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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
STILL CONFISCATING.
Local Omcers Turn Up More Cigars
The Counterfeit Stamys.

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The United States revenue officers yeSter-
day continued their search for the cigars
which have been received here from Ian
caster, Pa. bearing counterfeit revenue
stamps. A few more were brought In dur
ing the day and the officers began work on
their report. During the afternoon it was
learned that many more of these cigars were
in the city, and work on the reports was
abandoned for a time. 1t is expected that
the total number of cigars which will be
confiscated here will be about 80, OOO.
The counterfeit is one of the best ever
executed. w. S. McGinnis, a general in
spector Of the department., who has been in
the city for the last two or three days, yes
terday said there seemed to be more counter
felt stamps used for fifty cigars 10 the box
than OF any other denomination. The color
or the paper, he stated, is in no way in
dlcative OF the stamp being a counterfeit.
The government" he said, lets the con-
tract for furnishing paper for revenue
the contract there is usually a slight diifer-
ence in the color of the stamp. and yet it is
all right. 1t would be practically impossible
Tor any revenue man to say from the color
whether or not any stamps were counter
felt, should he go, into a cigar store and see
stamps that might vary In shade on the
boxes. A cigar manufacturer might have
stamps purchased in different years in his
factory, and each series Of stamps might
nave Deen printed on paper furnished by a
different firm, and yet each stamp would
be perfectly good. The stamp for boxes OF
fifty cigars is one Of the best counterfeits
ever issued. The scroll work is practically
perfect, even when examined under a strong
glass. About the only difference is the line
under the word paid On the genuine stamp
the ends of this line branch out slightly, but
not enough to be seen by the naked eye.
Put the genuine stamp under a strong glass
and very small and fine branches will be
seen from the ends of this line. In tho
counterfeit stamp these branches are omitted
and the line is abruptly cut off with an even
edge. The counterfeit is remarkably well
made"
Mr.. McGinnis says that undoubtedly there
are some boxes with genuine stamps on
them, as the firm would be compelled TO
purchase stamps for their factory in order
not to incur suspicion, and he thinks IL pos
sible that some OF the boxes seized have
these genuine stamps on them. The work
OF hunting out these cigar boxes with coun-
terfeit stamps will be actively followed I'M
til all are brought in.
David Henry, revenue collector from Terre
Haute, was in the city yesterday to see how
the confiscation Of cigars Is proceeding.
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,eciai 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind., April 24.-wm. Zach
arias, a deputy internal revenue collector.
visited this city to-day and found ten thou
SAM cigars in the hands OF local dealers
bearing the Notwithstanding counterfeit rev.
enue stamp. They were all turned over TO
him. Five thousand OF the cigars, billed
to a local dealer. were still at the depot.
he having learned OF their nature and re-
fused to take them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
100000 More ut Austin.

Tex, April the
United States authorities at this place seized
100. 600 cigars slowed away in this city. bear
ing fraudulent revenue stamps. This section
Of the country Is said to be flooded with
these bogus stamped cigars The cigars are
made in factory Number 5Ii1, ninth Pennsyl-
vania district. Officers are hunting out par
ties implicated in bringing the shipment
here.
HOUSTON, Tex, April 2i--Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector Webster Wilson
has seized or given notice of seizure of
about 10000 cigars In Galveston which have
counterfeit revenue stamps on the boxes.
Houston's stock is to be overhauled to-
morrow. 1t is believed that before the
agents get through more than 100000
cigars will be seized in Texas alone.
The cigars are all OF the cheaper variety
scent goods prineipally-and were used in
connection with the sale OF some other ar
ticleS.
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orders TO join his regiment. the Fifth Ar
tillery. In the United States.
The naval training ship Essex, now on a
cruise in West Indian waters, arrived here
to-day.
In collisions between the police and citi-
zens two of the former were shot, but only
one seriously.
Three persons were fatally injured in a
fire yesterday which destroyed nine houses.
At 3 p. m. the temperature in Havana
was 70 degrees.
Seven railroad mail cars, the first used
In Cuba, have been added to the service.
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VIII Resume Work.

