, 1876-03-11
WHISKY.
sickening Revelations Of Of.
aoial Corruption in Cali. ;:
fornia. "
Result Of The investigations sfspeclal-
Agent D. L. Phillips.
His Efforts Thwarted by Revenue
Officers, Lawyers, and Juries,
Serious Charges Concerning Senator Sar.
gtnts Interference in Whisky
Matters.
Mr. HeBing Continues His Ne
gotiations with the
Government,
And Lays Stress on His Good Work In
Getting Mann Removed. .
General Outline OF Col. Jucsson's
Statement to tho Dis
trict-Attorney.
It Is Not UnlikelyNhat Mr. Hesing Will
Il Be Let Down Easy.
Dfscord In tho Ranks of the Distillors Of
tho Second Batch.
And Lays Stress on His Good Work In
Getting Mann Removed.
General Outline Of Col. Juesson's
Statement to the Dis
trict-Attorney.
It Is Not Unlikelythat Mr. Hesing Will
: Be Let Down Easy.
Dfscord In tho Ranks Of the DistiIlors OF
tho Second Batch.
CALIFORNIA cRooKEoNEss.

10 H.
oditor of thu Bpinoaeld State Journal arrlvod
IN THU CITY from California. vherp ho had boon
engaged for several months in ferrot.nr out
crnoknIfnern md enrr7,ntjnn nnnnno thu limited
states officials On tho racilo Coast. In tho
afternoon. a Tn1nusR commissioner called 1t tho
Pacific Hotel and. after eondinc m his card WAS
tfr,1jnllv invited tn wend hta NAV to pnr1or q
which ho did uader tho guidance Of duskY
brother, WHO must haye boon quito piokaninny
vhen President Lincoln issued tho eeaanctpn-
ton proclamation. gunsto tap Of tho rcpoz-
toriai kuuck!os Was responded to by u cheerful
-. co,noL~ and the nowecathoror found binnolftn
~ 1.ss,. ~ - rsn.,ss".n .hn.a ...ats.;aaa
ZIG p.%'soueo VI Koos1e!n@A "Ae0o .o'o.AA'oao
arc OF m astounding chafaetof' Aitef tho cus-
tonary BalutAtiopa aud b abort conversation on
tho weather, State politics, aud other o1tranoous
nnbiec,e, tho reportar sa1d:
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alf' fninpS' naso CONS 70 1nteefs" 5on
III connection with your Visit to CALIFORNIA, and
tho results thereof"
+Wol, can't sAy that I an at liberty to re-
yoa1 much. as am on nv WAY to Washington.
.,5 ~ xortd ha ,,nfo;r IN liza .r+bo,itfaa ~ a..
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tclpatc tue Information Th'ch haTe gathered
and Which I shall impart
"When did you SO to California;"
NJ 1cst haro Hopt. G hat. and WIS ooao nx.otrr
s4 1oontha :"
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"W.s :. y your Tistt s.t,sf.e:ory2" .
CONCERNED, but not Otherwise"
~ nia vou fud
,a',,, oou,,r
MUCH cAuoAhoSkss'
Yea, cit, did. Tho rovenuc service OF Cali
fornla Is seething, boiling eauidron Of oosrup-
.s y" ,',n.s4 :. f.ovornranrt oss,ss, ~, ~ p.,56o
"Did you discover much ezookodneaa among
| tho distiliers ?"
ave. az n,,,n ,,., von b.vo INV i7a. =,
Tin wlo1c ~ nhsky ~ hnancsr ] mt tbero Is one fotta
masa o. a Rons!ca. costngiinn. l., r,,,,,. -,
"Th.rc aro nhn';t uy I6d hnt git, ~ sbo,. h.it.a
a,,.n aaI anuIs ~. on' VIII @ooa' n"a''A-
oo1c@l oAsoP''ons Lnoy ato
| FA91E uiEItia4.A1B, 1,
A. a. "nlen arc naae APPLE AK Anu gtapo.oLanay'
| ine othefe A1o gram alstnietios 1of tho manu-
q H. 1u% dstorn Afford tho
whisky bro9hron @ % much Of % a. opportuaty % E,r for
1un1suR oal clooA94 otuA
| tn'nx n9t mo ntat osst!lleIe aso moaslJ
snn n.t y ~ von nd aav tho ,ratv
! yell wuas uo sou nno a"ouR tno @alskY
| aist1lcta
louhu ~ su1t Icy naso M peon S5as'nty 15ns
grinding tns s d shee aS4 snd thst
tney lAvo oeen a1uso @od sh augsou - saosgan oy
| Staten Senator down to the loueat clerk IN tho
feaGin enpsuIi. IT, ,,..,,,. :. -.
~, How dla toe alSa4ess manage 70 sas away
VIII 4ho7 ths aooas Ssd ss poos loading from III. d,.
al1ef1es 70 unaefGrouna tnbs and the revenue
| oilie'RA 5000 atoaha Az mo ttno @'th thelr
eyes cloaso ano tho!r paoKa tufnea*
IAh sEE1iNoa:
| "uoT much 90 yofhupposo that tho Govern
ment has been Cheated out OF BY lho efookati
| dlatillers 2"
- shoutd aay taoo0 goo Or % COO. .o90 1t
le.st, though 1t 1oay be doub'o that amount"
"liow :" many dists'lorsos nro thoFo in san Tran
"Fons, bus only threo sro sfo In aetlvc opera
house."
| "AFe they large establishments 7"
~Yes worry large. They do alt the whisky
| business on tho coaatn
"Wha. arc their narcu2"
| Tho Pacific, Antioch. Bay VIew, and Boteso.
| Tho laat-nAmed ono ID the malt house,"
! "Dtd thor al work together harmontousIy 7'~
| "Ycs, shey Ill pulled together, aud prao-
tically formed pool. Tho Pacific Oisti1Iery Is
| owned by 4 company composed entirely OF der
mana, aud during The tmo OF tho ca taa they
mado uearly el,5oo. 900 By running crooked
Eoods. All tho distlllories there arc owned by
| dA1... ~