The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-29
WASHINGTON WAITS.

Boiled Down Particles From the Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 24-The
jeanette Court of Inquiry will be re-
convened about the first OF April
The statement of the United
States treasurer shows gold, sill
yer and United States notes in
the treasury to, day as follows: Gold
coin and bullion S1s2,61O,755; silver
dollars and bullion $106, 49,. 1872; frac
Lional silver coin S2.77O,959; United
Ssstes notes 1917 $50; total $751;
625, 1856. Certificates outstanding, gold
$40,975, $40; silver SIS, 705, $40; cur
rency 1887 500.
Isaac Deland, the father of Jas. d.
Deland, deputy second comptroller OF
the treasury, died in this city this morn
ing in his eighty-first year. His re.
mains will be taken to 3alesburg, ILL
nois, for interment.
Secretary Folger is no better, being
confined to his bed.
An Official letter from the secretary of
the treasury department lays down the
following rules concerning the enforce
ment of section Of the new tariff
law; The mere fact that in
voices include non-dutiable charges
does not thereby render such
charges liable to duty, and in
proper cases duty should not be LEVIED
on the charges and the commission,
when they can be properly ascertained
Where, however, an invoice of goods
declares that they have been delivered
to the purchaser, or an exporting vessel
free of charges to-him, an invoice must
be taken thereupon, which duties shall
- vs.nA r1f q
praiser makes no advance thereon
Goods now actually laying in bonded
warehouses or a public store, when the
7th section of the act referred to took
effect, it may be considered as entitled
10 adjustment of duty under said
section. Without regard to protest it Is
the duty OF the department and Its of.
fcers TO enforce the law enacted by con.
gress. The department does not deem
It wise or within its authority TO enlarge
the scope of the act so as
TO extend the provisions Of section
10 in connection with section z
to goods not IN public store or bonded
warehouse when the act took effect
and which were imported prior to that
date. Goods imported prior to the tax.
ing effect of that act and which re
NAMED in the general order store, are
70, be considered as bonded warehouse
snd the rule before laid down applies
accordingly.
In taking evidence before the com
mission this morning in the civil case o.
Walsh vs.. Brady Price refused poinf
blank to answer the question relating
10 what are known in the star route
prosecution as the "I'rice drains" upoE
| the ground that to answer would crimi.
nate himself. Price somewhat irrelevent
/ IL told the parties 10 the hearing tina
/ they might go to the grand jury and find
out what he testified TO before that BODY
on the 22nd inst, IL they wanted hf.
views In regard to the Price BradJ
drafts. but that he did not intend to open
his affairs to thu world in a hearing O
this kind while he was under indict
menf upon the evidence of the7piaintiff
The remains of John Howard Payne
the author OF Home, Sweet Home
| arrived in this CITY this morning. The
nndertakers. with The assistance of tht
railroad employees, lifted out the coffin
which was enclosed in wedged shaped
foreign looking box of wood, heavily
bound s the sides and corners Will
| straps of wrought iron. On each sidl
/ were three iron handles. The boz
| was carried with a black pail arC
draped with the Anne lean flag II Wa
borne Al once 10 a hearse followed hs
". W. Corc0ran, G. W Mathews aux
Lieutenant Nicholson Taking q car
| rage The party accompanied the re
mains 10 Oak Hill aud saw them I.l4ceC
in the chaptl Fhe Griffin will y
exposed ID view la the chapti
and probably remain there fs,r come day
befssfe being iemaxsd ~ The saiiIs Il Il
sid tse lawn facing the entrance s. be
ing Thought of the place Of the inter
ment A monument at This point WoulG
be very conspicuous.