The Brandon news., 1905-08-17
Qua WASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM oUR
NATIONS CAPITOL.
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED
deduction on Petroleum are made in
Order to Make Tariff Unifrom.
The Philadelphia Mint Closes
Down.

The Philadelphia Mint Closes
Down.
Sweeping reductions in rorthbound
freight rates on petroleum products
SO as TO make the tariff northbound
and sorthbound uniform, especially
noteworthy in view Of recent charges
OF a combination between railways
and the Standard Oh Company for
exaetlng higher rates northbound,
were announced in new schedules filed
with the interstate commerce commits
sion by the Illinois Central and Louis
Vile d Nashville railways. From New
Orleans to Chicago, from Al cents per
IOo pounds to % cents; to st. Louis
from 80 cents to l8 cents; to Cincin-
natl, from SO cents to % IL cents,
and to Louisville from IS cents to Is
cents. The charges~of combination
were made in complaint recently fl
ed by the Gulf Refining Company of
Port Arthur, Tex, which alleged that
the difference in the rates between
northbound and southbound petro-
leum operated as bar to Texas and
Louisiana oil entering the territory
OF the Standard Oil Company's pro-
ducts to enter the territory in the
south. The complaint was filed June
2S and the railways were given twen-
ty days IN which to answer the chrrg-
eS. Before the expiration Of this time
an extension of twenty days was CIV
en-. The Louisville & Nashville and
the illinois Central replied within the
time limit and it is believed the 9TH
er roads concerned in the complaint
will follow this action. The Cincin-
matt, New Orleans & Texas Pacific
the Alabama Great Southern and the
New Orleans & Northeastern are in
rolved. -
Senor j. B. Calvo, minister Of Costa
Rlca at Washington, who was infuen-
tlal IN the movement by which the
representatives of South American
governments several months ago
urged Mr.. Taft to reduce the trans
portatlon tariff ON the Panama rail
road, in order that the products of
South and Central America countries
might be brought cheaply to the
American market, has been officially
advised that the desired measures
have been, in part, effected Senior
~Calvo has received this letter from
Mr.. Adee, Acting Secretary of the
Department Of State: "Local rates
@a&ross the isthnus have been reduced
and an investigation IS now under way
looking to the establishment Of fat
rate across the isthmus. Rates from
New York to Panama have been re-
duced approximately 80 per cent.
With reference to the exclusive agree
ment which formerly existed between
the Panama Railroad and Steamship
Lane and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, whereby through bills Of
lading between New York and points
ON the western coast, between Panama
and San Francisco, could only be is
sued in conjunction with those two
lines, YOU are informed that a six
months notice was required to ter
minate such agreement. Such notice
was given, and on July IL the exclu-
sire privilege Of the Pacific Mail lap
sed. Therefore this business is now
open to all established lines of steam
ships having regular sailings."
The government has ordered Phildel-
phia mint to cease operations and dis
phia mint TO cease operations and dis
pense with the services Of the 600
employees, except those necessary 20
attend to the affairs Of. the institu-
tion when coinage has beer stopped.
The 100000 pesos being coined for
The Panama government will be fin
ished in a few days, and there is no
more bullion TO be coined. It was ex-
pected that the authorities would
consent to the coinage Of the 106,-
000,000 silver dollars which are stored
at the mint into subsidiary coin, but
instead Of being allowed to go ahead
on this work Superintendent Landish
has been instructed to close the in
stitution.
There is said to be friction between
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Shaw over the action Of the president
In ignoring the secretary when he IS
sued orders to Surgeon General Wy
man to take charge Of the fever sit
uation at New Orleans.
Capt. FL. NJ. Reeve, who was mem
her nf the general staff of the army