The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-11
They ANSWER AL QUESTIONS,
Deportation Of Coolies Under Geary
Law Begun In California.
conssernasaea or the six Companiss-Ths
Chinese Quitting work In s.a Rer-
nardIns. saying They Are Geing TO
China-0asrages in the Interier.

| pass the ordeal OF rigid examinations and
investigations. Collector kiihreth. in
| looking over lot OF alleged merchants,
students and actors the other day, said !:
There Is certainly fraud here. and yet
after most rigid examination. he was un-
able 70 shake the testimony of single IN
dividuai. Their credentials being SEEM
ingiy correct. they we're admitted Ac-
cording to the suspicious Of men most
| intimately associated with the Chinese
| cases. there is an Organization of snug
| glers having headquarters and agents in
Hongkong. Vancouver. b. c.. San Fran
| cisco. New Orleans. Havana and New
York. The principal ports are Havana
| and New York. The other cities being
/ merely forwarding stations. Other features
| which make this scheme possible are the
| free masonry of the Chinese, kinshlp
money and desire to circumvent the ex-
| clusion law. The cases Of students aud
sactsrs" who enter the country for the
| first time are most interesting. These all
| come across the continent from the Pacific
| coast to New 0rieans in bond and 20
| thence to Havana. They undoubtedly re-
| ceive instructions on the way. but the
| finishing touches to their education are
| put on at Havana. where they remain
| sometimes q month. sometimes longer.
In Havana most Of them are domiciled
with Yung Sing, aud when they reach
| New York they are met by Yung Luck,
his cousin. or Lee Foy. the latter's part
| ner. These three have been openly de-
1 snounced by the Chinese inspcctor at this
| port a. smuggIers. The examinations of
applicants for admission take place in the
| main cabins Of the Ward line Of steamers.
| The Chinese. 10 prove thDy are not labor
ers, have permitted their finger nails TO
| grow from the day on which they left their
own country.
Within SIX weeks upward Of thirty
students" have arrival here. Twenty
| I'VE have disappeared or are found work
| ing in Chinese restaurants or laundries.
In the same time over twenty "actors"
| have reached New York, and since the
| first Of the year about seventy-fve. There
| is but one Chinese thenter in the city.
Some actors appear on the stage for day
| or two in the capacity Of "the populacc" or
soldiers" or among s'tha retinue Of tho
| mandarin" Where this smuggling will
end no one can tell The amugElsrs, u 10
said, guarantee safe delivery here for from
| 500 to $3.50. At present the rate Is tho
highest figure. for the investigation Ii very
rigid. The system Of communication kept
| up between New York and Hayanais 10 per-
feet, and IL an unusual question 10 put TO
| applicants of today which they cannot
| answer, in two weeks time every incom-
| ing Chinese passenger can meet II calmly
and smiliugiy. After reaching this coun-
try the celestials work out tho amount Of
the money advanced In certain instances
by smugglers here, and IL Is presumed the
latter add good-slxcd sum TO the amount
by way Of profit
They are generally asked to describe the
route By which they came from China.
This Is now readily answered, but few
weeks ago IL was q difficult question.
They have evidently been enlightened In
the meantime. When asked why they
haye taken such . circuitous route 70
reach New York. they claim either TO have
had business in Havana or to have stopped
to see brother. cousin or friend. Moth.
| ing can transcend their calmness while
answering the questions. and no amount
| OF cross-qucstioning can shake the testi-
| mony.
SAX FRAscrsco, Sept l0.--The first Chi
| nnmen to have their sentences Of deporta-
| ton under the Gesry registration act ex-
| ecuted arrived In San Francisco from Los
| Angeles yesterday. and are now confined
in the county jail. where they will be de-
| tanned until Tuesday, when they will be
| sent back 70 the celestial kingdom on the
| steamer China. There are five Of them in
| the batch. and they came here in charge
Of United States Marshal Gard, who viii
see them on board the steamer and will
not leave them until he has the captains
receipt for them. The Chinese are all la
borers and were arrested on warrants Is
sued from the United States court in Los
Angeles. They were taken before Judge
| Ross and by him sentenced to be de-
ported. as they had not complied with the
| law requiring Chinese in the United
| States TO be registered. Collector Wise
| was notified by telegraph that the Chinese
were on their way to San Francisco, and
was requested by Marshal Gard TO have .
properly authorized officer ready TO re-
ceive the prisoners. The collector tese-
| graphed 20 Washington City for instrue-
tons. and an answer came last evening in
| ssructing hirn TO notify the marshal In
charge Of the prisoners that he would have
/ 90 look cut for them until they were on
board the steamer. ~ the entire matter
rested with the courts and the marshal
| N6s tHs H1au pfOPrthJ hNs1ess@S& ~ S~' -
/ out its order.
News that these Chinese hsd arrived In
/ the city and would be placed on the
| steamer leaving Tuesday created sensa-
| ton ell through Chinatown here. The
matter was the onIy subject Of converse
ton among Chinese of ell classes last
night. The presidents Of the Six Compa-
uies held conferences yesterday afternoon
NJ the consul generals Office. and not . lev
dispatches passed between them and the
cninese legation at Washington City.
| Those who profess 10 know what the local
| Chinese are about 20 do declare that the
consul general and the SIX Companies are
preparing petition 20 send 20 Presidenf
| i.levelaud. The document will place the
blame for the Chinese not registering here
tofcrc upon the faith they gave their
Americas legal advisers. who assured them
that the Geary iaw conid not stand. II
! will promise allegiance In future and pray
for - extension OF tirae in which 20 sliow
| them 70 register.
i In yiew Of recent Developments The
Chinese question In creating much pupiic
1 interest here. though there seems no prob
ability OF any viosence among the classes
/ Who are most h0stils 20 the Chinese.
United states Judges Nekenna ana Nor.
row are expected to decide ~ important
ease tomorrow. insolving the dsportasioz