Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-25
TIE TARIFF TAKEN OFF
President Issues Proclamation
Establishing Free Trade
With Porto Rico.
Announcement Made In Accord
ance With the Provisions OF
Foraker Act.
Secretary Long Selects the
Members Of the schley
Court OF Inquiry.

Washington, July 25-The president
today issued a proclamation establish
ing free trade between Porto Rico and
the United States, and declaring the or
Eanization of civil government for the
island. The proclamation is purely for
NAL and only in the body of the resolu-
tions adopted by the Porto Rican legis-
lature Heretofore publishedD does it APP
pear that the island is set free CONNER
cially tomorrow in commemoration of
the anniversary of placing the American
flag on the island.
The proclamation is headed: "Cessa-
ton Of Tariff-Porto Rico Itrecites that
the act OF April u. 1900 otherwise known
ss the Foraker acD, provided that when
ever the Porto Rican legislature enacted
and put into operation system of local
taxation to meet the needs of the gov
ernment and by resolution so notified
the president, the latter shall issue d
proclamation and all duties on goods
passing between the United States and
Porto Rico shall cease. AS the legisla-
ture complied with the requirement of
the act in the terms set out in the reso-
lutions. which are quoted in full in the
body of the proclamation that document
says: Therefore, I, William Mckinley,
president of the United States, in pur-
suance of the provisions of the law
above quoted and upon the foregoing
due notification, do hereby issue this my
proclamation, and do declare and make
known that civil government for Porto
Rico has been organized according to
the provisions Of said act of congress"
And I do further declare and make
known that the Legislative assembly of
Porto Rico has enacted and put into op-
GRAFTON q system of local taxation to
meet the necessities of the government
Of Porto Rico.
I'm witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused to seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this
twenty-fifth day OF July in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and one, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty-sixth.
tseaD "WILLIAM M'KINLEY.''
BY the president. David ]. Hill, act
ing secretary of state.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
A Large List Of Promotions in the
Navy.
Washington, July 25-The president
today made the following appointments
to the navy:
Commanders-Albe f. Dixon and
George l.. Dyer.
Lieutenants-Allen NJ. Cook. Ray
mond d. Hasbrouck, Stamford Il.
Moses, Henry B. Price, Andre NJ. Proc
tor.
Lieutenants, junior grade--Kenneth
G. Castleman, Arthur Crenshaw. Chas.
p. Burt, William l.. Littlefield Albert
w. Marshall, Thomas ID. Parker, Pope
Washington.
Ensigns-Allen Buchanan, John T.
Beckner. Claude C. Bloch. Harry l..
Brinsor, John 7. Bowers, Cyrus w.
Cole, Chas. E. Courtney. james w.
Clement, Jr.. james r. Combs, Paut
B. DUNCAN, Herbert H. Evans, Charles
III. Fischer. Edward I3. Fenner. Charles
F. Forman, John w. Greenslasle. Sam
uel B. Miller, Frank p. Helm, Jr, Wal
ter NJ. Hunt, Charles b. Hatch, Jr..
Frederick j. Horn. Jr. Alfred w. John
son. Victor A. Kimerly. Edward c..
Kalbfus. Henry Il. IAckey. John L.
Tomas. Edgar b. Larimer, Charles h.
Morgan, Farmer Morrison, Samuel /.
n. Major. William s. Miller. Zachariah
III. Madison, Ralph II. Pope, Hilary II.
Royal, Lloyd $. Shapley, William II.
Sayies. Chauncey Shackford, Herbert
C. Sparrow. Evert j. Saddler, James IL.