The morning call., 1893-05-05
VERY PECULIAR.
Movements of the Chinese
and Their Friends.
COLLECTOR QUINN IS READY.
What They Think of the American
Laws-Tone's Talk-Chinese Still
Coming to Town.


allowed by the Geary registration act for
The Chinese 10 comply with the law.
Up to the present time less than 1000
Chinese have complied with the law. and
the prospects are that but few Chinese will
register to-day, in view OF the recent circu-
lar of the Six Companies.
However, Collector John c. Quinn doesn't
propose to be caught napp ng. and should
the CeIestias make raid on his Office to-
day by thousands they will find deputies to
accommodate them, and they can register
at any hour of the DAY from o'clock mcrn-
ing until - O'clock midnight. for the Col
lector has decided to take no chances and
will keep his Office open until the last tick
of the clock on May 5. 1893.
Collector Quinn and Governor Markham
were in telegraphic communication yester-
day, the States executive having received
private information that Chinese were
hooking into San Francisco. and he wanted
to know what 1t meant. That is question
Collector Quinn would like to have all
swered, but despite all efforts made yester-
day nothing could be learned.
Chief Crowley is inclined to doubt the
truth of the information, but those who
have investigated the matter know that
there Is in Chinatown In San Francisco to-
day between 1860 and 2C00 Chinese who
commenced coming in last Monday. and If
the trainmen on the Southern Pacific can be
believed there has not been train arriving
here since from the interior Of the State
that has not brought its complement of from
fifty 10 one hundred Mougolians. Arriving
here the men have generally gone direct TO
the offices Of the Six Companies. thence TO
the consulate, and from there scattered
into the underground dives and cellars of
Chinatown, presumably to await further
orders.
Tone, the accomplished secretary of the
Six Companies, whose smile is indeed
"childlike and bland" and who is beyond
the peradyenture OF doubt one of the
shrewdest Chinese in America. said yester-
0a' Nonsense, nonsense. We have sent
for no Chinese What would we want them
for?" and he spread out his hands and
smiled until every one of his beautiful
white teeth was in view. "Well. that's
what l want TO know, Tone" replied The
CALL reporter. You don't mean to tell
me that there have been no Chinese coming
in here?"
"Oh, well, now," smiled Tone. tits
steamer sailing time and maybe some have
come in to 90 home before your people send
them" aud then Tone laughed outright.
The Chinese yesterday were not only
happy but jabilant, and their feeling In re-
gard to the Geary act was tersely described
by Chinaman who had a full load of
'conck" aboard when seen.
"lt's this way, you see," said the Celes-
tial. China law heap good, number one.
Blitish law, him pletty good. Mclean law,
him dam foolee. Too heap much Supleme
Court"
For time Yesterday some of the Chinese
were inclined to be exuberant in their JOY
over the defeat of the Geary law, for they
consider it defeated and they took occasion
to elbow several white men off the narrow
sidewalks in Chinatown, and when re-
mOnstrance was made answered that they
had right in America and were going 10
stay. The Six Companies soon heard of
the actions of the Chinese, who seemed to
be hunting trouble, and quickly put a stop
10 their actions.
Collector Quinn tslegraphed Governor
Markham yesterday that in his opinion
there was no danger of an anti Chinese
outbreak and less danger of demOnstta-
ton upon the part of the Chinese them
selves. The Collector added, however, that
he intended to closely watch every move
men. made in Chinatown and would be
ready to anticipate anything Ike a con-
certed outbreak upon the part Of either
Chinese or whites.
white man who OWES property in China
town that brings hlm In rental OF S1SC0
per month called upon Collector Quinn
yesterday and told him that there was no
question as 10 there being a large number
of strange Chinese in the city, but lie con-
fessed his inability TO learn the purpose of
4.
about the situation In Chinatown is the
great activity displayed by the white men
VINO for years have earned livelihood by
work for and with the Chinese. They all
seemed to be at work at something, but
what the mysterious movements portend Is
hard 10 guess and much harder TO find out
10 a certainty.
Clerk MeComb was sitting at his desk
long after Office hours last evening, when n
Chinese wearing ell the paraphernalia Of
white civilization crept in.
As usual, he gave evasive answers, and
was told to call on the morrow. McComb
would have been only too glad to give him n
chance TO register, but with the average
Monaghan truth is not virtue and an oath
is as the empty wind
Thirty Chinese from this city and eighty
from the country reg stored yesterday.
Plainly enough the orders of the Six
Companies have been obeved. II they
should attempt cOup-de-main and rush in
500 or 6G00 coolies to-day TO test the act
the clerks will be ready.
They will go about the business as If
nothing unusual had occurred.
III there is any surplus tomorrow at 4
o'clock the clerical force will sit long enough
TO register them.
Up till midnight even the applications
will not be refused.
Internal Revenue Collector Quinn laughs
at the idea of international trouble, and
states that the kilograms sent from different
parts of the State and from the Governor,
conveying assurance of aid, have no war
ranty either in theory or in fact.
There Is no suggestion that the Chinese
intend to violate the law" he said. 1--WE
have done our duty, and everything rests
with Congress-"
District Attorney Garter simply stated
that lie had received final order from At
torney-General Olney yesterday to have no
arrests made till the constitutionalty of the
law has been tested in the Supreme Court.