THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON!
Attempt to Arrive at International Agree-'
ment on Silver Ratio.
minister llowen Conducting Negotia
tions with Representatives of
Powen-Anti-Trust Legis
lation Still Pending-.
( From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, D. C., Jan. 29, 1903.
The attempt to arrive at an international
agreement for the maintenance of silver
at a uniform ratio of 32 to 1, is regarded
in official circles, as the most important
recent development. The depreciation
and wide fluctuation of silver has resulted
in grave loss to the Philippines, compli
cated the Venezuelan situation, making
the payment of Venezuela's debts doubly
difficult; and it threatens to ruin China
if that country is compelled by the
Powers to pay the indemnity, incurred
by the late insurrection, in gold. Mexico
has also suffered from the same cause
and has now taken the most energetic
initiative to secure the acceptance by the
United States of the proposed plan.
With this end in view, Senor Enrique C.
Creel has come to Washington to treat
with the Secretaries of State and the
Treasury. China has addressed a note to
this government makinga similar request
and the United States is urged to use its
good offices with Great Britain and
France to secure their co-operation which
would, doubtless, be forthcoming as their
colonies are under the same disadvanta
ges. The possibility of securing the ac
ceptance of the plan by the United
States was suggested to the foreign
nations by the Administration Philippine
coinage bill which is drawn along those
lines.
Minister Bowen is conducting the ne
gotiations with the representatives of the
Powers in Washington, with marked
ability and diplomacy. A general under
standing has been arrived at to the effect
that certain Venezuelan ports, presum
ably La Guira and San Carlos, are to pay
into a fund for the disbursement of the
nation's indebtedness, 30 per cent of their
gross customs receipts. It is proposed
by Minister Bowen, that the fund so ac
cumulated shall be paid pro rata on the
debts proved valid, until the entire
amount shall have been defrayed, and
the diplomats are now awaiting instruc
tions as to the final ratification of this
clause of the proposed protocol. So far
there has been no evidence of a desire ou
the part of any of the Powers to quibble.
It is hoped by the officials of the State
Department and others in touch with the
situation, that the blockade will be ended
at an early date.
No material progress with regard to
anti-trust legislation has been made in
either house of Congress. Both Senate
and House have auti-trust measures on
their calendars, but so far, the Statehood
bill in the Senate has prevented all prog
ress there and in the House attention has
been devoted to the regular appropriation
bills, while the real interest of the lower
chamber lias been centered on the bribery
charges made in the committee on Naval
Affairs. 'A report on these charges is
expected, and it is understood that it will
make Philip Doblin the scape-goat and
will go no further. Mr. Lessler of New
York, is regarded as having proven his
charge that he was offered a bribe of
$5000, but no evidence of a direct rela
tionship between the Holland Torpedo
Boat company and the alleged briber has
been proven.
Considerable interest attaches to the
resolution introduced in the House by
Representative Jones of Washington,
protesting against the proposed Alaskan
boundary treaty, commission, etc. Mr.
Jones, who is a republican, and is famil
iar with the boundary situation, told
your correspondent, after introducing
his resolution, that it was the conviction
of those persons familiar with the situ
ation that Mr. Hay's proposed commis
sion would have the effect of confirming
the British contention that there was a
question as to the exact location of the
boundarv. "Once this point is estab
lished," said Mr. Jones, "it will be easy
for Great Britain to instruct her commis
sioners to 'stand pat' when the commis
sion has failed to agree to demand an
irbitration commission. There is no
question as to where the boundary actu
ally is. It was established in 1825 at three
marine leagues from tide-water, after pro
tracted negotiations between liussia and
Great Britain. This line was never ques
tioned until gold was discovered and then
the Canadian authorities attempted to
establish their boundary over on our side
and have succeeded in encroaching more
and more."
Senator Turner of Washington has pre
sented to the Senate a resolution adopted
bv the chamber of commerce of Seattle,
embodying similar views. Senator Tur
ner has declined to express an opinion in
regard to the merits of the case until he
was more familiar with the provisions of
the treaty which has not yet reached the
Senate. The treaty referred to provides
that the United States and Great Britain
shall each appoint three commissioners,
the whole number to review the evidence
and arrive at a decision, if possible. The
general opinion in Washington is that
the treaty constitutes a diplomatic
triumph for Mr. Hay.
Tuesday Evening1 Hops.
General invitations are out for a series
of Tuesday evening hops at the Piney
Woods Inn, Southern Pines, during
February and March.
The following patronesses have the
dances in charge: Mrs. II. M. Allen,
Mrs. Chas. T. Geyer, Mrs. A. A. Heiz-
man, Mrs. Chas. St. John, Mrs. A. Y .
Benson, Mrs. Geo. A. French, Mrs. F.
E. Van Ness, Mrs. N. F. Wilson, Mrs.
W. B. Frost, Mrs. W. T. Geyer, Mrs
A. Stryker, Mrs. V. W. Chapman, Miss
lleizman, Miss Butler.
Villag-e Kmplorees Dance.
The employees of the Village had a
jolly hop in the Village Hall, last Thurs
day evening. These events are to be
held frequently during the winter.
Music was furnished by E. K. Ellis and
F. C. Miller.
Whist is to be made an auxiliary in
future.
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