The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
TO PHOTOGRAPH CHINESE.
SdVanlah'S Chinese Must Register
With Uncle Sam.

The Geary Law Being Enforced-A
Description and Photograph of
Every Chinaman in the Country to
Be Secured-The Chinese Have
CHANGED Their Minds and Make No
Objections to Registering Now.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
John a. Cobb, of Atlanta, will visit Sa-
vaanah soon for the purpose of register
ing the Chinese residents, as required by
the Geary law.
The law has been in existence two or
three years, but was so strongly opposed
by the Chinese that the revenue officials
found 1t practically impossible to enforce
1t. The Chinese secured the aid of good
lawyers and fought it so strongly III the
courts that it was thought at one time
that they would have it declared I'M
constitutional. The law was upheld
by the supreme court, however.
Recently a Chinese paper published in
Washington, whicha ppears to be the organ
Of the race in this part Of the country, ad-
vised the Chinese to register at once and
the internal revenue officials nave had
their hands full since, recording the sig
natures of the Celestial residents and fl
ing away their photographs.
\ CELESTIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Under the law, each Chinaman is re-
CURED to furnish two photographs of
himself and his signature, besides which
general description Of each Chinaman
is taken by the recording officials, to-
gether with his account of himself, his
age, whore he was born, what vessel he
came over il, how long he has been in
this country, and where he has lived and
what he has done with himself since COM
ing here.
The decision of the Chinese to comply
with the law may have been caused by
their fear that the Chinese population in
TINS country was Increasing too rapidly,
and that those who are now here might
md That competition of their compatriots
would be too sharp to be profitable. 1t is
Vel known that III spite of the efforts of
the government officials 10 prevent them
the Chinese are constantly making their
way into The country. They enter Vancou-
yer, British America, in large numbers
and make their way into this coun-
Try byslIpping across the boundary line
from British Columbia.
COMING Up FROM THE SOUTH.
Within the last year or two they have
taken TO coming up from Mexico, where
there are now large numbers Of them
There is quite large Chinese population
IN the West Indies, which reaches there
by way of the lsthmus of Panama. From
the West indies they make their way
into he country, many coming on sailing
vessels and small fishing craft Key
West is reported to be full of Chinese.
There were just twenty-five Chinese
in Savannah when the Internal revenue
officials attempted to take,the census, over
year ago. The number is not thought
to have materially increased since that
time. Only three or four of the Chinese
Omplied with the law at that time.
There have been some changes in the law
since, and those who registered then will
be required to register over again. Re
corder H. Z. Wilson is the deputy inter-
nal revenue collector at this point, but
fortunately for him this task does not fall
TO his lot.
rheumatism racks the system like
thumbs.rew. 1t retreats before the power
OF Hoods Sarsaparilla, which purihes the
blood.-ad