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Show LOEB IS MAKING r GOOD AS COLLECTOR NEW YORK. Dec. 1. William Locb, dr.. collector of the port of New York, believes he has convinced wealthy American Amer-ican travelers that the tariff law Is to ho obeyed by all classes alike, and in proof of this lie submitted today some astonishing llgurcs of Increased customs receipts since a stricter application of the law began. For Ihe month just ended there were twice as many declarations and a 25 per cent Increase in collections as compared with the corresponding period last year although !00i) less passengers entered. The total amount collected for the bag-gage bag-gage and personal effects was more than SI 7,000.000 and thus far the Increase over tho preceding year in general customs receipts Is $lD.S01,Gfio for five months. |