PHILIPSBURG. Pa, April 24.-The sew
eral thousand miners who have been die
I'm central Pennsylvania for two weeks will
resume work tomorrow. orders having been
issued to that effect by President Wilson, of
the miners organization. Work will be re-
sumed pending the outcome of a joint
conference OF miners and the Beach Creek
operators to be held at Clearfield on Thurs
day. certain operators having agreed to a
conference. They have also promised 10
bring about a conference of all operators in
central Pennsylvania with their miners in
the nope OF reaching an agreement on min
ing prices for this year.
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Colored Miners imported.

DES MONIES. Ia. April 24.-Colored min
ers are coming in large numbers daily to
take the places of striking whites in this
district. They come from Oskaloosa, Ia;
Lost Creek, o. T.; points in Texas; Pana.
Ill, and other southern points. a long and
bitter struggle seems inevitable between
operators. A secret meeting OF strikers to-
day decided to take strenuous action TO pre-
vent more colored men being imported.
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Cen. Brooke,, Dentb Report.

WASHINGTON. April A.-General Brooke
has forwarded the following death report:
At Pinar del Rio, April 20 and p, Corporal
Newton H. Powell. Company NJ, First In
fantry, eighteen, suicide, morphine poison
ing: Sergt. Maj. George p. Black. First In
fantry. 2lSt. peritonitis: at Santiago, Corp.
Frank Trott, Fifth immunes, April 10, ma
laria: Peter Eich. general prisoner, April
20. dysentery. Havana Hospital. No. /,
Recruit John Wright, unassls ned, First In
fantry, April %. pneumonia: at Clagovila,
Private David NJ. Bender. hospital corps.
April y. exhaustion. melancholia.
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$4,000 mt Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN, o., April 2i.-Local cigar
dealers are among the victims of the daring
counterfeiters of Lancaster, Pa, who have
been captured by the secret service men OF
the Internal Revenue Department. Eighteen
thousand cigars have been, found in this
city in boxes supposed to bear the bogus
stamps. The seizure was made by Deputy
Revenue Collector Woolf.
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Cirars Seized nj Omaha.

Neb., April 2i-Internal-revenue
officers here have been searching Omaha
for cigars bearing the counterfeit stamps,
but until to-day had not succeeded In find
ing any. To-day they located a lot OF five
thousand. but decline TO say from what
dealer they secured them, believing him an
innocent purchaser. These are the first To-
Gated in this district.
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ytncenne. Cigar stores Raided.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
VINCENNES, Ind, April A-Internal
Revenue Collector Lockwood found $500 ci-
CARS In the hands of local dealers here to-
day bearing spurious stamps. They came
from the Jacobs factory. Lancaster. Pa, ana
local dealers were innocent purchasers
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Carpenters Strike Averted.

TOLEDO. o.. April 24.-The threatened
strike of Toledo carpenters. in which LOCO
men are involved. was to-day compromised
by the men yielding to a nine-hour day at
twenty-five cents an hour. The men had
previously demanded an eight-hour day.
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10000 More nj Lou,.x,ue.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 24-Forty thou
sand more cigars were seized by Collector
Sapp to-day. making in all 10000 which he
has taken. owing to the fact that they are in
boxes covered with counterfeit revenue
stamps. The search will be continued Wig
orously and from present indications Col
lector Sapp expects to seize 3o.oo0 cigars in
Louisville.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
The sei,ure nj CoIumbu..

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 24-Mr. V. X
Officer, OF Madison. internal-revenue inspec-
tor, came here to-day and confscated over
four thousand cigars in the city bearing the
bogus revenue stamps.
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Rrxon c. DaYia.

NEW YORK. April 24.-Byron C. Davis,
a corporation lawyer and president of the
Copper King Of Arizona Mining Company.
died last night at his homo in Brooklyn, aged
forty years. Two months ago Mr.. Davis
went TO Oklahoma for his health and came
home two weeks ago much debilitated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
Eight Cases of yellow Fever

WASHINGTON, April PA cablegram
to-day from Vera Cruz to the surgeon gen.
eral Of the marine hospital service states
that eight cases of yellow fever developed
there.
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Nor. CAPTURED at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, April A.-Internai
Revenue Agent Thomas Thomas to-day
made another large seizure of bogus cigar
stamps, making a total seizure OF over H.
90 during the last few days. and he is on
the track Of several large patches OF coun-
terfeits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25

trail OF more. In Memphis 81. 500 OF the
fraudulently stamped cigars have been
seized, and to-day a batch OF 1900 was
found In this city.
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Seizure. An Teppessee.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 2i.-Revenue
agents In this district have captured $4,000
cigars bearing bogus revenue stamps and are
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]. OCLESBY DEAD
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS,
ONCE UNITED STATES SENATOR.

