The Portland daily press., 1883-01-26
WASHINGTON.
No Indictment Against Dickson.

No Indictment Against Dickson.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
Although no final return to the court has vet
been made by the grand jury In regard to Dick
sons case there seems to be no doubt that they
have decioed to ignore the charges preferred
BY the government. On their own responsible
tY the jury sent for four of the Jurors in the
first Star route trial in addition to witnesses
summoned by special counsel, and as a result
of heir examination il is said they refused 20
to to hold Dickson for trial.
The Nomination of Starbuck Favorably
Reported.
The Senate committee on commerce agreed
70 report favorably upon the nomination of
Starhuck to be supervising inspector of steam
vessels for the second district OF New York
vice Tower, and Gen. Ketchum to be APP
praiser of merchandise at the custom house Of
New York vice Howard.
The Sugar Refiners Unhappy
The sugar refiners are good deal disturbed
by the amendment which Mr.. Frye has pro-
posed TO the sugar schedule. 1t was reported
at the time that the rougher grades of lum Der
were placed upon the free list, that Mr. Frye
was SO incensed that the only industry in which
Maine had an interest was to be- stricken down
by the votes of the Republicans that he would
move to put sugar on the free list. He has not
done this but he has presented an amendment
which seems to be scarcely less Objectionable
TO the representatives of the sugar interest
proposes TO reduce the tariff on sugar in the
average to about one-half cent per pound. or
about one-half the rates proposed in the bills
reported BY both committees. The amendment
ls, practically, the pasi which Mr.. Candler of
Boston has SO long a.. 7ocated, which the re-
nners say is In the interest mainly of the West
India trade. Whatever the purpose of the
amendment, it contemplates reduction on
sugar for about one-half of one cent per pound
and for that reason will receive very consider
able support on the Republican side.
Duties on Mineral Water.
The mineral water manufacturers and dealers
OF the country are moving in force npon
Congress TO secure legislation favorable to
home industry in their aqua productions They
have been before the Senate finance and House
ways and means committee, presenting facts
going to prove that the ApollinaFis wafer and
fereign waters which arc admitted to Ameri-
can ports free OF duty, on pretence that they
are natural waters, are artificial Ia reality and
that the importers are cheating government
ont OF large sum of money annually which
they should be compelled to Gay in cuties
They represent that the Apolinaris Water
Company of London is really indebted TO the
Un'Ied States not less than $2,e00,e00, aud
that 1t is taking $500, 600 o year from the
national treasury under protection of a wrong
rning OF the Secretary of the Treasury put
ting their manufactured goods on the free list
as Datural water. They propose TO demonstrate
the trath of their representation by unanswer-
able chemical tests and scientific proof They
ask Tor an ad valorem import duty of % cenls
on manufactured and natural waters alike as
the only way to ascertain the object sought.
Marriage Of Senator Bayard's Daughter
Miss Mabel BAyArd, daughter of Senator
Bayard was married today to Mr.. Samuel f.
Warren of Boston.