The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-17

Information was received in this city
Yesterday that a number of certln-
Gates issued to Chinese residents on
the coast, which were given them with
the object of allowing them to re-enter
the country after visiting their homes
were in the possession of several OF
the people in the Chinese quarter OF
the town and orders were issued to
keep a sharp lookout for the same.
1t appears there is a deep laid
scheme behind the surface indications.
Some time ago the government was
informed that a lot of these certif1-
Gates which had been issued were not
used by the Cinnamon whose names
adorned the paper, but had been sent
to the Flowery kingdom and We're be-
ing utilized in landing recruits IRON
Manchuria and. other parts OF the
Celestial empire.
Not until after several Cinnamon had
been landed was the plot discovered
and then action was taken with vigor.
1t was discovered that several new
ones were in this city and a grave sus-
picion attached itself to this fact. In
quiry develops the condition that at
least a half dozen Cinnamon, who are
unIawfully on American soil, are N
Zion and are being Kept very quiet by
their friends.
1t was a suspicious crowd that
greeted d reporter who visited the
Chinese quarter yesterday evening.
All the members of the colony; those
who, when a visitor calls with view
to making purchases, can talk freely,
suddenly developed an ignorance of
English that was surprising.
mo slabee" was the almost univer-
sal reply, as soon as it developed that
the caller wanted information concern
ing recent arrivals. mo man he come
here some thine right away"
But finally one of them was found
who, in a moment of abstraction,
stated that three had come here direct
from the old country within the past
ten days They were taken to mar
ket garden south of the city and were,
according TO The Herald's informant
working there, and would continue to
do so for some time yet.
Their names are of the unpronounca-
BILE variety, but as near as ran be de-
termined one of them is All Foo Kong,
another Wah Hop, while the third
sounds like the contact of two brass
plates.
Questioned as to where they got
their passports, The Herald's inform
tain, but he thought they came from
a man in Ogden. The Chinaman stated
they could be obtained in that city
cheaper than anywhere else, the gov
eminent man" there selling them for
less than was asked by the men or the
coast.
TOO many Chinaman in San Elan
Cisco" he said, 'plaper CLONE high;
not many Ogden; plaper come Cheap"
There was world of fact in this
statement as it carried the idea the
Chinese have in relation to this kind
of work. 1t was evident that in this
instance the Cinnamon thought the
papers they received were genuine al
though there is a possibility he knows
all about it
Inquiry at the office of the United
States marshal developed the fact that
they have been notified to keep an eye
to windward for these kind of papers.
although it was stated that nothing
definite had been unearthed as vet
The sheriff has also been told to do a
little sleuthing in the case and has in
structed his deputies to watch out.
1t is a difficult matter to get any
Information from the foreigners them
selves in relation to this kind of work
They are as shrewd as shrewd can be
and resent any attempt at pumping for
knowledge. 1t is a wonder that the
one questioned last night gave out
anything in relation to the matter at
all.
1t is quite likely that some develop-
ments may happen in a day or two.