Collector Saunders
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- Jul 10, 1893The Custom House Spoils SystemA political power struggle over federal appointments in Port Townsend reveals the deep-seated corruption and infighting within the local Democratic Party.Custom House, Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 24, 1893The Forced Deportation of Mrs. Lee Fook BowCustoms officials seized the steamer Umatilla to enforce a federal court order, ultimately compelling the shipping company to return a Chinese woman to China under the restrictive immigration laws of 1892.Port Townsend, WA
- Aug 26, 1893The Customs Wars at the Port of TownsendA power struggle over maritime jurisdiction leaves a British ship detained and the business community in an uproar.Port Townsend, WA
- Oct 6, 1893Smuggling Ring Exposed at Port TownsendA customs inspector is accused of taking bribes to let opium cross the border, revealing a deeper scandal within the agency.Port Townsend, WA
- Oct 17, 1893The Customs Inspector with a Paper TrailHow a Seattle customs official’s history of corruption and confession led to a suspicious opium smuggling sting.Seattle, WA
- Feb 1, 1894Suspicion at the WaterfrontA Chinese merchant's attempt to return to Seattle is blocked by officials claiming his business records were fraudulent.Seattle, WA
- Feb 25, 1894Intercepted at SeaTen Chinese individuals, including a man carrying a valid certificate of residence, are being deported under the shadow of the Geary Act.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 21, 1894The Sealing Wars: Customs vs. NavyTensions rise at Port Townsend as federal authorities clash over how to enforce restrictive sealing laws on local schooners.Port Townsend, WA
- Jul 20, 1894A Treasury Man Finds Seattle 'a Revelation'—and Vows to Crush Puget Sound SmugglingAssistant Secretary Charles S. Hamlin arrives by revenue cutter to inspect customs, promise more launches and officers, and warn opium and Chinese smuggling rings that the federal government is coming.Seattle, WA
- Aug 14, 1894The Patronage Game at Port Townsend: How Customs Officials Fought Civil ServiceA plan to reduce the customs force in Puget Sound sparks a behind-the-scenes battle over patronage, as local officials try to add jobs to avoid civil service exams.Seattle, WA
- Aug 26, 1894One Customs Job, Two Promises, and a Party on the BrinkA federal patronage fight between John Collins and Hugh Wallace, layered atop a King County apportionment grab, had Republicans threatening an open row in Tacoma.Port Townsend, WA
- Sep 8, 1894The Tillicums' Trick: How a Political Machine Fooled Tacoma's DemocratsA secretive faction called the Tillicums manipulates primaries, places decoy tickets, and doles out patronage jobs to tighten its grip on Pierce County politics.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 15, 1894A Crepe-Draped Cleveland and the Custom-House DealPort Townsend Democrats gather amid patronage bargains, a sacrificed ally, and a prank that put the president's portrait in mourning.Port Townsend, WA
- Sep 20, 1894The 'Citizens' Ticket' Plot in San Juan CountyA Friday Harbor editor claims Democrats and Populists will skip their own nominations, then run a fusion slate disguised as a nonpartisan citizens' ticket.Friday Harbor, WA
- Jan 7, 1895The Sealing Monopoly Judge Swan Called a ‘Monumental Humbug’A federal report from Port Townsend shows Puget Sound sealers thriving while a Smithsonian expert blasts the Alaska Commercial Company’s grip on the Pribilof Islands.Port Townsend, WA