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The Commoner.
Battling there.
The American Free Trade league
hold a meeting in Boston, Mass., on
December 30, at. which meeting the
following resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, the tariff duties upon beef
and coal, by assisting the extortions
of monopoly or by withholding relief
from them, have proved a11 serious
hardship for our people, and, Where
as, such abundant evidence is easily
accessible to congress that iavestiga
tion need "not cause delay in the re
moval of this hardship. Resolved, that
as American citizens we ask that the
tariff duty on beef and coal be now
removed. Resolved, that if the tariff
duties in general be postponed, we
urge that an exception be made in
the case of these duties " upon beef
and coal and that they be removed
and those articles placed on the free
list at the present session of con
gress. Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to each United
States senator and member of the
house of representatives."
It was announced on December 31
that President Castro of Venezuela
had signified his willingness to sub
mit the dispute between his country
and the European powers to The
Hague tribunal. This is interpreted
as clearing the way for the arbitra
tion of the controversy and much
satisfaction is expressed 'in various
Quarters as to the outcome.
United States Minister Squires at
Havana recently reported that no op
position is expected to the passage of
the reciprocity treaty with Cuba. Thi
view is also confirmed by the state
ment of President Palma in regard to
. the matter.
According to a Now York dispatch
the Erie Railroad company and the
Pennsylvania Coal company have been
sued by 22 residents of New York city
for damages aggregating $1,100,000.
The suit is made on the claim that
these 22 persons were forcibly taken
to the mines against their will and
compelled to work, taking the places
of the striking miners.
An interesting opinion was deliv
ered by the grand jury of Kings coun
ty in, the caso of the Brooklyn Tran
sit; company. This opinion was to the
effect that municipal ownership is the
only solution of the difficulties in
which the company is placed and the
jury also expressed the opinion that
tho roads could be operated at a profit
on a 3-cent fare basis.
On December 31 it was reported
from Wellfleet,4 Mass., thai there has
been an exchange of messages by the
Marconi system between the Welifieet
station and Poldhu, Cornwall. Well
fleet is 600 miles furthor Irom Poldhu
than the Tablehead station at Capo
Breton, N. S.
A dispatch from San Francisco, Cal
under date of December 23, says: The
transport Thomas brings news of a
new cholera outbreak in Manila.
When tho Thomas left, thirty cases of
cholera were being reported daily.
Army surgeons arriving on tho Tho
mas say the disease is raging un
checked in the southern provinces. In
Iloilo the death rate is very heavy and
tho authorities seem powerless to
cheek the epidemic.
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The Week at Washington.
An Associated press cablegram from
Rome relating to tho attitude of this
country toward the arbitration of the
Venezuelan dispute was given out on
December 27 as follows:
Ambassador Meyer today presented
to the foreign office the president's
reply on the Venezuelan arbitration.
The president says that although ho
is very much gratified at tho confi
dence the powers have shown in him
by choosing him as arbitrator, which
position ho would have accepted if
there were no other means of solving
the question, he thinks it better to
submit the case to The Hague trib
unal, especially as all the powers
concerned are willing.
The president adds that, as there
are questions of national policy in
volved, after a thorough considera
tion and in accordance with all the
sentiment of powers concerned, who
have shown an honorable spirit of mu
tual consideration and moderation, he
is glad to be informed that they all
have agreed to submit the question
to The Hague tribunal.
It is said that Germany is disap
pointed because of Mr. Roosevelt's de
cision in the matter, but no doubt is
expressed but that the trouble will
be referred to The Hague.
mistress, Minnie M. Cox, who wns
forced to resign somo time ago. Tho
nutter has been investigated by tho
pos.rafu.ter general and this decision
'.vas made.
The senate committee on military
affairs is investigating the method of
army appointments. Much complaint
has been made on this subject, it be
ing claimed that injustice is being
done officers in the matter of promo
tions. It is expected that the com
mittee will finish tho investigation
before congress opens again and be
ready to report on the subject.
