The silver star., 1900-01-05

I which $11.o0o,0O0 has been deposited
by New York banks. Among the other
cities making deposits are: Chicago,
$500, 900: st. Louis. $1,366.0OO: Boston.
81, 100000: Baltimore, $245.OO0; Cincin-
natl. $S75,OOO: New Orleans, 100000.
The entire list foots up thirty-one
banks. in fifteen states. The total re-
ceipts from internal revenue sources
are distributed each day among all OF
the banks represented in the list, each
bank receiving Its propOrtionate share
Of the whole on the basis OF the
amount OF bonds deposited. 1t is stat
ed further that the amount Of bonds
purchased by the government under
the secretarys recent order was:
Fours. $14244.05O: fives. 81 49sO3OO; to-
tai. 9.234. $50, with about $4,000 ad-
ditional under examination.
Western members of Congress from
stock growing and wool-producing
states are preparing to vigorously op-
pose the proposed reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Argen-
tine. which will come before Congress
for ratification Immediately after the
holidays. The proposed treaty Is of
peculiar significance to Colorado. Wy
oming. New Mexico and other cattle
and sheep-producing states in that 1t
| provides a reduction of 20 per cent. on
the duty upon wool and hides import
ed into the United States from Argen-
tine, which is a large producer of these
| articles. and whose wool comes direct
| ly into competition with that from
western states and territories. The
procedure In considering the hatifica-
| tion OF this and other reciprocity trea-
ties submitted will be unique In that
/ they must be ratified not only by the
Senate. but by the House. the Dingley
! bill. under which they were negotiated,
] providing this course of procedure for
reciprocity treaties.
A correspondent writes to his paper
as follows: Joseph w. Bailey has had
his hair cut. This would not be mat
ter of interest had it happened TO any
ordinary man. but with Mr.. Bailey it
is an event of historical Importance,
| particularly when II is known that one
day before Christmas he appeared on
the streets for the first time in his life
in plug" hat Mr.. Bailey. as all who
have seen him must have observed,
had been conspicuous for peculiarities
of dress. His face Is clean shaven as
Daniel Webster's was. He has brush
ed his abundant chestnut hair back
from his forehead like Lohengrin In the
opera, and has allowed 1t to fall like
n cataract upon the collar of his coat.
He combed it with great care. 1t is
fine and smooth and lustrous, and
when he became fervent in oratory he
used to shake 1t at his antagonist just
as an infuriated lion is supposed to
shake his name. Within the last day
or two, with the example OF Sampson
before him, Mr.. Bailey has allowed his
chestnut locks to be shorn. They are
shorter by two inches at least than he
has ever worn them in Washington be-
| fore, and you can see the color of his
shirt collar and the back OF his neck.
The senatorial contests now going
on In the South are rather confusing TO
the Democrats in Congress, for in three
states at least expansion is the issue.
! with Democrat on either side Of the
question. In Alabama Senator Nor
gan is making fight for re-elec-
non TO the Senate as an cXpansionist
against Governor johnson. who is an
anti; in Mississippi Senator Sullivan
has practically driven Off the stump
his witty Antagonist. Representative
John Allen. with expansion as the chief
issue. Sullivan was one of the Demo-
Gratis who sustained the policy of the
administration and supported the
peace treaty last winter. Allen at
tackled his record in this respect, but
the people almost unanimously slis-
tanned Sullivan. and Allen now admits
that he made Il grave mistake. In Ar
kansas Governor Jones h making
fight against Senator Berry OH the
same issue. holding that expansion
means prosperity to the South. and de-
manding that the Democrats send an
expansionist to the United States Sem
ate to succeed Senator Berry. who is
/ tt,.n % uv,tf
All of the European governments ex-
cept Russia have notified the Depart
ment OF State that they are prepared
to give In writing the guarantees re-
puesfed some weeks ago that the mcr-
chants ana manufacturers OF the
United Stntes shall have the same
rights ana privileges as their own mer-
chants and manufacturers in the mar
kets OF China wherever their sphere
OF influence" extends. This Is the most
important commercial proposition that
mas engaged the attention OF our diplo-
matte service for many years, and Il Is
the first time the United States has as
suined or expressed n determination to
assert Itself In oriental affairs. 1t
marks one more departure In our diplo-
matte policy. and adds another to the
long list OF innovations which has
characterized the present admnistrn-
ton. In the partition of China we
have taken no part While this di-
vision OF the great empire has been
going on the United States has been
Invited by the powers to participate.
and has been appealed to by China to
Intervene for Its protection. but II was
wisely decided 10y the President and
his advisers. that American domIna-
tion should not be extended any far
| ehnt t.A MI
same time. II is the duty OF this gov
erninent TO anticipate any attempt TO
establish monopoly In the eastern
trade. Therefore. Secretary Hny.
whose foresight hns been deinonstrnt.
ed In other matters. intimnted to the
powers OF Europe TINT the United
States would liz pleased to receive ns-
surnnce that its commercial Interests,
present and future. would not In inter
terei with. All Of them were prompt
IN onerlng such n pledge. with the
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