Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
MANNING CRIES REFORM.
CLOSER INSPECTION OF BAGGAGE.
Officials Guilty of Blackmailing Ocean
steamer Passengers-Their baggage
Allowed togo Uninspected-An In
vestigation Called For.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-The Secretary
of the Treasury to day sent letter to Dis
trct Attorney Dorsheimer, at New York,
in regard to the examination of passenger
baggage He says 81 directed the attention
of the collector of the port of New York
to what had reason to think was very
defective and very scandalous condition
of affairs, concerning the examination of
baggage of arriving passengers, and the
criminal payment of money to inspectors
by such passengers / have reason to
feel that this deplorable condi-
ton has not been thoroughly
reformed although there has been some
improvement. | wish the utmost energy
and vigilance used to prevent the pay
ment of money by passengers TO the Gus
toms inspectors. | am told inspectors de-
mand such payments in way to make
the demand not much less than black
mail while the payment of five or ten dol
lars is a common and general fact. If this
scandal cannot be arrested in any
other way, then the department
will send the baggage to the APP
appraisers stores to be examined like
merchandise regularly imported" He
desired the views of the collector on the
subject, but meanwhile he hoped that
that official would take efficient measures
to bring TO justice, any subordinates who
might be guilty of this sort of blackmail-
ing. He wanted no social or political
standing to retard the progress Of justice.
A New Boundary Commission.
WAsHGNGToN, Sept 24-The President
has appointed the following commission,
to mark the boundary line between por-
ton of the Indian Territory and the State
of Texas, to act in conjunction with sim
liar commission appointed by the gov
ernor of Texas: Major NJ r. Livermore,
Lieutenant Thomas l.. Casey and Lieu
tenant Lansing H. Beach of the corps of
United States engineers.
Large Consignment of Silver.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. "A. The United States
steamers Swatara and Yantic, having on
board about SO, 400, 600 in silver coin have
entered Chesapeake bay and will probably
arrive in Washington tomorrow. The
coin will be transferred from the navy
yard to the treasury building by the
| Adams Express company, the wagons OF
which will be guarded by United States
marines.
Ship Loads of Money.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 25.-The United
States vessels Swatara and Yantic ar
rived at the Washington navy yard to
night. The work of transferring the sill
yer from the vessels to the treasury vii
be entered upon tomorrow, and Will con
sumo the greater part of the week. Whel
the coin is received at the treasury depart
ment it will he counted, Il labor whicl
with the present force will occupy abou
two months.
The treasury department rejected tn
bids received to-day for the sale of silve
for the use of the mints, on the grount
that the prices asked were excessive.
Money Order system with Japan.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 25.-On the first O
October next direct exchange of none
orders will 90 into operation between tn
United States and Japan under the pre-
vision OF Il money order convention col
cluded for that purpose by the postmaste
general with the postal authorities of tn
latter cDIptrV