The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-16
Washington Letter.

From Our Regular Correspondent
Our trade with China will be
greatly facilitated by a commercial
treaty which United States minister
Conger has Just signed at Peking.
The terms of the treaty provide for
the adjustment of the ikin, or in.
ternal tariff, which has made trade
with China 30 difficult; the recogni-
tion of Americans rights to reside in
the Empire for missionary work; the
protection of patents, trade marks
and copyrights: the granting of min
ing rights to American capital; the
opening of two ports in Manchuria,
and permission to carry on trade, in
dustries and manufactures in all of
the open ports of China. The
United States agrees, provided other
countries do likewise, to pay at the
port Of entry one and|a halftimes the
tariff import duty, and also consent
to the prohibition of the importation
into China of morphine and instru-
ments for its election. China agrees
further to establish a uniform coin
age system which will be legal ten
der throughout the Empire. This
together with the abolition of the
likin, will remove the two greatest
obstacles to our trade with China,
which is now expected to increase
very rapidly.
The Washington grand jury COM
pleted last week its investigation of
the Post Office scandals and Just be-
fore adjourning it announced thirteen
new indictments. The list of ac-
cused contained the name of James
Tyner who was until his recent dis
missal, Assistant Attorney General
for the Post Office. There are now
thirty persons waiting trial for de-
frauding the government through the
Post Office Department. Many of
them have several indictments,
Maohon hoo fo.rtooa and Beavers
six. The list includes besides a
former postmaster general, four
chiefs of divisions in the department,
an ex-congressman and state sena-
tor from New York, a Pennsylvania
mayor and number of business men
who have been selling supplies to the
department. Most Of the trials will
take place in Washington, and will
begin with the present term of court.
They are expected to continue
through next summer. After
Fourth Assistant Bristow hands in
his report, which will be completed
in about ten days, the present inves-
tigation of the Post Office may be
said to be finished,
The visit of several cranks to the
White House during the last week
has renewed the discussion on the
subject Of the Presidents body
guard. One of these cranks, a Dane
named Elliot, had to be disarmed in
the White House, and taken off in
the patrol wagon. 1t was learned
Letter Oh that on the preceding day
he DAD followed the President
TO church and sieok hands with him
after the service. He Wa. s.s,ed at
the time and had he been possessed
Of any crazy intention the Presiden,
would hsxo lad to defend himself,
for his guards were AIT With twenty
feet of him. These secret service
men ars detailed by the treasury de- |
partment without any specific
authority and are required TO make
themselves as little conspicuous as
possible. Many people regard this
as not in keeping with our demo
cratic institutions, but others argue
that three national calamities within
forty years prove that the President
ought to have suitable guard de-
tailed by tho War Department 10 &C.
'ordance with special act of Con-
gress. 1t is said that the members
'f President Roosevclt's cabinet will |
Try to have some such measure intro. |
tuced at the coming session,