The sun., 1893-06-21
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
AN ALLEGED RING OF SWINDJING
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Ten DismIssni- In the Puget Sound District
for Smuggling In Chinameu nnd Opium
Bids Received for - New Torp do Boat.

Ten Dismissni- In the Puget Sound District
for Smuggling In Cinnamon md Opium
Bids Received for - New Torpedo Boat.
WASHINGTON. juno 2o-1he official heads OF
Patrick II. Winston. United States Attorney:
Thomas L. Brown, United States Marshal:
Andrew Wasson. United States Collector at
Port Townsend: c. J. Mulkey, United states
Special Agent. and six special inspectors OF
customs in tho Puget Sound district. all in the
state OF Washing on. have fallen into the oill-
cial hopper as the results Of reports made to
Secretary Carlisle by special Treasury Agents
Wood and Lewis. These reports tell tho story
OF one Of the most extensive and successful
conspiracies ever formed to smuEgle Chinese
and opium into the United States across the
far Northwestern boundary. Tho officials 1t
is charged, have neon doing wholesale busi-
ness for several years in connection with prl-
yate citizen, in Victoria. H. C.. N smuggling
in Chinese by means OF fraudulent ccr-
tiacates. and In permitting opium smuG-
Cling either ty cunnlvange or otherwise.
TwU months ago Agents Wood and Lewis.
new men from tho East, were dota lcd to Sc
rny nESf,te S the aIGGeH Fan m
they went to work and unenrthed what Is rc-
garde6 here as one OF the greatest consrira-
cies In which Government officials were over
Implicated. Not to defeat the continuance OF
the Investigation, all the prominent Govern
President and their successors appointed with
out tho usual announcements being made
inc purpose was 10 keep tne Ilui liz IN lEHO-
rance that other implicated persons might 10
caught. The nav men appointed in m the place
United States Marshal: VI. II. Erinker. United
statcs Attorney. other removals are YET to
conc and the matter in due course oi time
will find its way into the courts.
1t does not appear that the Department OF
State will feel called upon to interfere with the
execution OF the sentences imposed by the
eicl,t triI nj In ono NJ ho ut
Cesarea and Marsovan last slrihE. resulting
in the hurning Of the Amcrican ,n.olleG" at the
none OF tho prisoners Is an American citizen
In the second place. the crime for which they
the American college. which iormcd tho has,s
Of our CONT laint. and. lna ly. the INCIDENT has
iFs hgsn ses1stsSy sstsS Of AIR. efs@n q
60 nnn H. goG o his sns 'Snn ae u
report report the TurEisn GOVERNMENT mHic fnll
PREPARATION for tho burning Of the college by
AUTHORIZING the, payment Of 800 Turk sh
pounds I? the. college authorities, In addition
TO this the Government granted the college
to guarantee it protection and exemption from
taxation. a, most i'm mrortant consideration for
The President to-day made tho following ap-
pontmcnts: Paul D. 7rammel of Georgia to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the district OF
Georgia; Felix G. Rudolph Of Kentucky to he
ciS 1 FOX for f o Rsssspp ST &G%cn to b.
attorney Of the { nited states for the northern
district uf Mississippi. The total number Of
fourth class. fostmasters appointed to-day was
1877. OF VIII. fty-ive were, to, fill vacancies
caused BY designations and deaths.
Thomas Kehoe was to-day appointed as
sis.ant inspector of boilers OF steam vessels at
New ork city.
rostmneter-G General Bissell has awarded to
Thomas Kane 4 O.. OF Chicago the contract
for furnishing during the next four years all
carriers distributing cases. routing tables. and
stools that may 9 needed in Tree delivery
Post Offices. Tho Postmaster General has
also awarded to George F. Lasher Of phila.
delpha the contract for printing the annual
and monthly postal guides. at slight redur-
tion from present prices. MIR. Lasher is the
present publisher of the guide.
BIDS were orenen at the Navy Department
to-day FOR u submarine torpedo boat. Congress
appropriated S.O0.UuO for tho construction Of
an experimental boat Of this kind. and the al
vertisements issued hy the department allow
eH Inventors to submit their own plans. III.
result was eight bids OF various prices. No
award will be made until tho various plans
have been examined by the exports OF the de-
Dartment