The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
SECTION 5 A TERROR.
1t Rufles the Feelings Of the
Custom House Officials.
No One Seems 10 Know What to Do
Under II.
Deputy King Bismes Mr.. Phelps
and Says "Cuss" Words.

Uncle Sans servitors at the Custom
House pretend to be much amused at
the stories that have gone forth con-
corning the turmoil and confusion in
cident to 'the enactment of the new
Tariff law.
Here you are going around giving
people the impression that everything
| in and about the building is at skies and
sevens," said Collector kilbrcth. Don't
you see how smoothly things are work
irg2"
But, Mr.. Collector" put in reporter,
chow will you be able to enforce section
o of the new Tariff law"
"Oh, easily enough. You see, it will
be enforced in spirit, If not in the letter.
The whole thing is clear to the average
man. But, say, you go see King. He $
| in the Third Division, and he knows all
about such things"
The Third Division is where all with
drawals are made. There the reporter
found Deputy Collector c. A. King up
to his ears In work and surrounded by
u clamoring mob OF brokers, who de-
manded that he Sign this or certify
that" ali the while showing papers
inclosed in envelopes at him.
When Mr.. King had a chance to take
breathing spell, the reporter ven
How about section of the new
Tariff law?'
and Is on a level with. that Of the law
firm OF Evarts, Choate g. Beaman, across
the street. Mr.: King looked across the
street, took a long breath and said
Then Mr.. King wanted to know what
was the matter with section or any
other section. He started out to explain
| an a
quite understand 1t himself.
Say, boys" he said, go see Phelps
up in The Ninth b piyls So,a think he Is
and, OF course he'll know all about IT.
Deputy Collector Phelps is almost as
well known to Custom House habitues
in the rotunds Of the building.
| It's Section s. you want to know
about, is IT.? Well, ! fear it's going to
give us lots Of trouble. You see, It pro-
country must be marked or branded in
legible English words in a manner SO
as to indicate the country OF their
origin and the quantity OF their con-
tents. If not properly marked, the con-
tents must be re-examined and reap
praised.
This means that all quart bottles of
you know, quart bottle of wine never
contains more than a fifth of a gallon.
Then again." resumed Mr. Phelps,
| iet us suppose tnat mouse IN tnlS CITY
| has consigned to II 500 dozen needles
| Well according to section g. should the
consignment contain one needle more or
| less, we'll have to go all over that case
of needles to get the thing straight.
"The result Of 1t all will be the great
est confusion and the bringing of busi-
| ness almost to a stanistill."
AS the reporters filed out of his room
Mr.. Phelps queried: Say, boys! Do you
wonder I'm getting bald?'
As a matter Of fact, things were run.
except In Division 8, where MIR. Kinl
was still very busy. Three hundred new
brokers howled around him to-day a!
well as yesterday. and every one Of
them, together with the cd brokers'
were doing their best, apparently, Il
make Mr.. Kings life miserable.
why. this is fun" said the head OIL
the Third Division. as big beads OF
|perspiration rolled down his brow. 1--WE
had about COO Withdrawals yesterday ant
expect about $50 more to-day. Our re.
celpts at the end of the day were some.
thing like 5000, 900. The day before the
Mckinley bill became a law we took In
day, tell you"
From prominent broker 1t wa.
learned that many protests had beer
filed with the law division because Of
the working of the new law.