Evening star., 1909-02-14

about for such ally in vain The like OF him TO
be found frequently visiting the Spanish restaurants
quite numerous in the vicinity of Bowling Green or
the captains of tropical steamships may
pass tip to the merchant of standing in the country
of the erlissary, and introduction follows at the
Maritime Exchange.
Deceiving Customs Officials
IN the lofts of the commission house the impe-
rnents for deadly dressed in the disguises
deceived into allowing the cargo to leave .2ort Such
merchants have force of experts packers and
penters, usually wholly loyal to their employers in
terests and not amenable to bribes by the Govern
me,t sp es.
Rifles are taken out of their coffin shaped cases
and packed in triangular boxes and marked
Scythes.' Cement" and " Beans" favorite
aliases under which cartridges ch1ppcd. In
ranging them to GO forth cement, barrel is
ployed. Or the bottom is placed layer of asbestos.
Then the oblong cartridge boxes are fitted inside.
and over all is six-inch layer of cement. When
the top of the barrel is tamped and nailed down. the
deception is aided by the exuding of the still soft
cement through the small cracks between the slaves.
In Tags OF gunnysack the cartridges are sometimes
packed loosely, and then they called beans >
One seizure is on record OF square boxes which be-
cause of their great weight and their contradictory
kind of suspicion Cartridge cartons about the
size and shape of packages of breakfast food But
this deadly diet intended for the consumption OF the
Haytian army did not leave port. Ordnance pieces
as they are swung up and lowered into ships holds
almost invariably have their huge wooden cases
marked agricultural Implements or "Agricul-
tural Machinery.
Sad Tale of Cargo
lust here there mind the sad little tale OF
y South American revolutionary agent who took
residence in a big New York hotel and met there
charming young man who talked easily of his great
wealth. The agent confided to his new friend the
object OF his visit to this country, and the young
millionaire laughed at any fears he might have for
its complete success In fact, the young said
he had influence that would make the matter safe
and easy.
You say you have twenty-five thousand dollars
to spend. Turn it to me- and III see that you
get all the barrels of cement down to your country
that you need. OF course, you need not turn the
money over to me until the stuff is safely aboard
the ship"
Gratefully the Latin american accepted fair
and unseltiSh offer. In due time the barrels OF
cement were put aboard and added to the
five thousand dollars he gave his friend
many warm expressions OF gratitude the part OF
the emissary. But expressions were many degrees
warmer when at the headquarters of the revou-
,nent barrels opened and found to be recep-
tacles OF perfectly honest character in that they
contained nothing but cement from top to bottom
! got the tale myself from the lips of the man who
had turned the trick.-a swindler of international
.otorlety.
Getting Out to Sea
A 5 soon the material has been disguised and
4 falsely labeled. the merchant has it transferred
TO a storage warehouse, The wharves OF the Brook
lyn and Erie Basin shores the storage places
mostly used for they the tramp steamships
to be chartered to carry the to the seat of
Norwegian and Swedish vessels favOrlteS in the
game though revOlutionistS have not hesitated to
ship war supplies by we'll known passenger lines to
large port from which the stuff has been trans
ferred in sloops to landings agreed upon by the