, 1900-03-15

Marcn L, 1873. The corn In farmers
hands is estimated at 7I3, 100000 bush
els or 3D. per cent. of last years crop,
against S0O,OO0.O0O bushels, or 41.6
per cent. of the crop of 1898 on hand
on March 1. 1899. OF oats there were
about 29~O,9oO,OO0 bushels. or 1868 per
cent. of last years crop still in farmers
hands, as compared with 2S3,O00,OOO
bushels, or 3S.1 per cent. of the crop of
1898, on hand March /, 1899.
COMMISSIONS Wilson of the internal
revenue has decided to proceed against
manufacturers of tobacco and cigar
cites who violate section 10 of the act
of July "a, 1897. This section prohit-
Its placing in or connection with pack
ages of smoking tobacco and finecut
chewing tobacco or cigarettes any ar
ticle or thing whatsoever other han the
manufacturers wrappers and labels,
and excludes all gifts. prizes, pre-
miums, ETC., or orders for the same.
To-day the commissioner sent tele-
graphic instructions to collectors of in
ternal revenue that this act must be
strictly observed, and that tobacco and
cigarettes found upon the market, in
disregard thereof. stamps bearing can
collation. on and after the first proximo
must be seized.
Lord Pauncefote has received n
cablegram from Lord Salisbury noti-
flying him that he would be continued
at this important post for the present,
at least. Reference was made TO the
tendency in the United States of the
Hay-PauncefOte treaty and of the sew
eral open issues of great Importance
with which the present ambassador is
better fitted to deal than any other
person by reason of his perfect ia
miliarity. Just how long the extension
of the ambassadors term of office is
TO prevail is not known positively. but
it is understood that Lord ~Pauncefote
viii remain at the head of the EN-
bassy until some time in the fall. 1t
Is said that such an extension as this,
the third, has only one precedent In
the British diplomatic service.
The Treasury Department has taken
n decided stand relative to shipping
American goods via Canadian points
into Alaska on British vessels, even
If they are accompanied with export
certificates. Many shippers to Alaska
obtain export certificates and send
their goods to Vancouver and other
points and thence to Alaska in Brit
ish vessels. thereby working a hard
ship on American ship owners. The
new order will practically debar Brit
ish vessels from entering the new
trade in freight carrying business. Ii
is said that many American firms
have already contracted with British
vessels for h delivery of large con-
signments of merchandise at Nome.
but owing to the ruling of the treas
ury department. these contracts will
have to be cancelled.
Representative Shafroth has intro
duced a bill OF much interest to several
! Of tho n~nGtApn lfafAo . trANfIa, 60.
segregation from the public lands con-
tanned in tracts in Colorado, Utah. Ari-
iona and New Mexico, upon which are
found ancient ruins and evidences of
the existence of prehistoric people. The
bill directs h secretary of the inter
Tor to AVE surveys made of these
tracts by the Geological Survey, which,
will be required TO make maps of each
and report whether in his opinion the
ruins are of sufficient historical value
to be worthy of preservation and pro-
lection. The secretary of the interior
is directed TO set aside such tracts to
be reserved from settlement and placed
in custody of the Bureau of American
Ethnology. which shall maintain custo-
| dams in each.
The House unseated CASTOR A.. Rob-
bins, a Democrat. from the Fourth dis
trict of Alabama, and seated in his
stead William f. Aldrich. a Repub-
lican, who has bee three times q con-
testant from the same district, on the
ground of fraud. and who is now given
his seat for the third time by a Repub-
lican House. The vote was a strictly
party II This case out of the way.
a new rule was brought in to set aside
the day sessions IN the second and
fourth Fridays of each non for pen
| Ginn lnDiSIHt zion Tho .4ttIn IftrNfN,l IL
bate on each hEl to ten minutes on a
side, but this provision was withdrawn
upon the assurance of Mr.. Richardson.
the minority leader. that his side of the
House would not indulge in filibuster-
ing.
Lord Pauncefote. the British ambas-
sadOr, vas in conference with Secre-
tary Hay Tor hait an hour at the State
Department Saturday. The officials
have nothing TO say touching the flu
ture of the pending Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. Ii is plain to he seen, however.
that the action of the Senate committee
in bringing in he amendment Is not
acceptable, and is regarded by the Off
cials as greatly e~ndangcrins the life of
the treaty. If the Senate first adopts
this amendment and then ratiiies the
treaty. a conclusion by no means GER
tain, IN the official mind, it is said that
the President will feel obliged To sign
IL, placing the responsibility upon the
Senate, and then leaving it TO the Brit
ISL government to accept or reject. The
officials believe thai the British will re-
ject the treaty, and in hat case the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty will prevail
again, its force having been recognized.
according to the officials not only by
the executive branch of our govern
ntent In preparing this pending treaty.
but also by the Senate of the United
States as evidenced by the report which
accompanied the treaty yesterday when
it was presented TO the Senate.
Representative MOndell of Wyoming
on saturday offered the following res
olution before the House committee on
public lands: Resolved, That in order
to dispose of Legislative suggestions
which at the present time the commit
tee or Congress is not prepared to act
upon, and to facilitate the considera-
ton of other important matters before
the committee, all bills having for their