The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-07
THE SIGNALS CARGO TO RETURN.
Inspector Schuyler shuts Out Party Of
Alleged Chinese Merchants.


Chinese Inspector Frank ID. SCHUYLER ar
rived home last evening from his trip TO
Portland, where be went last Tuesday TO
pass judgment on the cargo of thirty-eight
Cinnamon which the steamer Signal had
on board from Victoria The Signal was
on the Sound last week, but no attempt
was made to land the Cinnamon, aid she
left this port Sunday night with her ohiec.
tionable cargo for Portland, arriving at
her destination on Wednesday, the day
following Inspector schuyler's arrival in
the Oregon metropolis.
Inspector Schuyler and Collector Black.
of Portland, examined fourteen OF the
Cinnamon aud out of that number only
four were admitted. and il is believed that
the res. will make no further effort TO land
at Portland, the reception given them by
the new customs authorities having been
much cooler than anticipated. Under the
McCreary amendment to the exclusion
act. approved November last, China
man who desires TO enter the United
States must prove by two witnesses, other
than Cinnamon, that he is a merchant and
has pre- viously resided in this country for
the period of at least one year OF the
Signals cargo only four Cinnamon could
comply with the Law. All of them had
certificates. some Of the documents being
signed by Dunbar and Harry Adams, the
Oregon smugglers The certificates were
all taken up and cancelled.
Quite discussion was raised concern
ing the admission of two Chinese BOYS.
aged II and Is years. respectively. who
were on the Signal. One Of the solemn
faced urchins claimed he was born in this
country and therefore was entitled 10
land. The other said his father lived
here, but admitted that all the rest of his
relatives were in the ORIENT. Both were
ordered back TO the vessel and cannot
come into the promised" land. Mr..
Schuyler does not think that half dozen
more OF the Mongolians OH the Signal
have any witnesses at all.
The McCreary amendment is sweeping
IN It's provisions. aud il is almost impossi-
bic for other than a regularly qualified
Chinese merchant 10 enter the United
States after visit 10 the land OF his nativ-
lily. The amendment provides that the
word "laoorers" shall be construed TO
mean both skilled and un.killed mammal
lahorers. including Chinese employed in
mining. fishing. huckste-ing, peddline or
laundering. or these engaged in taking.
drying or otherwise preserving fish for
home consumption or expectation: that
the term merchant shall mean none
other than person engaged in buying and
selling merchandise at a fixed place of
business. which business is conducted in
his name, and who during the time he
claims 10 he engaged a. s merchant doe.
not engage in the performance OF any
manual labor. except such as Is necessary
IN the conduct Of his business As such mer-
chant The salient point OF the amend
meas Is its requirement OF two witnesses
Other than Chinese, who must swea. that
the holder OF the certificate conducted
business for At least one year before his
departure from the I nited States Here
iotose only one white witness was required
u establish identity, and il vas not neces.
ssry Tor him 20 state how long he had
Snosn the putAttve merchant.
Inspector Schuyler acted under special
iasiraet'ons from the treasury department.
ana he proposes % carry out the ls~ IS
laid down IN the MeC-esry amendment 70
the letter