The state herald., 1902-08-22

ieT, HIS auJutuut general, mas arrived In
Washington, and will maintain quar-.
ters here until the close Of the annual
encampmcnt Of the G. A. II. in Octo-
Der.
Secretary Shaw has given some
study to the matter of the proposed
Cuban loan of $3j,0O0,00O and has
reached the conclusion that the ques-
tons involved are not such as come
within the jurisdiction of the Treasury
Department. 1t Is likely that the sec
retary will SO inform the secretary of
state.
Surgeon General Forwood said re.
Gently that he was satisfied that the
cholera situation in the Philippines
was well under control and that there
would be n general dimiDution in the
number of cases from now on. He
declared that all the latest information
from the Philippines was favorable to
the early suppression of the scourge.
The chief factor in that direction was
the rainy season, which, General For
wood said, had already opened and will
continue until November.
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department providing for n visit of
the United States steamship Adams to
Wake island and the Midway islands,
belonging to 49, nlted States, In the
PACING ocean, T,lis action has been
determined on as result of recent
communication received Mt the depart
ment from the master of the transport
Buford, who reported that while ap-
preaching Wake Island in June last he
discovered II inhabited by party of
japanese.
The census bureau has issued n re-
port of the manufacture of carriages
and wagons for the census year end
ing May /. 1900. The report shows n
capital of Sis, ,1S7,S3S invested in this
industry In the T,B32 establishments
reporting from the United States. The
value of the prodicts is returned al
S121 ,53I, ,375. Durltg the past decade
the capital invested increased almost
S25,O00,00O, and thelvalue of products
almost S10,OO0,O00. The statistics show
that the trend Of tis industry is to-
ward the central statfs. where land Is
cheaper, suitable lumse abundant and
prices therefore favotable, and where
also the developed railroad systems af
ford abundant meals of transporta-
tion.
The action of the Cuban House of
Representatives in voting that none of
the fortresses or arsenals of the Cuban
republic could be leased or sold by that
government. has no beilring upon any
contemplated actiob df the United
States In regard TO this property. While
the United States with an artillery
force is occupying some portions OF
Cuba now, 1t is not the intention to
have this force remain permanently
and 1t is acting in the capacity OF in
structor TO Cuban troops, as well rs
for the purpose Of assisting the Cuban
government should well trained force
be needed. II has been suggested that
some portion OF the fortresses and ar
senals of Cuba might h. required for
one of the four naval stations which
the United States Is TO have In Cuba.
but II is said that none OF this prop
erty is under contemplation by the ofii-
GERS of the Navy Department appointed
to select the sites.
Several important changes have been
ordered ip the aljutant generals de
partment as n reSil of the recent pro-
motion OF Col. William ii. Carter TO the
grade of brlgadicr general. Lieutenant
Colonel Andrew. who Is now ranking
officer on duty Mt the War Department.
has been assigned TO duty as adiutant
to the Department of California. lie
takes the place of ]. a. Babcock, who
duty as adjutnnt general ON the stan
Andrews transfer 30 san Francis
WIS made ut his own request and III
take effect October 18th. To provide
for the vacancy thus created In the
force at the War Department. Major
Charles j. Crane. now at Manila. has
been ordered TO Washington at once,
and Lieut.. Col. William !. lnncss, ar
iillery corps, stationed at Fort Nc
Henry. Maryland. has been ordered to
duty In the adJuiunt generals office In
Washington. Lieut.. Col James r.
Kerr has been ordered TO Lcavenworth,
Kansas, for duty with the general SER
Vice school to be opened there Septem.
Der LIST.
Commissioner Yerkcs OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, has directed that Inn
mediate steps he taken for the eollec-
tion OF the taxation of profits and losss
accounts. or undivided profits. accounts
OF banks. trust companies or private
banks under the war revenue act OF
June, 1898. The amount to bc collect
ed will approximate. II Is said. $3.50
600 Under nm opinion OF the Depart
mcnt OF Justice the tax had only been
collected on the capital aud surplus OF
banks. but the commissioner ruled last
January that the undivided profit. or
profit and loss accounts. of hanks are
part OF the surplus. nni thereby sub.
feet to tax. After this ruling wng
made by request of representatives of
banks, the commissioner agreed Janu.
nry alth last to withhold collection
pending n decision hy the United
States District Court Ia suit 10 h.
brought so test the question, James
forgnn, president VI the First National
Bank of Chlcngo, was the chairman OF
the committee rrprcssntlng the banks
that called upon tlc commissioner Inst
January protesting against the collcc-
ilon OF this tax. IanunIy 9Th last the
commissioner wrote him that while hr
would require the banks. trust compn.
nl.s aud others Interested 10 mike IT,.
turns nj once 10 the department show.
ing their undivided profl, or profit and
loss accounts. he would withhold col.
lection until decision was secured IN
the United States District Court, hut
said distinctly In this litter that II the
court held that dndrr the law. nndl,
tldcd profits nfr u proper suhirci for
taxation, then payment NJ III. tnN
would H. enforced. Notwithstanding mn