Show From Washington WASHINGTON June 8 Reuben Daily of for tho Indianapolis Indiana formerly correspondent 11 dianapolis Sentinel has been appointed stenographer to the InterState Commerce Commission The Secretary of the Treasury today authorized au-thorized the employment of six nurses to attend at-tend the sick in iho hospital at Key West and four guardsto protect tho property of persons removed to the hospital Woodruff Button of Now York has protested pro-tested to the InterState Commission against the suspension of tho long and short haul clause of the law in favor of tho transcontinental transconti-nental railroad lines Button Co are engaged rairad lnes d C gaged in clipper transportation around the continent and in behalf of tho clipper lines it is stated that the transcontinental lines have made war upon them I is alleged that the roads require shippers to enter into a contract t ship all overland freights by rail and that inducements were held out to contractors by offering lower rates on freights than those accorded t the general public Sutton expresses the belief that tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company is interested inter-ested with tho railroad companies in their efforts to secure the suspension oi tho fourth section the law the object being to crush out clipper line competition olppcr lno oomptiton Assistant Secretary Maynard has informed in-formed the Collector of Customs at El Paso Texas that tho Department is of the opinion opin-ion that a strict enforcement of the regulations regula-tions for free entry for domestic animals exported and returned will prevent the illegal importation of cattle described by him as having been branded in Mexico with he same brand as that used in tho United States or being the offspring of domestic cattle exported to Mexico for grazing purposes pur-poses pses Treasury Department is informed I through the State Department that Russia has raised the import duty on iron and steel and on articles manufactured in whole or in part from these metals from 25 to S per cent |