It was reported on December 30
that Justice Claibaugh of the district
supremo court is engaged in hearing a
petition filed by Antonio M. Ycasca, a
young Filipino, who is seeking to ob
tain naturalization papers. He came
to this country after signing the trea
ty of peace between tne United States
and Spain. He applied for naturaliza
tion papers in this district. The local
law requires that all applicants for
citizenship must renounce allegiance
to his country. He had no country
to renounce and on this cround he
was denied naturalization papers by
the clerk of the district supreme court
Secretary Root has referred to the
civil courts of the Philippines for deci
sion the controversy between the two
elements in the Catholic church in the
islands. The contention is over somo
property which is claimed by the
Catholic church and which one branch
of the church organization held. The
case was first referred to Governor
Taft, who held that the question was
one for adjustment by the civil courts
and this objection was confirmed by
Secretary Root.
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On December 31 the state depart
ment was officially advised through its
fiscal agents in China that the second
installment of the Chinese indemnity
fund must be paid in silver or on a
silver basis. This amounts to ?490,
098 to this country. Some doubt has
been expressed as to the ability of
China to pay her obligations even
on this basis and it may be necessary
for the powers interested to submit
the whole case to Tho Hague for ad
justment An interesting feature of the cabi
net meeting on January 2 1 was ; tbe de
cision to close permanently the post
office at Indianola, Miss., unless the
o i. fowri pnnsfint to the
Statement of the colored post-1
On January 2 it was announced that
one hundred thousand tons of bread
stuff must bo imported from wheat
producing centers to Australia during
the coming season to meet harvest de
ficiencies, says United States Consul
Coding at Newcastle, in a statement
dated November 11. The crop in New
South Wales, he says, will not reach 50
per con' of tho quantity reaped last
year, and Victoria will require im
ports of 3,G37,920 bushels of wheat to
supply her needs. The situation is
not so bad in South Australia, though
the crop there is less than last year.
About 15,000 tons of California flour
are afloat for New South Wales, bir
the consul says tho price of California
flour has risen so greatly that tho ef
fect will bo to divert a great deal of
the trade to Canada, which raises hard
wneat ol a class well suited to mix
with California flour.
Senator Hoar made public on Jan
uary 2 his anti-trust bill which he
asked leave before the senate ad
journed for the holidays to introduce.
The bill goes to the committee on ju
diciary. In brief, it appropriates
$500,000 for the enforcement of the
provisions of the act; corporations
must file sworn statements with the
interstato commerce commission show
ing capitil stock, its value amount
paid on it, .dividends declared, etc.,
and for falluro to comply with all
these provisions its right to do inter
state business will be forfeited.
hand for their redemption.
Tho cash in tho treasury is classified
as follows: Gold rosorvo, $100,000,
000; trust funds, $870,57-1 ,0G9; general
funds, $150,200,532; In national Imnl;
depositories, $150,210,598; total, $1,
331,081,200, against which them are
demand liabilities outstanding amount
ing to $96G,211,820, which leaves a cash
balance on hand of $304,409,200.
Tho condition which President Cac
tro of Venezuela attached to his re
sponse to tho alllos arbii ration pro
posal was recently made public. It is
said that the president is anxious to
arbitrate but does not favor The
Hague tribunal, desiring ono of tho
American republics to a?t aa arbitra
tor. Notwithstanding thU objection,
however, it is not regarded as proba
blo that tho original program with re
gard to Tho Haguo tribunal will bo
changed.
On January 2 It was announced that
tho Bolivian ministry has recclyed a
cablegram saying that tho Bolivian
government has signed a treaty for ar
bitration with tho republic of Peru to
settlo the boundary question. Tho ar
bitrator selected Is the Argentine government
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The debt is recapitulated as follows.
Interest-bearing debt, $914,541,240;
debt bearing no interest, $935,777,109,
debt on which interest has ceased
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