New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-10
QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANG.
WILL TIE CHINESE GIANT BE ALLOWED TO LAND
VIEWS IN VARIOUS QUARTERS.

WILL TIE CHINESE GIANT BE ALLOWED TO LAND
VIEWS IN VARIOUS QUARTERS.
The question whether Chang, the Chinese giant
whom the managers of Barnums circus propose 10
import for their next season, can be brought lhto
this country under the PROVISIONS of the bill passed
by Congress to prevent the immigration OF emma
men is agitatng the minds of portion of the COM
munity. A TRIBUNE TcpOTtei yesterday inquired OF
several Of the United States officials whether the
giant came within the provisions OF the law. COn-
missioner Osborn was of the opinion that ne would
not be prevented from landing although the SIZE OF
the revenue officer standing III ms way might aiIecI
the question District Attorney Root hau not GA-
ahmed the case with sufficient minutehess 70 nc
able to tell whether professional giants came WITHIN
tLe meaning of the law excluding labOrers. To be
sure he said the work of supporting 700 pounds OF
flesh might be labor to an ordinary man. ne men,
tai strain of being the cyn0snre OF several ho"hd
small bow might be- more abOrlOuS TO sensitive or
carnations than to others. The District Attorney
had not considered what erect tne Soi9lty or 4ol
lowness of the thick soes the weight OF the tall nat
or the lOOSenesS padding of the clothing worn by
the giant when on exhibition might have TO do with
the 0uestOn of labor The decision as TO his adn!S-
sion would depend somewhat upon the certificate he
produced from the Chinese Government
An earnest advocate OF anti lDut!erl monopoly
said: "This attempt to introduce Chinese labor III
thin-or thick-disguiSe should be frOWncd upon III
a Chnaman is TO be admitted because he is elght
the interests OF American giants to be neriecdwlth
in this mannerf If five ordinary Cinnamon can
wash 100 shirts III one hour, cannot Ohang clean
out whole laundry III five minutes The ChlneSe
mnst 90 If nobody else will prevent this dangerous
Intruder from treading the soil of this our native
land | will myself go down to the pier and as the
impOus Leviathan advances with dreadful tread to-
ward the gang-plank Ill-speak to him about IT
and ask him whether he might not find good
healthy summer climate i'll Cuba"
A naturazed Milesian, keeping down one OF the
CITY Hall Park benches said Faith is it another
of thin Chnasersf Bad luck to EN- Plat right
have the bloody fuIrincrs TO come ere and praYent
us from gettin' job at all They do nOthn but
work, anyway, and niver vote among en- Ran
Il is not probable that any steps will be taken to
prevent the landing of Chang. Deputy Collector
Wynkoop said that the law prohibits only the land
inG of laborers and miners, and Chang Is coming
here for the purpose of being exhibited
MARRIED TO ESCAPE IMPRISONMENT.
Oscar La Fortune, young French Canadian. ex-
Carrie DuDfeld, of No. q East FOurth-st., with
whom the young man had long been acquainted,
made a charge OF larceny against HIM few days
ago. The Mercer-st. police were appealed to and
arrested the young man. His accuser charged that
he had stolen some handkerchefs gloves and jew
elry worth $35 from her room. The articles were
found in his possession, but he said that they
purchased by her with his money. 4 Police Justice
held La Fortune for trial in 1000 bail and he has
Jury, of which w n. Crane is the foreman, reached
the case of La Fortune yesterday and Miss Dun,
field was called to give her testimony She appeared
before the Grand jury with tears in her eyes She
expressed an unwilllngness to proceed with the
charge if only La Fortune could be induced to
marry her. The sympathetic Jurors were wiling 10
allow the case to be dismissed If the young man
would agree to the marriage proposed. La For
tune, on his part, assented SO the court officers
were sent for The prisoner and the bride, with her
tears dried, waited in an ante-rOom. She fair
haired and rather handsome, and was dressed in
dark clothing. La Fortune arrived in custody of
the officers. lie was pale and wretched III appear
ance. Judge COwing was asked TO perform the GER
emOny, and pleaded ineXpericnce. Alderman
Jaehne agreed to tie the knot for the young people
and they tramped through the rain to the Cly Hall,
where they were married. The Grand jury dis
missed the complaint.
THE CONFIDENCE KING A PRISONER.
AXE - Vail often called the Confidence King
because he is one of the most successful confidence
swindlers was again a prisoner at Police Head
quarters Yesterday. He has been arrested several
times within year, but has managed to escape CON
yicton on all of the charges made against him. Not
long ago he was locked up in Boston for an alleged
swinde He obtained bail and returned to this
city, On October "a he rearTested on bench
warrant by Detective Sergeant Thomas Adams III
New-York and taken back TO Boston, but he OBJ
tanned his release quickly that he in this city
within few hours after Adams returned. Dctec-
tive Van Rant, of the Steamboat Squad, yesterday
saw Vail talking to a cOuntTyman on Pier No. q,
East River and endeavOTed to OveThear the CONVEX
sation The swlndler recognized the officer and
tried TO run away He quietly submitted to arrest
when caught, however and laughed when an I'M
successful attempt was made to get the cOuntryman
TO appear against him i'll court. The police prob
ably will be obliged to set him at liberty again to-
day because there is no evidence against him.