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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1906)
6 Flhie ft JPU V gfe.hsttMs 3 r I M JUL HOW THE CHINESE STEP IN ifany Olarer Trieks' to Ott Aerow t Imerioon Bsrder. HIGH WAGES WORTH THE CHANCE TO TrtEM llajorltr. After Bavins What Amoaata to a Competence In China, Return to Their Katlre Land to Enjoy Life. U is the lure of waccs to high that Ave -ar' ctivtnx made a fortune that In draw ins ventureeoroe Chinese thec days into Ihe f.untry by novel elilftn and in "trange dis sulia. rays the New York Times. Officially the imugrgllrif of celestials across the borders is dead. Experts in Immigration and some lnpertors will say when quetioned that there is no nue!i thlDjr. it a matter of fact, however, ul tbouifh the Chinese population of the Vnltnd States Is not Increasing and timidity and the severity of the enforcement ot the exclusion act deter many who might other wise attempt to gain this promised land, plans for getting the contraband race Into the t'nlted Htates are bolder and more skillfully concocted than ever. AfesiUMres sent along the New England coast a few days ago to Intercept the Frolic a brhooner yacht, with its consignment ot thirty-live coolies called public attention to the fact that the Chinese are still mindful of the opportunities offered In this country. Tar-tics similar to those attributed to the vcbK-l' charterers are used by shrewd speculators, many of whom are Amerl- i Chocolate Bonbons Always Delicious Purs Wholesoms Difcsubla 0a9 Box wilt aiMk A Happy Hornet Every Sealed PackafS gniarantscd y reatt ana Full Weight igma hut iuru THS WALTER M. LOWNBY CO. Makers ef Cecea aad Checelataa BOSTON, MASS. JowKeY's ) 777 TXT TXTTTT O A Racing r a Suits and cans. Chinese who have persistence , and courage are able to make their way bor in spite of the utmost vigilance of the authorities. From a sentimental point of view it would appear that Chinese would not care to come here for fear they would be sub jected to indignities by the inspectors who are stationed at ports of entry and in the principal cities and towns on both the northern and southern borders. This does not apply to the more comservative of the race, but there are hundreds of shrewder and bolder spirits who see a chance to gain wealth and they miss no means of gaining admittance to this country. They are eager to take the places of the thou sands who are now leaving ths United States for good with fortunes and com petences. Gain Wealth and Retarn. Express companies which have branches In Chinatowns In the larger cities are busy transferring accounts of thrifty celestials to Peking, Hong Kong and Canton. Hun dreds of the returning Chinamen are buy ing large establishments In the trade cen ter's of their native country, while others are Investing in farms and plantations. They return with stories of how they are often ill-treated in the United States, but they also clink the American gold which they have garnered. The depletion of the Chinese population is, ss investigations made in the principal colonies in the United States show, hardly met by the birth rate or by the Influx of ths orientals across the borders. The result of all this has been to Increase the wages of Chinese workmen in America to exorbitant flgurer.. Chinese are in demand not only for work as laundrymen, but as highly paid ser vants. The prevailing rate for laundry- men Is from J15 to (30 or more a week, with board. Once a Chinese has learned the use of Irons and starch his services are in de mand at the highest figures. To keep up with their work some of the larger Chinese laundries have been obliged to hire white help. Others whose proprietors cannot get along under such an arrangement are sell ing their establishments. Chinese laundrlr-s are at present for sale by the score, bo cause of the scracity In the labor market. Owners of these establishments are un usually libersl in their treatment of em ployes. Where a charge of 10 cents is made for laundering a garment the proprietor geta 3 cents and the Ironer 7. The S cents represents the cost of washing, materials and rent. To even un accounts the owner works, crediting the house with the labor of his own hands. If the patronage hap pens to run light, however, he takes what his men ore unable to do. It is lmpossihla to keep them unless they are able to main. Uilu uu u.cragn of at least tlj a week. Many ironers of more than average tntel llKence have been rejecting offers of clerk ships at $15 to $20 a week and soma are working only part time, so as to attend schools and colleges. . Make Money la Laundry. Chinese laundrymen who save tsO a month out of their warn are common. It costs only It a month to maintain one person In China. A laundryman In this city, for in stance, tnav send money home tn maintain wife and children, also his parents and the parents of his wife, if need be, to say noth ing of contributing to the support of a needy member of the clan, and yet be able to have a substantial emergency fund. Within a year or so an expert laundry, man may establish a shop of his own or found a little business In oriental wares If he does he may go to China, visit as long as he wlbhcs and boldly pass through a prt of entry as a merchant, for ho is entitled to that privilege under the law. Tim Ironing board at the prevent time, how ever, is ths beat means by which the av erage Chinaman may tind lire