The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-07-02

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rational banks or the country hare re.
.eived in individual deposits s4,sss.-
aeo. asa. which is more than a billion
and n half dollars In excess OF he en-
Tire outstanding none supply of the
limited States. The year which VIII
| close with the present month has been
! one OF exceptional prosperity fer ma
tional banks. Since May II. 1908. there
has been a net increase OF l55 N the
number OF national banks. Notvith-
| standing the unusual number OF banks
| withdrawing from the national sys-
tenn. the aggregate capital. surplus n
profits OF the hanks reporting on April
| %, 1909. amounted TO $i,7aao57.o10.
an increase OF 5s.5s6.+2S during the
year. The loans and discounts in
creased s434, 763, 1873. deposits $685.
4os,5s4 and total sI1i261<
las.
The revenue cutter service was
thrown into a flutter over the reports
| that the steamship Nanticoke and the
! tug Dispatch were believed to Re en-
gagged in conveying a large coasign-
! nent of war munitions to friends of
! former President Castro in Venezuela.
Finally the Nanticoke was located by
the cutter service mp the Chowan river
in North Carolina and the cutter Pam
lico was stationed at the mouth Of the
river to watch her. Later word came
from Venezuela that they had pur-
chased the two vessels for the govern
ment's use On Lake Maracaibo.
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The famous Taft Philippine partye
SO called because President Tai. who
at the time of the trip was Secretary
of War, and Mrs. Taft chapercncd it
20 the Orient and back with s~eral
subsequent happy marital results.
showed its appreciation of Miss Mabel
Boardman by presenting her th a
richly diamond-studded watch and
chain. President Taft made the pres
entation.
The President accepted the Teeigna-
ton of Indian Commissioner Leupp
and appointed in his place Robert @.
Valentine, who had been serytng as
Assistant Commissioner of Indiln AT
fairs. Poor health was given ty Mr..
Leupp as the reason for his with
drawal AT the same time it was no
secret that the Indians Rights Associ-
alton had opposed his administration
of the bureau.
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An agreement has been made be,
tween the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and the parties interested in
the Spokane rate case, including the
shipping interests and the railroads,
that the phases of the question set in
controversy should be postponed un-
til next fall, when the whole matter
will be thrashed out on its merits.
The commodity rates will remain as
they are until then.
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A new system for the instruction
and examination of diplomatic as
pirants has been established in the
State Department under the direction
of Assistant Secretary Wilson. What
the secretary says he wants is Ameri-
canism plus eosmopolitanism. Already
some score Of new appointees have
been put through a course of sprouts.
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The board of engineers has reported.
that a nine-foot channel is sufficient
to care for canal and river commerce
between Chicago, St. Louis and the
Gulf of Mexico. The fourteen-f foot
channel asked for would be too ex-
pensive. 1t would cost SIPS. O00. 900 to
construct and $4,000. 900 a year to
maintain.
Two agents of the Department of
Justice have been sent to st. Iouis to
investigate charges that government
meat inspectors were paid by packers
10 pass diseased meat. The accusation
was made by James Harms in a LEI.
ter rendering his resignation rs in
srector.
Under an International agreement
sturgeon fishing I'm the waters az the
united States and Canada Is 10 he
prohibited for five years. the closed
season 70 begin in 1911.
Labor Com admission for New York
pursuant 20 a Law passed b. tbs