Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-15

her, but the order has always been re-
voked at the last moment. Not long ago
a board of appraisement was ordered,
but, after doing their duty in the matter
of appraisement, the board recommended
that the Monocacy be repaired, and for
this reason her sale has again been post
poned.
THE DUTY ON IMPORTED LEAD.
There WAS conference at the Airing
ton Hotel, this evening, of gentlemen in
terested in the lead mining and smelt-
ing industries, for the purpose of agree
ing upon plan OF procedure at the
hearing to be given them to morrow by
Assistant Secretary Tichenor, of the
Treasury Department. They desire to
secure modification Of the ruling OF the
Department, holding that whenever silver
forms the component material OF chief
value in the importation OF silver
and lead ores, the lead ore as well as the
silver ore shall be entitled to customs
entry free of duty. 1t is asserted that,
under this ruling, large quantities CT lead
ore are being imported free of duty from
Mexico, to the serious injury Of the lead
industry of the United States. 1t is con-
tended that the ruling of the department
is erroneous, and that it was the inten-
ton of Congress to make the lead ores
dutiable where there was greater guam
tity of lead than of silver in the import.
alton, Notwithstanding that the value OF
the silver might be greater than that OF
the lead. The importation of silver
with lead, it is alleged, is made,
in many cases, Tor no other
purpose than to evade payment of the
duty on the lead 1t is said that the per-
Sons at the conference Represent fully
500 ,000, 900, and that the admission OF
lead free of duty affects their business to
the extent of 81 100000.
Among those who will appear before
Mr.. Tichenor are Senator Wollcott and
and Ex-Governor Grant of Colorado, G..
w. Bennett, w. G. Van Horn and r. II.
| Terhuue OF Utah, Hon. T. III. Carter. de-
egate in Congress from Montana, Van
| B. Delahunt, repre- ,enting Oregon, Wash
ington Territory and Idaho, Richard M.
| White Of New Mexico, I. N. Clapp OF
Missouri, A. Csswell of New York, and
| Prof. w. P. Rlake Of Connecticut.
| EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
In the case of John Smith, convicted
in the United States District Court of the
Southern District of California, of a
violation of section 2,139, Revised
Statutes of the United States, in selling
whisky to Indians, and sentenced July
II, 1888, to two years. prisonment in
the County Jail and $500 fine, the Presi.
dent has granted pardon on the ground
that the prisoner has now served eight
months of the sentence, is o feeble ole
man, very poor, and unable to pay the
fine.
| VERY CLOSE CALCULATION.
The recent count of the money at the
New York sub-treasury revealed a dis
crepancy OF $35 out of the total sum o.
1854 ,000, 900 to be accounted for. The
shortage resulted from ths acceptance
of few counterfeit notes in the hurry o.
business, and by the loss of a few pieces
of silver. The loss was promptly made
good, and receipt in full given to ex'
Treasurer Hyatt, who was responsible
under his bond for the entire amount.
| THEY CALLED ON HARRISON.
| There was great crowd of callers al
the White House to day. A delegation
consisting of Samuel K. Stratton, N. j.
Carey and Samuel w. Hoyt, of Calilor'
mis-; Mver w. d. Losh mont, of Portland
Capt. w. P. Atwood, U. S. A; G. H
Stoddard, of Nevada, and A. j. Samp
son, of Colorado, had an intervie with
the President.
| REPORT FROM OKLAHOMA.
The clerks detailed from the Genera
Land Office to 90 to Oklahoma to assis
the land officials at Guthrie and King
fisher, have returned to Washington
They state at Kingfeher 800 entries have
been made up to Friday, and at Guthrie
!, 900. The total number of quarter sec
tions in the Territory is 10000.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Among the postmasters appointed to
day by the President were the following
James L. Dryden, Coronado, Cal. Chas
w. Ramer, Fort Collins, Colo. james
H. Sheppard, Idaho Springs, Colo; Geo
w. Robeiler, Yuma, Colo; James N
Scott, Sterling. Colo.