Show AFTER AMERICAN SMUGGLERS sloops and schooners ners sell contraband goods to indians victoria it C dec 23 the dominion customs authorities have begun a war of extermination on the fleet 0 of sloops and schoon scho onera ers the majority of 0 which are american vessels hailing balling from puget sound which have made co considerable nalder able money and defrauded defraud eJ the customs of considerable by the sale of their contraband goods to the indians and other settlers sett lera along british colum bias northern coast line to this end they are about to establish a chain of protective stations along the coast officers will be stationed at each who will be empowered to seize any vessel caught smuggling or otherwise breaking the customs laws the stations will bo be at alert bay hay nella coola forcher porcher island Abo Abou usall salt and quatsino although they will not be made ports por Is of entry coasting and alaskan traders will bo be allowed to go in there for coal wood or supplies and will be restricted to these porta ports only should they go in at any other place which the law forbids they will be seized the officer at porcher island will be exercised mostly in watching the american fishing craft which go to the straits for halibut some of those engaged in fishing there have been in the habit of landing in porcher island to dry nets and this practice in tho the future will w bo be cisal owed lowed paris doc 23 chamber of deputies today adopted a bill imposing a stamp duty of one per cent on to aes ues i |