The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02
HOW TIE COOLIES GET IN.


been small.
HOW TIE coOLlEs GET IN.
Startling Revelations - 60 the work Of
the Smugglers.
The Wholesale importation Of Chinese
into the United States, a. brought out BY
the recent action in Portland of Chinese
Inspector ]. II. Coblents, causing the sus.
pension Of two customs officers, has at.
tracted . good deal Of attention. The
methods pursued by those who indulge in
this nefarious business were set forth last
evening BY 8. g. g. Todd. United States
customs inspector at Vancouver, B. c. He
said:
The Haytian Republic has bsen carrying Chi .
nese coolies to Portland regularly, but these all
have certificates on which to land. Most Of
them come direct from China and not over half
. dozen have ever been refused admittance 1t
Portland until the last trip, when thirty seven
were sent back In consequence of Inspector
Coblentxs investigation. Out of the l82 who
went on that trip Of the Haytian Republic all
but seven came direct from China on the last
Empress But the Haytian Republic II not ale
loved to carry enough passengers OF that class
TO accommodate all who come 90 she has got the
rest this time. She now has on hoard
l0l Cinnamon. ninety two OF whom
came from China on the last Empress.
How do they get their certificates? Oh that IL
easy enough. They are all sent over from Port
land on nice clean paper, and are executed BY
notaries in Portland, Salem and other towns.
The Chinaman sends his photograph over and
the notary puts his seal on the certificate over
the picture and charges John $50 Then the
Haytian Republic charges him $50 faro to Port
land, although the regular fare is 81, and John
also has to pay the mtddleman or Chinese tyee
who gets the certificate, $40. This makes $40
for getting into the United States. At one time
Special Agens Dillon came over to Vancouver,
and he and ! looked up eighty-fve China
men who formed ono consignment on
the Haytian Republic. Not over six of them
had ever been In the United States. We showed
Cinnamon sworo they first arrived in the coun.
try that they had not been there two months.
Dillon and Special Agent MuIkey then went to
Portland and intercepted the Cinnamon, but
were laughed q by the ofhcers there. Mulkey
was told BY the ships officers that II he wanted
the Cinnamon he could take care Of them, for
the ship was going to be unloaded. Mulksy did
get warehouse and kept them in it until he
got tired of guarding them. He was given to
understand that he was not the collector Of the
port, and, finding he could do nothing, he let
them 60.
Every Empress brings from 100 to 500 China
men. have made record OF the number and
oeetlnat10n OF every one OF these men ana Tor.
warded It These coolies are now all over the
United States. No, ! don't know how much It
costs them to land In Portland. It does NO good
to notify the Portland officers of these facts for
the Cinnamon are always allowed to land.
1t Is understood that the Hsytian Republic
has also taken lots Of opium to Portland.
have several times telegraphed Collector Was
son, giving minute descriptions Of goods sup
posed to DO opium put aboard the ship He
has forwarded this information to Portland, but
not pound OF dope has ever been intarcepte
or the vessel even searched.
At one time I sent Mr.. WATSON q telegram
giving information of some boxes supposed to
contain opium put aboard the Haytian Rspub-
lie just before she sailed. giving markings. etc.
This was forwarded to Astoria, but it was inter
ceptsd and those interested In the goods got
hold of It They let 1t 60 through. but twenty
four hours afterward another telegram dated at
Vancouver, but originating in Portland, and
having the same signature was received at A.
toria saying q mistake had been made. that the
goods mentioned in the previous telegram wero
left in the warehouse. The Astoria officers
thought this message was from the same source
40 the first, aud after having sixteen men in
readiness for twenty-four hours to search the
ship gave up the job In consequence of the
forged message.
l finally got tired Of watching the ship, -
have plenty Of other work to do in attending to
bonded freight