Cochise review., 1900-10-24
WASHINGTON NEWS Chinese Minister Talks With
 tie PreSideul Arizona Citizen is Minister to iCHa- dor Second Territorial
 Appointment.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l9.-The Chi
 nese minister, who has rot been court
 ing notoriety for some time past, took
 the center of the stage this week by an
 extraordinary proceeding, nothing less
 tban personal interview with the
 President on diplomatic business. This
 is privilege which diplomatic usage
 accords to ambassadors, who are ac-
 credited to the rulers of countries, but
 not to ministers, who are accredited to
 countries. In this case, the Chinese
 minister had message from the Elm
 peror of China in person, rendering his
 thanks to the President for the course pursued by this government in dealing
 with the troubles in China, and he de- sired to present 1t in person. He laid
 the matter before Secretary Hay, who granted him the privilege. When he left the White House, after half an hours talk with the President, the Chinese Dinister was a picture of hap piness.
 Although this government has at all times treated the Chinese minister as though it thoroughly believed in all the professions of his governmeht, it is doubtful whether it does or has done so at any time. It has certainly had cause to doubt. At the very moment when Secretary Hay gave the Chinese min. ister the privilege of making per sonal call on the President he had in his possession dispatch from Minister Conger containing more than an inti- nation that the Chinese government was not acting in good faith. Perhaps Secretary Hay is merely trying to beat the Chinese at their own game.
 Gen. A. J. Sampson, of Arizona, United States minister to Ecuador, who enjoys the distinction of having been the first citizen of territory to be ap- pointed to position in the diplomatic service, as high as minister, since Lewis Cass was appointed from the then territory of Michigan, sixty odd years ago, is in Washington on leave of absence. Gen. Sampson is native of Ohio, but has lived many years in the West, and was at one time attorney general of Colorado. He has just re- turned from a visit to West Point, where he went to visit son of the president of Ecuador. who is cadet in the military academy, through the courtesy of congress. He says Ecuador is prosperous, but that it is not an in- ,viting field for Americans, unless they have capital and speak Spanish, and that there are only four Americans in Quito, the capital, and probably not fifty persons in Ecuador who speak English.
 Judge Gray, formerly senator from Delaware, who was recently named by the president as the second American member of the Hague Arbitration Hon. Benjamin Harrison was the first was in Washington this week to con. fer with Secretary Hay. Judge Gray has not formally accepted the appoint ment, but it is thought that he will do so.
 Treasury officials have been studying the figures showing the income and oatgo of the government for the last fiscal year, and wondering how it will be possible for congress to carry out the much talked of reduction of inter. nal revenue taxes, which were imposed at the opening of the war with Spain. The income for the year only exceeded the expenditures by little more than $3 100000. True, the treasury has cash balance of $l33, 900, 000, but no sec retary of the treasury will be likely to recommend legislation that would make it necessary to use part of that balance to pay ordinary expenses. Phere may be some reduction in internal revenue taxation--it is said positive promise has been made to reduce the tax on beer--but it is certain that there will be no general repeal of what are known as the war taxes at the coming session of congress.
 Secretary Hay delivered an address before the New England Cotton Manu- lecturers Association, which held it's semi-annual meeting in Washington this week, in which he took some what different stand from that taken by him in an interview few weeks ago con- corning the future stability of our financial system. |
 In that interview M Gage spoke | apprehensively of the possibility of change, in this address he said: You are to be congratulated that the stand ard of money is fixed aud established on enduring foundation. You can make contracts with the people at home, with people abroad, both parties to the contract knowing what the | terms of money mean in which those