The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-18

u Chlna@e a. merchants as long ago as
hart December. Fer these be IVES 70 re-
ceige sI59 each according 70 the letter. or
$3.50 in ali Here Is tire letter he - al
legged 70 have written tc Sg H0k Hang. of
Victoria, under date of December =. isS:
More Letters.
'Mr. Gg EEok Hanr-My Dear Friend;
nave rscefTsd yogr highly esteemed favor.
IN which yoa say yo4 have ten people for
wflorn you want rs 70 make merchants
certificates. q enable them 20 come into
this country On that fne contract would
Dc considered carried out when I ger them
up 20 tire custom house at Port Townsend
and The collector approves the papers.
ti.t moment TIRE papers are approved you
VIII Immediately renlt 20 RE s. 10 sending
~ ny Xee W9 Ehink my nephew who VIII
TiFsf deposit u with NR Hok Yin. OF Zee
Saing No kee & Co. az Port Townsend
~ your side you have TO cautlon the dif-
ferent nlsn coming over not 10 mention 20
any Gle taat / ara the man attending 20
fbeE coming 0Fef In fact. all you need
sa1 70 the men themselves IS that some
ore u Port Tovnsene viii see TO their
crossing over safely.
There are thirty more men whom
have not tet brought over. II they should
inquire, please tell them Il would take two
more weeks before the papers can 10
ready. When YOU receive the ter certifi-
Gates, tell the nen To nand FIVE al a time
% the customs Inspector on the Kingston,
50 that some tine IN the night I can 70
necessary arrangements with him When
tie arrangements arc made. he VIII allow
the ten men 10 come over. only Jet them
come I've trip and on the Kingston.
From the sixth month a. 2. JulyJ. when
/ began 20 interpret for the customs, WITH
now, / have contracted 20 bring over 30
people. beside three OF four each trip Of
the China boat. All have landed without
any difficulty and you may tell the men
that they have no occasion to fret or feel
anxious hHt just talk a lot Of Chinese.
L. tFaFa
Acting @itb &g Schee fu ard Nc Chez
Seung. of Tee shinE Wo Kee a. Co; Wing
Sizing. .Paf-fsee-P ar-I.ar'' fprObahly an
lutimation Of some American nane-inter-
prefer ard QuoDg Wa Shang, ! have seen
more than co people over the border with
friend. "YEE GEE.
Pert Townsend. nth day, II month Bing
5hsin feaf-pec. =. Sc"
That Gees Iabors were not unremuner-
alive may be proven by the following.
which has introduced by the government
In the examination Thursday afternoon;
80 Him cheung-Dear Sir: We have
this day received per Sam Hee. 10 YOUR
credit, $3.50 This amount being already
deposited with our firm, you need not feel
any anxiety concerning Il; WITH kind re-
CARDS. JUNG YOOk,
'of Wool Lung < Co"
No oral evidence has been adduced
throwing any light on the character OF this
AolaAltNt- Il HAF sHftS 10 DE- a 1rIttilAdtE
81 deposit ID Gees credit With the Hong
kong firm. Il Is TO be expected that the
government Viii show that this firm,
Wool Lung & Co. Of H0ngkong. acted as
the Eastern bankers for the combination.
Another document introduced as part OF
the case for the government has not been
explained as vet It reads.
.Hongkong. August 8 1897"
Wong ~-: Be sure TO come by
he
comal. AT with reference to him has been
copied out In English and forwarded 20
you. and YOU have doubtless received Il
and handed II 10 Sal 10 limitation OF some
one passenger. II the name be- Chew King
than-kwung chong Co.-then ne would
be imported hy The company. II the name
be koon Vanishing Chong Co.-then he
would be one Of our imported men. When
you see this you viii know ali about it,
Before the case for the government
could be developed. the attorneys for Gee
secured a continuance till Monday at 10
O'Clock. when they will endeavor 10 con-
vince Commissioner Kiefer that this evil
dence, is. all of 1t, improper.
Prom II. ". jennings.
Il. W Jennings. one of the attorneys
engaged In the defense Of Yee Gee. has
furnished the Post-IntelHgehcer with the
following statement concerning an alleged
bitterness between Mr.. Cullom and Ex-
Collector Saunders.
'The feeling between ex-CoIlector
Saunders and Special Agent Cullom for
the past two or three years has been very
bitter caused as Saunders claims by
Cuiloms ambition TO get Saunders place
as collector for himself. II seems that
some two years ago Cullom and two 9th
er special agents made report 10 the
department recommending the removal
Of some Of the clerks IN the main Office al
Port Townsend the reduction of the sal
aries Of the deputy collectors AT some of
the supports. and suggesting certain
changes In tha manner Of keeping the
records. Among the clerks whose remov-
al this report recommended was one who.
IL was alleged. was under Indictment in
certain court IN Idaho and whom Mr..
Cuil0m did not consider a proper person
to ho In the government service. Gull
iom's report was forwarded by the de-
partment 70 Saunders, who replied 10 It
In detail.
''1'he collector forwarded 10 the depart
ment afildav,ta IF the judge, clerk and
the prosecuting attorney Of tho Idaho
county. 10 the effect that there was not
only no Indictment against the clerk NEIL
toned hut that there never had been.
aud. that on the contrary. the clerk bore
Road rcpufatiea.
1T "a claimed that the collector showed
posed reduction in the salaries OF the sub
collectors thy changing tho method from
a yearly 20 per diem compensation was
an Increase Of ray. instead Of a rcduc-
tion. lie also forwarded aiiidavits Of sew
cral OF the snb-collectors that the spe-
Cial agents had never made any exami-
nation Of their oftlce and had IN fact,
never been 20 their ports.
This reply was forwarded by the de-
pertinent 20 Mr. Cullom. and since then
Saunders says he has never lost an op-
puetunity ta harass and annoy him In
the discharge cr his duties. Tho depart
tnent seemed perfectly satisfied with
Saunders reply and did not act upon
any Of Cunam's recommendation. Saun-
ders' friends ara very Indignant. and
Claim that falling 60 zet Saunders re-
moved during ass term of Office. Euiiom.
in connection with chinese Inspector
JosSty. IS having parting diue at him
now THAT DE IS no loagvr an officer % the
government"
Interview With saunders.
Special pkpafch 20 che -IntelliRencer.
PORT TOWNSEND sept. ls.-Ex-Col-
.eetov ~ Customs J. q. saunders was
SD grounded hy S number 81 his friends 3n
fhy Commercial bank tndey. and DE talked
freely 10 Them bat refused absolutely %
say ans thing for putuca'.oa. Ut was
suggested that ln view of the Chinese les-
tiers thar have been puolsact. IN waieA
bis mare Is freely used. ne should make
a statement that w0uld az Last give Als
friends assurance.
My friends ns~eG 20 suea assurance
from me-" he quickly replied. Il do 80;
SCAR that auy man wAA 81 q friend Of mine
wtN be deceived hy suca publications IS
this
evan yoa make say denial or an cx-
PLANTATION ct aHy1aas taAs Is contained IN
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