The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-21

Eight Cinnamon fell victims to the
vigilance of Sheriff Hand Wednesday
and are now in the county Jail pend
ing an investigation as to their be-
ing unlawfully in this country. 1t is |
thought they were struggled across |
the Canadian line near Gateway, and |
as they give confused replies whe en- |
questioned the chances appear good
that the entire bunch will be de-
ported. The smuggling of Cinnamon
across the line in the Tobacco Plains
country has come to be frequent
occurrence, and while the authori-
ties have been keeping close look
out the willy Celestials have general
ly succeeded in escaping, but on
Wednesday the officers vigilance
was rewarded.
Tuesday night Sheriff Hand learned
that a Chinaman had been around %
the different livery barns of the city
making inquiries as to the cost of a
team and driver to convey a party
| to Selfish, on the Northern Pacific
| railroad. His suspicious we've aroused
and Wednesday a close watch was
kept on the different barns. In the
afternoon a party of eight Cinnamon
were seen at Weightman's barn, ana
when it was learned that they had
made preparations for transportation
to the Northern Pacific railroad, they
were Immediately placed under ar
| i1o ;oi1
but one certificate was found on
them, and it was granted by the Do
minion authorities at Victoria, B. c.,
and stated that the bearer had paio
the necessary license emitting him
to admittance to that country as a
was also found, also a bundle of en-
velops bearing the name of hotel
at Fernie B. c., which showed that
they had been at that place.
The prisoners were stolidly indif-
ferent, and with one exception pre-
tended to be unable to speak Eng
lish. The one exception could talk
little English, but it is thought by
!. the officers that he could have talked
a great deal better if he had cared
- to do so.
After the arrest Sheriff Hand wired
to the United States marshal at Hell
ena. stating that he thought the
Chinks were here unlawfully, and
asking for instructions. To this he
received a reply to hold them, and
:, that Collector of Customs Webster al
= Great Falls had been notified. Later
in the evening a telegram was re
!. ceived from Mr. Webster stating tha
a deputy United States marshal would
be in Kalispell as soon as possible
q and he is expected here tonight.
This arrest is the most importan
of any yet made, and it is though
will tend to give a check to thu
n wholesale smuggling of ChinameI
- across the boundary line that ha'
O been carried on for some time past
9 While at different times a singh
!. Chink has been caught. it is the frs
!, time that the officers have succeede,
! in making such wholesale roundup
e The willy Celestials have been quicl
to take advantage of the Favorable
conditions for smuggling that eXis
q in the vicinity of Gateway and othe
10 points IN the Tobacco Plains country
II and as a result it is thought there ar
! hundreds of the Chinks in this cour
10 try who are here in defiance of tn
= exclusion laws. The stretch of cour
is try is so great and the custom off
10 GERS so few that detection is almos
X impossible and when once on thi
side of the line. one Chink can't b
told from another by the average cit
zen, and unless they are searche
n there is no means of knowing whetl
r. er or not they are in possession {
Id the necessary permits.
m The authorities, both county an
e. national have long been aware of tn
is fact that smuggling has been carrie
n on, and are taking steps to stop /
at but unless officers are stationed alon
M the line it is difficult to see how
n can be done. 1t is also thought tht
On opium is being struggled into tn
TX United States by the same route, an
elf at different times a search has bee
made but with no results. The Oh
namen now under arrest will pro
its ably first be taken to Helena an
he from there deported to their o.
homes in the flowery kingdom.