Deseret Evening News | 1890-02-20 | Page 1 | Seized Upon

SeIzed Vpop WUEELINO W Vn Fb 19 The large tobacco factory of Bloc Brothers was taken ixfcscslon oC yesterday by revenue ofllcers tho proprietors being charged wit swindling tine government out of nearly fitly thousand dollars by tel Ing overweIght packcgts Internal Revenue Commissioner Mason arrived ar-rived this morning from Washington Washing-ton and a long conference was hell with the firm At t conclusion Commissioner Mason Informed an Associated Prvfsrcpresiutatlvelba the firm had satisfied the Government Govern-ment claim and would resume business busi-ness at once He would give no detail but it is understood that Bloch Brothers will make good the deficit They claim that the overweight over-weight 18 duo to careless cm ployen and Inaccurate scales