Middletown transcript., 1901-07-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

the receipt from internal revenue for the
first half of this month. 1t was naturally
expected that the reductions which went
into effect the first of the month would
make the receipts 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, 900, 900 greater
than for the first half of July last year.
Some think that this may be accounted
! for by the fact that changes were made
in number of classes of revenue stamps,
and that large users allowed their supply
to entirely run out by the first of the
month, and have, consequently, pur-
chased large quantities since then. What
ever the cause, the receipts 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 and
sailors by land spectators in entering
claims for homesteads in the Oklahoma
Indian Reservation. He is confident
that the regulations will make it impos-
sible for such crookedness to be carried
on to sufficient extent to make it pay,
and his advices from Oklahoma indicate
that the stories are largely imaginary.
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Representative Hepburn, who is in
Washington on business, says that Sena-
tor Allison was in dead earnest when he
started that Presidential boon for Cover
nor Shaw, of Iowa; that the Republicans
of Iowa are solidIy 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 states in choosing candidate.
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1t was highly complimentary to Consul
General Stowe, who recently rendered
his resignation because of his inability to
live at Cape Town, South Africa, ON the
salary of the office, $3,O0O-for the large
merchants of that city to unite in petit
ton to the Department of State, asking
that Mr.. Stoves resignation be not ac-
cepted, and pledging themselves to pay
him enough, in addition to his official
salary, to enable him to live as he should
but Secretary Hay promptly informed the
signers of the petition that this govern
ment could not allow consular officer to
be paid from private sources. Congress
fixes the consular salaries. 1t may be
remarked in this connection that the
German Consul General at Cape Town
receives $4,000 year more salary than
Mr.. Stowe, for precisely the same class of
work.
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Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
who is hustling in Washington for his
constituents, says he hasn't made up his
didate for the Senate in his state-Sena-
tor Mason, Comptroller Dawes and Mr..
NJ. E. Madden, are already in the field.
Asked what he thought of the Presiden-
tial outlook, Mr., Cannon said: 'It 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
convention, with the result uncertain I'M
til after the delegates have assembled and
some ballots have been taken. No man,
at present, appears to be popular idol,
and l do not think anything is likely to
occur which will give any one person
commanding position in the race. There
are any number of men willing to say
Here l am, Oh Lord, take me- but
which of them will be chosen l shall not
undertake to predict" Mr.. Cannon dis
posed of the cock and bull story alleging
the existence of conspiracy among Re-
publican members of the House, to pre-
vent the reelection of Speaker Hender-
son, by saying, "All such talk is absolute
rot"
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The appointment of Mr. A. B. Kit.
tredge by the Governor of South Dakota
to fill the vacancy made by the death of
Senator Kyle, has been we'll received in
Washington. Although Mr.. Kittredge
is only 40 years old, he has been regarded
& fhr of 4Ia Do
publican party in South Dakota, and is
known to have been largely instrumental
in restoring his state to the Republican
column.
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Consul General Mason, at Berlin, in
report to the Department of State, called
attention to the tricks of German Gus
toms officials to iniure American trade in
Germany, especially that in manufactured
articles. He cites two instances, in
which change of tariff classification has
resulted in practical prohibition of the
importation of two American articles-a
snap hook, which had been imported for
years under duty of $2.3S per 100 kilo- 3
grams, which was released and put at 4
$5.71, more than double; and ice cream
freezers, which were changed from $23S
per 100 Kilograms to STA. He advises
American manufacturers to ascertain by
actual shipments how articles are TO be
classed before contracting to deliver large
quantities in Germany.
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Mr.. John G. Freely, of Scranton, Pa,
who has just returned from semi
business tour of Great Britain, said,
while in Washington: "rhe sale of
American Agricultural implements is in
creasing every day in Europe. The peo-
pie who do the buying over there are as
sensible as any other people on earth.
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