appears, in his opinion,
to be an effort to produce in this coun-
try the impression that Japan is not
| willing to arbitrate and has conSe-
quently imposed conditions which Ha-
wall can not accept. Nothing, he as
serts, can be further from the truth;
the Japanese government is perfectly
willing to fully and freely submit to
arbitration every point in dispute with
Hawaii which can be fairly considered
a proper subject for such a method OF
settlement.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The officers
on duty at the war department were
greatly shocked Tuesday at report
made to the department by the Pull
man Co., of the attempted suicide OF
Lieut.. r. G. Hill, Twentieth infantry
| who was attached to the military infor
nation division of the war department
in this city. The circumstances sur
rounding the case were distressing
The officer attempted to end himself
while suffering from an attack of by
drophobia, or from temporary insanity
brought on from fear of the dreaC
disease. Lieut.. Hill had been on leave
of six weeks and Monday, from Buffalo
on his return to Washington, thu
porter on the Pullman in which he wa
seated noticed that his actions were
erratic and kept him under obser
vation Monday night, however, he
eluded his Waterman, and when tn
porter went into the toilet room h
found on the floor large pool of blooC
and knife. The unfortunate Office
had cut his throat and then thrown
himself from the window of the rapid,
moving car.
About two months ago Lieut.. Hill
was bitten Dy a dog, supposed at tn
time to have been rabid, and his friend
here are confident, from complaints h
had made, that he was suffering from
| the effects of the bite when he attempt
ed suicide.
About o'clock Hill walked into tn
Pennsylvania railroad station at Mont
gomery and inquired for physical
to attend to big wound in his wrist
He was brought to the WILLIAMSON
hospital where he is resting comfort
ably.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Presiden
Mckinley and party left the city Tue:
day night via the Pennsylvania raj
, road for Adam S, Mass, where they wi
be the guests of Hon. w. B. Plunkett
Accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley an
Miss Mabel Mckinley the president al
rived at the station few minutes bt
fore o'clock and went Immediately t
! the special train in waiting, wher
they joined Secretary and Mrs. Algel
Attorney General and Miss McKenn
: and executive Clerk Cortelyou, who ha
arrived a short time before.
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