Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-06

several months ago spsolai Agent
Tiraie Of the treasury department sas
cent % Puget sonnd for the purpose Of
Investigating the oplum snusRiira
which, IL vas alleged. vas being pssre.
trsied on the nosthvesssfn border with
abe connivsnoe Of certain Of the federal
ciIsoiais whose especial duty IL vas 10
pstvent jass such operations
Special Agent 1inels. n common n-
post h 10 be credited, made . mast
thorough Investigation Of the snueslirR
operations which have certainly been in
progress. u 10 said that be discovered
enough TO cobvircs him that reports en-
the subisc. previously submitted by an
other spscial spsps had BEEN character
H. q BY desire 10 shield rather Than TO
ssposs the smpRRieFs and that these IT.
psrts ve.e rsmaIkabie for Ire manner
10 which they distorted truth. concealed
the facts cod made apvcas as facts
things which wsrs not facts.
In addition to .his. Special AGENT
firele 10 said 10 have discovered thst
government officials and smufelefs
were remarkably aud inextsicasiy mixed
up together. One could never be sure
that q smueelsr did not wear govern
uusut osdss nnder tho Lapel OF his coai
or that government official vas net
more or less sntssessto In the importe-
ton OF opium. 10 short. ~ sse gsss'ps
Say. Special Assas Tiuaie very soor be-
cssse convinced that tie ensions ser
vice ON Pnnes Sound vas in very de-
mosaiixsd condition and tina, nnmer
ous government naisials. not excepting
one vito vas known 10 stand very high
10 the estimation Of the president. stood
IN need az severe osesbaalipe.
Special Agent Tinels, 30 IL is said
mads s,alsmrnt OF these facts in lis
report to the treesnry department. BE
told hov c0msle,sly ssnaeelers and ciii
cisls on Puget seund we're mlxsd up
sad referred 10 certain facts OF nature
10 give honest meu 9 o. Of The hl1es- Il
cas- seeh a report NJ . special egept
might he expected TO maks when ts
had discossgsd q ress Of eorEupsicn. II
vaa. In short. snch report ~ &c hon
est admiu.s,sA,ieE woai: want tnd sxeh
q cue se tie Cleveland administrator
did net want.
spsciA, Agent Tineie's ferost wss
siled eArefa,y away in n pigeon hsle
whsra II xss sais froei the Frying eyes
Of anyteiy who woeii he likely to siyt
u 10 tie poslie. There ii sepid prots-
bly, have remasned undissaItea nntil
the dnst Of ssss seeasaalstea upon ~ IL
Abe senate had nos rsssse resolution
eslikse for this rsrcHs as vel As ior the
sepess shich has already been tessrred
to. Ihs resolution tvaseiiy carried
1ismas iIta sks rsrks Of the stmiris
tssiieu. After ssatuEe dslihsrs,ier.
kovsvsr. IL ~as sscidse sEs. the ssnais
H. law 1Ae+
the object q Witch VAS 10 vblte~sh
she saspsctsd eiAeiais ard 60 euysr uy
the epsrAsions Of The soSsgiers, tus
that the ends u iasttss ~eald - de-
sssssd II Ssselss Assai Tinsle sFspafs,
~hles untoflanatsts Seniaiaed srg Al
deal thst Is sfes. ~ese gsysn - tbs puk.
iis. Consequently u b arosahss stss
sreSisi Agsnt Rsscsss's rspoEi slll he
gwen 10 the Senate ard teal Special
Acct Tinsle's fsrott stii be Withheld
tbs Is erly shsla % s.seapsisnc<s
sat u Is sufasisnt 10 issw ssry b.
siasd igyrsssiea shas ssr.eeoiY In tire
waEae saass OF 80 irsaseals,s uslShbas
hsoa. q sexleas - eover 60 ths oyiem
srasas IN the nasth~sss snd 50 sAvs
fren Disgrace ees whcm freslesat
CRye.and acssp,ed 50 sro:ses. ~iss
fan .kee~ie1es az Is pAArssSs. and Of
sas enA ns.sssa charges ,hsi had bees
Enaae sS.,nss esrn.