The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IN
General About Wash
ingtOn.
tConuunicatedl.
W ASHINGTON.

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heeu made 10 the War Depart
mtut. 1t reviews the administra-
zion OF the affairs of the islands
during the past fiscal year, pay
ing attention to resources, educa-
zion. the judiciary, the steps
taken for new civil government,
ete. But The most Significant
norton of the whole document
contains an unconscious arralgn-
meut of the high tariff policy OF
the L. 5. government. lie said
that the present system does not
favor good commercial facilities
on account of unfavorable duties
on tobacco and sugar. They
keep the prices up in this country
and if they are persisted in i'll re-
gard 10 Cuba it will mean that
development of Cuba will be slow,
if AZ all. as the changed condl-
tons in commercial relations
since the time of the Spanish
War make her now market her
principal products in the United
States. and she must have lower
duties "it She is to live and pros
per Comments like this are the
hest arguments that low tariff
can have. and they are particu-
Larry forcible when they concern
the vital welfare Of an island that
our promises and our national
honor compel us to foster and
protect.
The summer is Uncle Sans
Aou>e-cleaning time. when there
i nothing else in Washington Of
sufficient Importance to distract
his attention from this imperitive
ask. During the hot months
ihe annual renovation takes
place. and about the first Of Sep
rcmbcr sees the work completed.
This year the changes have been
particularly sweeping. almost all
Ut the interior of the Capitol
bnildin9 being repaired and
made modern. The Supreme
Court room was about to emerge
from chaos OF plaster, when
only few days AGO the temporary
plaster ceiling, under the new
steel one, fell and hurt several
Workmen. a party Of tourists,
under the direction Of one Of the
Capitol guides, got out in the
nick of time. One of the most
tickliSh jobs has been the putting
in Of a steel counterpart of the
plaster ceiling of Statuary Hall.
This hall has peculiar acoustic
properties, there being many
"whiSpering galleries" that are
the delight of the young married
couples that make aShington
their honeymoon Mecca. These
galleries are also prolific sources
of income to the Capital guides
who reveal their mysteries to the
unlnitiated. On account of all
this there was a clause in the
ceiling builders contract that the
change should in no wise impair
the whispering properties A re-
cent test shows the mystic echoes
still intact. The usual new car
pets will appear in the Senate
and House, the old ones having
been removed. Absolutely unique
carpet designs, though always in
red, are Injuries that Uncle Sam
allows his legislators.
The Schley Sampson contro.
versy is attracting but little at
tention now and every body is let
ting it drop for breathing spell
until the Court of Inquiry CON
venes at the Navy Yard, Septem-
Der II. On account of the dearth
OF news just now the yellow Jour
nails are trying to keep the feud
alive, but the public is apathetic.
The politics of Virginia are at
tracing some local attention for
one of the candidates for lieuten.
ant-governor, Mr.. Willard, who
Is furnishing the campaign
"barl," is business man of this
city and the owner Of the historic
Wizards Hotel. He gained a
legal residence in the Old Domin-
lon' it is said, for the express pur.
pose of getting into politics, and
seems to have succeeded.
Treasury Bureau of Statistics.
and the other departments of the
government service, continue to
receive proofs of the growing
foreign trade of this country. and
OF the increase of cordial relations
between this and other nations.
This neighbOrlineSs is shown par
tcularly in regard to the ada
cent islands of the West Indies.
Information from the Treasury
Department shows a growing dis
position on the part of the island
OF Jamaica to trade with the
United States, until now we have
the bulk of the islands commerce.
The facts and figures giyen ont