Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-29
TARIFF DECISION.
Attorney General McKenna, in an Opin-
ion, Holds in Effect Goods Coming
Directly Into This Country Prom Foreign
Lands Through Forts i'm canada Are
Not subject to the DISCRIMINATION
Duty OF Ten Per Cent.

NAsHISGToN. Sept. 80 Attorney
General Mckcnna Tuesday announced
ms 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
Rrltish possessions in British vessels
are not subject To the discriminating
duty
Two que ,tionS 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 1T Vancouver in British vessels
and thence shipped through Canada to
Chicago. The second question was
whether the discriminating duty should
hc assessed against "A cargo of Mangan-
eSe ore from Chilli which recently ar.
rived in British ship at Philadelphia
both these questions the attorney gem
"ral answers in the negative
NAsHUGToN, Sept. 22.-The Japan
csc minister in an interview given to
the press Tuesday replies to the criti-
cisns which have been made upon the
conditions attached by his government
to It's acceptance of the proposal TO ar
nitrate existing differences with Ha-
wall. There appears. in his opinion.
to bc an effort TO produce in this coun-
try the impression that Japan is not
willing 20 arbitrate and has conse-
qucntly imposed conditions which Ua-
wall can not accept. Nothing. he as,
>crtS, can be further from the truth.
the Japanese government is perfectly
willing o. FULLY and freely submit to
arbitration every point in dispute with
Hawaii which can he fairly considered
proper subject for such method of
settlement
WAsHiN"roN. Sept. 22-The officers
"n duty ~ 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 TINS city. The circumstances sur
rounding the case were distressing
The officer attempted to end himself
while suffering from an attack of hy-
druphobia, or from temporary insanity
brought on from fear of the dread
disease. Lieut.. Hill had been on leave
of SIN weeks and Monday. from Buffalo
ON Ills return to Washington. the
porter on the Pullman in which he was
seated noticed that his actions were
erratc and kept him under obser-
vation. Monday night, however. he.
cluded his Waterman, and when the
porter went into the toilet room he
found on the floor large pool of blood
and "a knife. The unfortunate officer
had cut his throat and then thrown
himself from the window of the rapidly
moving car.
About two months ago Lieut. Hill
was bitten by Il dog supposed at the
time 10 have been rabid. and his friends
here are confident. from complaints he
had made, that he was suffering from
the effects of the bite when ne attempt
ed suicide.
About 3 o'clock Hill walked into the
Pennsylvania railroad sta ton at Mont
gomcry and inquired for a physician
To attend 20 a big wound in his wrist
lie was brought to the Williamsport
hospital where he is resting comfort
ably.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-President
Mckinley and party left the city Tues
day night via the Pennsylvania rail
road for Adam s Mass. where they will
be- the guests of Hon. w. Il. Plunkett.
Accompanied by Mrs. Mckinley and
Miss Mabel Mckinley the president ar
rived at the station few minutes be-
fore Q o'clock. and went Immediately to
the special train in waiting, where
they Joined Secretary and Mrs. Alger,
Attorney General and Miss McKenna
and executive Clerk Cortelyou, who had
arrived short time he fore.