The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
STEALING OVER TIE LINE.
CHINESE AIDED NJ WHITE MEN TO
ENTER THIS COUNTRY

ENTER THIS COUNTRY
Hundreds or Them Arrivisg ut Vancouver
by Every stenmcr-The Process ar Get
ting Them Through the Custom House.
About 5000 q Year smueelsd over tho
Bordsr-Not n Chinese In Tacoma while
Seattle Has Eaouxh ma To Spare.
In the last week OF July tho Empress OF India
arrived at Vancouver with 400 Chinese on
oard. In spito ~ the roll tux the Chinese
emigration 10 British Columbia Is Increasing
| A little while nRo only 100 TO $50 Chinese onrno
| on each steamer. Now from 800 10 400 form
part OF tho passenger business Of eve.y In.
coming vessel II was hot on the wharf, and
tho Chinese were kept on the vessel for nearly
two days before they were permitted to land,
which did not conduce 10 their good humor.
One OF them asked Char ~ Leo. tho fat inter-
70 er In the service o: the Canadian customs.
when they might go on shore. Charley cure
lssely replied that no did not know. and the
enraged Chinese hit tho complaccnt inter-
rreter over the head with q stick without
| much damage to that person, but TO tho sor-
row of the Chinese. who was pu' in irons.
| rot or'er OF THE srN who was on the wharf
| when the nov corners were finally landed snw
thom Let ont over tho steamers side 10 long.
narrow platform Mt the edge OF the wharf. At
ono end OF the platform was tall picket fence.
| with Rate open Just wide enough to permit
one man to 10 through at time. Az this gate
Charley Leo was posted with white assist ant.
Both OF them hal bundle OF papers contain
ing the names md descriptions OF the incom-
| crs, and. most important OF oil. a statement
whether or not each had paid tho $50 poll tax
which Canada imposes uron tho Chinese i'm.
migrant. Once In a while Charley and his as
| sistant would louk In vain for the description
OF the Monaghan who presented himself. md
| thcn he was thrust back into the enclosure. to
wait until his brethren had passed through.
and his cnso could bo moro onrsfully exam
mod. Each Chinese as no came through the
cate. bore on his shoulder long bamboo pole.
Ill sustaining two heavy bundles one At either
end. beneath whose weight the bamboo bent
like low. Under his heavy burden. Tho Chi.
| nesc trctted along with q curious lettering
step. which Is said to Tighten his work.
About two rods further on werc two more
mon, whose duty Il 10 to make tally OF tho i'm
migrants "a thor PASS through tho gate. They
had great deal OF trouble with the Chinese
who passed along. for nearly every Monaghan
suddenly bethought himself OF some bundle
loft behind. or Of some friend TO whom he
|
the enclosure. Before he could get inside
no would be seized BY tho tally men and
thrust hack with moro vigor than politeness.
| Most OF tho thirty i've Chinese. who remained
| within the enclosure because they had not
paid their tax or were entered under fnulty
description. succeeded In getting through at
last. their friends advancing money for them
on some mistake being corrected.
Every one II these immigrants boarded .
little steamer which took them seventy miIea
AWAY 70 victorls. Now. victosIs I, an isolated
| island town. and she cannot possibly 9ive en-
| pigment to the many chinese who ore crowd
eo from the y down. ssss
81 IL sss: a; Il fsGss hi sss
~ b.:!ns.s i assisting GSinsss j. cross
!"asa vic,ora " s some pon. near PETE
sSnnd and
territory. where they live tor a white 10 tbs
VIII o. and Cnine.e. VINO promote this crimI-
nal business In parties Q! Two or three they
nna.ly strssgne nnno o INTO ,1 me Gh,n,ss
Chinese carefully ksep their secret. al d pres
emily they are hard a. wo!k c5 IT.; az Tht.s
duccd INTO this country.
tho Chinese i'm Emigration at Vancouver Her
towns and mining camp: .re iu H. Of Chinese.
nuni,y. for they DO = good dea! Of work which
The Industries Of the country are not sst so lar
developed that the province has ne.d for all
sS: 10 :d. 81 3. p Ds. f:
R"pula,ton Is greater as and the opnos'nnties
riving In british Columbia hope. some way or
other. to got Int" the United tates.
BY not 4 iew whites: who ave rather Klsi 10
have tho Chinese outw tho xsi,1nee Of our
puts onsiderab'e money into tho purses OF u
iew men living in tictoris: and is really one Of
G Ss Dss, 6s sond uS
tained.It l. believed that ut least 2.OtO Chinese
sna r.. Tash ni sGu SorS.r from
xss r.:;s = Or sIe Inn's q IPls; Wa
ACORN %modatioSs. IL wa: at ih9 b. ID tie
um BIZ. and was doubtless Better aeie to pay
for iirs .clas;; pas;aee than msny Of tho tour.
him. IND b. had e, FRI w vim ste.rase &C:
Is p:oSSs y & TS:S
A few years Heo the Chimes. In tt Taeoms were
cess s Was a.iomrIsd in Seattle but III. Sheriff
10 to-day full Of Chinsts. Tacon a. however.
presents tho unusual appearance Of Pnclfc
H IT, iimis The Sitzens are divided viii re-.
gard 70 the c1ped ency Of this measure. but ihe
NOT likely thnt tLey. will 10 permitted again to
i've In Tacoma. Their enemies admit that
they are worry useful In certain lasses Of work,
but they cay tho dlsndvantagcs OF i,a' ing tho
hinese among them outnelEl Inc atvnn.
flIIbY reope. that they Introduce disease. and
s"cur" much OF tho labor that is nreled By he
fruits OF TINT labor In this country.
Other citizens, and some q the most nromi.
different view. The reporter Of TIE ByN had
q conversation with Assistant Gepersl SUPER.
Railroad. who said he elieved Tacoma had
made a mistake In eVtctinG the Chinese. and
tina tho hay will come when she will want
them back again,
II M. exclusion continues" said Mr. Dick
niercs. Chinese merch nts of Portland
now bare ~ ttosmer which makes sew.