The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-27

"a The storage Of the japanese liner
y<saxusna MARI forfy-six ignorant chi
-. are Gagged up under tha wa,cafui eye
~epscaai United States customs ofiicer.
~ tsosxht they were going TO the
Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
% I'm, now they don't even know Il
,ssx xsll b allowed to step OF the sfeam-
.r as.s Ar<ricaa soil. The exposition does
a.. ~aut suy more Chinese. SO a telegram
eram washington said yesterday. and the
eoyernaest certainly has no use for the
rrevc which Is composed entirely Of labor
sss.
rs peor Cinnamon do not krow what to
na0, Il their detention on board. They
~ The japanese passengers. who occu-
ttel section OF the s;eerage. go ashore as
sooy o the sseamer touched at Arlington
docat and they had their effects al. bum
AID 70 ready to follow them. The Gus
iona elicer said no. and they can't I'M
dsVAnd matters They spend most OF
sheis time Ia the long bins which COM
pnss the Chinese Storage accommodations
Of he Japanese liners. The bins are built
around al. four side Of the forward hatch
way. When the sieamer - outpf port the
Waterways below and Above axe c0vcsa1
70 and there Is quite 4isxae rom. B1fh
hatehes were or yesterday while the cargo
q mating was being taken out. The Chi
sess Icy back On the hard boards that
termed their beds and watched the opera
tons Of the crew and husiSy 'longshore-
men The rain beat In on them through
the open hatchway and every little while
tclls OF mating would swing In under the
upper deck and brighten them. Some
smoked opium, others smoked their long
ppes tut OF strong tobacco. Three times
day the Chinese cook on the steamer
prepares meals 81 str1ctly Chinese food
IhsS are allowed the freedom or the up
per deck, few at time. but most of
hem prefer TO remain under cover.
Tue Chinese left their homes in the ORR
tsff Tor tho purpose OF taking part In the
coming exposition. They were given 10
understand. |. Is said. that they would
have little trouble in remaining la this
country after they had spent few
months at the exposition. Most OF them
cane for the very reason that they be-
asved they would not have TO 10 back.
Tasy are iaboFing men. and under the
Chinese exclusion Law cannot ahtasn ad
Townsend when the Yarnaguchi reached
That port. From Seattle a message was
sent 10 the manager OF the Omaha expo
aiion notifying him OF the arrival OF his
oslsstiaIs.
The answer which was received yes.ar-
day would bring forth long string OF
'<ninese curses II IL was translated 10 the
sts%sxe crowd. The manager of the sx-
position said thai they had already seeur-
"a aN OF the Chinese they needed. ard
thst the arrivals at Seattle were of no
lbfersss tp~hifn. This was AN unlocked
Tor situation The Chinese usually have
enough trouble getting into the United
States with the Assistance OF the expo~l-
Ison authorities, bu; when the show men
20 back on them the case Is almost hope
lssa fer tsa@ Chinese.
Deputy Collector Of Customs A. r. Nit
tor wirsd 10 Washington yesterday after
nssr regarding the Cinnamon Up TO Z
late hour last nigat he had received no
answer. As for the Cinnamon. Il Is hard
q cay what WI became of them Ii Il
sser7 than likely that the Nippon yuser
Kaishs VIA ho competed to take then
back 20 China.