Show argentra is to apply a prohibitive tariff i new yorla sept 14 cablegrams Cable grams from were received yesterday by the leading exporters in new york saying that the government had given that it was to levy a prohibitive tariff tomorrow on all parta of agricultural and industrial used and call ing on the american government to the alres were kept hot all yesterday afternoon between new york and cities and by nightfall arrangements had been completed to lay th e matter before the secretary 0 stat today A representative senta tive of exporters said yesterday this news is 50 sudden we hardly know what turn we do not even know it argentina Is to apply the prohibitive and australian exports although we believe not we wall ask secretary root to direct the american minister at buenos ayres to intervene goes effect it will be a heavy blow to american manufacturers more than a thousand carloads of machinery aro shipped every year from this country to argentina but there is little profit la fhe trade the profitable end of the business is in the export to argentina ot spare parts used for repairing on which duty has averaged less than 25 per cent levied on machinery proper it will bo a day or two before we find out it we can stop the new tariff or ascertain the motive ot argentina she has practically no coal iron or wood except dye woods so there is no opportunity for argentina to build factories to compete with foreign makers of machinery there must be some trick behind this move commissary concessions president Is satisfied with the markel contract new york sept 14 the president yesterday received from theodore P chairman of the panama canal commission a special report of an investigation vesti gation into the charges of arregu in the granting of the 50 commissary concession made by hudgins dumas of new york according to a dispatch from oyster bay the report which was asked for by the president last weak came to sagamore hill by a special messenger from mr home in connecticut the messenger remained in bay until a reply was received from the president it is understood that chairman report on the granting of tha concessions waa satisfactory is and that the president will take no further action on the hudgins dumas charges cabie OF ILLNESS new york sapa 14 speaking ol 01 tho condition ot baron komura the japanese peace plenipotentiary who is u at the astoria dr ard ono of he physicians called to attend him last night said baron komuvas Ko muras illness is undoubtedly due to his trip to boston while there bo spent an evening with a friend in the suburbs when he returned he rode 1 an open victoria it started to rain and the baron was drenched he went immediately to bis train and did not change his wet clothes until an hour afterward the following day he seventh ho arrived in this city and suffered from chills I 1 was called and then dr brewer was summoned in consultation on sunday morning the barons fever had diminished but on monday it was higher at first it was thought necessary to perform an operation as was feared that an abscess was forming now it is not necessary the barons condition is at present very favorable As yet w have made no formal diagnosis as to the fever but e are st the symptoms and a nurse every hour Is taking tho patients temperature ASTOR SUES NEW YORK new york sept 14 william wal dorf astor has filed a claim against the city for asserting that his property here lias been damaged by the changing of grades the claim was published in the city record yesterday |