The Lamar register., 1902-08-06

tiOnal debt 'Ns ia. al the close of
business July -, 1917, the debt. less
cash in th' tfsara"y. amounted to
S913.910,36I Which Is au Increase, ns
compared with July 1st. of 81 I53 12G.
This increa>r i. accounted for Ey the
reduction IN 'hc aniuunt Of cash ON
hand. The q, ut IL -e2aUituiated u.s. FOL
lows: Into '>, l"ar.ne ,,ebt, S93i ,OTo,-
$40: d.ht on w.i'rA Interest Gns ceased
since matur", SI.27I,SlG; debt bearing
no interest S2"I"21 SIG. Total Sl,32T,-
SS4 ,9GG. Tbs ;fnruCi, however does
not inc:ud SSii .utl 1S.. IN certificates
and treasury notes Outstanding. witch
are rifset ll "a qua! amount Of cash
on hand i'li fJt tier redemption.
Tile cash III IN urasu"y is classified Ms
follows: Gnld rrs"tVa zane. Slrp, ,ovO.-
0vp: truss fund SsIl oG:i. .0sG; general
fund, S26G,'li .a,D. iuaiudiug Sl2G. .l52.-
99l in na,'onr! back Jnpusitorles. To
tails. $1l.21s lsS,l3s against which
there are demand liabilities outstnuj-
ing announcing to S92I .5oi ,99J lcrv:ng
IL cash ball bcr On hand If S313,a' 4 800
1t is said in Washington that the
commercial treaty between Great
Britain ana China, approved mt con
ference At The London foreign office.
is TO serve as n pattern for similar
powers with China The revision
which Great Britain proposed to China
in the trade treaty. it is said. extends
to nearly every point in which the
United States is Interested, from the
registration and protection of trade
marks, til" creation of n national cur
rcncy and the extension of the bonded
warehOus, system to the reform of the
Shanghai mixed court and the aboli-
tion of all internal taxation, whether
native or foreign or for import or ex-
port If the provisions which will be
embodied in the British treaty as 1t Is
finally concluded meet the views and
wishes of this government, the United
States may accept under the most
favored nayIon'' clause. But If the re-
suits obtained by Great Britain fall
short of this governments cXpccta-
tions. then the United States may
push separate negotiations and con
clude II treaty of its own.
United States ambassador Clayton.
ut Mexico has succeeded In securing
restitution ON one of the largest en-
bezzlement eases before the Mexican
state department. Some time ago
James Brown Potter. representing
large American and English interests
in the Tiahaulilo Mining Company OF
| Mexico. appealed to the State Depart
ment for Justice. claiming that by II
| fraudulent conspiracy some of the di-
rectors of the company had embeZZicd
| funds to the amount of over S2OW,OOO.
| This. ii was charged. was accomplished
| by packed elections and the bestowal
of Illegal powers upon one of the direc-
tors of the company. The fact that
some inferior Mexican officials We're In
volved in the conspiracy made II al
most impossible to obtain justice by
the ordinary methods. The State De-
pnrtmcnt referred the case to Ambas-
sador Clayton and he brought 1t to the
attention of the Mexican government
and pressed it so vigorously that lie Is
now able to report that the cOnspira-
| tors have been Obliged to disgorge all
| of the money and securities they had
obtained by their fraudulent opera
tions.
I'll" action of General Chaffee in
reprimlnding Captain Frederick S.
| Wild Thirteenth infantry, upon the
sentence of court martial. has been
received at the War Department. Cap
tain Wild was in command AT Lingay-
an. where a cockpit was burned Two
soldiers OF the commission having been
prev viuIIsly stabbed in the cockpit. 1t
WIS generally understood that the
cockpit was burned by the soldiers in
revenge. 1t was brought out in the tcs-
timnuy that Captain Wild had been re
quesi,d by the civil authorities 10 place
IL guard over the property after the
first attack. and failed to do so. and Il
second attempt at burning resulted in
its obstruction. General Chafrce, in
carrying out the sentence of the court,
| said: The necessity for this trial Is
| based on the intention to accentuntc to
the accused that the existing order to
give complete and unqualified support
| to all branches of the civil government
| in these islands must be complied
with, and to show by example that
rothmg short of such support will be
accepted from officers on duty in this
division. Captain Wild's conduct Is
but mildly punished by rcprimnnd. 1t
is destructive to the very foundations
of discipline and when considered in
connection with the duty which de
volvcd upon him. is in the highest de
! gree reprehensible."
According to present indications very
| few. il any, of the national guard or
| ganizatons of the various states will
participate in the proposed eXtensiv"
mancuvers of the regular army at Fort
| Riley. Kansas. the latter part of Sep
tembor Early in July Adit. Gen. Cor
bin addressed n letter to the governors
of the various states and territories
| calling attention to the proposed ma
ncuvcrs and suggesting the desirnbili-
ty of the participation therein of the
national guard. A large number of re-
| plies have been received already but in
no siugle instance has there been Il
| positive acceptance to participation.
! Montana and Nebraska said that the
| gov"rnors Were absent and that no
/ formal action had been"taken on the
| invitation. The governor of Iowa said