The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspopdent.

Omcials nave been surprised by the
receipt from internal revenue for
the first half of this month. II was
naturally expected that the reduce
ton which went into effect the first
of the month would make the re-
ccipts considerably smaller than
for the corresponding period last
year, but instead of that, they
have been little larger every day
and for the half month In round
figures, 81 ,0O0. 900 greater than for
the first half of July last year.
Some think that this may be ac-
counted for by the fact that chang
cs were made In number of class
cs of revenue stamps, and that
large users allowed their supply to
entirely run out by the first of the
month, and have, consequently
purchased large quantities since
then. Whatever the cause, the re-
ccipts have been larger when they
were expected to be smaller.
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Secretary Hitchcock takes no
stock In the numerous stories of
the intended crooked use OF the
names of soldiers aud sailors by
land spectators In entering claims
for homcsteads in the Oklahoma
Indian Reservation. He II conii-
dent that the regulations will make
It impossible for such crookcdness
TO be carried on to sufficient cx-
tent to make II pay. and his ad-
vice from Oklahoma indicates that
the stories are largely imaginary.
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Representative Hepburn, who is
in Washington on business. says
that Senator Allison was in dead
earnest when he started that prcsi-
DENTAL boom for Governor Shaw,
OF Iowa; that the republicans OF
Iowa are solidly behind Governor
Shaw and will present his name to
the National convention. although
they fully recognize the handicap
that the big and certain republican
majority always given by the
state will be to him, owing to the
natural tendency OF conventions to
give greater consideration to close
and doubtful ,ratcs In choosing n
candidate.
II was highly complimentary to
Consul General Stowc,who recent
ly rendered his resignation because
OF his liability to live ~ Cape
Town, South Africa, on the salary
of the Office. s3,OO0-for the large
merchants OF that city to unite
In petition to the Department OF
State. asking that Mr.. Stoves rcs-
ignation he not accepted, ana
plcdgfng themselves to pay him
enough, In addition to his Official
salary, to enable him to live as he
should, but Secretary Hay prompt
" informed the signcrs OF the petit
tion that this government could
not allow n consular oniccr to he
paid from p-ivate sources. Con-
gress fixes the consular salaries.
Itmay be remarked i'm this connec-
ton that the German Consul Gem
eral mt cape Town, receives Si0,-
900 year more salary than Mr.
Stowe, for precisely the same class
OF work.
Representative Cannon, Of HIS,
who Is hustling in Washington for
his constituents, says he hasn't
made up his mind whether to be-
come the fourth candidate for the
senate in his state-Senator Mason
COMPTROLLER Dawes and Mr.. Mad
den. are already in the field. Ask
ed what he thought of the prasi-
Dental outlook, Mr.. Cannon said;
at Is too early to talk with any
certainty. The only thing that
seems To be certain is that it will
be an old fashioned sort OF conven
tion, with the result uncertain un-
til after the delegates have assem-
bled and some ballots have been
taken. No man, at present, APP
pears to be popular idol, and |
do not think anything is likely to
occur which will give any oae per-
soma commendirg. position in the
race. There are any number OF
men willing TO say Here am, Oh
ord toI-c me hut which OF them