The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-04
Pennoyer Tells Cleveland to
Mind His Own Business.
SOME VERY TART rELEoRAMs.
Gresham Says tho Dispatch Sent to
Oregon Was Unauthorized.
The Causes That Lea - Its Sending-
Danube and Her Chinese 1t Port.
land-ColleetoF Lotan Instructed 70
Make Strict Investigator.

PORTLAND, May a-The following tele-
graphic correspondence today passed BE-
tween Secretary of State Gresham and Gov.
Pennoyer:
WASHINGTON CITY. May a-Gos stsveste.
liable reports indicate danger OF violence to
Chinese when the exclusion act takes effect
and the president earnestly hopes you will en-
ploy all lawful means for their protection in
Oregon. W. G. GR4sHAM
Gov. Pennoyer Immediately sent the fol-
lowing reply:
sAIEn. Or. Nay a-H Q eresAam. wash4.o-
ton City: will attend 70 my business Let tine
president attend to his.
sYLvEsTER PRNNoY.H, Governor.
Gov. Pennoyer, speaking to An Associ-
at:d Press reporter, said:
The Gresham telegram Il "a insult % OREGON
! will enforce the laws Of the state and the
presideut should enforce the laws Of congress-
1t comes with poor grace for the president to
ask me to enforce the state law, while he. with.
out warrant. suspends the exclusion Law.
WASHINGTON CIrY, May SIN regard to
the statement that the Chinese minister
was much alarmed by reports that he had
received from the West indicating danger
Of attacks upon his countrymen owing
their general refusal to register under the
Geary law, the Post tomorrow morning
will p rint the following:
Secretary Gresham In IN interview tonight,
said:
It is but natural that the Chinese and their
chief representative In the United States should
sion in the past deplorable outbreaks against
their race have occurred. The Chinese minis
ter, however. has no means of securing infor-
4rrvS v,nea IL 49, RY..Ak
have received no reports whatever indicating
that there 10 likely TO b trouble, and I
do not believe there win ha Ar. Adee had left
sns S rhsn ss.Gned It this after,
nicate with the governors OF states upon
. matter 30 serious without informing me
OF It Az matter Of course. during
would do were present. In case Of an out,
break the department Of state would not act
although there would DO nothing out of order
IL that m n:1 :9nf usaue ,.n q ::' ".
action. When disorder occurs is is is
the duty of the states to suppress it.
m.a. II they prove in:deau:ss the general govern
y0ive upon tho department. Of war. The state
department sxerss no armed force whatever.
When told of the statement that the Chinese
minister communicated with Secretary Adee in
order to strengthen tho case OF his government
in proceedings for indemnity. Gresham said
su9t ~ Wao = uvOolo~O PxooAutlOU 80O eXpSe0ooO
strong disbelief In the probability of any trouble
The health officer at Astoria, Or, today
telegraphed the treasury department that
the steamer Danube has arrived at that
port from Hongkong with GOO Chinese
on board, destined for Portland Or.
In the course of his medical
examination he also examined
some papers and he expresses the
opinion that nearly all of the 600 have
bogus certificates. Assistant Secretary
Spaulding at once telegraphed to the col
iector at Portland to exercise the greatest
caution in examining the papers of this
batch of Chinese.
PORTLAND. MAY 3-The steamer Danube
arrived this morning from Victoria with
6l2 Cinnamon and q Japanese and a clean
bill of health. Special Agent Mulkey. of
Puget sound, arrived to assist in the ex-
animation. The vessel was anchored in
mid-stream all morning. Collector Lotan
this afternoon began a rigid examination
Of the Chinese. In an interview he said !:
1t may be ten days before the Cinnamon have
all been inspected. 1t requires great deal Of
work to examine their certificates and evidence
and they will be allowed to land one BY one, a.
their case comes up. The others will BE- refused
landing and allowed to present their claims
through the court, according to ths amount of
doubt as to their right to land
When the inspectors quit work tonight
40l certificates had been examined, 276 of
which were rejected and 12l held for
further examination. Only four Chinese
have been landed SO far. The sanitary
copdition of the ship is poor, and it is
feared that sickness may break out if the
Chinese are kept in the hold any length of
time.
OLYMPIA, May 3-[Special. Thirteen
Cinnamon employed in S. G. Simpsons .
logging camp at Kamilchie were taken to
Tacoma yesterday to register. It
was the intention to transfer
them TO the steamer Estella
for Kamilchie on her return
last night, but when within a few
miles from Olympia, the steamer Multi
nomah found the Estela adrift and dis
abIed with . broken shaft. She took the
Estella in tow and brought her to Oiym-