New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-09
HEAVY DUTIES GATHERED ~.
THE TEUTONIC'S PASSENGERS PAY
ABOUT $4,000.
4 LONG DELAY IN THE COLLECTION DIE TO THE
REVIVAL OF AN OLD LAW III TIE ""'N"
oFrIcE-MANY wErI~KNowN PDopLE

A LONG DELAY IN THE COLLECTION DIE TO THE
REVIVAL. OF AN OLD Law DY THE NAVAL
oFFICE-MANY wEII~KNowN PEOPLE
KEPT ~ LINE Of TIE PIER
The White Star Line steamship Teutonic arrived
In port from Liverpool yesterday, bringing man!
woll-known people back from their European mol
iday. The Tcu,onic made fast time from Liverpool
making the passage in five days. seventeen hours
and twenty-five minutes only nfty-one minutes
less than her best former record OF five days SIX
teen hours and thrty-one minutes. she hao o''
board 2>S saloon. l@ sccond-cabin and 6'i steerase
passengers.
Among the passengers were Bishop Whpple OF
Minnesota. who is returning to his diocese by way
OF Boston; Mrs j. Pierpont Morgan ana 'he
Misses Morgan, Mrs G. s Bowdoin. President
J. 6. schurinan Of Cornell University W. u. r.
Mccartney. VI. r.. Under Secretary or the br'''sn
Admiralty: Mrs. W Rhinclander Stewart, Davld
Bispham. the vocalist; August Won Biehe' inc
'crilist; Charles F. Clark. Zeras Crane. Ira DaN-
EXPORT. Roswell Eldridgc. Mr.. and Mrs L /" rai'
Dudley Forwood, a. NJ Griswod. Dr. f. D. No,t'
Or. Charles Ray Palmer Dr. St Cair S"'i.h'
Byam X Stevens. Captain Swami ana the Kew III
Reucn Thomas. M
The experience OF the Teutonics passengers with
the new tariff law was even less enviable than
that Of most Of tho European travellers VINO nave
returned recently. and expressions of disgust with
the new order OF things were long ana loud Inc
principal cause for this was the fact that !'s'ci-
day the Naval officer OF this port placed In opera
ton a law which has not been enforced here Tor
fifteen years This law Is one which provides that
a clerk from the Naval others Department shall
check off all the work Of the Deputy collector oi
Customs upon the declarations OF incoming pas
scngcrs. The old provision. It Is said. was revived
at the request of the agents OF the Treasury De-
rartmont
Naval Entry Clcrk Wilcox was cont 10 the White
S,ar Line pier Yesterday. He explained his orders
10 the Deputy Collector. and went through the
checking process This resulted simply in two men
doing In succc sslon the work which has been done
for fifteen years by one man. and double the time
was consumed in doing 1t. Meanwhile the passen-
gcrs waiting In n line which extended half the
length OF the pier. pay their duties. expressed
their feelings In the strongest terms as TO what
thoy said outrageous hardship
The amount collected In duties from the Teu.
tonlr's passengers was the largest yc; taken from
feet About $1,000 was received IN duties. VIM"
highest nrevous amount collected from pa.sen-
gers on single ship. OF tho ZOO J. Pierpont Nor
Kan had 10 pay t}"rl for dresses brought over by
hls wifo and two daughters. who declared 400 OF
wearing apparel Mr. Morgan had gone down the
Bay in nls steam yacht tho Corsiir 10 meet his
family. and had accompanied the steamer to ner
pl.r He attended personally 20 The forty-one
irunke comprising the baggage OF Mrs Moran
AMI his daughters and had long walt In the line
before his turn came for the payment 81 the du-
tsc delay M " ME- ifs" O Powoin the vito o, an
other member Of the firm ~ j i. Morgan " 20,
declared g. worth % dutihbie personal cHectS
and paid dutios amounting 70 1900 An assessment
on Sj0 worth ~ vrstn"nt-. which Mrs bo"doln
had brought fr the choir boys IN Episcopal
church caused her considerable annoyance.
Ira pivenp0rf. the Republican candidate FOR Gov
cruor OF this state IN Ser rad 81 jG0 pay on 5000
worth ~ goods Mrs W Metcalf Bliss. OF Mamar-
onerk was Asaed S2il Mrs. j. W. Minturn, WV
Morton : Patton. tloi. ami Thomas Clyde SOL
The officials ~ the Naval once denied last night
that the presence ~ their represrntative was re-
srons bic for the delay tn" Teuonlcs passengers
we are not rcviynG an old Law, said Deputy II
" Gourlcv The law specifically states that
representative Of thI. Office shall assist the Deputy
Collector az the dock In appraIs!nR the enects OF
passengers" l. was further said that the reason
the Lass had been enforced recently was that
ploycs