Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
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PORTLAND t0re special. m.
consa,,. publishes a sensational ar tie%'
containing startling disclosnre. =. article y,
w. Of the gang Of smaggler. ~ . sIls
70 Dc led by Hebert =. Bese oSis. SAD "a
'"osu,nees Is as follows: Al
o.' herbert r. Beecher was apno;r,os
soil ' Of customs for tbe ST., nJ'n y.
. ,l'o. shortly after President CIeyols ma
s .oSA ~ seat The smuggling Of op;nm
commenced on a small scale dny;n,i ' .,'i
oHot. term that Beacher occupied t fo
once, II is supposed that Captain E ta,o
ger' r. Beeeher became copyersan, ~, ,,;,,,
' VIC methods Of the smugglen when ha
F Eas 10 command Of the good staaroas
sNaa'i,gele' aud was plying an liz sa',,5
~. neiofe being appointed coIiaot p,uii.
'is.o.ilis' Beecher found ont dnr;ne, ~ ~
.ll stay IA the collectors sest thns
.neie was millions Ia Inc smnaoi In's
business and he was made s oS,,iii
aseiit OF the treasury depaylment g 1Ia.sl
~ 0sl n,,i. beecher used to control Collec.
~, quincy A. Brooks who was mada
.o'i.c1pF nhen the senate refnsed to
i eol',tih beecher. Brooks, n Il saiJ
ha oeeh hIe 50 much putty n the
llains OF the wiles Beecbey Ahont
sfery two weeks patches ~
rom three hundred h four
hundred pounds were run tbrougb ~
VI, tI,is city. II was brought across from
Victoria In trunks on the steamer Stan
~ y. VI. .i racine. The customs inspectors
9n These steamers formed a part 81 lie
p9f.dle gang, and did not ''see" the stuff
s M ri was usually packed in trunks,
M she transactions Of the gang were
confined TO Portland with the exception
IN December, 1885, Gardner Skinned
a:upJ pounds east over the Canadian Pa.
enc railroad. A second lot sent east In
october or November. 1887. was abont
a. large as the first Ii went from Vic.
.9ria 70 Montreal, and from Montreal 10
MaiefFtoRn, \. Y. From Watertown it
we shilf1ei % Mm Whitney at Kansas
CITY IS household goods, from Kansas
clly II was sent 10 San Francisco.
The last and fatal lot shipped was on
me 10th Of January last, Here was some
1000 ponnds with shipment II was the
lArgest venture the official smugglers
Had vel made, was necessary that their
plans should not miscarry. The onium
VAS shipped ifum Victoria 10 Fort Yale.
Fouk inen aud Bow Yenn, Of Victoria,
sud Chinese firm IN New Minister, fur.
nished the opium. The price 10 ba
raid wAs $3.50 per pound. Six dollars q
round Was Paid down, on total OF S94,
600 The remaining sl.60 amounting
10 "a, l1l vas 10 be pail when the opium
was delivered 10 the parties in San
Francisco 80 whom it was consigned.
Iiae object u this WAS 10 make the Chi.
nese TaTtners Ii the Transaction aud "a
insure . sale The Chinese then would
moi make combination AGAINST them.
Tho opium arrived al San Francisco,
hui Thousand pounds Of il was seized
there. anl ripher telegrnms from the
euns 20 Beecher clearly proves his part
IN the smuggling.
II i Supposed that the ring intend "a
embark IN business AGAIN 10 as Ia make
~ for the Losses on the las, shipment
As : preliminary % this tie honest dep
mites nuleg Brooks had 10 lie put ont 81
the way. Inspectors Luther, Day
Boyd and Jones we're removed las
seek and il looks as though the hood
lcrs viii resume business at the OLE
stand soon