The morning call., 1891-11-20
CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
Annual Report Of The Special Treasury
Agent on Smuggling.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, - Supervising
Special Agent Tingle of the Treasury De-
rartment, in his annual report, shows that
during the past fiscal year the special agents
seized goods to the value of $143, $50 and
recovered $225,690 on account of seizures,
fines. etc. He gives several instances of
fraudulent imp0rtations and refers TO the
difficulties under which the Government
agents have worked. especially in guarding
against smuggling from Canada. The num-
ber of officers for preventive duty on that
long frontier does not exceed twenty and
their efforts are. necessarily, to large de-
gree futile. A similar condition exists on the
boundary of Mexico. The Puget Sound
district furnishes splendid facilities for
smuggling both of dutiable goods and
Ghinese into the country. Special Agent
IiDgle says he Is reliably informed that
during the past year 125,000 pounds of crude
opium were imported and manufactured at
Victoria, making about 20, COO pounds of the
prepared article for smoking purposes. and
nearly, every pound of the latter was
smuggled into the United States. The
enormous profits in opium smuggling, due
entirely to the high duty in this country.
have induced the employment of large capi-
tai and great number of bold, skillful men
to engage in the illicit traffic made so at
tractive.
Referring to the Chinese, he says: "The
exclusion laws are practically nullified by
the clandestine introduction of them
through Canada. When Chinaman en-
terng Canada pays the head tax of $50 he
gets certificate which enables him to re-
turn to Canada without further payment
Should he be detected in trying to enter the
United States our courts in several cases
have given the construction that Canada
and not China was the country whence
These Cinnamon came, within the mean
tffr af fh4 Las
is that Cinnamon caught and re-
turned to Canada will Immediately
repeat their attempt to steal into the United
States. Repeated instances of this have
occurred and in this manner the object of
the Restriction Act is practically defeated" 1"
Iingle urges the revision of the customs
districts and laws, with view to the abol-
ishment or con solldation of districts in which
little or no business is done that more aid
may be given where needed. New and COM
prehensive legislation upon the needs of the
Northwest and Mexican frontiers is urgently
demanded.
RESULTS OF ARMoR-PLATE TESTS.
The Naval Board appointed to conduct
the recent trial of armOr plate, to-day Wis
ited the proving ground and examined the
backs Of the plates fred at on Saturday.
While all made good showing. the supe.
riority OF the high carbon Harveyized plate
was manifest in the smaller number and ex-
tent OF the cracks; and, if fact. two shots
on the right-hand side OF the plate barely
indented the back.
POSTAL CHANGES.
A new Postoffice has been established at
Kingston. Linn County, Oregon, Lucius B.
Balsey Postmaster. Postmasters were ap-
Kirkwood, Tehama County. j. w. Sears
at Lundy, Mono County, A. L. Butterfield,
vice X. i. Pierce, removed; at Paskota,
Tehama County, 2. P. Dyer, vice J. Shet-
ton, removed; at Patterson, Nevada
County, j. Curnow, vice NJ. A. Hicks, re-
signed.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have beer granted to the follow
ing Californians: William Kuh, John r.
Reardon, William a. Dehn. Benjamin F.
Crystal, Ledyard Il. Martin, Frederick An
derson. Josiah j. Cleaver, John 7. Eek,
Frederick w. Iserman, Napoleon E. Greer,
John S. Rice. Matthew Howard, Valentine
j. Hohmann, Apgelette Kelly and Henry
Smith.
SMALLPOX IN GEORGIA.
Surgeon-General Wyman of the Marine
Hospital service received a telegram this
morning from Surgeon White, who was
sent to take charge of the smallpox epi-
total cases number IS, deaths Is, GONZALES
cent 80. The population of the infected
district is between 5000 and 9000."
A SENATOR APPOINTED.
&Governor Jackson of Maryland to-day
orally rendered to ex-Represent tive
Charles Fl. Gibson in this city his appoint
ment to be United States Senator frcm
Maryland until the Legislature fills the va
caney caused by the death Of Senator Will
son. Colonel Gibson accepted the offer.
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
The President arrived at the White
House at 9:35 o'clock this afternoon from
his cunning trip at Benjies, Md.