smooth and profitable. To get a chance to aviul himself of pres. ent conditions la tha labor market Chinese TCTE OMAJJA it ii Oose-Out Sale ci i3 Kohn Brothers 0) J Overcoats Each Garment in the Very Latest Style and Cut Worsteds, Gheviots, Tweeds, Blacks and Blues Goods Made to Sell up to Thirty Dollars Your (Slholce In S TV eDU Who have initiative or are under the direc tion of 'some American adventurer who Is bold and resourceful frequently make their way here by methods underground and oversea. ' Although smuggling them across the Canadian border is now almost stopned, some of the most Ingenious schemes are em. ployed with succetis. It is a popular fal lacy that all Chinese look alike and that no matter how they are arrayed they will betray at a glance their orinental origin. There are white men in Vancouver, B. C, who do not accept that theory, for by shrewd manipulation they are able to con vert the most thorough going Chinese Into an American or Canadian farmer. Tricks to Cross Border. A coarse shirt, a pair of blue overalls and a straw hat will work wonders in the hands of an expert. Parties of Chinese going across the Dominion In bond not in frequently leave the trains forty or fifty miles before reaching the boundaries of the United States. Here they are taken in hand by one who understands something of theatrical makeup and converted into tramps, farmers or whatever he thinks would be best suited to their talents. After that it is a walk to the border, and in many cases It Is possible for the coolies to gain their destination. Once within the borders of this country they usually prowl forty or fifty miles farther before they think It safe to board a train and proceed in a more conventional manner. Chinese have been Intercepted in the stats of Washington making their way on boats In the rivers, ostensibly bound to work as laborers on some of the large farms. They are disguised as Immigrants of other nationalities. Msny of tbera have essayed the roles of Italians after Incasing themselves In corduroy Jackets and trous ers and tying gayly-colored silken hand kerchiefs about their necks. It la along the Rio Grande border, how ever, that the smuggling of disguised Chinese is conducted with consummate finesse. The schemes in use there if fol lowed by a really capable Chinaman are usually effective". Hundreds of the more Intelligent are landed in Havana and at Mexican ports, whence they can make their way to this country. Arc Welcomed la Mexico. Chinese Immigration is welcomed in Mex- i ico. There is a tradition preserved In the old histories of the celesta! empire that centuries ago trading junks from China landed on the western coast ot Mexico and opened up commercial relations with the subjects of Montezuma. The Chinese often have in mind thla ancient relation when they go to the country over which rules President Dias. The Chinese learn Spanish, adopt the Mexican dress and manners, learn to wear a sombrero with grace and often after waiting for two years to per fect themselves In being Imitation Mexicans they boldly cross the southern border and make their way to the nearest Chinatown. They do not like sombreros much; neither do they taks a great fancy to jingling spurs. Once In their element, they are back again in slouch hats, blouses and woolen- soled slippers. As Mexicans, however, after they have permitted the hair to grow on their heads and have learned a glib com mand of Spanish, they are able to pass muster without having suspicion attracted to them. Many of the stations along the Mexican railroads, or restaurants near them, are used as depots for receiving Chinese-Mexicans who are to be conveyed into ths United SUtes. Some of the Chinese under the direction of shrewd agents have even passed over both the Canadian and Rio Grande borders garbed as nun. Most of them are born Imitators and once they liave seen their Instructor in familiar poses they follow his directions to the letter. Utile is htaid these days of the specta DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, COMPANY 3C (ran Ik) E Three Gigantic Lots 3I 1 cular methods Of running the blockade which were once employed by eager Chinese and have dropped Into disuse. Chinese no longer have themselves packed up in boxes or chests and sent by express; neither do they go in vans, which are likely to be suddenly tipped Into rivers. Thete are seldom wild chases across the snow from Canada to the United States with ac companiments of baying hounds and bark ing revolvers. Such methods are Irregular and unreliable and they have been sup planted by those which are esteemed as more businesslike. This recent expedition, in which it is alleged the Frolic has taken part, has more of the melodramatic spirit in It and it had Its origin in peculiar conditions. Chinese are not welcomed In Canada any more than they are here and a head tax of toOO each is placed upon them. It is regarded as, in fact, prohibitive. Until three months ago, when a law was passed assessing them at &K0 a head, no such tax was exacted in Newfoundland. Chinese could be carried in bond from Vancouver without having to pay the Im post demanded of them in the dominion and the result has been that many of them availed themselves of thorn conditions. It was until quite recently the custom to per mit Chinese, who were supposed to be on their way to the United States with proper credentials to remain in Canada for ninety days