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Show CUSTOM-HOUSE SEIZED. American in Possession at Puerto Plata to Collect Claim. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I., Oct. 21. A steamer from Puerto Plata, Santa Domingo, Do-mingo, reports that the United States has selxed the custom-house at Puerto Plata. The Dominican consul has no information of such seizure und discredits dis-credits tho report. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2C.-The reported report-ed seizure by the United States of the custom-house at Puerto Plata presumably presum-ably arises from the already accomplished accom-plished or contemplated occupation of thut port by an American, designated ft i'e (COIiimJsaln which awarded to the bujito Domingo Improvement com- Domingo That award was autoinatl- S U?n nneC,Ut;nfV and Provided that If Santo Domingo failed to pay the award the agent named by the coin! mission was to take charge of four or nnn.C,,rnt0n,S VOrlii ot Island and apply 00 per cent of the revenues to i i payment of the claims. Th"?ffSJ it not one In which the United sta es Gov ernment is interested. es tjOW |