The Washington times., 1901-11-22
III MICHAEL GETS
THE BIG PLUM.
POSTMASTER OF PHILADELPHIA,
President Yields to Wishes of Penn
syIvnnia Leaders - Governor
Hunt Wants II Fair Chance
for Porto Ricnn Coffee.

~ IIsi1al OF the I1lSulCt u ''iulI4pAei
from 1852 to 1889, Will be the next
postmaster OF Philadelphia. Official
announcement wa5 made at the White
House yesterday that the President
had decided to appoint Colonel Nc
Michael to succeed Postmaster Hicks
at the expiration Of the latters term
in January. Thus is brought to a close
q long fight over this important posi-
| ton. Senators Quay and Penrose and
! Representative Bingham. Of the Key
| stone State, endorsed the successful
candidate.
During his life Clayton McMichael
has achieved success as u soldier, as
| a civil officer. and as a newspaper man.
! He served throughout the civil war,
and was an officer in the Regular
| Army In 1873 he was Assistant Com
| missioner of the United States Gov
ernment to the exposition in Vienna.
From 1852 to 1855 he was United States
Marshal for the District of Columbia.
| which position he resigned. His ad-
ministration of that office was one of
| the best in the history Of the District
! OF Columbia.
After leaving Washington Colonel
McMichaeI returned to Philadelphia,
where he engaged in the newspaper
business. He was part owner and ed
itor of the philadelphia North Amer
lean" In 1897 he was elected treasurer
of the City of Philadelphia. His ap-
pointment viii be thoroughly accept
able, it is understood, to the Repub-
Iican party in the Quaker City.
Governor Hunt on Porto Rico.
Direct information respecting the
condition of affairs in Porto Rico was
supplied the President yesterday morn
ing by Governor Hunt, of the insular
government, who has just arrived in
this country.
Governor Hunt says the people Of
the island are well satisfied with the
existing government and desire to
gain the benefits of full American cit
izenship. For the first time since the
occupation, there was during the past
four months a balance OF trade in favor
of the island.
The coffee planters Of the island are
persistent in their plea for tariff
of Brazilian coffee that coffee raised in
Porto Rico may have an equal chance
in the market with the commodity from
South America. Governor Hunt thinks
that duty Of cents. per pound should
be placed on coffee. The Porto Ricans
claim that their coffee is the finest in
the world.
Respecting the imprisonment of San
tiaEo Iglesias, the American Fedora
nr I OH iyaV No Te1-
Gently, when he landed in San Juan,
imprisoned on an old charge which he
had failed 10 answer when the island
was under Spanish domination, Cover
nor Hunt said he knew nothing. Igle-
sias was released on bail the day that
Governor Hunt left Porto Rico. Gov
ernOr Hunt was the Presidents guest
at dinner last night. He win in Il day
or so have a longer conference with
the President, and will go more deeply
into discussion Of Porto Rican affairs.
object to Tux on stock sales.
Members Of the New York Cons0li-
dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
called on the President yesterday and
opened up a campaign which they hope
viii result in the removal of the war
revenue tax on the sale of shares of
stocks At present the tax is cents
for every 500 face value Of stock
sold. The New York brokers, many
of them small operators. claim that
through this tax an almost unbear-
able burden is imposed upon them.
Several months ago George c. Thorn
as, a New York broker. and one OF
the party who saw the President yes
terday. brought a test case in the
United States court. No decision has
been reached il this case. The vis-
itOrs yesterday brought with them a
memorial presenting their views on the
subject, but inasmuch as the President
expressed Il desire to investigate the
matter in another direction it was not
submitted.
The brokers say that the tax is GU
mulative because in the course Of busi-
ness operations the tax is necessarily
paid many times on the same share,
that it is sectional in character because
the business public of New York would
pay such a large proportion Of the
entire revenue derived from this
source. They also assert that it is
especially injurious to room dealers,
who are obliged to pay annually from
Sc 600 TO $4,000, an amount altogether
disur0portiOnate 10 their means and
income The delegation Of brokers
consisted of Frank D. Pavey, George
Z. Thomas, Mortimer Wagner, and r.
NJ. Jarvis.
Call on Mrs. Roosevelt.
Several hundred girls, members Of
the Girls Friendly Society of the Epis-
copal Church, which, during the past
week. has been in annual convention
in this city. were received by Mrs.
Roosevelt They marched, two by two,
through the East Room, and thence