The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-11
TIME IS ALMOST UP.
MAY 8 Is the Las. Day Of Grace
for Chinese Uadsr the Gaary
Exclusion Law
In This Revonus District There
win Probably Be 1000
Left on the List.
This WIN ne Due 90 the Fact That it IL
Impossible For May Of Them Go
Get Dat OF the Mountains

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congress for the registration OF chinese
I residents In this country will have expired
and every Chimes lAborsr Who has not a.
that time his photograph on deposit viah
/ Uaols SANS officers will be liable 20 de-
portaiion AZ the expense Of the goVernmena
And 10 is due 90 the fact thss the govern
ment 10 soisg to pay the sHpsnss Of sending
the unreeistsred Chinese home that the few
Chinamsa in this eiiy Who havs not regis
tered have neglected that duty.
lite estimated By those Who are CONVEX
SAINT with the facts that there are In this
city about 400 Cinnamon. OF this number
there are not 90 excesd fifteen who have not
registered. aud these are old men who want
20 70 back 70 China. IL has been The habit
/ OF their oountrymen when An old China
man wanted 20 20 back home 20 die. and
did NOT have the money for the trip. TO
take up collection for him and
send him hons. There is an
impression that all the Chinese
who GENE 20 the United States and stay
any lsneth of time make an independent
fortune and 90 homo so enjoy H. the facts
are that the Chinese merchants do make a
good deal OF money. and often amass for
tunss but the laboTers work like slaves for
Years and very seldom have enough when
they grow old 30 pay their way bsck home.
Then she well-to-do ChinAnen subscribe
enough 10 send them. The Gsa'y law, II
Il Is enforced. will give them a chance to
save their money. because evsfy old Chins-
man Who does not register will BE- taken to
the marshars office, arrested and sent 10
China at Government expense. That this
il the plsn OF the Chinese is evidence oy
the fact that In the revenue distriet COM
posed of this state. Idaho and Utah the
eldest Chinamnn registered 80 far Is - she
average age being 81.
IL is estimated that there are in the rsve
nae district referred 20 6.OOJ chinese, aud
OF this number applications for certinoatea
have been received from something over
5000 Collector Lyman believes that bs-
| fore she flag falls on May 3 the number will
be increased to 1900. leaving about 1000
liable 20 deportation. AZ rue the Cat
nese in Montana and in Utah are regis
tered pretty we'll up 20 the full number
the only exceptions being those who live
some distance from a photographer aRo
who are putting of Gil the last moment
| nding in their applications. and those
/ who desire to be sent home al government
/ expense. The Chinese who desire 30 re-
main in this country evinoe perfect will
lingnsss 10 comply with the lsW, but there
are in Idaho probably 1000 Cainamsn who
| will not DO sb o TO registo. owing 20 cir
| cumstances over which they have no con-
troll. The department allowed the oolleo-
tors additional dsputies 20 look after the
! Chinese registration business and thole
I extras, as we'll as the regular oh1csrs, have
been travelling over the district, hunting
out the Chinese. and giving them every
oppo tunity 10 comply With the Law.
But In Idaho, despite the utmost exer-
tions both OF the officers and OF the
Chinese themselves. there are probably
1000 Who viii be left. This Is dus 20 tbs
fact that there are thai number OF Chinese
ia that state who live OF tbs railroad In
Isolated mining camps and towns. where
I there is no photog ~ her: aud 30 ha has
been she winter aud so deep the SHOWS that
| the ChiLese can nslther Rat TO town, nor
can the deputies get In 20 them. One
deputy ia Idaho reported "A httls while ago
| that be had gone over go milas Of terribly
| rough, mountainous country. a large paTs
| OF the time on EnOWsLOef IN al endoHYor
TO register 10 Cinnamon who lived IN that
| radius. but that be could not Get 10 them.
This same deputg has made three attempts
| to get into Custer eountr, Idaho, where
there are several hundred Cinnamon, but
! 80 fas he has uot succseued, owing TO the
depth OF the snow. soon the snow will
bsgin 10 melt. and thsn will come snow
| slides and kigh wEtsra aud IL Will be late
| IN Jane in some OF the mountainous eoun-
tTv IN Idaho before the Chinese can get out
/ to have their icturea taken, or until a
/ photoEraPher caa get II 70 them. Nataf-
! ally thls will result ia shutting them out.
! here are some very curious cases come
| M for the collector to decide Among these
wss conuRdtun propouhdsd by an I1aho
/ doruty. ito wrote tue collector that be
| hsd found "A ChinAmau ia as district whose
| mother wss raserv tion Indian and whose
| fathor was q CLiuumHn. h' father and
mother We o living together. Hnl the dep
. utg wanted the coaectO' - ceclde whether
tie son was a CLinamau. al Indian or an
American citizen. Ine qusstion was re-
frrfel 10 the department aud 90 Ear there
has been no decision from that quarter.
Meanwhile an lSDEPESDESr reporter asked
/ Billy knY. the Chinese inter- vtsr. nader
what Head the son would come and he IN
htsitGtiagly replied; He Is a mule and
neea not DO ieRistered."
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