Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Report Of Committee on the Revis-
ion Of Customs Laws.
DEAD SOLDIERS FROM CUBA BURIED
Samoan Claims TrsAty-Our Trade Abroad
Growing Inst silxtiOn Of John Marshall
President Mckinley TO Attend .
Banquet Other Items.

suggestion OF President Mckinley the
Merchants association, of New York,
some time ago appointed IA general
committee on revision OF the customs
laws of the United States. This COM
mttee has made report recommend
ing certain changes in the tariff laws,
and the report was yesterday submit
ted to the president by the executive
board of the committee. 1t will be
transmitted to the secretary of the
treasury for examination and report,
and later on will be sent to congress
with the presidents recommends
tions. Among the changes urged is
one allowing margin of five per cent.
between the entered value and the
appraised value of goods before penal
ties shall accrue; also one providing
| that all hearings before the board OF
appraisers shall be public and allow
ing the importer to add to the invoice
value of consigned merchandise to
! make the market value.
Treaty on samoan Claims.
Washington, March 2.-Baron Stern
berg, the German charge, called at the
state department yesterday to arrange
for the final exchange of notifications
of the treaty which has just secured
the approval of the senate, providing
for the arbitration of claims pre-
ferred by individuals on account OF
property losses sustained during the
last Samoan uprising The time al
lowed by the treaty itself for the
final exchange expires on the 9TH
inst, so there is need for haste on
the part of the department. The ex-
change copies from Germany and En-
GLAND are now on the way and are
expected to be here in season.
Dead Soldiers from Cuba Buried.
| Washington, March 1.-The bodies
of 96 soldiers who died in Cuba since
the end of the Spanish war were
buried with military honors at Airing
ton cemetery yesterday. A detach-
ment of soldiers from Fort Meyer act
ed as an escort Of honor and fired the
last salute over the graves. Rev. d.
/ j. Stafford and Rev. Father Dolan
read the ritual for the dead OF the
Catholic church and Rev. Mr.. Patton
read the Episcopal service. The ma
iorty of the soldiers were attached
to the Fifth and Fifteenth infantry
Eighth cavalry and the Second and
Ninth volunteer infantry. The bodies
were brought from Cuba on the trans
ports Sedgwick and Mcpherson.
Steady Growth of Our Trade Abroad.
Washington, March 1.-The presi-
dent yesterday, in transmitting TO
the senate volume ON commercial
relations of the United States for the
\ wear 1899, said; at is gratifying to
he able to state that these reports
show marked increase in the prac-
teal utility to our exporters ana
manufacturers of the services OF our
official representatives, both d'plo-
matte and consular, in promoting
trade. and present Il mass OF evidence
as to the steady growth in popularity
| in foreign markets of our manllac-
tnred goods as well as of"our 1000
supplies, our raw materials ana 'he
products of our mines.
The Installation of John Marshall
Washington, March "A sub-com-
mittee of the American Bar assocla-
,ion called ON President Mckinley yes
terday and informed him of the eel
ehrotion which has been arranged for
February 4, 1901, in honor OF the
centennial of the installation OF John
Marshall. as chief justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
The president expressed great interest
in the proposed centennial exercises
and accepted an invitation to be pres
ent. The celebration will include a
public meeting and banquet in Wash
inyton and simultaneous meetings
in every state in the country
President to Attend n banquet
, Washington, March 1.-THE presl'
, dent will 90 to New York to-day in Il
, special eur attached to the II O'Clock
; limited train, as on Saturday night
he will attend banquet at the Wal
dorr.Astoria hotel to be given by the
Ohio society, of New York. The pres
ident will be accompanied by Mrs
| | Mckinley. They expect to return tt
! Washington next Monday.
! Receipts and Expenditures
Washington. March 1.-The month
ly comparative statement of the re
u ceipts and expenditures of the United
States shows that the total receipts
for the month of February wer'
!, S4j.63l .265, and the expenditures
Ss7.73S, Az, leaving surplus for thu
:, month of S7,Sos,193
Circulation of National Bank Notes.
Washington, March 1.-The MONTH.
statement of the comptroller of TIL,
currency shows that the total cir
cula,ion Of national bank notes II
y the close Of business February q
= 1900, was $2i9, 434,S1S, an increase TO
d the year of S6,i32,jll, and for tn
p month of Ss,44i,6S5.
y Coinage for February
It Washington, March THE month
d Nv statement of the director of TIL