The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-14

bOIn OF the ldlteT were returned 10
the Shawnee county Jail and were Civ
en- ten days in which to give appeal
bonds and secure counsel.
All of the six are young, the oldest
not being above 40, and are dressed
in American garb. They belonged to
the peasant class, though several
seemed to be considerably more alert
and bright than their companions.
None of them understood a word of
English and all of the questions an
swers were directed through the me-
dunn of a native interpreter, j. G.
Lee, who is in the government service
at New Orleans.
A bureau has been established in
the United States by natives who live
here and who ply profitable trade in
aiding their countrymen to gain an
entrance into this country. The agents
| for this bureau are scattered through
out the leading cities of the United
States. One of them is located in
Kansas City and it was probably the
plan since the freight car had TO pass
through Kansas City to reach lola, for
the agent at Kansas City to release the
| six men and then after a little time
pass them on to Chicago where they
might mix with the colony there and
make their presence hard one for
the government to detect.
Louis Adams, immigrant inspector
| of Denver. and Judge j. s. West, as
sistant United States district attorney,
appeared for the government in the
prosecution.
"It will probably take us about
three weeks in which to prepare our
defence and we will then be prepared
to take it up before Judge Pollock"
said c. S. Crawford. attorney for the
three first named Cinnamon.
The International reporter was in
structed this morning to interview
Messrs. Guyee Qua, Guyee Book Sun,
| Chin Sing. Moy Dond Quong. HON
Lee and HON Guyee, the Chinese
gentlemen who visited Topeka recent
| ly. At present the distinguished
Celestials are residing at the Hotel de
Wilkerson, corner of Fifth and Van
Buren streets, as the guests of Messrs.
K. L. Need. and other United States
officials. These gentlemen are re-
markably loquacious, but studiously
avoid the use of the English language.
Mr.. Moy Dong Quong still wears his
on the outside.
Just before the ambassador called
to conduct the guests before Commits
sioner A. F. Williams this morning,
the International reporter called upon
them, and engaged in a spirited ex-
change of quips, meanwhile, in his
justly celebrated delicate manner, in
| terviewed the gentlemen for publica-
| ton.
What do you think of the alleged
| international language, Esperanto? ?"
| asked the reporter.
"Bumding whang blinkety bulb"
| parried Mr.. Quong, from which the
reporter as being an expert linguist
| gathered that he thought both Esper-
| anto and Vollapuk the extreme limit
| and that he would bet his favorite
| shoe string queue against the adoption
| of any such rot
Now about this Chinese exclusion
act" persued the reporter. May L
| quote you as saying that the govern
ment receives your hearty co-opera-
tion in this PARTICULAR"
blink piunk sosh,' replied Mr.. Quong.
/ Whereby it may be readily seen that he is
not in favor of anything.
rupteG by the clerk of the hotel. one Mr.
Bundy. The carriage was ready to re
| move the distinguished guests across the
street to the August Septem6ero and od
| 1t was here that the Celestial gents met
Mr.. Lee, of New Orleans, and several
other gentlemen. and Mr. Lee. whose OF.
of day and banded few pleasantrfcs
| with the guests. Mr.. HON Guy, one of
an old resident Of the United States. hav-
ing first landed on our shores in 1899.
Meanwhile. the professional interviewer
sat back and called to mind the incident
| to Boston laundryman years ago: The
story goes like this: Wong" said the
reporter. how did you lose that left
| a paw is one of the favorite punishments
in China for political offense- How
| lose mitt?" answered Wong, 'likee dis;
falle down.-bleakee off,
From which we gather the sweetly
solemn thought: F. Dumont Smith is
| mistaken In his book of travel, he de-
| cIared that a Chinaman will not lie