The Holly chieftain., 1902-08-22
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

SohiAohutf-tA-NnleI torrance OF the
9. a. H., accompanied by Silas II. Fow.
!er. his adjutant general. has arrived In
Washington, and will maintain quar-.
tiers here until the close OF the annual
encampment of the G. A. B. In Octo-
ber.
The War Department has decided to
appoint Il board Of army officers to in
vestigate and report upon the needs
Tor military purposes OF the Fort Sill
reservation, Oklahoma Territory, with
view OF having the lands that are not
needed allotted to the Apache Indian
prisoners. These Indians desire to oc-
cnpy the lands and cultivate them, and
officers OF the army have recommended
that such board be appointed.
Surgeon General Forwood said re-
ently that he was satisfied that the
.holera situation In the Philippines
was well under control and that there
Eoutd be general diminution In the
aumber of cases from now on. He
aectared that all the latest information
from the Philippines was favorable to
3e early suppression of the scourge.
f1he 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 a visit OF
the United States steamship Adams to
Wake island and The Midway islands.
belonging to the United States. in the
Pacific ocean This action has been
determined on as result of recent
communication received at the depart
ment from the master of the transport
Buford, who reported that while ap-
preaching Wake island in June last he
discovered it Inhabited by . party of
Japanese.
Complying with the request OF the
secretary of state, the Treasury De-
partment will detail an expert archi-
tect Of the treasury to &c to Peking.
China, to complete the plans and speci-
fications for the new United States le-
cation building there and superintend
the construction. The French architect
who performed like service for his
government and who was engaged to
plan and construct the buildings for
the United States has gone to France
and will not return. AS his plans were
not altogether satisfactory, Minister
Conger has asked that a competent
architect be sent from the United
States.
The secretary Of the navy recently
asked the Naval Board of Construction
to consider what should be done with
the former dynamite cruiser Vesuvius,
and the board decided to recommend
that board of survey be appointed to
pass upon her ultimate disposition. The
Nesuvius attracted much attention at
one time, as 1t was thought she might
revolutionize naval warfare, but she
proved failure during the. Spanish
war. For some time she has been laid
up In the Charlestown navy yard. 1t
costs about 5000 yearsto take care
of her when not in use. 1t is thought
the board of survey may recommend
the taking of of guns. etc.
The census bureau has issued re-
port Of the manufacture of carriages
and wagons for the census year end
ing May !, 1900. The report shows a
capital Of $11S, 1877 1888 invested in this
industry in the 1862 establishments
reporting from the United States. The
value Of the products Is returned at
1921 1.537,315. During the past decade
the capital invested increased almost
$25,OOO,000. and the value of products
almost $19,0O0,0OO. The statistics show
that the trend of the industry is to-
ward the central states, where land is
cheaper, suitable lumber abundant and
prices therefore favorable, and where
also the developed railroad systems af-
ford abundant means Of transporta-
tion.
Commissioner Yerkes of th. Internal
Revenue Bureau, has directed that Inn
mediate steps be taken for the collec-
tion Of the taxation Of profits and loss
accounts, or undivided profits, accounts
Of banks, trust companies or private
banks under the war revenue act of
June, 1858. The amount to be collect
ed will approximate. 1t is said, $780,
900. Under an opinion Of the Depart-
ment Of Justice the tax had only been
collected on the capital and surplus of
banks, but the commissioner ruled last
January that the undivided profit, or
profit and loss accounts, of banks are
part of the surplus, and thereby sub
ject to tax. After this ruling was
made, by request Of representatives of
banks, the commissioner agreed Janu-
ary 9th last to withhold collection
pending a decision by the United
States District Court In a suit to be
brought to test the question. James
Forgan, president of the First National
Bank of Chicago, was the chairman of
the committee representing the banks
that called upon the commissioner last
January protesting against the collec-
tiOn Of this tax. January 9th last the
commissioner wrote him that while he
would require the banks. trust comma