Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-26
OFFICIAL SMUGGbBRS.
An Ex-Corporal Of the Marine Corps
Tells a Tale which Gree
ates Sensation.
How the UnItcd States steamer sara.
toga hos baen doing q Big MGR
camille Business.
Wines, Laces, silks, satins ans veivets
Imported, al Free OF Duty-Ppam
incnt omciRls Compromised.
sMuaoLINo hi rIlr nArr.

SMUGGLING TX rnK NAVY.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20. - Although
prominent officials in the navy depart.
lnent made light Of the recent disclosures
Of smuggling by naval officers AZ brought
20 light by the selzures OF the Saratora.
the rank and file IN the service know that
the apologies by certain officers OF high
rank were made merely 20 mis-
lead the secretary OF the navy and
me public and TO prevent unpleasant
disclosures. Seemcn and marines who
have been on European voyages and think
j they can talk without fear OF detection
view the case very differently. An ex-
corporal Of the marine corps who resigned
Ia 1889, and whoisnow In business in this
city,gaye reporter the following chapter
on smuggling Ia the navy, NY IL cams an.
der his own observation
AN INrgRser ING STORY.
"In 1880 served on board the United
States ship Saratoga 10 subordinate
capacity, while the vessel made an
European cruise for the purpose OF M
structlnR Admiral LURES babies in tNa
art Of eeamanenlp The opinion geneY-
ally expressed, however, by the crew
upon our arrival In the Mediterranean
was that the Saratoga was sent across TO
bring home cargo ~ goods
belonging TO high ofncials in
Washington. AZ the naval
station at villa Franco we took on board
quite a cargo OF carpets, rugs, etc, which
were marked, Secretary Thompson
Gloves, silks, LAGOS, etc, wore purchased
In large quantities, packed IN sealed
metal boxes and waterproof paper. In
fact, purchases were made 30 extensively
that We began 70 think that VIC repre-.
rentod
soNE MERCANTILE ErRM,
rather than the United States.n
Didn't these proceedings cause com.
nent among the crewSn was asked.
HSallors aud marines are not ~ The
habit OF expressing their opinions when
on board. Whatever we thought we kept
TO ourselves. Upon the return TRIP We
stopped AZ Funchal, where the ships
launch was lowered for the purpose OF
assisting Ia taking on board our
last calgo, vine The exact
amount Of wine slowed away
am uunblc 10 s.ste, but
have no hesitation 10 saying that Il sx-
ceeded the quantity usually purchased by
importers at one time, The pAymaster's
stores were taken out OF the hold aud
piled around the desk 20 make room for
the cargo. The brig WAS given up for
the time being and converted into
WINE sToRM-RooM
In fact every available place
was used until the berth deck
became uncomfortably crowded. Upon
arriving ia the ualted Statos, instead Of
putting into an important port, we
anchored In HamptoH Roads. We were
not troubled by a visit from collector Of
customs. The nrst transfer OF cargo
hu itfFnt -Aatt
tender which came into the
Roads, and TO II were transferred
casks o. wine which were marked Bah
cock. A few days later the Tallapoosa
came down from Washington 70 Hemp.
ton Roads and made Il conVieninnt TO
come along the Saratoga after dark,
The crew was az once put 10 work rig
ging the whips and tackle 70 aid IN taking
| the cargo out Of the hold.
AN ESTIMATE oF TIKI AMOUNT
OF goods consisting OF wine, carpets,
lsces, Rllk goods, etc, transferred 10 the
Tallepoosa, may be formed from the TACT
that the time occupied IN unloading The
vessel consumed
ABOUT FIVE HOURS.
| In justice 70 the officers attached 10 the
Saratoga, II IL proper 90 state that their
portion OF that cargo WAS reasonable,
bufD rs TWO Ch1hh vi Miht ChCh w sup W
friends Is distant psrta 81 the country, .
couple OF dozeH pairs Of gloves and several
bolts OF silk. The bulk Of the cargo,
however, was marked AZ consigned 10
suck humble citizens as Bscretary
Thompson, Gen. sherman, Commodore
English, and others 81 the same stand.
Ing. OF course improper use might
have been made % their names by the
real smuRglers 70 daunt pryipg customs
oi1ciala, The next year, whlie still on
the Saratoga, ] vent % Halifax. There
We purchased a large amount oib0tiled
goods and brought back an equally yalu-
bic cergo'
This statement regarding The SNUG
CLING propensties Of certain naval ON
GERS can be vouched for and "a NOT the
gpiteiul ouiponringe OF "disgruntled
eailorn said u nsyy department. official
yesterday.
CLEVELAND GOING 70 NKW roEh.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25--The president
will laaye Washington for New York
Wednesday afternoon, and VIII return the
following evening He will be accom-
panied by Secretaries Bayard Eudicott
and Whitney, and possibly other mem
bers 81 his cabinet. There win be no
a a. b -.