Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-24
The Chinese Transit.


psrtment in regard to the transit o
Chinese laborers over the territory O
the United States in the course Of theil
journey TO and from other countries
1t is addressed to Collectors Of Custom
and Others, and reads as follows:
The Attorney General, in his opinion
of December 26. 1882, addressed t.
the Secretary Of State, has decided that
the Chinese lsborers in transit merely
across the territory of the United
States in the course of their journey tc
and from other countries, are. neither
emiarants nor Chinese coming to the
United States, nor laborers, and are
not within the language of the treaty
of November ], 1880, or the Act OF
May 6, 1882; and further, that it is not
incumbent upon such passengers to pro-
duce certificates of identification, pre-
scribed by Sections 4 aud Of that
Act, provided, that by competent
proofs they may otherwise establish their
transient. The Status Department of
State has transmitted the opinion of
the Attorney General to this Depart.
ment with its appreciation. The Treas
ury decision, No. 2,3l3. dated July 20,
1882, ii therefore revoked, and the fol-
lowing regulations are adopted by the
Department to carry into effect more
recent decisions of the Attorney Gen.
eral and the views of the Department
of State
First-When the Chinese Consul re.
sides at q port of landing or entrance
into the United States, he will furnish
any Chinese laborer claiming to be
merely ir transit through the territory
of the United States, or in course Of
Journey to or from other countries,
with a certificate, identifying the
bearer by pane, hight, age, etc., so far
as practicable, and showing the place
and date of his arrival and the place at
which he is to leave the United States,
and when his journey is to begin, aid
that it is to BE- continued direct, and
shall be accepted as prima faeie evil
dence and such certificate shall be re-
quired in all cases when Chinese Con-
sui resides at such port.
Seconds the absence of such
certificate and other competent evidence
to show the Identification of the person,
and the fact that a bona tide transit is
O lily intended, may be reserved ana
the production of through ticket
across the whole territory of the United
States, or that intended to be ira
versed, may be received as competent
proof, and should be exhibited to the
Collector and verified by him. Such
ticket and all other evidence presented
should be so stamped or marked and
dated by customs officers so as to pre-.
vent its use the second time.
Third-1n case of great numbers of
Chinese being transferred in a body
under the charge of agents or other
wise. atfidavits of such agents or others
in charge should be taken as satisfactory
proof to the collector that such laborers
will be conveyed withou. delay across
the territory of the United States, aud
delivered on board ship or into foreign |
territory, may be received in lieu of the
tickets required in the foregoing regula.
ion. Descriptive lists of all such Chi
,ese will be prepared in duplicate and
presented to the Collector Of Customs
in the form mentioned 10
he circular of May 18th, and showing,
q addition, the place of arrival and
,lace OF intended departure. One copy
will be retained on the files of his Office,
md one will be forwarded by mail to
he Collector Of Customs at the port Of
Kit, who will take pains to see that
he passengers duly leave the United
states. One list may be made 10 in
Jude all Chinese transferred at one
ime, and each list should be properly
lated, signed and sealed by the COL
tcsor or his deputy. Where consider
BILE numbers of Chinese intend to
ravel from the port of entry to the
'ort of exit under charge of an agent
8 before mentioned, it will be sufficient
0 nave included in the descriptive list,
o be mailed to the collector at the port
{ exit, the number of persons who are
D 90 forward and the name of the agent
a charge, and the route by which they
re to travel.
Raidins the Moons liners.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23-Major George F.
'Arnes, Deputy Collector OF Inter nal
,evenue, with posse of four men, re.
armed from successful raid among the
of Galloway county, KY.
he party left on the 18th, entering the
Id "Coolings," the famous moonshine
sgion OF Galloway, at daybreak on the
9th. The "Coolings" is now an al
lost impenetrable wilderness of uuder-
rowth, but it was partially explored
y Barnes few weeks ago. While os.
ensibly On a hunting expedition, he
pent several days in the forest accom-.
anied by dog and gun. During this
rip he located couple of illicit stills,
nd hence the raid. After a trip of
hree miles through the brush the
arty struck small illicit still belong
lg to Hodge Bros. on the bank of
tream. They escaped with the still and
FORM, leaving 500 gallons of beer, 80
allous Of whisky and Is bushels of
RASH, which were destroyed. Frcm
hat point the officers Travelled through
he woods for nine miles to a polnt
pithin 300 yards of Tennessee, and came
u distiIlery, in full operation, run by
i'm Smith, r. A. Swing and four
theirs, all residents of Tennessee. The
Establishment consisted of two large
opuer stills with an estimated capacity
{ 40 gallons every hour. This still is