Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-19

| stoner Douglass to. day telegraphed the
various Supervisors who are engaged
In the seizure OF illicit distilleries, to
send the names of the officers employ
ed at the Establishments seized, that
they may be dismissed at once,
1t 10 reported that several distiiler-
les have been seized at various points
among which is the establishment of
Bingham &c Co., at Evansville Ind
Other seizures are reported at Pektn
ILL.,, Cincinnati and elsewhere.
ST. LOUIS, May ll-Nothing impor-
tant transpired to-day regarding the
seizures of distilleries yesterday, ex-
cept that Hawley and his assistants
have been busy all day preparing evil
dence to libel the property seized.
Rectifying houses can give bonds
under the law and proceed with bust
ness, but the distilleries seized are still
In the hands Of the officials.
Special Telegram to the Inter, ,Ocean.I
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May. l0-This
morning Q concerted raid was made
on the distilleries of this city by local
internal revenue officers, aided by off,
GERS Of the secret service from Wash
ington, st. Louis, Chicago, and Balti-
more. Supervisor Hedrick, Of Iowa,
was present, and win be present at the
investigation to follow the seizure
The raid was made in all directions at
once. The seizures made and their
estimated values are as follows: The
rectifying establishment Of A. Schoen-
field, estimated at $4,000; Menomo-
nee distillery, $4,000; the following
were placed under the charge of keep
ers: Kinnickinnick distillery, J. Nun
nemacher proprietor; estimated value,
$15,O0O. Thomas O'Neilps distillery,
value $4,000; Louis Rinkskoff's dis
tillery, value 100000; Charles Gaus'
distillery, value $4,000; F. Bergen
that's distillery, value 10000; Kinks
k0ff's Brothers' rectifying house, valu-
ed at $4,000. 1t tisreported that other
seizures will be made tomorrow. De-
tectives also found twenty.six barrels
Of whisky in brick-yard at q jump
of station on the Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad, within the city limits.
MILWAUKEE, May ii - There have
been twelve distilIeries and rectifying
houses seized in this city and vicinity,
four of which have applied to the U.
s. Court and secured permission to re-
sumo operations, upon giving the
bonds required by law.
As fast 40 the establishments can be
appraised they are turned over to the
custody OF U. s. Marshals. Some of
the distillers whose property has been
seized threaten to bring snits for dam.
ages.
WASHINGTON, May l3.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury is vigorously engaged in
the work Of prosecuting the raid against all
the parties engaged, directly or indirectly,
In Illicit whisky disti.lation. Treasury
agents are requested in oil cases whers Q.
s. attorneys and revenue officials fail TO
give full support to the Investigations in
progress. to report their names to the De-
partment.
A Milwaukee agent telegraphs to the
Solicitor to-day that he has discovered
subterranean tank, with a capacity of 25,-
900 gallons, belonging to one of the Nil
waukee distilltrs,
MILWAUKEE, May 13.-Yesterday the
four distilleries which had been released by
the Court on special bonds resumed opera
tions. To-day dispatch was received
from Washington ordering the officers to
stop them until they had given new bonds
10 place Of those given on the first OF May,
The distillers here telagraphed to-day to
the distillers at Chicago. S. Louis and else
where, proposing to unite with them In
testing the constitutionality Of the internal
revenue act. A favorable reply was re-
ceived from Chicago, aud the distillers havo
resolved to proceed. they have retained
Ex-senator Carpenter to take the question
into the Courts.