, 1900-01-04

tc tllrongS witnessed the ceremonies.
Flags draped the, collins, which were
lowered as taps We're sounded and n
volley fired. The Marine band played
a dirge. and the crowd dispersed. The
marine guard then resumed its sacred
watch till dawn of the text day.
1t is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that the total moun of bonds de-
posted and accepted by the secretary
rs security for internal revenue re-
ceipts to be deposited with the national
bank repositories Is 100000. of
which S11, 100000 has been deposited
by New York banks. Among the other
cities making deposits are: Chicago,
100000; 81. Louis. 81, 500, 900; Boston,
81, .O0O; Baltimore. S21j,O0O; Cincin-
natl, S3T5.0 600: New Orleans, 100000.
The entire list foots up t~hirty-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 It's proportionate share
of the whole on the basis of the
amoun of bonds deposited. 1t is stat
ed further that the amount of bonds
purchased by the government under
the secrctary'S recent order was:
Fours. S1f2i4,0Tn: fivcs. S4.990.300: to-
tai. S~19.234.350. with about $4,000 ad-
ditional under examination.
Western members of Congress from
stOck-grOwing aud wool-producing
states are preparing to vigorously OPP
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 Shccp-producimg states in that it
provides II reduction of 20 per cent. on
the duty upon wool and hides import
ed into the United States from Argcn-
tine. which is n large producer of these
articles, ana whose wool comes direct.
ly into competition with that from
western states and territories. The
procedure in considering the hatifca-
ton of this ana other reciprocity trpa-
ties submitted will he unique in that
they must be ratified not only by the
Senate, hut by the House, the pinglCy
bill. under which they were negotiated.
providing this CURSE of procedure fo'
reciprocity trentips.
The senatorial contests now going
on in the South are rather confusing to
the Democrats IN Congress. for in three
states nj least expansion is the issue,
with n Democrat ON either side of the
question. In Alabama Senator Nor
gan Is making u fight for ~rc-elec-
ton TO the SENATE aS an rNp%GnSioniSt
against Governor johnson, who is an
anti; in Mississippi Senator Sullivan
has practically driven of the stump
his witty antagonist, Representative
John Allen, with expansion rs the chief
issue. Sullivan was one Of the Demo
.4Fs1I - .Nrlt. sHttsHtt44,.I tI,l t,.Itat~ az t1n
administration and supported the
peace treaty last winter, Allen at
tackled his record in this respect, but
the people almost unanimously sus-
tanned sullivan, and Allen now admits
that he made Il grave mistake. In Ar
kansas Governor Jones is making a
fight against senator Berry OF the
same issue. holding that expansion
means prosperity 10 The South. and de-
mlnding that the Democrats send an
~eXpanSiOniSl 10 the United States sem
alto To succeed senator Berry. who is
one of the most conservative of ants.
a correspondent writes to his paper
rs follows: Joseph w. Bailey has had
his hair cut. This would NOT be II mat
ter of interest had it happened to any
ordinary man. but with Mr.. Bailey it
is nm 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 n plug" hat. Mr.. Bailey, as all who
have seen him must have observed,
had been conspicuous for peculiarities
of dress. His face is clean shaver as
Daniel Web ter's was. lie has brush
ed his abundant chestnut hair back
from his forehead like Lolengrin in the
nor aud 1...H .t1I,NNr.I Il IN foil lilo
II cataract upon The collar of his coa
He combcd ii with great care. 1t is
fine and smooth and %lustrous, and
when he became forvent in Oratory he
used to shake ii nj his antagonist just
as an Infatuated 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 Mt 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.
All of the European governments ex-
Ccpt Russia have notified the Depart
mpnt of State that they are prepared
TO give in writing the guarantees re
uuestcd some weeks ago that the mer-
chants and manufacturers of sthe
United States shall have the same
rights and privileges MS 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
has engaged the attention of our diplo-
mntic service for many years, and it is
the first time the United States has as
sumed 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 admlnistra-
ton. In the partition of China we
have taken no part. While this di-
vision of he great empire has been
going on the United States has been
invited 10y the powers to participate,
and has been appealed to by China to
intervene for its protection. but it was
wisely decided 10y the President and
his advisors that American domino
ton should % be extended any far
lher than the Philippines, At the
same time 1t Is the duty OF this gov
eminent to anticipate any attempt to
establish a mOuuuolV in the pnStprn