The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-04
Who Bought Goods from the
Counterfefters Must Look to
Congress for Relief.
NEW MINISTER TO PERSIA
HERBERT W.. BOWEN, LATE CONSUL
TO BARCELONA.
Julius G. Lay to Fill the Latter Place
stanton Sickles to BE Legation
Secretary at Madrid.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-A large holder
of cigars purchased from Jacobs & Kendig,
and bearing counterfeit stamps, made per-
sonal application to the commissioner Of
internal revenue to-day to modify conditions
contained In his recent circular letter re-
curing innocent holders of these cigars to
pay the tax before releasing the same from
the seizure, on the ground that the govern
ment was for quite a period of time aware
of the existence Of these counterfeit stamps
and their use before the guilty parties were
and their factories seized. The
commissioner admitted that the relief thus
claimed was based upon strong equitable
grounds, and said that he would grant it if
it was in his power to do so, but that the
law providing for the forfeiture Of these
cigars left him no course open but that
of accepting a compromise which should
at least include the payment of the tax
by the holders Of the cigars. He suggested
that these claims appeared to be so strongly
grounded on equity. however, that 1t would
seem but just and proper that the holders
claims for the refund of the tax they are
required to pay, with the view that these
claims should be called to the attention of
COASicSS, hAOuSh thC SCNAOtoiy VI tHS
with a full statement of all the
facts. and that such legislation should be
recommended as would authorize the COM
to refund and pay back the taxes
which should be exacted from these inno-
cent holders of the Jacobs-Kendig cigars.
Acting Secretary of War Meikeljohn. in
to an inquiry, made the announce
ment to-day that the capitation tax imposed
by the laws and regulations issued by the
Treasury Department Aug. is, 1898, and
which tax is imposed at all ports OF entry
upon emigrants coming to the United
States, equally applies 10 all emigrants ap-
plying for entry at ports of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
The assistant controller of the treasury
has rendered a decision in which he holds
that an engineer officer OF the army per-
forming duties within his own district,
whatever the size of hat district, should
of Z cents per mile, but that he should APP
ply merely for payment OF actual expenses
The President in the case of John d. Mag
ner. sentenced in Colorado in 1897 to five
years Imprisonment for having counterfeit
silver coins in his possession, has committed
the sentence to two years in view OF the
assistance given the government by Mag
lit > VII III Dilh6iuS liC PiihSibol hShb
to Justice. In the case of Charles G. Moore,
convicted in Cincinnati in 1893 and sentenced
to two years in prison: the President has
committed to six months. Moore was the
editor of the Bluegrass Blade, of Lexing-
ton, KY, and his oftense was publishing and
sending obscene literature through the
mails. In the case of w. j. +. Thompson,
convicted in Georgia in 1886 of conspiracy
and sentenced to five years in prison, the
President has granted a full pardon, as
Thompson Is said TO be dying from con-
sumption.
The industrial commission resumed it's
public hearing in it's headquarters at the
Bliss building to-day. The first witness was
Florence Kelly, for four years chief fac
tory inspector of Illinois. Her statement
dealt particularly with sweat shops in Chi
She painted the picture In dark cor
ors. OF the 10000 factory workers in Illi-
nois. she said, 10000 were in Cook county.
Practically all the ready-made clothing
and much Of the sO-called merchant tailor
work of the city was sweat shop work pure
and simple. The conditions surrounding the
works were u~nSanitary and harmful In a
marked degree. Child labor, she said, was
also used in direct defiance of the fourteen
year age limit in force in the state. She
said the employers had no difficulty in evad-
ing this law and securing age certificates
for the children. Many of these little ones,
she declared, worked for the first year for
week at the end OF that time, and ultimate
ly, perhaps, s. to "a per week when they had
reached the top of the ladder In their line.
She strongly advocated the passage of a
law similar in its general provisions to the
Sulzer act now in force in New York. The
commission has received word from Chier
pany, assuring them that John d. Rookie
TELLER and others of the company will be
pleased to comply with the commissions
the 18th and 10Th of May;
The President has appointed Herbert w.
Bowen, of New York, as minister to Persia.
Mr.. Bowen was consul general to Barcelona
before the Spanish war broke out. Julius G..
Lay, now consul at Windsor. Ont, has been
appointed consul general at Barcelona, to
succeed Mr.. Brown. Stanley Turner, OF De-
troit. has been selected as United States
consul at Windsor, ONTARIO, to succeed Mr..
Lay. Mr.. Lay receives a substantial pro.
motion, his new post paying a salary OF
Sc, 600 per annum, with fees, or more than
double the compensation of his present po-
sition.
Stanton Sickles. of New York, has been
appointed secretary of the United States le-
Storer at that place as soon as the legation
is reopened. Mr.. Sickles is a son of General
Daniel Sickles, formerly minister to Spain,
now appointed when Mr.. Woodford was
minister there.
Archbishop Kane. whose departure from
Rome, for America, was recently an
nounced, is expected in Washington before
long. He will make his headquarters here,
either at the Catholic University or at st.
Patrick's Church. and will go on extensive
lecturing tours through the country for the
purpose of raising funds for the university.
The archbishop was SO long and favorably
associated with the university as Its rector
that his appeals in its behalf are always
productive of substantial results. There is
no present purpose to erect new buildings,
but to thoroughly endow those already
erected. The large dormitory building has
been named Keane Hall. In honor of Arch
bishop Keane. Two other buildings will be
completed in the fall. That of the Holy
Cross order will bring about forty additional
The monastery of the Franciscan fathers
will be occupied in September by this an
cient order. The university commencement
begins on June Z. when 1t is expected that
and, possibly, Archbishop Keane may be
present.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows available cash balance. $780,
555.so gold reserve, 2is.4z,I2l
The following is the order of the War De-
partment allowing foreign bottoms to en-
gage in Porto Rican trade with this coun-
try, formerly limited to American vessels
under the coastwise laws: by direction OF
the President, Paragraph 2. Page z. OF the
ports In Porto Rico" is hereby temporarily
amended so as TO permit all vessels, wheth-
er foreign or American TO load or clear for
the United States. This order will be duly
proclaimed and enforced i'm the Island OF
Porto Rico" Especial attention is called 10
the fact that this Is a temporary order and
may be revoked II 1t does not prove salts
factory