New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-25
BLED THE CHINESE FOR 500, ,0oo.
THE ENORMOUS DEFENCE FUND COLLECTED ny
THE SIX COMPANIES.

THE ENORMOUS DEFENCE FUND COLLECTED by
THE SIX COMPANIES.
san Francisco, May ~ cp cal'.-lnformanoh wis
received to-day from Trustworthy sOurccs whch SH""
tha; the Chinese six Companies wer" inll' "arh'u
that the GeaIy law would b. dcclucd constitutional
and that they advised their cOurrymen not to register
merely f. order Ia COLLECT LARGE fund FOR d"l'h'
They secured hall millo' dolors by the'r
circular calling - sub Grip on, for LEGAL cxprIs'''
only the poor coolies In the country escaped WIN
the single dollar TAX. Every merchant In sa1 fr'.
cisco and the chief cities OF the slate paid Slo anu
many gave more libcrally. TO say that the eh'''
sum collected ucd in fighting th" Geary Ia"
IS absurd. IN" largest part Of the moHey collected
remains in the hands OF the representatives oil inc
six Companies.
The pcculi,r advice given by the ATTORNEY Riortan
10 tho SIX Companies has caused cGnsd'rah'" 'aih'
lie advised rcci,,rjor from the start. hn declared
the law was uncon, tiufioua Rip:dan placed nm
self In such position that he could not BE- censred.
His theory wa, that The Law should b. oh yea since
II worked no harde a'h if declared unconstitutional
the six Companies had IN no way lost their power
Riordan however was not worhing on -" SANE nr,
lines a, the Sin 'ompario,. Had the order gore gu,
allowing the Chinese t. register. the "diVNN' "i
500 600 would never have been possible .. 90,
Meanwhile the hishliud' - aye hecOmlrg very ul ul
ruv. az hc police here fear big outbreak at any
time Thcsc men ar dc.e'a'r' a. tn"y rg. s,r
CcrnalIe, and ih'r bachmliiinc business j. nrnri'
ruined bccsu>e of hard times In ch a'""n'
n any enc ha, any dl,nicrc'cd desir" 10 carry
Az, mandate Of the United states Circuit Court n"
r,ic1, eepor, Nv Look. = Chinaman. Ibis man was
formally adjudccd Yesterday 10 have no right 10 re-
main I'm this country II only remains for some one
10 enforce the decree Of Judc" I@con'c
Nv Look IS sixty five year. old. and has -hort gray
ha-. Fer thrty-.ix years hc ha lived in the United
States and In the Civil War WAS cook on mon
man-of-var. In one engagement il" WIS "o"ha"'
He has no occupation al present. hut lives AT ~"
"A pcll u, Technically he arrested by unii'N
states Marshal Iscobu.. Just how this was brough'
about is no, clear. Probably Joseph H. 'hoa'e h'i
something 10 do with 1t. At any rate NJ LOOK WIS
taken to the Fedc.al Binding in cab and Wa taken
homo again in The y,me vehicle.
Marshal Jlcohus brought Tho cook before JG; -
Laconiie. saying tha, the man had no ccruAeai" 'n
tirling him TO remain In this country. Maxwell
Fyar,s for the Cinnamon admitted that til vas So
Has he any reason for having refused 10 rrs's'er
according 20 law asked he Judge
Jo,ruh H. Cloate said that there wos no cNcrs"
for the failure 10 get certificate The G"ary law. he
.ail was all wrong Tho Constitution guaranteed
TO every ono = irl hy jury yet This law CAV" JUICE
or even n United >intcs Commissioner. the power 10
have poor Chnanan dcpcrtod. "Nnar' 10 becon'
Of w Loos - asked Mr. Cholic. ptiully. Hes In
the han;s Of The marshal now"
How did he get there - The Judge wanted 10
know.
oh the marshal he hid 70 certificate ana
arrc.i,d him explained Mr.. Choa''.
Then Judgr iiccmhc aid that the provisions o'
The law Of May >. l0D2 were exceedingly vagn''
They did not tell who .houli h1,o charc" - th" d"
uortafi.n The Judge ordered "t'a' ih" said w
i1nk be and hci"hy f. discharged from the ru,i"i!
Of ihr aid Eai>hJi and ordered 20 BE- d'rFi'h rom
flc United -iao- wleurV-r pfovi on for ,u'h dcpor
intlnu shall br made bv The proper an hnriN.
Mr. Chuate shoph hand- with ~ I.ooN ana Nah
Let yoT mind ret IN pfHc". r"u art . l.' Il. ="
and YOU win never ic lrr"-iod q. ..l. III" 'hlna-
man then loft M" courtroom.