The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-23
WILL REFUND DUTIES
TARIFF COLLECTED ON PORTO
RICAN IMPORTS PREVIOUS
To FORAKER ACT
KNOX REFUSES TO DECIDE
Attorney General Declines to In
terfere In Face of the Ruling
of the Comptroller of
the Treasury.

whether or not, under existing laws tina
secretary is authorized to refund the du-
ties collected on goods imported from
Porto Rico between the date of the rat
lhcation of kEe Spanish treaty and the
date when the Foraker act went into
operation. The attorney general SAYS
that inasmuch as the comptroller of the
treasury has given his decision on the
subject it Is a matter for him (the COMP
troller) alone, and he therefore cannot
give decision as requested
1t is author.tatively stated at the treas
ury department that the government will
proceed Immediately to refund those du-
ties, acting upon the decision of the
comptroller of the treasury, which was to
the effect that the treasury department
had authority under existing law Tie
duties amount approximately to 100000.
TARIFF WAR WITH ITALY.
The treasury department has sent TO
the state department a reply to the note
of the italian government on the ques-
ton of Secretary Cages tentative order
assessing a counterva.ling duty on sugar
imported from Italy. Although the text
of the note will not be made public at
present, it is known that 1t contains less
than 400 words and says in substance that
some time ago a copy of a section of the
Italian laws on the subject Of the sugar
came into the possession of the depart
ment which fairly created a strong pre-
sumption that the effect OF the law was
to give a bounty on sugar exports. There
fore the secretary issued an order to coll
lectors stating that until the question
was finally settled by further investiga-
ton they would collect the additional du-
ty. /'his duty would be returned to i'm
porters If it was subsequently found that
the Italian laws did not warrant it's inn
position. The treasury department has
asked for a full copy Of the Italian laws
on the subject, and until it's arrival no
change will be made in the order now in
force
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Capt. Edward Burns, in charge of the
river and harbor work in the St Louis,
Mo-, district, in his report recommends
appropriation for the year $l,OOO,OO0 for
the Mississippi between the Ohio and
Missouri rivers. OF this. $S5O,OOO is to be
for new work, and $4,000 for mainten-
ance.
Capt Chlttenden, in charge Of the river
and harbor work in the st. Paul. Mimi,
district, In his annual report recon-
mends the following appropriations in ex-
cess of $4,000 for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1903:
Improvement in Mississippi river be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis, Sz5O,COO to
complete dam No. 2 and to improve lock
No. /; reservoirs at headwaters of Mis-
sissippi $495,00O for renewals, bikes, sur
veys and lands.
NAMED BY MCKINLEY.
The president today made the following
appointments:
State-Richard L. sprague, Massachu-
sets consul at Gibraltar, Spain. Edward
A. Creevey Connecticut, consul at
Glauchau. Saxony. Samuel Smith, New
Reynolds Hit, Illinois, third secretary
United States embassy at Paris, France.
Treasury-John V. Wild, second lieu
tenant. revenue cutter service.
War-Eben Swift Jr, first lieutenant
and George p. Morrow, second lieutenant
Porto Rico, provisional regiment of in
fantry. Henry II. Scott, second lieuten-
ant, artillery corps.
Interior-Jesse c. Moore. Danville, H..
Indian agent at the Colorado river
agency, Arizona.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund exclusive CT
the $15O,00000O gold reserve in the division
of redemption shows: Available cash
balance, $169, 1861, 1888. Gold, $s6,7S2,562 Sill
yer, $25. S12253. United States notes, $19.-
313,442. Treasury notes of 1890 $l43,On. Ma
tional bank notes, SO, $50, 31S. Total receipts
this week $2,235, 497: total receipts this
month, $36,571 .624. Total receipts this year
$26571,624. Total expenditures this day.
$2,77O COO. Total expenditures this month
4l, 265,OC0. Total expenditures this year.
SAL ZOO. Deposits in national banks.
$1O2,O24,S7O.
National bank notes received today FOR
redemption, Sh4.15O; government receipts
from internal revenues, 81. 429, 1852; customs.
$724, 1924; miscellaneous, $50, 500
The secretary of the treasury today pur-
chased $3l,5OO short term per cent. bonds
at $l,1S0463.
MORE CENSUS FIGURES.
The census bureau today maue public
it's figures, giving the population by sex
nativity and color OF lie THU group Of
states, including Indiana. Iowa. Kansas
and Indian Territory, the results being
as follows:
Indiana-Males, 1,2S5 40f; females, 1.231.-
o5S; native. 2,S74,Sn; foreign, 142, 12l; white.
2,45S,533; colored, 1860. OF the colored. n
Chinese, 8 Japanese, 243 Indians and the
remainder colored
Indian Territory-Males, 20e,952; females.
ls3, 1O8; native SS7,2O2; white, 8O2,6SO; color
ed, 1880. OF those classified as coIored
3o,o are negros, q Chinese, 1.1O7 Indians
taxed and 1893 Indians not taxed
loWa-Males. 1.l56 49, females. .O75. O40.
natives, ,935, 1913; foreigners 305,9-0; white
2,ZlS,66l; colored, b., including - Goa
negroes. lO4 Chinese, Japanese cad $50
Kansas-Males, 768, 756; females. 71l va.
native, $50; foreign, 126 685; whi.s. l.
1918; colored, 4,176, including 52.GG ne
groes. Chinese 4, JapaEi~e and 2,I04 In
The census office today issued a bulIe-
tin on the manufacturing industries Of tho
four territories Of Arizona, New Mexico.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, showing
an aggregate product Of S37, S97, 103 s4ri-
iona leads, with a product of s21. 315 ls9.
of which amounts ST., 2S6,517 was the out
put Of the copper smelters. The total
product Of New Mexico is s., 605, 795: for
indian Territory, 1850, 81, and for Okla
homa, s7;OS3 93S.
In Arizona there We're 314 establishments
in 1900 and 1896 employees, who received
S2.369, 065 in wages.
In copper smelling there were ,648 per-
sons employed Next to copper the other
two industries Of Importance are lumber
and timber and the construction and re-
pair shop work of the steam railroads.
There We're 420 manufacturing establish
ments reported for New Mexico in 1900,
with Z,bO employees, Who received 81 ,3o0-
5S6 in wages The most important indus
tries in New Mexico are smelling and re-
fning copper and lead, with a droduct val
ued at nearly 100000; -four milling, with
a product valued at s551 los, and the scour-
ing of wool, with S77.S75 reported as re-
ceived for the work done.
There 789 establishments reported for
Indian Territory in 1900, with liza en-
ployes, who received $3.50, 500 In wages.
The most important manufacturing IN
dustries are cotton ginning, with 2S2 en-
ployes and a product valued at s345, 75l;
the manufacture of cottonseed OIL and