The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-28
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forcs. MerrimAn, Hansilrs superior OF
fcer, refused 70 surrender. The cutter
vas then cleared for action. her guns
loaded. and every preparation made for 40
engagement, when Smith sent . note
ashore, giving the citizens just thirty min
utes to surrender the Office, under threat
of bombardment. When this ultimatum
became known there vas . great exodus
from the vicinity Of the custom house.
few minutes later the Office was turned
over to Smith. and subsequently, 1t was re-
moved to Port Angeles.
Smith was called East again when he
was appointed special treasury agent, and
DR.. L. 4. Gum. now Of San Diego. CAL,
was appointed 70 fill ont Smiths term OF
Office. The latter returned to the Coast
in 1855. and Was one Of tie passengers
who went down on the steamer Brother
Jonathan of the California coast
On December Is, 1863, . heavy rain storm
prevailed for several days at Port Angeles.
A lake was formed back of the town OF
Port Angeles, and the levee broke. A
mighty rush Of water came tearing down
the hillside, sweeping everything in its
wake out into the sea. Two customs Of
ficers. Deputy Collector J. N. Anderson
and Inspector Goodell. . brother of n. z.
GoodeiI. Of Mentssano, were killed, and
the collector narrowly escaped death from
falling timber1. After the food q
drifted upon the beach and were saved.
When Gums term had expired ]. II.
Asher Was acting collector for about three
months, and then Henry Wilson, ono Of
the Wilson brothers, who with the late +.
8. Fowler. conducted . mercantile estab-
lishment in Port townsend. was a ppointed
collector.
The day Wilson received his appoint
ment in San Francisco he dropped dead Of
heart disease, but this awful warning has
had no effect on his would-be successors.
Three days before Lincoln was slain Fred
A. Wilson. brother of Henry. was APP
pointed collector, and he removed the
custom house back to Port Townsend on
November 70. 1865.
In 1853 Marshal Blinn. Wilson and sew
erai other leading Republicans bolted the
ticket against Selcuc;us Garfield, candidate
for congress. BIinn ran az al indcpend-
ent. but Garfeld,s popularity won the day.
He was styled the '.siiver-tongued orator
of the West" The first thing Garfield did
when he got to Washington City was to
have Wilson removed and Nike Drew APP
pointed. Eighteen months later, in No
vember, 1871. Fred Drew succeeded Mike.
second term - delegate to congress. and
at the same time gave Garfield his resigna-
ton signed In blank, which was to be used
when the best interests Of the Republican
party demanded . change in the office.
Judge McFadden. of Olympia, since de-
ceased. defe ated Garfield for third term.
Garfield then presented Drew's resigna-
ton and was appointed his successor in
1875. He was removed in 1878 through
the influence Of Special Agent of the Treas
ury Kzyzanski. a Russian exile who was
brigadier general during the civil war.
Garfield went on to Washington City and
secured the removal Of Kxyxanski Henry
Webster. formerly Indian agent at Neah
Bay, was in Washington City when Gar
field was removed, and secured the APP
poiptment. Webster was unable to attend
to his Official duties toward the close Of his
administration on account of illness.
In June, 1881, Albert w. Bash came ont
from Indiana with the commission Of col.
lector Of customs. Webster died two
months. afterward. Eight years ago next
Saturday. July 1. 1885, Capt. II. +.
Beecher, on account of services rendered
in Cieveland's election by his father. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. was appointed COL
!ector. The collector became involved in
an unenviable controversy with several
corporations. which eliminated in the
seizure Of the steamship Idaho with $780,
600 worth of opium aboard. The senate
and later he was appointed special treas
ury agent. Maj Quincy A. Brooks,
Of Oregon, next received tho APP
pointment. and took charge of tho
Office in January. 1887. Brooks was
q trusting old man, whose confidence was
easily won and moro easily betrayed.
Before he was aware Of it he was sur
rounded with set Of inscriptions off,
GERS, Who involved him in one continual
round of scandal. Brooks was removed
and G. W. Thurman. . telegraph operator.
appointed collector by President Cieye-
land in November, 1888 Thurman lasted
about one month as collector. when his
head went into the basket, and J. W. Nc
Cabe. a capable young man, scarcely -
years of age, since deceased. was desig-
mated a. acting collector until Leslie CUT
lom, now special agent OF the treasury,
was appointed. CnlIom qualified in jan
uary. 1850. and the senate declined TO con-
firm his appointment.
In the following April Charles N. Brad
shaw was appointed collector by President
Harrison. Bradshaw, like Brooks. placed
too much confidence in unworthy snbor-
dinates, which eventually got the office in
such a chaotic condition that he was re-
moved and Andrew WATSON. the present
incumbent, was appointed. WATSON care
fully protted by the experiences OF his
predecessors, and in addition to securing
the services OF trustworthy employees he
exac,ed from each an ironciad bond
in q reasonable SUM for good behavior
and an homes. administration Of at
fairs. In this manner he has given
the government one OF the very best
administrations. His term OF office has
been singulariy free from scandal Within
the last year or two several additional
supports of entry have been established
in the district, aud the volume OF business
has more than doubled. although the Gus
toms force has not been increased by .
eingie Csflcer.
James c. Saunders, Wasson's successor.
is an excellent business man. thoroughly
experienced in department affairs and on
account of his official relations with the
president a. private ssenoerapher he is
competent. 20 execute the duties OF col
lector IN . manner that should be salts
factory 10 the DEPARTMENT. lie IS young