The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-10
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Resignation of Reciprocity Treaty
Maker MISUNDERSTANDING Order.

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Resignation of Reciprocity Treaty
Maker Kasson-RetaliatOry Order.
o. S. Dale, of Indiana, has been rein
stated as a helper in the government
printing office.
A postoffice has been established at Won
da, A.artin county, Indiana, with Francis
NJ Wampler as postmaster.
The Fletcher National Bank, OF Indian
apolis, has been approved as a reserve
agent for the First National Bank of Gas
City, Ind.
General Miles, accompanied by his staff.
will leave Washington next Thursday for
a trip TO Cuba. where he will make an in
spection of the military posts.
James McCallum, sOn-in-law of the late
ed by the secretary of state to edit the
laws of Congress, having heretofore done
the same work under contract.
Justice Cole. of the District Supreme
Parkersburg, w. Va, for a mandamus 10
compel the director of the census TO order
a recount OF the population of that city.
Justice Cole held the court had no jurisdic-
ton.
Orders have gone forward from the Navy
Department for the return Of the battleship
Oregon, which has been for so long a time
on the Asiatic station. to the United States.
She probably Will sail for home about the
lst of May TO be replaced by the battleship
Wisconsin when that vessel has finished up
her official trials.
The President yesterday sent to the SEN
ate q message transmitting a supplemental
treaty with France again extending the
time for the ratification of the reciprocity
treaty with that country. The extension
this time Is for eighteen months, making
the convention expire Sept. "A. 1902, unless it
shall be ratified in the meantime.
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has held that a bank beginning business
during the year ended June 80, 1901, is not
required to pay special tax on its capital
for this year. Under the new law to go into
effect July l, 1901, a bank then or thereafter
beginning business must pay the special
tax reckoned or its capital at the time
of commencing business.
Information has reached the Treasury De-
partment that a cargo of several bags of
Russian sugar has reached New York and
that the consignee had paid the counter
vailing duty under protest with a view to
promptly bringing the case before the
board of general appraisers. Secretary
Gage has given instructions that the final
determination of the case be expedited in
every possible way.
The Senate committee on military affairs
yesterday completed its arrangements for
investigation of the charges against Lieut..
Col. Heistand by naming the subcommittee
TO. conduct the inquiry. The subcommittee
consists of Messts. Proctor, Hawley. Bur-
rows, Cockrell and Harris. The committee
of inquiry will hold its first meeting next
Wednesday, in the meantime consulting
with the secretary of war as to the method
of procedure.
The report on the manufacture of beet
sugar, which was issued to-day by the
Census Bureau, says that in 1899 (the census
year, there were thirty-one beet sugar fac
tories in the United States. distributed
among ten States and one Territory, rep
resenting an invested capital of so, 95S, 519,
and producing 1,427 tons of beet sugar,
valued at S7.S2S.S57. This small product for
the amount of capital invested was due
largely TO the fact that the census year
vas a disastrous one for the beet sugar
crop.
The annual announcement of the counter
vailing duty to be levied upon sugar I'M
ported from the Netherlands was made at
i the Treasury Department yesterday. \
slight reduction is made from last year.
| FOlowing are the new rates: On raw sugar
produced from beet roots, l50 forms per 100
kilos of hard refined; on sugar refined from
beet root raw sugar produced in the Neither
| lands, LIZ forms per 100 kfloS; on sugar re-
fined from imported raw sugar, % forms
per 100 kilos, in addition TO bounty, If any
allowed, on the raw sugar by the country
of production.
Yesterdays statement Of the treasury bal
ances IN the general fund exclusive of the
$50. 100000 reserve in the division of re-
demption shows: Available cash balance,
Sl51. 040. $50: gold. $S7 45O,oo5; silver, SlS,6I5. S9S;
United States notes, 1l.t4l,S4 treasury
notes Of 1890. $S3.90, national bank notes,
50. ass. 9Sl: total receipts this day. 500, $50;
total receipts this month. $i.1T9.020; total
receipts this year, $500. 403.00i; total eXpendi-
lures this day, $i,Sl5.Ooo; total expenditures
this month. SD. 5000; total expenditures
this year. SS6i.922,27S; deposits in national
banks, $9S.547. A.
Some weeks ago the commander of a
Russian war vessel was empowered b. an
order on the collector OF customs at Phil
adelphia TO withdraw supplies from a
United States bonded warehouse at Phiia-
delphia without payment of duty. our laws
giving this privilege to war vessels of a
ration which grants the same privilege to
United States vessels. The order upon the
collector at Philadelphia has since been
suspended. pending the receipt of further in
formation from the Russian ambassador.
Count Cassini. as 10 whether Russia grants
the same courtesy 10 us.
There are signs that the friction which
has been engendered between Secretary
Root and Senator Plat over the announced
determination of the former TO appoint Col.
Sanger as assistant secretary of war re-
gardless Of Mr.. Platts objection Will soon
be removed. Mr.. Platt, who is now in New
York, has made an appointment for a talk
with the President on the subject as soon
as the former returns TO Washington. and
meanwhile IL is understood that Mr.. Root
the intimation being thrown out that the
misunderstanding can be speedily adjusted
upon a free exchange OF views.
The resignation OF Mr.. Kssson. as special
/ plenipotentiary. charged with the neSotia-
ton of reciprocity treaties and arrange
President by Mr.. Kasson before he left
Washington for Florida yesterday. The
President has withheld his acceptance.
strongly urging Mr.. KasSon TO remain in
the service of the government, and the
matter Is still in allegiance. While ii is
true that the action taken Yesterday. look
| ing 10 the extension of the period OF time
\ within which the French reciprocity treaty
| NAV be ratified, was at the instance OF the
] French government. and cur government