before they were notified to proceed with their Journey. By a special arrange ment, however, with the Canadian Paclflo the Chinese were rushed through the British territory without having the ad vantage of the ninety-day clause. This arrangement, however, did not hold with certain smaller railroads which carried passengers to Newfoundland. The United States Chinese inspectors have negotated an arrangement within the last few weeks under which Chinese supposed to be on their way to the United States must be bonded, even If they are carried to desti nations In the provinces. There are now snld to be hundreds of Chinese In Newfoundland who have for months been waiting their chance to at tain their ultimate goal, the United States. The Krolic is credited with landing two con signments of them in the neighborhood of Boston, despite the vigilance of revenue cutters. Problems for Inspectors. One t the problems which have worried the Chinese Inspectors stationed at Malone. which Is the point in this state where many Chinene are brought from Canada, is the na tivity clause. Scores of them present them selves and submit to srrest, for they have about them as a usual thing nothing which Indicates any claims which they may be inclined to make. Hardly have they been taken Into custody, however, when rela tives or friends, accompanied by a shrewd lawyer, go to the rescue with birth certifi cates and affidavits which show that try persons detained were really born in the United States, and as such are entitled to admission. It Is estimated by a prominent inspector that if all the claims to American birth made by Chinese be true every " Jl mIui uuiuil.'. t r,-r tkA Vti- I ! Watt. i.r.i 1. t. I-. M fmp a. r U4 luaol BISJ OH. l latent. 'rlia-ro..Afi .Tl H nrtaow St.. T s NOVEMBER 3, 1006. 3H of j?nnnrnp J For usiness or Dress Wear Saturday Chinese family in this country must have seventy-five children. Until within the last few weeks the Chinese who made thla claim to native birth under instructions from their ad visers did not talk, but they are now re quired to submit to a cross examinnt' .n. Occasionally fatal and glaring Inconsisten cies in their claims are detected, which re sult in their exclusion. Another method employed In getting across the border depends upon the making of one passport do for several Chinese. Even by the use of elaborate anthropo metric measurements it Is difficult to dis tinguish one from another. Even the pho tographs on these documents are changed to suit the various persons to whom they are given. The fact that the color of eyes, the complexion and the facial appearance of them are so much alike aids In making one passport do more service than It was Intended should be required of it. Chinese of Intelligence who can give any evidence that they are not laborers, but actually merchants, are ablo to get Into the United States with little trouble. One of the familiar schemes and It Is one which is often successful Is employed by merchants for the benefit of friends and relatives who may wish to establish themselves here. The merchant will practically close out his business, leaving, however, a few outstand ing accounts. Sometimes, If his customers are good iay, two or three obliging friends may consent to be debtors. The merchant, after confortubly establishing himself In China, sends his friend or kinsman over to the United States to close out his business, looking after bis bad debts and generally adjusting things. Duly certified accounts are shown to the inspectors to demonstrate the necessity for admitting the "merchant" without delay. Frequently such a one Is found ironing shirts in a laundry, but his legal status Is that of a dealer. Aside from the Chinese who gain admit tance through the gates of the country by means ot keys to which they have no legal right there Is a vast majority who. as mer. chants, students, travelers or actors are entitled to all the privileges guaranteed them under the statute. The classes with money do not have to fear being submitted to inconvenience. As far as the celestials are concerned who g t lu without comply ing with the law, the high wages and the industrial opportunities here make the game for them well worth the candle if they succeed. Father of Thlrt) -Three Children. There is in the Belly Oak workhouse an inmate named John George 8 1 rat ton, who Is the father of thirty-three children. His case came before the guardians this week, when inquiries were made as to a mainte nance contribution from his. family. Stratton Is to years of age and his third wife, who l with him in the Institution, Is 67. His thirty-three children are scattered all over the world and nono is in a position to ass-ixt the father. His first child was born two month after Queen Victoria came to the throne. It was a girl, who has now attained the age of 69 and lives In London. His youngest child is ?t, so it will be seen there is a difference between the first ond last of forty-five years. London Chronicle, See Sunday Dinner bargain- So. 11, page 13. Chinese Printers. The Chlntse, who are sald to have In vented printing, have made little progress In Its development. Setting type by the Chinese method is a slow procers. The Chinaman's "case" is a whole room. The walls of the room, up to the height of the compositor's . head, are made slanting; and there the S.ouO or ti.WO characters are di vided off into clasars by partitions. The