The morning call., 1893-03-26
THEY ALL GOT IN.
Chinese Landed Much Too
Easily.
COLLECTORS IN TROUBLE.
Claiming That They Are Within Their
Rights, but That Point Remains
to Be Settled.
Special to THE MoRN1Sa CALL.

WASHINGTON, March pa cabIegram
mas been received at the Treasury Depart
ment from Chinese Inspector Coblentz at
Portland. Or. stating that Deputy Collec-
tor Cornell and Inspector Armstrong at
midnight Thursday permitted sixty-seven
Chinese to land from the steamer Haytan
Republic. The Chinese are said to be
coolies. Orders have been sent suspending
the two officials and directing a thorough
investigation. The Collector was absent at
the time.
The treasury Is also advised of the arrest
at Deming. n. Mex, of five Chinese who
came from Mexico. These Cinnamon, upon
conviction, will be sent to San Francisco 10
be dsported to China.
Since the beginning of the present fiscal
year 137 Chin amen have been returned to
China. Last year 175 Cinnamon were re-
turned.
PORTLAND. March 25.-The customs off,
clals here, when interviewed to-day regard
ing the telegr am from Washington, stating
that sixty-seven Chinese had been Illegally
landed here Thursday night from the
steamer Haytian Republic, were somewhat
reticent, but they confirmed the truth of the
statement. The Chinese were landed about
10 o'clock Thursday night by Inspector
Armstrong and Deputy Collector Cardinell
Armstrong acted under CardinelPs orders,
and is therefore freed from responsibility in
the matter. The Chinese had certificates,
but Cardinell had been instructed by Dep
uty Collector Pike to land none of these
certificates until they had been passed on by
lie Federal court. Cardinell claimed, how
ever, that be had authority to land them on
the certificates, and so acted. Cardinel has
been released pending an investigation of
the matter, which will be taken up as soon
as Collector Lotion, who Is now in San Fran
cisco. returns.
Dunbar, agent Of the Haytian Republic,
said: This trouble is news to me, as 1
supposed everything was regularly done.
The Empress of india reached Vancouver,
b. c., from HoDG-Kong about ten days ago
with 122 Cinnamon destined for this port.
We have an arrangement with the Canadian
Pacific by which we get So for every China
man we bring to POI oitland, and IL the Chi
nese are denied permission to land We get
ST head for taking them back. These 122
Cinnamon were taken by the Haytian Re-
public and got in here Thursday evening.
Only sixty seven of the number were
allowed TO land, and the others are now in
the hold of the ship waiting the result of
the habeas corpus proceedings which have
been commenced"
Dunbar further said I'VE bring In from
twenty to seventY-ive at time. The
Cinnamon ara hungry to get back before
the GeRry act takes effect. Last fall, before
the Chinese holiday, we took away over 500
Cinnamon, and they are now coming back
to the United States. think the n orthe m
Pacific is taking a hand In this matter to
play even on the Canadian Pacific, which is
doing big Chinese business"
The suspension of Deputy Cardlnel and
Inspector Armstrong has set shipping and
legal circles agog, as there is no telling
what the result may be. Inspector Cob.
lentz is expected soon to return to this city,
and he may shortly be joined by a special
agent of the Treasury Department The
matter is to be thoroughly Investigated.