The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
Band of Chinese Bound for the
Exposition.
WA CHIN FOO RESPONSIBLE.
In Charge of the Chinese Exhibit 1t
the big Fair He sends Al Order
for Them-Admitted Under SPe-
cfai Act of Conxress-TO He EN-
Life and Manners ON board ship.

The band OF heather Chinese bound for
the Trans-M Mississippi exposition that ar
rived here on the Japanese liner Yasna-
guchi Maru last week. will probably set
foot on American soil Tomorrow for the
first time. They have been confined in the
Storage Of the ship since their arrival and
prevented from going on shore by a local
customs officer. resplendent i'm new uni
form covered with gold lace. Their deten-
ton was due TO q misunderstanding as 10
which band of Cinnamon had arrived. and
for a time ii locked as though the Nippon
fusen Kaisha would have 10 carry them
back to the land Of the ugly dragon.
The difficulty was cleared up yesterday
through the finding OF Chinaman who
would father the crowd. The wires be-
tween this clty and Omaha have been kept
busy for the past few days. aud it was not
until Wa Chin Foo. the Chinasnan that is
IN charge OF the Chinese exhibit at the
Trans Mississippi exposition. was located
at Omaha. that the matter cleared up The
manager OF the exposition telegraphei the
Great Northern company that he under
stood that all the Cinnamon needed had al
ready applied The railroad company did
not stop with this. however. and yesterday
got orders from Wa Chin Foo 20 have the
Cinnamon landed and send them on TO
Omaha.
They VIII probably be taken 10 Port
Townsend this morning for registration.
Every one of the Cinnamon will be strip
ped and every mark on his face and body
noted down. They will be photosra phed
and questioned until they can't think. even
H. IL
the purpose OF Identification The China
men are admitted under A special act OF
congress, which provides for the aamittance
Of 80 Cinnamon for the Omaha exposition.
a. the expiration Of three months they are
supposed 10 be back in Seattle For their
return to the Orient. At least. this is the
agreement with the government. In all
probability however. The managers OF the
exposition Will reckon without their most,
a. did the managers of the World fair at
Chicago the Nashville exposition. and san
Francisco Midwinter fair.
The way in which the famaSuchis
Cinnamon were persuaded 10 come 10 TINS
country viii probably never be known.
Any one familiar with Chinese matters on
this coast knows vel that III all prob
ability they did not come here with the
intention of leaving great and only Amer
lea in three months. Those who now
think they want TO get back vii. have
changed their minds when the time comes
They will hear of the fortunes that can
IL, made washing American clothes or
cooking on river boats, and do everything
in their power TO drop out OF sight until
they can secure forged certificates. AT
least this IL the way the other Chinese,
admitted rs actors for exposition pur-
bosses. worked the government.
The Cinnamon on the Jap ship were
brought from Hongkong TO Kobe by the
japanese steamer Yamashira Maru. ana
at that port they boarded the Yamasuchi
They have grown accustomed TO their
narrow quarters, but don't like the way
in which great bales af japanese hound
cotton come tumbing down through the
steerage 20 the lower hold.
Al meal time they present n very inter-
esting sight, gathered in five groups about
"a many wooden tubs fun of rice and
smaller vessel which coDtains something
strictly Chinese, currently supposed to be
a mixture of snakes rats and seaweed-
The food is prepared by japanese cooks IN
the Storage galley, and soon Ii Is
sent down stairs The Chinese go at IL with
their chopsticlts. a small bowl is filed
with rice. and over the top OF Il Is smeared
some OF the mixture mat would xii an
American. Then the forty-siX small bowls
go IN to as many Chinese mouths, into
which the rice is rapidly showed with nine
ty-tWo chopSiicks.
When the Yamaeuchi first arrived the
Cinnamon got out their best clothes and
put on their street shoes When they did
not get ashore this finery went back into
their little canvas-covered trunks and their
brown feet went bare or wera pushed into
nabby sandals One of the Chiaamen has
already started training for a fuli-iiedged
American. He has traded something or
other that ne possessed to one e the Jap
anese members Of the ship's crew fer n
we'll worn ssht uf English clothes. With
these on bis hack he struts around the
Storage as proud as a king.
The four other occupants Of the staaTage
got OF the snip yesterday. one OF 'hcri
was 4 little japanese woman who Is COM
ing 10 America 20 join her husband. lie
has been In San Francisco for ;!.rce years
and has prospered. She Will go south on
the next steamer. An Armenian ": Ii his
wife and a chunky baby hoy mad great
deal Of trouble getting straisnFeib cut
with tire customs house men. lie d.d net
want TO pay the few cents du,y cxacJed,
but finally settled up yesterday