The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-26
PRESIDENT MKINLEY ISSUES PROC
LAMATION COVERING PORTO
RICAN COMMERCE
DOCUMENT PURELY FORMAL
System of Local Taxation Enacted
by Porto Rican Legislature I'm
der Terms of Fora
ker Act.
NO MORE DUTIES TO PAY

issued his proclamation Tree
trade between Porto Rico and the United
States, and declaring the organization
of civil government for the island. The
proclamation is purely formal, and only
in the body of the resolutions adopted
by the Porto Rican legislature, hereto
fore published, does it appear that the
island is set free commercially today in
commemoration of the planting of the
American flag on the island. The proc
lamation is headed: Cessation of tar
in-Porto Rico"
1t recites that the act of April IL, 1900
otherwise known as the Foraker act,
provided that when the Porto Rican leg
islature has enacted and put into opera
tion system of local taxation to meet
the needs of the government, and by res
Olution so notified the president, the
latter shall issue a proclamation and all
duties on goods passing between the
United States. and Porto Rico shall
cease. AS the legislature has complied
with that requirement of the act in terms
set out in the resolutions which are
quoted in full the body of the procla-
nation, that document says:
Therefore I, William Mckinley, pres
ident of the United States, in pursuance
of the provisions of the law above
quoted, and upon the foregoing due not1-
1ication, do hereby issue this, my proc
lamation, and do declare and make
known that a civil government for Porto
Rico has been organized in accordance
with the provisions of the said acts of
congress.
And I do further declare and make
known that the Legislative assembly of
Porto Rico has enacted and put into
operation system Of local taxation to
meet the necessities of the government
of Porto Rico.
In witness whereof, 7 have hereunto
set by hand and caused the seal of the
United StStes to be affixed.
Done It the city of Washington this
25th dag Of July, in the year of our Lord
1901, and of the independence of the
United States the 126th.
!lSeaD William Mckinley.
-'David ]. HILL
Acting Secretary Of State
Assistant Secretary Spaulding todav
gave telegraphic notice to all collectors
of customs that free trade exists on and
after today between the United States
and Porto Rico.
SMALLER CATCH. OF SEALS.
From a preliminary report, dated June
26, received from the special agent in
charge of the seal islands of Alaska, it
Is thought that the number of seals
Which will be taken during the present
season will not equal that of last year
when about 22,50O sealslIins were secured
The agent reports a preponderance Of
large seals, the skins of which probably
will exceed in weight those of previous
years. The ice about the islands until
June Y prevented the early arrival Of
seals on the rookeries.
In the matter of the condition of the
native inhabitants, it Is stated that since
July l. 1900 there were 80 deaths on ST.
Paul island, and II on st. George island.
and but one birth during that period
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
The president today made the follow
IN Ia
Commanders - Alfred L. Dickson.
George L. Dyers.
:, Lieptenants- Allen L., Cook. Raymond
D. Hasbrouck, Stanford e. Moses, Hem
Ty p. Price, Al.|~e NJ. Proctor
Iieutcnants, Junior Grade-Kenneth G..
Gastlemanl;, Arthur Crenshaw, Charles p.
Burt William L. Littlefield Albert w
Marshall Thomas d. Parker, Pope
pdaFasT 69sig@s1 Allen. Buchanan, FgP John T.
Rrinson, John T. Bowers, Cyrus W. Cole,
Charles e Courtney, James w. l..
Clement Jr., James R. Combs, Jaul b.
Fischer, Edward B. Fenner, Charles w.
Fomnan, John w. Greenslase, James B.
44 Giimer' Frank (, p Helm Jr., Walter NJ.
Horne Jr., Alfred w Johnson Cashton
A Kimberley, Edward c. Kalbfus Henry
Z. LavkeyA, John e. Lewis, Edgar T.
Morrison Samuel I. NJ. Major William
S; Miller, Zaeariah H. Madison Ralph
s =. Pope Hilary Hilary II. Royal, Lloyd S.
Shapley, William R. sayles, Chauncey
y; Sadler' James II. Tomb, Samuel b.
Thomas, Joseph K. Taussig, Roe w.
Vincent; Richard d. White, Ernest A.
Mechert, Clark H. Woodward Adolphus
H. watson, Alexander T.. H. Yates.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive of
the $l5OWO,WO gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption shows:
Ayailable aad le, o cash balance $171. .979 $50;
gold, $9S52l ,O63; silver, $25, 5,239, POT; United
States notes. $1S,7S2, ,S95; treasury notes
of 1880, 100000; national bank notes
$e,@S,Ol0; total receipts this day, 1851,
944; total receipts this month"; $42 273 449
total receipts this year. $42 273 449: tot al
expenditures this day, 81, ,6S5. .OoO; total ex-
penditures this month. $46,295,O0O; total
expenditures this year, SAC, ,295, 900; deposit.
in national banks, NO2.5O3, 6SS
redemption, $3.50 654.
The secretary of the treasury today
purchased 80 zoo short term 4 6er cent
$109.0976.
DISEASED LIVE STOCK.
The secretary of agriculture was in
formed by the state department that a
construction has been placed bv the au-
thoriues of the Argentine Republic upon
the recent decree of that country ex-
SluulilS uOI SIX HlOnInS i've stock DrO-
ceeding from foreign countries where the
foot and mouth disease exists, but MAX
ing an exception in favor of animals COM
ing from countries whose official repre-.
sentatives certify that this disease does
not exist, and that precautionary meas.
ures have been taken to avoid infec.
ton
The United States has a system of in.
spection and quarantine for imported ami.
mails. None is at present admitted from
the continent of Europe, on account Of
foot and mouth diseases Animals from
Great Britain have not been prohibited
however
shipment of pure bred cattle recently
was sent to Argentine from the United
States for the purpose of open
Ing up trade, but they ar,
reported to have been ex
cluded, notwithstanding the certifcatior
OF the United States minister that foo
and mouth disease does not exist in tn,
United States. The authorities at tn,
agricultural department say this diseas,
has not existed in North America for tn,
past sixteen years and never has beel
allowed to spread to any extent here
Previous to 1885 it came with importei
stock to our quarantine a few times, bu
always was detected and eradicated