Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-12
CIGARS CIGARETTES.
Proposed Increase Of the Belgian Gus
toms Duty Thereon.
IMPROVEMENT or THE JAMES.
Rcpert ON the Work for the Fiscal
Year Just Ended-virgintans In
Washington and Free Coinage Of
yilver-Personals.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July u.-tspe.
cial)-Mr. George w. Roosevelt Consul
OF the United States at Brussels. has sent
to the State Department a report on tho
proposed Belgian duty on cigars and
cigarettes. and as II viii interest many
people in Virginia and North Carolina. IL
Is given In full az follows:
"a bill is now before the Belgian House
OF Representatives to increase the customs
duty from 30 francs $3.50 to 900 francs
(ssSJo) per 100 Kilograms Gao " pounds on
cigars and cigarettes coming into Bel.
GUM. The bill further reads that
"'In order TO secure a better collection
OF the customs duty and TO prevent. as
far as possible. fraud. II Is necessary that
the law should give the government au.
thority to prescribe the manner OF pack.
Ing imported cigars and cigarettes. as
well atfixing official stamps. The
stamping or afiixing stamps on cases.
boxes. or packages at the customs Office
where the entry II made while certifying
the payment of customs dues will at the
same time give proof 70 the public tina.
the article ~ really OF foreign origin. The
consumers, besides exactins the manu-
facturers' stamp, will also demand the
official stamp the absence OF which Will
be serious obstacle 10 the sale Of cigars
and cigarettes fraudulently brought into
the country.
''t'nder the law Of July I. 1883. the duty
on tobacco is "a follows unmanufacturrd
deaf. stem. and extracts OF ,obaccop. ~
francs Nl2aD per 10 Kilograms ,g10B
pounds: manufactured tobacco. cigars.
and cigarettes. so francs Gg7.sW per 100
Kilograms: other dncluC.ng leaf tobacco)
100 francs GlasW per 100 Kilograms"
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT
The report for the fiscal year on thu
work OF improving James river has been
made public by Colonel Crnighili. Chief
OF the Bureau. OF Engineers. Colonel
Cratghlll was I'm charge Of this and other
Virginia projects until the 18th Of May.
when he was promoted, and Colonel
Haines succeeded him. IL Il shown that
during the year the sum OF s9i.seo was
expended on james river. and II was
used mostly In the removal OF rocks near
Richmond, where the water Is least In
depth Many details are given In the
report showing the manner IN which the
work has been done. and the quantity
OF distractions removed; and assurances
are given that the project Will be con.
tlnued during the season. although the
last appropriation was far from adequate.
The engineers have asked repeatedly fuf
/ larger amounts. I'm order 20 push the pro.
feet TO completion. but Congress always
reduces the estimates. and 30 many rivers
/ and harbors are recognized In the bills
! that the money has 10 be pretty generally
scattered around the country.
VIRGINIA FREE-SILVERITES.
| The Virginia Republican Association OF
| this city appears TO be IN favor ~ tns
/ free coinage Of silver. according 10 ue
ut,arances ~ the president Of the ofganl'
| zaton. The Virginia Democratic Asso.
citation OF Washington adopted free-coin-
age resolutions more than two months
! ago.
PERSONAL NOTES.
| Mr.. Eppa Hunton. Jr.. OF Warrenton
| Va. f. registered at the Metropolitan.
! Congressman Woodland. Of North Caro-
| linl, arrived IN the city this afternoon.
| Mr. l.. n. Hanes. OF Winston. IL among
! North Carolina visitors here to-day.
! Distr0ct-Attorney Glenn. Of Western
North Carolina, Is here on official busl-
| ness
| General Ransom writes that he feels
irst-rate since returning 90 his retreat
| at Blowing Rock, y. q.
=. T. Atkinson. Of Richmond. ana v,
Borden and daughter, OF Wilmington. N.
| c., are registered at the National
b. Peyton. Jr., Miss Charlotte Lee, Miss
/ Mag Lee. and Miss Juliet Lee. and II. II.
flarton and wife. OF Richmond. are at
the ST. James.