The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-11
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! afternoon confirmed the folio ing
nominations: Gus Bryan of Missouri,
( to be- assayer in charge at the Uuited
States assay office at St. Louis; Albert
! Wilson, to be marshal OF the United
States tor tno District OF Co umbia;
+ Chas. ). Peck, to DO collector of inter
nal revenue for the First district of
Missouri; Webster Nithers, to be COL
lector OF internal revenue for the Sixth
district OF Missouri
BLOUNT IN WASHINGTON,
Secretary Gresham in speaking this
morning of the news brought by the
A ssOciated Press from Honolulu via
the steamer Warrlmoo repeated his
statement OF last night; hat he was
without news of The condition OF at
fairs aud happenings in Hawaii, save
as he gathered it from the neWspa-
pers. The secretary said that he was
awaiting adv ces which Were coming
by mail Mr.. Blount, former
param unit commissioner from
Washington, has arrived in the city
from his home in Macon, Ga. He
comes to testify before the foreign re-
laUions su bc1lnmittee now engaged in
an investigation of Hawaiian affairs
He was at the state department bright
d early this morning ana had an
interview with secretary Gresham.
Several prominent Democratic con-
gTessmen were seen at the depart
ment, probably in quest of informa-
tion TO. defense of the administration
in congress Among them was Rep
resentaive Hooker Miss } member of
the house foreign affairs committee.
GREEN GOODS SUCKERS.
Assistant Postmaster Genera
Thomas of the postotfice department
has ruled that parties sending
through the mails for counterfeit
money violate the "green goods act"
and therefore incur penaly of a fine
of not less than $500 and imprison'
ment for not more than Is months.
This ruling is made in the case of four
dealers in green goods in Southern
Missouri who are now serving jail
sentences Inspector Johnston,
in charge of the St. Louis
division of the postoffice inspectors re-
Gently mailed to the department.
batch If about l400 letters cent from
AL parts of the United Sta es to Mis-
souri, green goods men and raised the
question whether the writers having
used the mails had violated the green
goods regulations In ac ordanca
with the decision the st. Louis in
spectors have ben instructed to se-
cure evidence for the prosecution of
some of the writers. lU will be i'm.
oossible to prosecute ali of them
SALE OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS
The senate committee on public
lands has agreed TO consider the bill
introduced by senator PettigreW of
south Dakota, providing that the gov
ernment shall pay to the several states
5 per cent of the proceeds received for
the sale of Indian reservations in the
several states It will take about $4,
900 600 TOR these land already held.
EXHIBITS BURNED.
Exhibitors whose goods were de.
stroved by fire IN the Wnrld's Fair
buildings at Chicago will have to
slapd what ever loss has occurred to
them by such desruclion, unless they
bring ah action in the courts TO chow
that there was criminal negligence or
completely on the part OF the expoai-
tion officials. The government il not
responsible for the safety of the goods
in honded warehouses which are es-
tablished for the convenience OF i'm
norters. but when merchandise stored
therein is destroyed it generously re-
mits the duties which otherwise
would have TO be paid on such
goods. Article 1923 of the customs reg
l4tions govern the actions of the de-
partment in case of goods injured OF
destroyed while in bonded ware
houses. The custom of the Wofld'a
Fair building was to have expired al
the end of December, but owing to the
fact that such large number of ex
hiblts had not been removed, it was
extended until further orders. "The
railroads have held exhibitors by the
throat in this matter" said an of1cia