The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-16
FOR RECIPROCITY
between the United States and Dominion
OF Canada-Meetings Will Be Held by
Representatives. OF the Two Countries.


Between the United States and Dominion
OF Canada-Meetings Will Be Held by
Representatives OF the Two Countries.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Definite ar
engagements have been made for taking
up the subject of reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Canada.
and to this end meetings have been
liked between Hon. John w. Kasson,
who is specially delegated by Presi-
dent Mckinley to conduct reciprocity
negotiations, and Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rler. 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
Wllfrid 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 be
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 dele
gated by the presidents to treat on that
subject alone.
Preliminary reports to the statisti-
clan of the departments of agriculture
indicate an average yield of 1918
pounds of cotton per acre. The prin-
cipal state averages are as follows:
North Carolina, 1874; South Carolina,
1S9; Georgia, 176; Alabama. 1876; Mis-.
sissippi, 900; Louisiana, PAS; Texas,
1865; Arkansas, 215; Tennessee, 1872:
Oklahoma, 225; 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 book keeping
division. d. II. Fenton, whom Mr.
Duncan succeeds, has been engaged to
represent the government in all legal
proceedings against the bondsmen 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 20 being
satisfactory they will remain undis.
turbed. The notices were 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
isfactOry proof that no discrimination
is practiced against American ships in
Mexican ports.
Gen. Thos. c. Sullivan, commissary
general of subsistence will end nj:
active career in the army Saturday a.
he VIII have reached the age of "a, the
legal age of retirement Gen. Sullivan
has had long and active career anC
retires with an honorable record. He
| is native of Ohio
The Spanish minister, Senior Dupny
de LONE, gave a dinner at the Metro
politan club Friday night in honor o.
Senior S. Canalejas, late minister o.
| justice of Spain.
1t drew together number of dis
tinguished guests, including Chief Jus
tice Fuller and Justices Harlan, Brew
err, 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
! lin.