The morning call., 1893-04-15
ALONG THE FRONT.
Chinese Coming for the
Worlds Fair.
Custom-House Officials Think That
This Celestial Importation SaVors
Somewhat of Scheme.

The steamship China, due here to-day
from Hong Kong, has on board 500 Chi
nese, who are said to be part of the inhab-
itants of Chinese "village" at the Worlds
Fair. AS the Belgic is also said to have
500 more Celestials aboard for the same
'village" the prospects are that the "ex-
hibitory burg" will have boom, and ma
terialize into a city and eventually become
a part Of the corporate limits of Chicago.
Congress recently gave permission to w.
F. White TO bring these Chinese here for
the purpose of building the said village or
city. and the question has arisen whether
Mr.. White is a responsible party with whom
to trust the importation Of so many Celes-
tials, as his association with Chang PAX
Quai. WHO is clever hand at passing Chi
neSe through the Custom-house. makes the
present consignment of heatbens SAVIOR of
jobbery.
Collector Quinn received letter some
time ago from the Treasury Department
authorizing him to land the people and an
nounciug their coming.
There is nothing to prevent their staying
In the country when once here, and just
how Collector Phelps is going to handle the
tourists" is grave conuDdrum.
The cabin passengers OF The City Of New
York detained at Angel Island will be
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disease develops in the meanwhile. I. &.
Crawford, one of the unfortunate passen-
gers stricken with the plague, died at the
island yesterday afternoon. His remains
were inferred in the cemetery near the bar
racks.
The management Of the North American
Navigation Company states that the steamer
st. Paul is expected 10 arrive on Tuesday
next with full cargo from Panama.
Four Of the crew of the King James made
application for entrance to the Marine Hos
pital yesterday. The men are still suffer
ing from the effects of their voyage in an
open boat. Their applications were imme-
dlately granted.
The revenue cutter Corwin sailed for the
north yesterday afternoon. and may possi-
bly, make an Investigation on Puget Sound
for smugglers' rendezvous.
The ships Henry B. Hyde and Henry
Failing are literally weighting their deck
down with miscellaneous merchandise
making a good showing for dull times.
The S ate of California arrived from Port
land yesterday, the Eureka from Humboldt
Bay; the willamette Valley sailed for va
quina and the Umatilla for Seattle and
Tacoma.
The Colima Is still due from Panama.
The Colima is the Mail Company's regular
coast steamer, and has evidently been de-
tanned at one of the Mexican way ports.
News was received here yesterday after-
noon that the body of Colonel FarnswOrth,
WHO was reported 70 nave Deen lost IN the
dreaTy mountains below La PaZ, Lower CAL
ifornia, had been found on the beach at
Point Aguey. No clew to the whereabouts
of the coonel's felow-adventurers has been
discovered.
Colonel Farnsworth was a well-kuown
mining man Of Mexico, and a native Of
Columbus, Ohio.
About two months ago he started from
port of Mexico on the Gulf OF California for
Lower California in search Of mineral de-
pOsits.
Particulars Of the finding OF his remains
and the probable whereabouts of the parties
who sailed with him In his sloop, which
was discovered wrecked on the beach below
La Paz, are expected to reach here by the
next mail from Sonora, Mexico.