The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
How JOHN" is SMUGGLED In
Chinese "Actors" and "Students"
Battle New York Officials.
Acknowledged Pagans Sent Across to
Havana, Coached" and Then Load
ed Off to the United States.

New YORK, Sept. 10.-"wsys that are
dark and tricks that are VAIN distin guish
the nimbls Chinsman as strongly to-day es
they did when Bret Hsrte recorded his
startling discovery in graphic verse. In
these days. however. or at least In New
York. the Celestials never venture on such
o vulgar and apparent deception as playing
euchrs with all the aces and bowers tucked
mp their sleeves. They have q bigger game
on than that. and the manner In which
they play 10 10 well nigh beyond detection.
The opponent st the present time is the
United States government, as represented
by the officials OF the customs
service and special treasury agents,
aud the game is smuggling-not opium. al
though there is plenty OF that. II all re-
porte are to be believed. but ipdividuals-
Chinese laborers who are excluded under
the provisions of the Geary act. Go well
are the Chinese playing the game that the
provisions of the exclusion act against the
entrance of the Celestials is practically
nullIfied. for, In nine cases ont of ten, those
seeking admittance are able to pass the
ordeal of rigid examIns atoms and inyestiga-
fions. Collector kiibreth. In looking over
q lot of alleged merchants, students and
actors, the other day. brought before him
for a final disposition, said:
There is certainly fraud here" and yet
after a most rigid examination extending
over hall an hours he was unable TO shake
the testimony OF q single individual. Their
credentials being seemingly correct they
were ali admitted. Inc same results at
tend every other case. The law. IL seems,
does not 20 tar enough TO reach the alleged
n 90 ~ the anu4aanpra rnrfha 4 N y ecff-
cations TO prove them. and the documents
In the possession OF the chiidllkeand bland
hesthen are unlapeachable In any court
In the land.
ORGANIZED s-MUGGLERS.
According to the suspicion OF the men
most intimately associated with the Chi
nese cases. five or more important elements
erser into the smuggling cases. The most
important OF these is a welI-defined organ
ization of smugglers. having headquarters
and agents. in Hong Kong. Vancouver. San
Francisco. Few Orleans, Havana and New
York. The principal ports. however. are
Havana and New York. The other feat
ures which make the scheme possible are
she Fr.eiuasonry of tue Chinese. kinshlp.
money and q desire To circumvent the ex-
clueIon law OF the Americana. 1t IS to the
case OF the students and actors who enter
the country for the first time
WAY sHo nb~A0og 40
These all come across the continent from
the Pacific coast to New Orleans and thence
TO Havana. They ave undoubtedly re-
eeIved some instruction on the way. but
the finishing touches To their education are
put on II Havana. where they remain some-
times q month. sometimes longer. In Ha-
vana they are almost always placed with
an slmond-eyed lawyer, Young sing. and
when they reach New York they are in
vsriably met by Young Luck, q cousin. OF
Lee 10y. his business partner. These three
men have been openly denounced by the
Chinese inspector at this port as smuggiers.
The EXAMINATIONS for applicants take
place in the main caoins of tue
Ward line steamers. They are extreme
~ entertaining. The Chinese. To prove
that they are not of the iabor,ng classes,
have permitted their tinger nails To grow
from the day on which they left their own
country. They remain throughout the
long investigation as silent and still as so
many craven images. On one side, per-
naps. IL an alleged student, forty years
ola. and on the other an actor. who claims
TO he an acrobat. female impersonator. etc.
They are generally asked In turn by Dep
uty Collector Gunner or Chief Clerk Dunn,
house. or by the Chinese inspector.
to describe che route by which
they reached the city from China
TINS is now readily answered. but
difficult question. They have evidently
been enlightened IN the line and now
expect the question. When asked why
they have taken such o route to reach New
York the merchants. students and actors
claim either TO have had business there OF
to have.sfopped en- PEASANT to see a broth
CT, friend or for business. All the CONVEX
RatiOD IL carried on through inter preters.
The men give the numbers OF the houses
IN which they stayed IN Havana. possibly
the number of days duration of their trips.
and are always handy with the names or
those who will identify. or. il they 10
students" provide tor them In this coun-
try.
ACCOMPLISHED LIARS.
Nothing can transcend their calmness
while answering these questions. n no
amount of cross questioning can shake the
testimony once given. The students do not
aspire to study higher subjects. To study
English Is their excuse for coming here. be
they fourteen or forty years old. Wing,
Wan Hing & Co.. a firm at No. 10 Mott
street. have. within q week. become re-
sponsible for six such. while Quong Lung
& Co.. OF the same neigh hood. have agreed
20 provide for i've. Within Six weeks
upward OF thirty students have ar
rived here. Go TO look tor them Tomorrow
and twenty-five have disappeared or are
fonnd working IN the Chinese restaurants
or laundries. In tho same length of time
over twenty actors have reacheu Now \ ork,
and since the first OF the year We have had
bOOuL BoNSDty-Hke dcLOTS. llcEo Is DNt
one Chinese tneaser in the city. presided
over ~ Chm Foy and Chu She. Some OF
the actors appear on the stage for q day OF
two in the capacity OF populace or sol
der" or among the 'retiDue OF the man
DARN"
few days and most of them. too, have
disappeared. and only tho dozen perform
ers IN the regular tr0up are TO bo found on
the boards.
Where the smuggling will end no one
can tell. but at present the Chinese appear
10 have the best of IL. The smuggiers, 1t Is
SAID. guarantee the safe delivery of every
Chinese here for from 500 TO $50. At the
present time the rate IL at the highest
inquire. for the investigation 10 very rigid.
The sy stem OF communication kept up be.
tween New York and Hsvana Is perfect,
aud IL an unusual question be put TO the
applicants OF to-day which they cannot an.
swer. in two weeks lime every Incomius
Chinese can meet IL calmly and smilinuiy,
Alter reaching this country the Celestial.
work out the amount of money All vanced
In certain instances by the smugyIers
here. and it IL presumed that the latte,
add a good-siZed sum TO the amount py
way OF profit.
First Batch i"r E.rpo-tstion.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1O.-The first Chi.
namen to have their sentences of deporta.
tIon unde The Geary registration act exc
cuted. arrived IN san Francisco from Lo,
Angeles yesterday. and are now confined
IN tha oounfv iail whera fhev nil