The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10


try; the sugar beet producers have ask
ed that the treaties with Jamaica and
the other British West indies be with
| drawn because they give a reduction
of twelve and One-half per cent. In the
duty ON sugar imported from those
countries; and several other interests
have asked for the withdrawal Of the
reciprocity treaty with France for sew
eral similar reasons. but the President
declines to crafty them. He thus
shows that he Ii not 80 extremely pro-
| tectionist MS many people supposed.
and still believes In the reciprocity
principle. He approves Of the treaties
and hopes they will be ratified, but II
they are not he will let the blame rest
upon the Republicans Of the Senate.
The comparative statements of the
governments receipts and expendi-
lures shows that for the month OF
January, 1900 the receipts from all
against $41,774,93O for January. 1899
The expenditures during the last
month aggregated $39, 1880 O96, against
$51, 122,77O for January, 1880, leaving
q surplus last month Of $SS23,OiS. The
| receipts last month from the several
sources of revenue. together with the
increase as compared with January.
| 1900, are given as follows: Customs
go, Oe4, 279; Increase, $4.OOO,OO0. In
ternal revenue, x22,779,S56; increase,
$2.OOOOOO. Miscellaneous, 50, 13s.U29;
increase. 1897 600. The expenditures
during the month are given ms follows:
| Civil and miscellaneous, $n,O3G. 1I9;
decrease, $1.22OOOO. War Department.
| $685., S23; decrease, $9,300.OO0. Navy
Department, $5,318,631; increase. $780,
900. Indians, $947. 113; decrease, 3d.
$50. Pensions, $1O,873,525: increase,
$500. Interest, 1852 ,222: decrease,
100000. Since July I, 1899. the re-
ceipts have exceeded the expenditures
by so, $4,000. The monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that at
the close of business January 81. 1900,
the debt, less cash In the treasury,
amounted to $1.125.635.2E.
Miss Susan b. Anthony has arrived
| In Washington to make preparation for
the annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. which
opens there next week. 1t will be as
ISOLATED with two interesting occur
rences in the NE of Miss Anthony
the celebration lf her eightieth birth
day and her resignation as president.
| The first will be made a great festiyity
| by friends of tie veteran suffragist
leader. The second will cause univer-
sal regret, even sorrow. though it is
Miss Anthony herself who so earnestly
desires to lay down the gnvel. 1t is
no question of falling vigor, mental or
physical, for Susan b. Anthony never
| looked better in her life" Active of
step, alert and ready of speech, retain
ing the forceful characteristics of her
strong individuality, she would pass
for q woman of sixty any day. For
twenty-elght years Miss Anthony has
welded the Gavel at annual cOnven-
tions-in the first years as vice presi-
dent at large, acting In the absence OF
Mrs. Stanton the president, and later
when elected president to succeed Mrs.
Stanton. Miss Anthony says she has
other work to do before passing on
beyond the river" and therefore de-
sires herself to place the gavel In
younger hands and encourage the
| younger element to lead In suffrage
work. She does not specify the other
work. but II q understood that II In
cludes the complete history Of suffrage
from the beginning, in 1640, to 1900
| When the Senate committee on prtvl-
leges and elections adjourned It's hear
ing Tuesday of the charges made
against Senator Clark Of Montana in
connection with his election to the
United States Senate, 1t was under
stood that the defense would be pre-
pared to proceed with Its witnesses
not later than Monday next. Mr..
Campbell said he would have only one
Tor two more witnesses, and without
stating how many men he would call,
Mr.. Faulkner said his witnesses would
follow each other In rapid succession
and there would be no delays. There
was but one witness on the stand Tues
day, ]. II. Geiger, representative III
the Montana Legislature from Flat
head county. Mt first occupied by Mr..
| Whiteside, who Is one of the principal
movers in the fight against Mr. Clark.
Geiger voted for Clark, but he insisted
that he did so only because the Re
publican caucus had declared for him.
He confessed to tnking $1,000 In money
home after the adjournment of the
Legislature. or this sum he claimed
to have won 1900 to $3.50 playing
faro and to have found $1.1OO of it in
500 bills in his room. This latter
amount he thought had been left for
him to influence him to vote against
bills 132 and 1874, relating to corpora
lions, but he did not know who had
left 1t there. Geiger said he had re-
| ceived no money to vote for Mr.. Clark,
and while he admitted having been
approached with the view of bribing
him In other propositions, he refused to
give the names of persons who had
talked with him, saying that to do 80
would incriminate himself.
The Republican members of the Sen
ate committee on Pacific islands and
Puerto Rico have bolted the PresI-
| dents recommendations in regard to
free trade and a territorial government
in Puerto Rico. At their meeting on
Saturday they showed n decided ten
dency to reject his advice and estab-
| lish q colonial system, which will have
to be applied to the Philippine islands
also. Its adoption is demanded because
the high protectionists fear lest the ad-
mission Of Puerto Rican products free
of duty may be wedge to split the
| prooapt tariff IF Vbvorto. DtnI, 10 20