Washington sentinel., 1901-03-23
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the war revenue reduction act winch
becomes operative on July /, 1901 and
wi'I a view to giving the public all
Information on the subject possible at
this time, the Internal Revenue Pureau
has issued the following statement:
All documentary and proprietary
revenue stamps in the hands of purchas
ers on and after July /, 1901, will be
redeemed by the Government under the
provisions of the act OF May IA, 1900
"Such stamps should be presented Tor
redemption by the owners thereof to the
Collector OF Internal Revenue, from
whom they were pur chased, who will
supply the applicant with necessary
forms and instructions for the prepara-
ton of his claim. 1t is probable that
regulations will be prepared and issued
providing for the redemption OF i'm
printed documentary stamps without
requiring the destruction Of the checks
or drafts on which they are imprinted"
The amount OF stamps which probably
will be offered for redemption on and
after July cannot be calculated with
any degree of accuracy, but the officials
most familiar with the subject estimate
that OF the classes of stamps for docu
ments, che cks, &c, from which the tax
was entirely removed, the redemptions
may aggregate SI,soo,ooo, and possibly
a little less. This estimate is based
upon the assum ption that the public wall
have on hand July one months supply.
An explosion that wrecked the four
story brick building Of the McKeesport
Brewing Company, causing the loss Of
Sroo. 600 and the death of two men,
occurred last week,
The bodies Of William FIerkle, watch.
man, and Matthew Marr, brewer, have
been recovered. Fi,rkle's body was
blown through the side Of freight car
which was standing on a switch near the
b brewery. It was badly mangled. On
one side o the wrecked building was
the home Of William Spencer, and it
went down with the brewery. Spencer
and his family we're buried but not ssri-
Ously hurt, The ruins caught fire shortly
after the explosion.
The destroyed brewery was recently
purchased by the Pittsburg Brewing |
Company, which consolidated nearly all |
the plants in the western part of the
State. The plant was erected four years /
ago. II IS a total loss, partially insured |
The various applications for receiv-
ership and foreclosure in the case OF the
Maryland Brewing Company, in the
Circuit Court at Baltimore before Judge
Dennis, were decided tObe consolidated
and fifteen days were to he allowed for
the taking oi testimony before appoint
ing receivers or ordering the foreclosure
of the mortgage to secure the 81. .soU, 900
bonds upon which default has been
made. SpeIry. Jones & Co. who are
opposing a receivershp, say they will
be able to prove that the concern is not
insolvent and assert that gross mIsman
agement is the cause OF the present
financial condition OF the company.
The convention committee of the
United States Brewers Association has
on dates and headquarters
for the coming convention, which is to
be held in Buffalo, N. Y, June 4, and
s, 1901. Headquarters will be at Hotel
Iroquois, and the convention Will meet
at the German American Hail. The
secretary OF the convention committee,
Mr.. Charles J Warner, is now perfectiDg
the details and receiving applications
for hotel accom- odations from any who
wish to engage room in advance, Buffalo
will no doubt be a very busy city next
including the Pan American Exposition,
and a very large and representative
gathering OF brewers is looked for. It
wolid BE- well for brewers to begin
cow to make arrangements to attend.
Planning plenty OF time in advance tends
to make convenient and easy what
otherwise would be difficult, and, in
many cases, reluctantly abandoned,
The meeting will be an important one,
and brewers generally, whether men,
bers of the Association or not, should
make it a point to be present during the
The los. Schlitz Brewing Co., the
Pabst Brewing Co., and the Val. Blatz
Brewing Co., all OF Milwaukee. WIS.,, are
sending or causing to be sent to all
brewers and bOttlers of beer throughout
the United States copy Of the injunc'
tlon granted by the Supreme Court
against the use ofthe word milwaukee,
in connection with any other beer thap
that brewed IN the said city Of Milwau-
kee. The injunction was against the
Brewing Co. OF New York
land a similar one against the Frederick
HolleTder Co. of New York;.
The board OF directors Of the Ohio
Brewers Association met at Cleveland
on the 2zd ult and decided to change
the place of the annual convention, to
be held in October next, from Columbus
10 Ironton, as a compliment to the
president Of tke Association, Mr., Leo
Ebert, ofIronton'
-Twenty.six brewers Of Cincinnati,
Covington and Newport were called into
court on the s'h inst, to answer to
charges preferred by the commonwealth
OF Kentucky for conspiFing and combin
ing to keep up the price Of beer in the
three cities The penalty, if convicted,
it is stated, is fine oil not less than $500
nor more than IS GOO for each conviction.
The John Hauenstein Brewing Co.,
New Um, MDn,, is improving its
equipment by the installation OF new
redwood stock and iermenting tubs and
oak chip tubs. 90 be supplied by Messrs.
Wendnagel & Co, OF Chicago.