The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-05-26
WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
CUSTOMS SERVICE IN MIssIs-
sIPPI WILL SEE CHANGES.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL
Cuban People Not Impressed With the
Document. Big Warrant Drawn.
Enormous Flood of Revenue Stamps
Treasury Statement.

ashlngton.- Consul Estes, at An
hgua, West Indies, writes to the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
that the people of the West Indies are
mourning the loss Of the United States
markets for their sugars and are feel
ing very respondent over the future
outlook for the industry. He saws
that it seems to be the general opin-
ION among the West Indian planters
and shippers that the present season s
sugar crop will not go to the United
States. They claim that the prices
Will be much better in Canada and
Great Britain than in the United
States. The reason for this they at
tribute to the treaty with Cuba.
There is good reason for the belief
that Secretary Shaw is likely to pick
out his own depository for govern
ment moneys in the Panama Canal
zone, despite the action of the Senate,
Which seemed to narrow his choice.
This is made necessary by the action
Of Senator Aldrieh, father-in-law of
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., and the
Rockefeller interests represented by
the National City Bank of New York
have applied for a charter for a ma
tlonal bank to be established on the
sthmus. The Comptroller of the Cur
rency has rendered decision which
shuts out the Rockefeller bank, and
the Secretary is reputed to have in
mind a project for the designation of
bank on the isthmus himself The
opinion prevails that he can do it le-
gally.
Every day the Internal Revenue
Bureau in the Treasury Department
at Washington receives from the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing
nearly 100000 sheets of stamps. Dai-
y shipments, often aggregating four
to six tons of these stamps, are made
to collectors of internal revenue all
Dver the United States. The revenue
bureau has continually on hand in its
great vault some $75,000,000 worth
of stamps, varying in denomination
from as high as 1000 during the
Spanish-American wary down to the
fraction of a cent. Every precau-
ton is taken to safeguard and prop
srly dispose of these many and varied
issues, and once every three years
formal inventory and a general ac-
counting are in order.
A strong effort is being made by the
postmasters of the first class through
but the United States to prevent pos
tage stamps from being used as a
circulating medium in the payment of
subscriptions, debts, etc. The inten-
lion is to secure an act of Congress
authorizing the issuance of stamp
certificate payable on its face at any
postoffice in postage stamps, and
this without cost to the sender This
j. practice of remitting postage stamps
started with the sending only of pos
Eage stamps in sums of less than
pne dollar. but later the fourth-class
postmasters, to build up their sales
Df stamps and the apparent impor-
tance of their Office, encouraged the
sending of the larger sums.
cold boys clubs" are to be or
sanized all over the country, one will
be instituted here within a few days.
They are to take part in the approach
ing national campaign. None will be
eligible for active membership except
such as voted for Fremont or Lincoln,
This movement was initiated four
years ago in Kansas City, Kan,
where there was club of 800 MEM
bers. President Roosevelt is an hon
/ orary member of that club, and il is
/ expected that he will take an active
\ interest in the formation of the club
here and in the perfection of the ma
| tional organization, which is to have
u its headquarters in this city.
h Minister Takahira, of japan, called
| at the White House on a matter per-
n sonal to himself. Referring to the
II Russc-Japanese war he said: ia
pan continues quite hopeful of the
n result of the war. The recent losses
A sustained by Japan are merely the
n fortunes of war and are to be expect.
II ed in a great contest. We have nc
serious complaints to make. / am not
advised as to the course my govern
ment will pursue in its military anc
naval movement. These are matters
to be determined by officials Of arm.
and navy"