Personal Friend of Abraham Lin
body I'm the State as "UncIe Dick"
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Don AIvaro Covar
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, April 2i.-Don
Covarrubiaz. ore Of the most prom
residents of this city, is dead.
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'ay Downey was given about $1,000 by ia
obs and Kendig to keep them informed.
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elected Governor OF the State by an over
whelming Republican ma jority. Re-elec-
tons followed. and he remained In office
continuously from 1865 10 1859. Once again,
in 1872, he was chosen to the same high
honor. this time by 10000 majority, and
within a short time after the assembling OF
the Legislature he was elected TO the United
States Senate. He filled the position 10 the
close of the term. and was again made Gov
ernor in 1854. In 1856 he retired to private
life on his beautiful estate near Elkhart.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-25
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A serious strike is threatened at the
Michigan.Peninsular branch of the
American Car and Foundry company
at Detroit.
MI. Thomas Henry Ismay, the foun.
der and chairman Of the board of direc-
tors of the White Star Line Steamship
company, is dead at Liverpool.
The state department and the Nicara.
guam government are exchanging notes
with a view to bringing to a close the
Bluetields incident growing out Of the
double taxation of American merchants
at Bluefields.
The Novoe Vremya says that Count
Muravief, the minister Of foreign
affairs, has suggested a revision of the
treaty Of commerce between Russia and
the United States, which was concluded
in 1882.
A portion Of the town of Cotulla, Sc
miles west of San Antonio, Tex, wa:
was washed away by a cloudburst
Four inches of rain fell in 80 minutes
A merchant and his wife were drowned
Many buildings were wrecked.
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Notice to Owners to Bnild Sidewrls.

Notice IL hereby given that at a meeting of the
city council of the city OF Madison, South Da
knta, held on the 9th:day o: November, iss,, a, :
o'clock .. m, In the city hall, II was considered and
determined by said city council that the public
necessity and convenience demand that a side.
Walk OF the character aud kind required by the
Ordii ances OF the cry, be built along the street
and In front OF the lots, blocks and prentice
hereinaiter mentioned and described and on the
date and ut the time and place aforesaid. the
said city council Aforesaid In drc form passed
ana adopted II resolution ordering said sidewalk
TO be bniit IN conformity with the ordinances OF
the city now IN force and which resolution WAS
afterwards approved by the mayor and is now Of
record In my Office, and which said sidewalk was
uee within thirty days after the completed puh.
hcatiOh OF this notice and II not 80 done then the
same Will be bnilt by the city OF Madison and the
expense thereof assessed against the abuttino
and which said sidewalk IL TO be on tho
north eide OF Tenth street and In front OF the
following lots. blocks and premises, to wit;
commencing at the southeast corner OF block
block eleven nD, OF North Madison, thence west
alon1 the south side of blocks ak 81 and three
That said sidewalk Is to be constructed in ac.
cordsnce with ordinance No. ~ Of the Opdinancce
81 the city OF Madison, South Dakotv. nov in
1orce and must be fully cOmp leted within thirty
days after the completed publication of this no.
tlces Dy the different property owners ct their
own expense and cost, and II not 20 built and
completed within that time the came win he
ou'It ~ the ci:y and the expense thereof A..
eeesed against the abutting premises.
BY order Of tho city council.
Dated this 10Th day Of November, 1899.
k0ts. o" ~"
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Notice to Owners to Build Sidewalk.

