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Show PAYING HER DEBT8. Russia Abolishes Retaliatory Duties Upon American Imports. St Petersburg. The Imperial ukase abolishing tho retaliatory duties on American imports was gazetted Friday Fri-day and was placed In lmedlnto effect ef-fect nt nil custom houses bo telegraphic tele-graphic orders from tho ministry of finance. The uknso Is as follows: "Acting on tho recommendation of the minister of llnnncc, Sept. 7, tho emperor hns decreed: "First To rcvoko tho order placing plac-ing u high duty on certnln goods of United StnteH origin which are Included Includ-ed under sections 82, 1B0, 1B2, 153. 1G1, 1C7H nnd 173C of tho general customs cus-toms tariffs for European trndo, nnd to rovoke also tho necessity for showing n declaration of origin and manufacture. manufac-ture. "Second This order shall bo published pub-lished In tho index of laws nnd telegraphic tele-graphic Instructions shall bo given to nil customs houses to put It Into effect ef-fect nt onco." Tho Imports nffectcd by tho foregoing fore-going sections Include, raisins, tars, llnished and unfinished cast Iron, wrought Iron nnd steel manufactures thereof, such nH boilers, tools, sowing machines, agricultural Implements, traction engines and gas nnd water meters. These nro now Importnblo under tho general European tariff, nnd after Jan. 1 under tho schedules or the new Russo-Germnn commercial treaties. |