The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-11
'EySUS OF THE CELESTIALS
Deputy Collector Cobb Expects to Find
Between 80 and 40 Here.

Georgia Has About $50 of Them AL
togsther-They Object to Being Pho
+ographed But Have to Come to It
The information Required Of Them.
Mr. John A. Cobb, deputy internal rev.
srre collector for this district, is here to
conduct the registration of the Chinese
residents of this city as required by the
Geary law.
Mr.. Cobb made his arrangements yes
tarlav for the work, and will begin the
rsr.stration at the internal revenue
once in the custom house to-mor
row morning. He will spend three
DAVIS here. in which time he
hopes to complete the work. According
IN information furnished Mr.. Cobb there
are between thirty and forty Cinnamon in
savannah. He has completed the regis.
tration at Atlanta and Augusta. At the
former place there forty-five registered.
$50 CHINESE IN GEORGIA.
Altogether there are about $50 Chinese
in the state. Mir, Cobb says. He finds the
REGISTRATION rather slow work, as it is
dinicult TO make some CT the
cinnamon understand what is re-
CURED of them. Another thing
that delays the work is that hardly any
Of them have their photographs ready
when they come to register and have ia
be sent off again to procure them.
When a Chiuaman finds that he must
have his picture taken and there is nc
way to get around it, he visits every
photograph establishment liz the town in
search of the cheapest place before posing
for his likeness.
Mr. Cobb says when he begun this
work he could hardly tell enc Chinamau
from another, but now he has gotter
quite expert anu finds 10 difficulty in dis
tnguishing them
MUST SIGN HIS NAME.
In his application for certificate O.
residence Chinaman gives his name
occupation, and residence, the date of hi.
arrival in the United States, the port at
which he arrived and the name of The
vessel on which he came. He IS further
required to state his age, hight, color
of eyes, complexion and any physica
marks or peCuliaritles which may serve fol
Identification. He also furnishes two
unmOunted photographs of himself. HC
then signs his name in English, if he i.
able to DO so if not, in Chinese, and tho
co lector writes out the English inter
probation under the Chinese SIGNATURE
Having satisfactorily complied with all
these requirements a certificate is ISSUED
him by the collector, certifying to tht
facts as stated.
The aadavit of at least one credible
witness of good character 10 the
fact Of residence and legal status in
the United States is required with
each application. The certificates ar,
made out in duplicate, one copy being pre-
served and filed in the records of tn,
treasury department.
ONLY LABoRERs REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
The law requiring the registration 0
Chinese residents applies only to latorcr
Merchants and professional men are e.
empt. These classes, however, are avail
ing themselves of the opportunity to taxi
out certificates, as they foresee the ad
vantage it will be to them in case of ar
rest at any time in the future on charge
Of illegal residence
Under the head of labOrers the law in
cludes all classes Of skilled and unskilleC
labor employed in mining, fishing, muck
steering, peddIing, (aundrymen or thos
engaged in taking, drying or Otherwis
preserving shell or other fish for hom
consumption or expectation.
Representative Loud, of California, wa
one of the largest employers of Chimes
labor on the Pacific coast, and his view
upon Uhe CeleS llaIS are interesting ant
valuable. Since the Six Companies hav,
issued instructions to the Chinese to reg
lister under the Geary law, extended an,
modified, he thinks the law will be prett
generally Obeyed.
But not because it is the law of tn
land" says MIR. Loud. ''Ihe ayerag
Chinaman regards only the edict of tn
Six Companies, for if he disobeys that h
cannot hope TO return to China. Ever
Chinaman coming to the United States i
completely at the mercy of that or-ani a
ton, and until his accounts are square,
on Its books he cannot return to his nativ
land and live there in peace, which is tn
nope OF every one who leaves homo "