Show Cit WORTH Of CANNED MAY BE B DESTROYED DEMOTED Opium Imported Recently at San Francisco to toBe toBe toBe Be Confiscated SAX SAN FRANCISCO CISCO March Gloom 31 Gloom p pervades tho iho smoke dimmed I opium I joints of f the Chinese quarter and nud the ever changing dreams of tho the smokers arc tinged d with bitterness because of a n rulin ruling received by Collector of the Port Stratton from Washington shin ton The fire government govern O meat ment has set its face nN a against nin t the indulgence indulgence in in in- dul ence in the delights of the tho tho dope pipe and prohibited the tho importation of opium of anything less 85 than medicinal medi medi- medicinal cinal purity after April 1 That Th was bad t nou enough h but the tb bustling bustling bus bus- importers rushed nishca their r order to the orient and nearly Marly 1 worth of the dru drug was landed here bore a few fot days s n ago o and safely 1 el stored iu in the tho custom cus cus- custom tom torn house and bonded warehouses es in time it H was supposed to evade c the now regulation No Now ow the tho authorities at instructed Collector Wa Washington have hn Stratton not to allow any opium to leave ea his possession sion on or after April 1 and tho the vast bo heap boap p of canned dreams is doomed to go 10 The Tho government tto authorities 5 further declare that a n careful reading of tho the pure pur food and ond drug ru law which raises the bars barR a against po poppy smoke mok makes it possible po for federal Pry officials to seize seizo an and confiscate an any opium found an any anyplace place pace in tn the tho country after aCter April 1 whether marked duty paid or not If this ruling inline is enforced d tho the opium imp importers of ban an Francisco stand tand to lose a large e sum as 85 within the last two days davs alone nearly nt worth has beep been withdrawn from froni the tho customs house o oon on payment nt of dut duty It is estimated that opium valued at between 1000 and is is now no in and near city cit all of which is open to seizure wherever where found |