The Somerset reporter., 1904-03-10
At Washington.

AT Washington.
The secretary of the treasury has made
demand on the depositary banks of New
York City to deposit 20 per ce t of their
government holdings in the sub treasury
the money to be turned over to j. P.
Morgan & Co. as the financial represen-
tative of the republic of Panama, on ac-
count of the Panama canal purchase.
This 20 per cent will aggregate about
IS, 600, 900 and the remaining 100000
will be taken from the sub-treasury.
Later, upon further consideration of
the exact terms of the treaty with the
republic of Panama it has been deter
mineu by the government TO make the
pa, ment of $40 900 900 to that country
and the payment of $40, 900 600 TO the
Panama Canal I o., in Paris at the same
time Therefore, Secretary Shaw has
modified his call regarding the outside
banks as well as the banks of New York
to make return of their 20 per cent any
time before March %.
The interview with Count Cassihi, the
Russian ambassador, on the harm being
done by the existing mutually hostile
public sentiment in Russia and the
United States has met with a ready re-
spouse in administration circles That
this feeling of distrust ought to be
stamped out is admitted by all Amerl-
cans, who have anything to do with
forming the governments policy. That
there 10 constant danger to both coun-
tries in continuance of such distrust is
not for minute questioned. AT the
same time the difficulty of handy public
sentiment at this time is confessedly
something which appears to tie the
hanGs of the officials 1t is the inten-
tion of the United States to preserve the
strictest neutrality between Russia and
Japan, because the good faith of the
nation is pledged to it, and that very
attitude of neutrality might prevent any
thing being done which would either
favorably or unfavorably affect the
public mind in either country.
Senator Frye is not inclined to take
much stock in the prevailing talk about
an early adjournment of Congress- He
thinks the end will come about June 1st
next; in which Senator Hale concurs
Senator Frye has presented the petl-
tons of sundry citizens of Eustis Houl-
ton. Fairfield, Mhitneyvlle, Monroe,
Wilton, Herman, Freedom, Palmyra and
Bath in favor of further restriction on
the interstate transportation of liquors.
Senator Hale has presented the petit
tions of many residents of Nindham,
Lisbon, Cherryfeld Parkman, Old
Orchard, fremont, Otisfield, Casco, Dex-
ter, Eustis, Freeport, Skowhegan, Mon
roe and Sanford for the same purpose.
Representative Burleigh has present
ed the petition of the New England
postmasters' association in favor of a
bill providing for stamp certificates,
which was referred to the committee on
postoffices. Representative Allen has
introduced bill to increase the pension
of Edah A. Kittridge.
Exports of manufactures In January
and in seven months ending with Janu-
airy show larger total than ever before
in the same portions of the year For
the month of January they amounted to
$3S, 213 352, while the highest January
record on any former occasion was that
of 1900, when they were S35 $50, $40.
For the seven months ending with Danu-
airy they amount to $250,214 936, aud the
highest record for that seven months
period in any preceding year was that
ending with January, 1901, when the
total was $239 564, 084.
An interesting incident to Maine men
at Washington, last week, was the ban
quet of ashington Bowdoin alumni
association Among the members of
the association present were Chief
Justice Fuller, Senator'S Frye and Glib
son; Representatives Allen Of Maine, ID.
S. Alexander of New York, f. f stevens
of M nnesota; DR.. Woodbury. Pulsifer,
Capt sumner |. Kimball, Gen. Ellis
spear Among the guests were DR..
William Dewitt Hyde, president of
Bowdoin; Hon. John b. Redman of Ellis
worth; Representatives Burleigh, Little
field and Llewellyn Powers and Ernest
G.. Walker.
The latest instalment of the Bristow
report on postal affairs gives the names
of Senators and Representatives. who
have secured increase of Jerk hire,
rental of postofflces etc In the case of
Maine members the Lewiston journal
says that recommendations for clerk
hire were made by Senator Hale and
Representative Powers for the Foxcroft
postoftice; that Representative Burleigh
secured an increase of $50 in the allow
ance for rent and fuel made to the Fair
field Office, and an increase of the rental
allowed for the Hallowell postoffice
from $3.50 to $400 on account of removal
to new Premises; that Representative
A lien secured an increase of allowance
for rent of postoffice at kennebunk from
Sl95 to 1900 on the ground that more
room was needed and that he also oh
tanned larger allowances for the same
reason at several other offices In all
these cases the department acted
only after full investigation
The Senate passed the Philippine
shipping bill Wednesday.
Gen. Henry B0ynton, formelY of
Detroit, in this county,, died NJ Ills home