Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-09

elgn powers In regard To American
trade Interests In China. The depart
ment has been dcyoiing much nttcn-
tion 10 this subject ever since this al.
ministration began. II hns been the
policy of President Mckinley TO pro-
tect Ia every way possible American in-
tcrrsts In China without entering into
any alliances with amy OF the great
powers that are s"izlng territory or cS-
| crting influence to secure control NJ the
Chinese coast. II has been the policy or
the administration To protect our inter
cIt> IN IN. Orient without assisting Great
Britain To maintain iac Integrity ~
China ana without following the exam
pie OF European nations In securing
| spheres Of influence. The United States
has treaties with China which gnaran-
tee the protection III our Interests
there. and II II the purpose Of the nd
minisiratlon TO Insist that thrs.
treaties shall bc invIoiatc. The rrcsI-
dent does not ndmi; tim; the spheres
| of influence. of other nations can shut
out the American trad. from treaty
ports In China. lie has insisted, AMI
VIII Insist. that ih.-s. treaty ports shall
remain open to American trade wlicili-
cr they shall bc controlled by England.
Russia, Germany, Frame. or Italy.
| Mrs. Mildred Iiazcn. whose engage
mcni To Admiral Dewey has been an.
nouncr,i. is one of the best known
women In Washington society. ns well
as one Of the ricvcrcsi. Her society has
always been enjoyed by the brightest
men In public life. among those who
frIucnic'i her. mothers home being
| Speaker Reed. Representatives Boutcilc
and Hit and AdJutnn' General Corbin.
The admiral Inns known his future
bride since childhood. ana before his
departure To command the Aslniic
squadron he often visited the home of
AIRS. Mclean. During his absence he
corrcspondc,i frequently with Mrs. un-
| zen. The admiral iins not yet an
nounccd the date Of his marriage. hut
his friends say that I; will not fc long
before his new home will have n mis-
| frcss. After their marriage Admiral
| Dewey aud his wife will reside during
the winter nt his Washington home
and during the summer Mt her summer
home nt woodlcy. As the wife of the
ranking officer Of the navy. Mrs. llu-
/ zen's position Will he second almost 10
none In Washington. Her fortune AMI
the liberal salary received by the al
mIrlil win enable them 10 entertain In
the most lavish and elaborate fashion.
and ns both are devoted To society tho
residence OF the admiral may bc eS.
/ pcctcd tn hc the scene OF many bril-
liant entertainments during the coming
season.
! Ellis II. Roberts. treasurer Of ihr
| United States. In his annual report to
Secretary Gage. says: The effect OF the
new revenue law IL shown In the re-.
ccipts for the year. in which there
was nm Increase In 1898 OF S!i:sss.i1o
from customs and S1o2.3Ii.52O from
internal revenue. The collections OF
internal revenue We're larger than those
for any previous year. with the cNcrp-
iion only Of 1860. and the total or,lln-
airy receipts. which amounted To SOLO
9GO. .G2O. were also the largest on record.
with the same exception. Tie net
ordinary expenses were n little over
| S,pp 100000. an amount exceeded only
twic,-in lS,s3 and 1861. There was u
deficiency of $50. o.11l.o59 in ordinary
revenues. Inclusive of loans and the
issue Of notes and certificates the total
receipts Of all accounts. by warrants.
were 81. .03S. .i5l $40. ana the total dis
burscments S9iG.222.l With the nd-
dit!on OF the proceeds of the new ;
per cent. loan to the ordinary rcvc-
nucs. there was fiscal surplus Of
500. I9l. .521 for the year. The receipts
from fhc loan represented every part
OF the country. or the total OF nearly
500 100000 upwards of S125.OO0.OOO
came to the office in Washington in the
form of checks on banks In every part
of the country. Nearly S2O,OOO.OO0
were paid in gold. upwards of S2aOOO.-
600 in United States notes, and the rest
| in other kinds of money. At the close
of the year the treasurer was account
able for S94T. 1I639I. against which he
held S917.S73.92o in cash and credit.
the difference consisting of funds
classcd ns unavailable.
There is not lacking conclusive evil
dence that there exists an understand
ing between the United States and
Great Britain regarding the share each
shall have In the partition OF the
Chinese empire. Japan Is expected to
side with these two countries In their
demands. From n high official author
ity the New York World correspondent
has obtained this outline of the situn-
ton: 1.-The United States demands
that the opcp policy be continued. .
That none of the treaty rights shall in
any manner he disturbed by foreign
powers sciZing Chinese territory. 3
That American trade and commerce
shall be granted the same rights as
the country owning a particular port
enjoys l-'rhnt each power SELLING
territory shall furnish n written agree
mcnt to continue in force all, treaty
rights now existing between the Chi
nrsc cmpIre and the United States. :
Great Britain having always main
taincd open ports will cooperate with
the United States in securing its de-
mnnds. G-Thcsc demands once huv-
ing been made must be enforced. =
1t Is believed that all the demands of
the United States will he granted.
1t Is hoped diplomacy will secure the
concessions asked. but In the event 1t
fails other and more rigorous meth
ods must he used 0-Bccausc of pos
siblc trouble the Asiatic squadron Is
being strengthened to its maximum.
1O-lt Is not the purpose of the United
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