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Show SMUGGLERS CAUGHT. It requires a great amount of careful watching in order that the laws, rules and regulations that have been put into effect since the beginning of the war be not evaded, and some good work is being done by the agents' of the government. govern-ment. The latest attempt to make a sneak was when a Spanish vessel tried to get out of a gulf port with more than $40,000 in gold which had been labeled salt pork and secreted among the ship's stores. There Is an embargo on shipment of gold from this country in order to protect our reserve, and as the coin could not be shipped in a legitimate le-gitimate manner the Spanish sailors tried their hand at smuggling, with the result that three of them, including the cook who cashed the draft, have been placed under arrest and may bo made to smart for their offense. Spain has been absorbing our gold for some time past, although the balance of trade is in our favor, and the Spaniards seem to be determined to get hold of the yellow metal by fair means or foul. They have been foiled this time. It is not probable that the government at Madrid, however, had anything to do with the gold importations or the attempt at-tempt at smuggling. |