Notice lie hereby given that at a meeting OF the
city council Of the city OF Madison, South Lako-
ta, held On the 9th day Of October, 1879, ut &
o'clock, in the city hall, 1t was considered and
determined BY said city council that the public
necessity and convenience demand that u side.
ordinances Of the city, be bnilt along the street,
and in front Of the lots, blocks and premises
hereinafter mentioned and described and on the
date and at the time and place aforesaid, the said
city council aforesaid In due form passed and
adopted q resolution ordering said sidewalk to
be built In confrmity with The ordinances Of the
city now In force and which resolution was after.
ord in my once and which eaid sidewalk WA
ordered to be built and completed and ready for
use within thirty days next after the completed
public alton Of this notice and II not so done
then the same will be built by the city Of Mad.
is0n and the expense thereof assessed agajnst
the a~butting premises, and which said sidewalk
10 to be on the west side OF Lincoln avenue and in
to wit:
Commencing at the southeast corner OF block
one % Of North Madison, thence north along the
east side Of said block to the northeast corner OF
the same.
That SAID sidewalk II to be constructed In &C.
cordsDce with ordinance No. " Of the ordinances
NJ the city Of Madison, South Dakota. now 10
force, and must be completed within thirty DAYS
after the conplsted publication Of this notice, ~
the different property OwD0re. at their own eE.
pence and cIst, and II not 90 built and completed
within that time the same will be built BY the
city and the expense thereof assessed against
the abutting premises.
By order Of the city couneil.
Dated this 9th dsy Of November; 1sgsi
cry Asd,tss ofths CITY Of Madison, south b.
knAa.
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Dewey Had No Grievance.

where do you take command Of the
fleet a lady friend asked Dewey just
before he left for Manila.
at HongkOng," he replied.
After a silence the lady said:
Aren't you aggrieved, in view of our
POSSIBLE trouble with Spain, over being
srdere1 to the remote Asiatic station,
which can hardly be in the picture in
case Of WARP
sailors luck" replied Dewey.
Moreover, l haven't entertained griev-
ances for years"
And then he added, evidently as an
after thought, Besides, you know,
Spain owns the Philippines Ladies
Home Journal.
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CONDEMN THE PRESIDENT.
Resolutions Adopted by tho knfghta OF
Labor General Assembly.

Resolutions Adopted by h Knighta Of
Labor General Assembly.
BOsTON, Nov. 25.-After IL days de-
liberation the general assembly,
knights of Labor. concluded its bust
ness and adjourned to meet in Birlning-
ham, Ala. in November, 1900.
The chief feature of the closing ses-
sions was the adopting Of resolutions
condemning Mckinley's policy on the
trusts. imperialism and the labor ques-
tons. declaring him to be the enemy of
labor and asking labor to use its intlu.
nce and votes against HIM in the com.
ing election.
Resolutions were also adopted de-
nouncing national banks as a means Of
note issue: demanding the abolition Of
the contract system: the free coinage Of
silver at present legal ratio; the estab.
lishment of postal deposit and savings
banks at every postoffice, and the cleo
ton Of president. vice president, SUI
prelne court judges and United States
senators 10y the direct vote Of the PEG.
Mo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-11-25
CONFIDENCE IN DEWEY.
The Admiral Flooded With Messages
From All Over the Country.

The Admiral Flooded With Messages
From All Over the Country.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-In an inter-
view Admiral Dewey declared his in
tention to accept the invitation to visit
Chicago May l and added:
From every section of the country
kilograms and letters have come to me
showing the good will and kindness Of
the American people. 1t is impossible
for me to acknowledge each one OF
these communications individually. but
l assure you that l am deeply grateful
to their senders and appreciate their
consideration. | am constantly recelv-
ing tokens of good will from the people
as you will see by looking around this
room and seeing the beautiful things
that have been sent TO me. have been
in my office all day long looking over
the kilograms and letters that have
come. No. l do not care TO make any
observations on the criticisms which
have arisen as a result of the transfer
of the property other than those which
l already have given public expression
10. Enough has been said and now |
want 10 live quiet and peaceably."
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The Sponge Animal,

If the sponge "a brought up fresh
from the sea bottom We're a familiar
object. says DR.. Ledekker. few would
be in doubt as to its being an animal.
When fresh, IL is a fieshy looking sub
stance covered with n firm skin, and
IL cut 1t presents somewhat the ap-
pearance Of raw mea Its cavities are
filled with a gelatinous substance call
ed milk" American sponges, and
those Of all other parts Of the world,
are inferior to the sponges Of the east
rrn shores Of the Mediterranean. The
finest Of all sponges is the Turkey tot
let sponge, which is cup shaped. The
american sponge most nearly aD-
preaching it in quality is the West In
dian glove sponge.-Youth's Compan.
ion.
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PLEA FOR STATEHOOD.
Governor Brady of Alaska Urges 1t ia
His Report.

