Arizona republican., 1895-03-30
TROUBLESORE CHINESE.
A Source of Grea Annoy ance to
 the Government Officials.
Smuggling Operations of the Sly Celes- tiaIs in the Rio Grande Country Effects of the Exclusion
 Law.


 Chinese exclusion act entail such haro- ships upon the almond-eyed residents of the United States as it did along the Rio Grande in Texas. In the revenue dis trict of the Rio GranGe there were, pre- vious to last June, about one thousand Chinamen. Fl Pasa, the main port of entry from Mexico, claimed seven hun dred and fifty of these, and San An tonio, an inland city, one hundred and ten. The rest are scattered about, three or four in each little town in the district. It was found by the revenue officers that not over four hundred of these were entitled to remain in the United States, and the other six hun dred were deported, either to China or to Mexico, if they came to this country from that republic, says Harper's Weekly.
 Fl Paso was allotted ten thousand three hundred and thirty-eight inhabi- tants by the census of 1890, and the business interests of the city are nearly entirely dependent upon the transfer of goods from or into Mexican territory. Two wagon bridges and one railroad bridge connect American with Mexican soil, and at times the Rio Grande is so low that it can be crossed almost Gry-shod Railroads reach to the north, east, west and south, affording quick and easy transit in any direction, so that it is an ideal smuggling point. Notwithstand- ing the sleepless vigilance of the rev enue officers, the smuggling trade as sumes formidable proportions, and it is largely due to this fact that the Chi nese element forms so large propor- tion of the population.
 The Chinaman is an expert smuggler, and devotes his energies to transferring opium, tobacco, silks, Mexican em- broidery and drawn-work, on all ot which articles there is a heavy tariff from Mexican to United States soil without paying duty thereon. The most profitable article for smuggling has been in the past the Chinaman him self, and it was to prevent the whole sale importation of this class of goods that congress made the Chinese exclu sion law even more severe than it was under the act of 1882. In 1886 congress passed law prohibiting the coming 0. Chinese laborers into the United State: for period of ten years, and provided a penalty for bringing them in. II this act provision was made for cer tifcates of Identification for those al ready here, which entitled them tt come and go. This act was easily evaded at Fl Paso, and doubtless else where, for John would show up ont day in queue, long shirt and woode1 shoes and receive his certificate a Hong" and the next. day the same mild-lool1ing oriental would put in al appearance dressed ''allee samee Mel ican man. and receive his certificate a Hing" One of these certificates wa naturally for sale, and the price the, brought ran at times as high as tw' hundred dollars.
 Across the river from Fl Paso is tht Mexican city of Fl Juarez. There ar, many Cbinamen there as well, who ac as confederates of their countrymel across the river. Chief among them i Doe" Sing, who is rated commercial, at about one hundred thousand dollars Doe" is king among them, and wit fertile and cunning brain he has engi neered many 8 scheme whereby tn revenues were none the richer or whereby the population of tn United States was increased by on Mongolian not really entitled to tn protection of the stars and stripes Wong Ming is his chief lieutenant, an is a resident of Fl Paso, where he rank high as a business man. Wong Min has lived in the United States abou seventeen years, and is one of the fey Chinamen who have families to shar the freedom of this country with them and he lives a retired and domestic life These two Chinamen are the author ties in the Rio Grande country anon