, 1883-08-02
No Fears of an Invasion?
AGENT moRR's SUCCESS As \ PRoPHE,

TO see that our laws are enforced. Ii
has been decided 10y the Congress of
the United States that no Chinese be
admitted within our borders from
abroad for ten years. At the tim9
this law was enacted, the ARGUS call
ed attention to the fact that the pro-
hibited race would find ways of eyad
ing its provisions from our northern
boundary. Subsequent events have
verified our prediction. We have
published in detail from time to time
the brazen and gross violations OF the
law, that are rapidly increasing and
will soon render it laughing stock,
Il practical nullity, unless stopped.
Special Agent Horr, of the Treasury
Department, recently reported that
after an investigation" he saw no
fears of an invasion by the mongols
from British Columbia. His pro
phetic - eye seemed to look beyond
passing and notorious facts, into a
future of ignorant and consequently
''blissful' security. Let us see how
this wonderfully complaisant predic-
ton stands affected by the light of
stubborn facts. Every few days a
fresh violation is brought to light
A few days ago Inspector Blake, of
SemiahmoO, reported large, blue
boat having been seen near Point
Roberts with seven Cinnamon in it,
making toward Lummi island on this
side. Since then, parties here were
advised that a boat had been stolen
from Victoria, supposed to have been
taken to smuggle Cinnamon across
in. OF course no one knew where to
look for the landing of the cargo un-
til Charley Lambert, of this place.
saw crowd of celestials land near
the wreck of the bark Hoadley. on
Friday evening; they were se9n af-
terwards, and seven were counted
Ia later account places the number at
fifteen). The discoverer of the new
comers did not return to town until
Saturday, when the customs officers
could do nothing because the newly
arrived Cinnamon could not be pick
ed out from their brethren residing
here, any more than a bean could be
picked out of pile of its fellows.
Last evening young man met from
twenty to twenty five Cinnamon near
town, who claimed to have come from
Port Discovery; they We're tracked to
the beach below Point Wilson, how
ever, where they had come ashore.
Now does it not seem silly to tell
the world there is no danger of a
mongolian invasion from across the
line, in the face of these facts? 1t is
the province of this paper to keep
the public informed about violations
of law, as well as other news that af-
fects the interests and welfare of our
readers, and if the officers whose du-
ty it is to report these violations of
law to the government, fail to do so,
we will take pleasure in showing up
the facts. Somebody is responsible
for these misdemeauors. We are not
among those who believe it necessa.
ry for the Z. S. government to sit
idly by, impotent to enforce its laws.
Either those in charge of such mat
ters as the enforcement of the restric-
ton law are sadly direlict in perform
ing their duties or they should have
sufficient reinforcement to accomplish
the task in hand. Successful evasion
of the law has made the heathens so
bold that they now openly offer hire
to be smuggled across from Victoria
in lots of FIVE or ten. Twenty-Five
dollars each is about the ordinary
figure. Smugglers are not wanting
at that price. The traffic becomes all
the more brisk because some employ
ers on this side encourage it for the
sake of cheap labor. The people
have right to demand suppression
of this nefarioas traffic 1t is rob
bing our own workmen, besides vio-
lating the laws Of the land. We call
upon the Treasury Department to in
vestigate and stop it.
l.. Reinig, who has been engaged in
the grocery business in Seattle for the
past thirteen years, and who has made
fortune by his strict attention to bust
ness and honest deali, rs, has disposed
of his stock and the goodwill of the
concern to Mr.. Richard Mercer, late of
Gold Hill, Nevada. Mr.. Reinig has a
competency, and will rest from business
cares for a time.
Ten cases of black powder and 800
cases of giant powder blew up in
powder house at Yale, B. C., last Sun
day. The explosion was caused by
bush fire igniting nitro-glycerine house,
causing its destruction, winch in turn
caused the blowing up Of the powder
house. No lives were lost, but some
considerable property was destroyed.
Capt. Ed. Still has become the owner
of the steamer Hornet, having bought
the little ting from L. L. Wiley. her