Governor Brady Of Alaska Urges 1t In
His Report.
WASHINGTON Nov. 25. = Governor
Brady Of Alaska. in his annual report.
pleads for statehood, government estab-
lishment and operation of cable and
telegraph lines. and persistent branding
Of fur seals and cessation Of killing
them for at least 10 years. An aprro-
priation of $1lU. 900 is asked for a peni.
Tertiary and public buildings at Sitka.
The governor says that to preserve the
fur seals the United States should own
a property right in the seals and brand
the letters ~. S." four inches long on
the back Of every female seal, thus
spelling them for furrier's use, this
branding to be done by a force of ex-
perts to be sent out by the government,
equipped with the latest electrical APP
planes
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Notice.
owners oftha lo.s or paYcels ~ land la-,

WV
To the owners ofthe los or parcels 81 land here
matter mentioned and described:
lon will please take notice. that by reason Of
your failure To construct the eide walks in I; ont of
the different Tote or parcels of land lying and be-
ILg within the corporate limits Of the CITY %!
Madison, south Dakota, a. ordered by the city
council Of said city within the time require by
the notice therefor, the same and each separa,.
piece or part thereof will now D." constructed nv
the city Of Madison, South Dakota. and the
whole expense thereof collected from the sblt.
ting property, and I, that end ha. caused the
city engineer o! said city to make an ertima,e AZ
to the probable cost OF the construction of such
sidewalk in front OF and abu,ting each separate
lot or parcel OF land and which said estimate II
now on file in the Office Of the city auditor OF
said city OF Madison, and which said estimate so
made by said city engineer is as follows, to Wit:
Along north side Of lot II, block II, Original
plat, $3.50.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby gwen, tina. the
city council Of the C " o! Madison, South Dako-
IA, will meet at the council room In eaid city on
the 1T Gay OF December, A. d.. 1899, q, =
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose Of examining aud
approving said estimates ard letting the con-
tract for the construction of each separate piece
or parcel OF sidewalk hereinbcfore mentioned
and described at a price Lot exceeding the e.ti
mate therefor.
Done this 9Th day OF November, A. D., 1899.
BY order Of the mayor:
WIN. RAE. CITY Andito,
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FATE OF HIS DRESS SUIT.
Loaned 1t to His Friend. and Now IL
Is Buried In the Grave.

NO. l am not going u in the even
ingS just now to anything but strictly
informal affairs" remarked a friend Of
the saunterer the other day. Why?
Well. because just now l am not the
p~ossessor Of a dress suit and lack the
wherewithal TO purchase another. 1t
happened this way: | had a friend. a
good fellow. who came to me one night
and asked me if l wouldn't lend him
my swallowtail. l consented. but l
told him l wanted the clothes back the
tend myself.
We'll. to make a long story short,
the week went by and o a word
from my friend or not a sign of my
evening duds. l had to cross my date
and was pretty mad. but l didn't say
anything. Another week went by and
still no word. Then decided to 90 out
and hunt up my friend and find out if
he intended to keep my clothes forever.
II called at his boarding house and
rang the bell. His landlady came to
the door. When l asked if my friend
was in. she gave a gasp Of aStonish.
ment and exclaimed. Why, didn't you
know lie was dead and buriedT
1T was my turn to be knocked out
After recovered my breath. l explain.
cd that l had not heard the news and
had merely called to take back my
dress suit. 1t would doubtless be fount
among my friends effects. l explained
The landlady turned pink. whit,
and then pink again. Why she gasp
ed, that must have been the suit W,
buried him in. 1t was the only goo,
me we found among his wardrobe
so you see the reason why l say
no to X. $. Y. Il. notes just now
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.