Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-07-06

Of outrageous treatment OF United
States citizens. The new treaties which
20 into effect next month will, instead
Of relieving the situation, make it worse,
because when the extraterritorial sys-
TEN is abolished and everything is left
to native jurisdiction, outrages will be
multiplied and the foreigners will have
no redress. No benefits will accrue to
other countries through these treaties,
for the so.called opening of the empire
to the commerce of the out side world
is O delusion. The courts of Japan can
not be depended upon to give a white
man Justice, for the courts are not, as in
the United States and England, indie
pendent; they merely register the wish
Of the government. l am not an alarm
list, but l have been among these people
many years and know them well. They
think, since their victory over China
that they are a match for any power.
In this they are mistaken, Of course,
but it is true that they can give the
United States a lot Of trouble"
1t is evident that the inventors OF the
country are keeping pace with the front
rank of prosperity. More patents. trade
marks aud labels were issued last week
than have been issued in single week,
since April, 1890, and the weekly cash
receipts of the United States Patent Of
flee, are about SIS 900 in excess of what
they were one year ago.
The first board OF Visitors for the
Naval Observatory, recently appointed
by the Secretary Of the Navy, Organ
lied by electing Senator Chandler Pres.
dent. The other members are Repre-
sentative Dayton. of West Virginia;
Prof. Edward c. Pickering, of the llar-
ward observatory; Prof. Geo. E. Hale,
Of the Yerkes observatory, Williams
Bay, Wis, and Prof. Geo. c. Comstock,
of the Madison observatory, Madison,
Wis. After presenting their respects
to the President, the Board began the
work of thoroughly investigating the
work of the Naval Observatory and
the system pursued there, not as re-
Fiction upon its present management,
but for the purpose of ascertaining
where improvements can be made. 1t
will probably take several weeks to com.
plete the investigation.
Naturally there is much pleasure IN
administration circles, because the de-
felt for the fiscal year, ending June 30lh
was about thirty million dollars less
than was estimated by Secretary Gage
last week. That portion Of the years
expenditures dealing with pensions, in
dicates that highwater mark has been
reached and passed in that class of
public expenditures, unless Congress
provides for an increase by new law.
There remained out of the appropriate
ton for the fiscal year Of $l4l, 900 600,
about 81, 100000, and the total expen-
ditures for pensions were $4,000, 600
less than the amouns paid out during
the previous fiscal year, The eXpendi.
lures for civil and miscellaneous eXpcus-
ea for the year We're $l6,OOO,00O in eX-
cess Of estimates, but they included $50,
100000 for Spain, not estimated for.
The War Department spent twenty
million less than estimates, owing to
reduction Of the volunteer army earlier
than was expected when the estimates
were made. The Navy Department
spent 100000 more than estimated,
and the expenditures Oh account Of In.
dams was almost million more than
estimated.