Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-06

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equally effective processe', Q 80 100
cents per pound.
Second On refined white c tffe su.
gar, uudried and above No. 20 Dutch
standard In color, 2 2S.100 cents per
pound.
Third On all grades Of retiied cof
fec OugAr, No. 20 Dntch standard ano
below In color, 1 81 100 cents per
pound.
Fourth-On syrup resulting entirely
from r, flung of above enumerated I'm
ported materials, four cents per
prund.
Tee allowance on tugars Will b.
suhjeot to a deduction of OF o per
cen um, a d the allowance on syrup to
a o. duo'inn of ten per centum, as
prescrlbed by law. Meanwhile com.
m%i'stHn is to he appointed, c,nsistipg
e George keyes, sugar examiner,
Boston; La Aver, special treasury
,aont, NV York, au1 one r%efiner, to
b. sglootCd by tho trade at New York,
to determine tho proper rate of draw
back ca ougsrs and tytups under The
acg referred to.
EVANS FIRST
The cumnissiorer IF internal reve.
III haa decided that dies, rolls ard
ointes, which have been used by the
government In E,iAting labels and
wrappsrs bearing Maternal revenue
stamp, cannot DO returned TO the
original owners.
TUB CAST OF CAPT CALM.
Some time aimee Capt. George
Csieb, Of tho Urited Slsten steamer
A%driaus, was srrCated Mt Lopez, NIX
C., and tsiad by the Mexican authori.
5irs upou tho charge of smuggling.
Tic va, found guile aud sentenced to
i've yearO im]pgisonmont and tho ship
o1nfscated. Representative Rose
cranr, Of California, recently wrote
Secretary Fceliughuyson calling atten.
con to this Gaze, and suggesting that
It was proper ouhj act FIR diplomatic
euqIlry. M. John Dvis, acting
secretary, made the folio wing reply:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., June 2
To uou. W. $, Rosecrans,
SIR have she honor TO reply to
letters addressed by you to the secre
tsry In relation to the case of Cap
tain George Caleb, Of The schooner
"Adrians" vt L,p.z, NJ xloo. The
case OF Cap. Cdgb has Ind The con
tinCed earnest attention Of this de.
p,rtment since the news Of the &c zure
# the "Adriana" AID the imprisun
mept of her ccew was first rlcsived
here, aud every ctfort has been made
IN hls behalf through the United
S.stes legation r. Mexico and consu-
late at L0pCz. TIE department. has
OILY recently been put Ia possession of
the jnd clel Gehbencsa Ia the CAGE, con.
demnirg tho captain to five years' i'm.
prisonuent end tho vessel to oun6sca
ZION. A prims fsc,e CASE OF guilt sp-
pears TO have been made out, but the
Qaruest protests aud deniSls IF the
uAtortunste man ard tho ap-
parent severity If Imposing the
m:Simum Ren,crco IN h's csse
while The alleged Mexican sc9omplices
he'd boon allowed 70 oacspe, have
strongly enlisted the pympahies Of the
government In Ctp. OalGb'B behalf
and the president has directed that a
competenG officer Of tho department
De dispatched to Lips with inatruc.
tiors 10 make a fpii investigation Of
he case on the spot. Ulited States
Ntnia,er Morgan has ais, been direct,
ed to watch the proceedings In the
appoal which has been instl uted, and
to afford C.pt, Ctleb oil proper aid in
his defence, employing counsel If nee
essary, Gociug that the Investigation
AT Lrp'z vii be Conducted by Horatio
N, Beach, late consul of the Uuitod
5 ntes a. Puento Csbollo, a competent
iii or, on whose impartial judgment
this depart m2ut department places re-.
liauco. ! hnve the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
j HIN DAVIS, Acting Sec'y.