Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-04
HOW THE CHINESE COME
And What Was Done With the Load
at Portland.
VERY ACTIVE OFFICIALS.

Portland Telegram: While the Chin
ese were thus waiting their fate In mid
stream, much activity was going on at
the customhouse. Legal lore was con-
suited, new and old rules were COM
pared, deputies racked records for pre-
cedeDts, ::and everything went to show
that the government officers knew the
eyes of the United States were turned
upon them, and were resolved TO acquit
themselves as dutiful administrators OF
the law.
There was some little delay In the
entering of the vessels papers, as In
drawing them up some technical points
had been omitted. Captain Myer re-
ported that he had on board the Dan
ube 6l2 Cinnamon and 81 Japanese,
transferred to his vessel from the Cana
dian Pacific steamer Empress of Japan
at Victoria, B. g. He entered Astoria
with clean bill of health, and stated
officially that there was no contagious
disease on board the vessel. Special
Agent Mulkey, Collector of Customs
Lotan and some deputy Inspectors then
proceeded to the vessel to make an Off
cial examination of the Cinnamon.
The result will not be known until late
this afternoon or tomorrow, as 1t will
take considerable time to investigate all
the certificates of the Cinnamon.
THE VESSEL is DOCKED.
The vessel came up to AiDsworth
dock at noon and will remain there
while the Cinnamon are being ex-
amiued. No one was allowed on board
or permitted to have any communica-
ton with the passengers. Collector
Lotan collected the certificates and
other evidences of the Cinnamon and
brought them to his Office, where he
shut himself up with the agents, who
are assisting him, and commenced the
work ofexamining them.
MANY SHOULD BE REJECTED.
Said one of the inspectors to report
er: II think great many of these
Cinnamon should Re rejected. No
douot, though, a number of them are
fully entitled to land. If they are not
merchants. they are more intelligent
lot of Cinnamon than usually come
over, and from what have been able
to see there are few coolies among
them. A person can't tell anything
about 1t, however, until we examine
the evidence, and unless one is preju-
diced he will express no opinion about
the matter"
at may be 10 days before the China
men have been Inspected" said Mr..
Lotan. 1T requires a great deal of
work to examine the certificates and
their evidence, and the Cinnamon will
be allowed to land one by one as their
case comes up. Others will be refused
landing, and allowed to present their
claims through court according to the
doubt as to their right to land"
MORE ARE TO COME.
These are not all the Cinnamon ex-
pected here. 1t was Inadvertently
stated In the Telegram yesterday that
these Cinnamon were brought over on
the Victoria, instead of the Empress of
Japan. The human cargo of the Vic
toria has not arrived here yet. but there
is a large number of them, who have
been trying to land at Tacoma ever
since the Victoria arrived here. There
are Al of them and all claim they be.
longto Portland. They have no GER
tificates, but claim that their certificates
were forwarded by mail and would
have been here in ample time had not
the Victoria made such an unusually
fast voyage.
COLLECTOR AT A Loss.
The collector at Tacoma is at a loss
what to do with them, as they claim to
have legal right to enter, and that
their certificates are on the road. IF
their certificates do not arrive they will
probably he given chance to establish
their rights to enter by wiring to their
friends in Portland, asking them to
furnish the necessary proof. As the
matter lies now, they are considered a.
candidates for deportation until their
right to enter Is made plain beyond
doubt.
SAMPLE OF THE EVIDENCE.
A sample Of the evidence which these
Chinamen have been giving at Tacoma.
says the Ledger, to the inspectors is as
follows:
"Where are you going?n
Portland" is the reply, through the
interpreter.
"What do you there?'
Keep grocery"
what did you sell sugar at by the
pound?'
sometimes one price and sometimes