Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-14
An Appointment and New Building
 for ASnta's Exposition.
ALooHC $ FOR USE IN ARTS
Dlsous ed Before Secretary Car ie-A Military Attache
 % Ordered to Japan.

 WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Acting Secre- tary of Agriculture Dabney has been ap- pointed by the president as chairman of the board of control of the governm snt ex- hibit at the Atlanta, Ga., Cotton States and International exposition.
 MT. Dabney has already been designated by the secretary of agriculture to represent his department on the board.
 TO ERECT BUILDING AT ATLANTA. Secretary Carlisle, exercising the discre- ton given him by congress, has decided that with the $50, 900 appropriation avail able for that purpose he cannot tear down the government main building ct Chicago and re-erect it at Atlanta, Ga. He has therefore confirmed the sale of this build ing to the Chicago House Wrecking com pany of Chicago for S3I00. At the same time he- has directed Supervising Architect o'Rourke of ttes treasury department to prepare plans and specifications for the erection of a government building at the Atlanta exposition to come within s52 900. For this sum 1t is believed a building thaf- will afford much space and be artistically an ornament to the grounds can be erected.
 ALCOHOL FOR USE IN THE ARTS.
 Secretary Carlisle and Commissioner Miller today gave further hearing to wholesale druggists, manufacturers of medicinal preparations, retail druggists and others as to the nature of the regula- tions to be issued by the treasury depart- ment, in case the treasury department de- cides that it can issue any regulations at all, to carry into effect the provision of section 6l of the new tariff law, pertaining to free importation of alcohol for use in the arts and in medicinal preparations. Some twenty gentlemen were present and the most divergent views were advanced. Some of the wholesale man ufacturers de- sired that they be permitted to manufacture their goods from pure alcohol .n bonded warehouses;. This was opposed by the smaller druggists as too expensive for them. The statement was made during the general discussion that as high as 94 per cent of alcohol was used in some medicinal preparations.
 Secretary Carlisle announced that he would take into consideration all the views and papers filed and announce his decision In the matter at the earliest poss ble time. It can be stated that though the difficult tics in the way of carrying the law into eff feet are almost insurmountabls Secretary Carlisle will endeevor to form regulations to do SO, and at feast give the mater a trial
 Pending the preparations to carry into
 
 new tariff law, regarding the free importa- ton of alcohol, Commissioner Miller has instructed collectors of internal revenue, and similar instructions have been sent to customs officials, that imported alcohol used in the arts or in the preparation of medicinal compounds, from August 28 to the issuance of the regulations, will not bs :. entitled to the rebate provided ia the law.
 TO WITNESS THE EASTERN WAR.
 Acting secretary Uhl of the department Of state today designated Lieut.. Michael A. O'Brien of the Fifth infantry, United States of America, as military attache of our legation at Tokio, Japan. This action is taken at the request of General Scho- field, acting secretary of War, who selected Lieutenant O. Brien in response to the in- vitation of the Japenese government to send military representative to that coun- try to witness the war with China. He will leave for his new post in few days.
 It is said that the navy will also ask for similar represe ntation at the legation in Tokio, and several applications for the duty have already been made by naval off, cer5.
 ENCOURAGING AT LEAST. r Secretary Carlisle is preparing regula- tious to carry into fsct section No. ol the new tariff law for the man ufacture in bonded warehouses of materials imported and manufactured for export. The new law enarges the class of goods that can be
  Among the more important articles is to- bacco. great impetus has been given, it is said, to the regular trade by this provi- sion of the tariff law, and new field has been opened in Europe for the sale of American cigars from imported tobacco. It also opens field for labor and it is esti- mated that 10, 900 people will be given en- ployment in different large American cities.
 YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.
 Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has received word tn rough the state department that yellow fever ex- ists at Sagima, Mexico, in the province of Campecli. Dr. Wyman sent word to the health authorities at Jacksonville, Mobile and New Orleans.
 AN ANARCHIST AMERICA BOUND.
 Treasury officials are confident that the Denmark anarchist, Voere, a desperate character, has sailed as seaman before the mast on visit bound for San Fran cisco. The immigration inspector at San Francisco was today directed to keep sharp lookout for him.
 A DECIDED SENSATION.
 MONTREAL, Sept. 13.-A sensation has -s-1-