The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-13
roRr TOWNSEND.
Aastsriy Inactivity nj the Custom
Hoasc-S Protest Against
the Deiph Chinese Eiil-Notes.

fohr TosSsEsp, May IA gen.
deman than whom there j. no better
authority on suFh m4f.efs. said. in
speaking about the ea s,um house 10
the Pl@f-isrkILIsfscKg reporter: Il
iscgNr knew the service To he In such a
poor ean.iisi5u as Il ~ at present. /
am satisfied there IL more smuggling
bring done today than ever feiere
WAY shaaldat there hep There l.
practically nothing done to prevent
II. Smuggiefs can carry on their I!e.
gal traffic giIh perfect impaniiy. I
happen 10 knon q. one lot ii 30
pounds OF Opium that has just b~ea
sniGggiesi up Sound IN two small
trunk. saliSe and a chest, in the
mos, open nisnnsr Look al the Chi
namsa stnargissi over 10 trond ale
from British tolutnbia. referred TO In
ihe Iosr-lsrElIsgGscEx the other das
They are ~iiil there III tlissful -eeur-
ity, and no atfefnps - made by the
custom house Ia bring them 10 jus-
tiee. This ia a very serious matter.
ard should shiak the cu-sons- OFF
csals would az least arou~r from their
eonata-e eonaisian on a matter 80
near home make no chsFe~ oi
fraudulent participation IN OF conniT.
Ing at smuggling by eu-toms ofsicer-.
whatever nay private opinion may IL.
hut a. = citizen. contributing my mite
10 the support of public institutions.
have a right 10 csl attention to their
rrpfvhsnsit9r r.msssnsss. The mis-
management and general hai osior
which rlinEs Ia every branch II the
customs service ia this district Will -
the most valuable material for Espuh-
lirsn stump speakers esa eet bold II
tos use tn the coming campaign.
cKirtcssgss rax crrrsk
shortly after the gentleman making
the above remarks had moved Asas
another man With a srisyanc~ ~aS
met; lie sasi i Ike Captain Glover
st the cutter WolCoss tsSt F=;c lie /.
. very grniai gentleman. aat the
tronlie l., he allows his pror~asssy 10
do coGrsss5as sct- lcAa him into using
the cutter fer purposes she ought not
q, ~ usesi for Der instance on ~an-
day last she took party - BstfsShsTs
consisting ~ u W Higgins. " T. T..
Jeshns Davis. = 49, si8swn Aurtioss-
e~f, as,i NJ M.ll>. pEvu1iasHt harTis-
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