The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-14

for uncertainty and give the defendants
fair chance to have ii Quashed OF, demurrer.
The witnesses, whose names are Endorsed
in the indictment as having testified before
the Grand Jury, are Bernard Reiss, Edward
b. Jerome, Thomas L. Eager, w. w. Stack
pool, James c. Mccoy and Ellis A Holmes.
The Grand Jury did not meet yesterday,
having adjourned from Tuesday to this
afternoon.
WILL CASHIN BE EXTRADITED.
DiSptches were received yesterday in this
city by officials stating that papers were
now on their way from the Secretary of
States Office in Washington upon which a
authorities for the extradition of Cashin.
Correspondence on the subject has also
passed between Washington and Ottawa,
but its nature has been kept close secret.
No move toward eXtradition could be made
until an Indictment was duly found The
bench warrant has now been signed and
officers are already on their way to Van
couyeT. where Cashin now considers him.
self safe from arrest. The papers from
Secretary Blaine's office will be transmitted
to them as soon as they are received by the
United States Marshal for the district of
Northern California.
Notwithstanding the serious doubt as to
whether the Canadian authorities will con-
sent TO surrender Cashin to the custody of
United States officers in the absence of any
No'y uCNidl ing conspiracy 70 utlTduu Tue
government an eXtraditable offense, il is
believed that Cashin will not take any risks
oil being arrested. He has more than ons
way of getting out of our northern neighbours
clutches. The China and Japan steamers
which ply regularly between British Co.
lumbla and the tea ports will afford him an
easy escape if he chose to hide himself in a
remoter port of the globe.
THE TOBACCO APPEAL CASE.
The Sumatra tobacco appe al case is set
Tor hearing this morning before National
Appraiser Shurtlef. Mr. Coombs, the New
Dibble in behalf of Liebes Brothers, has
requested the Government 10 resample
every package of the large consignment
which has inspir ed the contest. His clients,
he says. are willing to abide by any decision
which would be the result of any fair and
1ull inspection OF every package. This
proposition did not meet with any favorable
response on the part of the Government
officers, as they very fatty declined TO
entertain it
THE EFFECT on TRADE.
In press interview ID. Samuels of the
Lace House throws considerable light on
the nature OF the frauds praciieed on the
customs officials of San Francisco within the
past two years and its effects upon honest
importers. lie said: Heretofore a large
portion or my trade was with the big dress
makers who purchased high priced silks.
ually and went TO other houses. l could
not understand the reason why, and IRE
Quenuy / spoke 10 my statesmen, asking
them Il there was not something in their
method or ways that angered the custom
ers. Several times | came across the dress
makers myself and they astOnished me with
their assertions TO the effect that they could
purchase goods elsewhere at much
CHEAPER price than ! offered them AS
usual thing l did not believe what | heard,
taneying that 1t was only ruse to get me
10 sell cheaper. but the customers failed TO
return and | was compelled at last 10 con-
elude that was being underbid.
a STRONG ILLUsTR ALTON.
can give you an Illustration that is
probably stronger than any other. For
years and years | have furnished nearly all
the silk yelyets used in this part of the
country for Tie knights Templar regalia.
ADO ut two years ago ne sale had dropped
Oh almost entirely, and in the past twelve
months | don't think | sold eight yards Of
silk yelyets. That line of goods is very ex-
pensiye. and neither myself nor anybody
else can possibly sell il al less than S11 a
J ard without serious loss. Still the three
leading regalia-makeTS of this city would
come TO me and laugh when / offered them
the goods at actual cost price.
l saw that there v as something wrong,
ana wanted 10 get I'D of my yelyets at
as small loss as possible, but l could get
no buyers. The result is that 10 this day
my shelves are full Of the very finest silk
yeiYets that l could not sell before, but
that l VIII easily dispose OF, now that the
Custom-house frauds are exposed. | re-
member on one occasion Offering Il customer
SIX yeigetS IN large lot for Sill. the bed-
rock price. He positively swore TO me that
he could get the same go0ds down the street
for SIS 80 per yard. l did not believe him
then, but | do new. Those fellows could
have sold the velYets at s. 80 a yard and
stu make big prckt the way they were
getting them. The same thing occurred In
cashmeres for ]. O. 0. f. regalias. They
could not be sold at profit for less than 20
cents yard, still the smugglers carried the
trade with cashmeres at 70 cents a yard
All that is over now and prices are again
looking up. Snce the expose most of nv
dreSsmakers have returned, and so have
the regalia men; they are the only people.
apparently, who might complain al the way
things have turned"