The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-07
7YE TONS OF OPIUM.
ID 70 Have Been Snug
"a By Haytian Republic.
1884 MAY Dc FILED TODAY.
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- e~nees a IL Haytisn Rspsblie ore
- vn.ffve over the governmsut's delay
- - fhe libel against hsr for smug-
- They ~ anxious 70 hsve the libel
<s-1 = shAt the can give bond and have
I W voousi ssieased pending the hearing.
- eAaeres against the ship viii undouos.
e6lv = based upon the correspondence be-
-. her owners and their agent in Vic
~. vhieh fell into the hands OF the
0~Is.d etssss government secret service
1870 eome time ago and which was for
--raed 70 Washington. This correspond
- vae secured through falling out be-
- the owners and the Victoria agent
- shs division Of the spoiis gathered by
nresliug Opium and Chinese into Port
iend BIZ the ship. This contraband
tasie. il 10 alleged. Was car
"a on - regular business,
- ship securing immunity from
- Portland customs os3ciais. It -
-. By dividing the profits With them.
r via be asserted by the prosecution that
1uring the last SIX months the ship has
wuegied into Portland from Victoria and
Ysnc0uyer no LESS than 800 Chinese labor
~ Tor which it, owners and agents re-
n6vsd So. 600, and also about 10. 90 pounds
sdpsepared opium worth nearly $4,000.
3 Dts also said that the correspondence re-
Dals the fact that w. B. lacking. vhila
master Of the vessel. was guilty Of forging
kauduleni certificates purporssng TO ensitle
Many Of the Chinese TO enter the United
rates. The dope and aliens we're mostly
landed At Portland, although some OF the
auG was dropped of before reaching that
Doyt
The government did not succeed In get
~ Ill the correspondence. some of that
oueetng away being Of IN extremely inter.
eng character, and II Il had been Sc
ssssd the range Of inquiry would havs
hesn considerably extended and brought
sonrsr home. 1t was revealed that there
~ arrival smuggling ring in existence and
lhss Ne two came in conflict In their opera
ueuA This competition became 20 sharp
sthet III price Of bringing Chinese into
~ country WAS brought down from
IN 70 500 per head. The owners
e ~ ship in Portland complained TO
thsir Victoria agent Of this ruinous CON-
psetsioa. and plaintively set forth that
~ vsrs Obliged to give the Portland
eosroms ofhcials go head for each
C1lssss brought over, and, In addition,
~ 70 pay $40 head for their forged GER
t1satss. Before pool Of the conflicting
beaests OF the rival smuggling rings
esslA b arranged or . smuggling trust
fnened, the owners Of the Haytian Re-
paliie and their agent guarded, the latter
- dismissed and out OF revenge he put
~ correspondence into the hands of
Une3e Sans detectives.
The present mortgage owners Of the
vssssl hops to evade liability for these acts
b showing that they knew nothing OF
these transactions on tho part of the ves-
ssi's former owners and Of her officers, but
the absolute forfeiture Of the vessel will
probably b claimed by the govsrnmsn
Cuitsd States District Attorney Brinker
has bssn very busy since coming into Office
~ has not been able to devote much time
- the case. What with famiIiarising him.
~ NTH the routine business Of his posi-
-. hs - particularly busy 1t the present
- because OF the commencement Of the
uUular June term Of court. necessitating q
eeat deal Of work In the grand jury room
= connection with the cases before that
hdy for consideration. But il Is very
nOoable that he will file the libel agains!
- Haytian Republic today.