The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-07
But Ten REGISTERED.
Cinnamon in This District Not Com
plying With the Geary
Certificate Law.
A Census Shows There Are 5000
Mongolians In Utha, Idaho
and Montana.
They Are Said to 10 Holding ON Until q
Decision Is Had In u Test
Case,

The anti Chinese law, known as the
Geary law, goes into effect May s. Under
its provisions every Chinese laborer now in
the United States must awe registered with
the United States collector OF the district
In which he resides III or before that date.
or he will be deported to China. This reg
istration consists in the filing OF a written
personal description. to which tho China
mans photograph is attached with the
collector. When the law was approved
Collector Jas. II. Mills, of the district con-
sisting of Montana, Idaho and Utah. had
his deputies make a census of the Chinese
in the district and they reported an aggre-
gate OF 5000. or this number Just
ten up to yesterday had complied
with the law and have their certih-
oates and photographs on file with the act
ing collector. John Motif. Mr.. Motht
said yesterday that a large number
had called and inquired about the law. and
that a number were ready to comply with
the law, but they did not do SO because
some Of their friends advised them not to.
Among those registered is Yam Kim, now
all inmate of the Utah penitentiary.
Billy Kay. the Chinese interpreter, and
one of the most influential of his race in
Helena. asked yesterday why his people did
not comply with the law, said the Chinese
paper published in San Francisco advised
them not to until a test case to be made by
one OF the big Chinese companies was de-
cided.
After May 5. under the Geary Law. any
Chinamsn found in the United States with
out a certificate will be liable to deporta-
ton. 1t is generally understood that the
anti Chinese crusaders in Butte and Ana
conda are only waiting for the expiration
of that time to make II vigorous effort to
drive the Cinnamon out of those towns.
The photograph of each Chinese appli-
cant is carefully pasted on the certificate.
and then, as an additional safeguard, the
seal OF the revenue collector is stamped on
the document so hat a portion of the die
is imprinted or tho photograph, but does
not deface it. Should ar attempt be made
to remove this photograph and substitute
another then one-half Of the seal will also
be removed, and the Chinese will find it ex-
tremely dangerous as we'll as difficult to
forge the official seal of the revenue collec-
tor. The authorities think that this pre-
caution of placing the seal on the photo
graphs of the Chinese will prevent the sale
and transfer Of the certificates, except per
haps in the extremely rare case of two Chi
nese being found whose photographs ano
Identification marks are exactly alike.
The Geary law was the result OF thu
failure of the Chinese exclusion act to keeI
the Chinese out of the country. The
in case they are struggled in after May 3
they cannot get a certificate. and as ne
Chinaman without a certificate can remain
they will be compelled to leave.
The Wholesale importation of Chimes
into the United States. as brought out b,
the recent action in Portland of Chimes
Inspector J.. H. Coblentz, causing the sus
pension of two customs officers. has at
traoted a good deal of attention. Thu
methods pursued by those who indulge il
this business are set forth by S. G. Z. Todd
United States customs inspector at Van.
couver. B. G.. He says:
The aytian Republic has been carry
ing Chinese coolies to Portland regularly
but these all have certificates on which t.
land, Most of them come direct from
China and not over half dozen have eve
been refused admittance at Portland unit
the last trip, when thirty-seven were sem
back in consequence Of Inspector Cob,
lentz's Investigation. Ont of the 1872 who
went on that trip Of the Havtian Republic
all but seven came direct from China or
the last Empress. But the Haytian Re-
public is not allowed to carry enough pas
sengsrs of that class to accommodate al
who come so she hes got the rest this time
ninety-two of whom came from Chins
get their certifcates2 Oh that il
easy enough. They are all sent over from
Portland on nice clean paper, and are exc
cuted by %notaries in Portland, Salem nnd
other towns. The Chinaman sends his
photograph over and the notary puts hit
oao1 ON tho carfiticafa Ovpr the nlctUrA anT
charges John 500. Then the Haytian Re.
public charges him $50 fare to Portland,
although tho regular fare is 81, and john
also has to pay the middleman or Chinese
tyee who gets the certificate. $40. ThiI
makes 1920 for getting into the United
States. At one time Special Agent Dillo,
came over to Vancouver, and he and .
looked up eighty-tive Cinnamon who formed
one consignment with the Haytian Repub
lie. Not over six OF them had ever beer
in the United States. We showed by tn
Canadian records as to the time thes
Cinnamon swore they first arrived in tn
country that they had not been there tw'
months. Dillon and Special Agent Mulkey
then went to Portland and intercepted tn
Chinamen. but were laughed ut by the oil
GERS there. Mulkey was told by the ship
officers that if he wanted the Cinnamon b
could take care of them. for the ship wa
going to bs unloaded. Mulkey did get
warehouse and kept them in it until he GO
tired of guarding them. He was given t
understand that he was not the collector @
the 20 t. and, finding he could do nothing
he let them go.
Every Emp ess brings from 100 TO 81
Cinnamon. | have mad a record o! tt
number and destination Of every one
these men and forwarded it. These coolis
are now all over the United States. No,
don't know how much it costs to land the
in Port!ani. 1t does no good to notify Il
Portland officers of these facts. for Il
Cinnamon are always allowed to land.
ut is understood that tho Haytian Repu
tic has also taken lots of opium to Por
land. have several times telegraph
Collector WATSON. giving minute descri'
tions of goods supposed TO be orium u
aboard the ship. He has forwarded tn
info, nation to Portland, but not n pour
of dope has ever been intercepted or Il