American printer has all the type In a snnsll case In front of him, and can easily reach every Uttsr with sue hand without Furnishings . Mrntor-Coopor Tnioii SaM, $5 to f t reit, "IiUierae" doable front and back Shirts, double seat Drawers, $ZJiO, $a.00 and $1.50. Odds in All-wool Shirt and Drawers, 91 at 69c. Men's and Boys' Sweaters, coat and other styles, $4 to 30c. Cardigan Jackets, 95 to $1. Berlin Jeraejr Office Knit Coat, 95 to 93. Bine Flannel and Fancy All Wool Shirts, 93 to 91. Hansen's Sample Line of Gloves, 90 to 25c a Fair. moving from his seat. The Chinese printer may go to one corner of the room to gst one type, and then to the opposite corner to ge ths next typ- Even with this slow process, the Chinaman has made consider able Improvement over his former methods, by employing the American "stick," "forms," "Imposing stone," "keys" and a press similar to the American make. Ths Chinese compositor carries the copy in his head, for the Chinaman has a wonderful memory. This he must have In order to learn the language and become familiar with the thousands of characters necessary to read and write. The printer looks at the copy once and Is able to set up an en tire article of. say 500 words, without con sulting it again. GAY DRUMMER GETS FALL He Was Loofclncr for Trouble nnd His Quiet Partner Ulelned Him Out. A smart young drummer was driving his hired team along a difficult bit of Wyoming road when he overtook a rather dignified old man who was walklrur in the direction In which he wss driving. "Have a lift?" inquired "our Mr. Simp son" genially. "Thank you, sir," and ths old man took a seat In the buggy beside the drummer. The team happened to be a pair of half broken bronchos a fact upon which the drummer enlarged gleefully ss he slack ened the lines and gave the horses their heads a trifle. They were off at a jump, and as the buggy swung violently sround a curve the old man was all but thrown out to the great amusement of the smart young drummer. When this occurred a second time the old man said politely: "If it Is all the same to you. elr, I should be obliged if you would drive a little more slowly." "Oh. If you sre afraid. "-n sneered the young man unpleasantly, "perhaps you had better do the driving." .The old man looked at him for a moment with a look In his eyes which the drum mer never forgot. "Perhaps you are right, sir." he said with the utmost politeness, as he took the lines. Then he reached for the whip In the whip socket and, leaning over the As announced yesterday, the cUar war is Just commencing The real fighting will be done from now en. We give below a few pi Ices on wtjll known brands of clrars We onlv quote goods we can furnish in prime duality and at BAX.r-VBIOX OB LESS. ' qu'y ana Out-of-town customers may have cigars mulled or expressed l.v arlrtln -to the price loc for box of 25 and 30c for box of 60. We mention beow a 'w our leaders, hut we have a hundred more iwiu,, wkva& wu a n im w t. 10c. Ranches At llHva. clear Havana 6c: S2.50 box of ul). 10c Hasel Kirke, perfecto size, it; $1.25 box of 25. 10c Tellers for 5c; 12.60 box of 60. Tom Moore Bouquet, 4 for ,'5c; H.fu box of :5. 3 for 26c. Sanchez & Haya, clear Ha vana, To each; $3..)0 box of 10. 10c Porto Ricos for 6c; ti box of SO. 10c Grace Kimball for 6c; (1.6 bojt of 26. Robert Burns, 4 for Jjc; 3 box of 60. loc Lady Lenox. 4 for 26c; $1.60 box of 25. , 10c Garcia Bros.' clear Havana, 4 for 25e; 3 hox of 60. Porto Rico Stogies, 6 for 10c. 10c La Vuelta for 5c; t:.0 box of 60. But we have all the other (Opular 6c brands, 3 for 10a. We have a most complete line of Garcia Bros, and Fernandas clear Havana gocxX., as wtll as most of the well known brands of Key West and domestic cigars. Watch our ads snd our window and follow the crowd of smokers. Sherman & McCor.nslI Drug Co. 4 ha dashboard, he lashed first one broncho and then the other. "Are you afraid, sir?" he demanded, turning upon the drummer, but before tha terniled drummer could reply he threw both lines out of the buggy, and the run away horses, with the lines dragging, tore around the curve at a pace at which "our Mr. Simpson", never had ridden. Both men were thrown out snd the buggy splintered. The old man, the first to srlse from the wreck, stood over the prostrate drummer ss he returned to consciousness and again demanded: "Are you afraid, sir?" The smart young man learned ultimately that his patfceuger was Major Welten. whose reckss courage is a bywerd throughout Wyoming. Llpplncotfs Maga zine. He Silenced Him. "The corporations must be cr-r-rushd!" roared the candidate. "Hold on," shouted a man In the gal lery, ".voti yourself are a stockholder In at least three corporations that I know about." The candidate frowned darkly. "Well," he cried, "If there were nn stock, holders there wouldn't be any corpora tions." "I admit it," shouted the man in the gallery. "And If there were no corporations they couldn't be crushed,' could they?" With a withering glance at the man in the gallery the candidate resumed his ar gument. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Grasping; Spirit. "This somewhat grasping spirit," sal. I Senator Burrows; In the course of a recent argument, "reminds me of a woman who dropped In the other day at a certain bsnk. Going to the paying teller's window she opened her pockett-ook. took out a chark and pushed It under the brass gratlif 'Cash this, please,' she said. But the pajir K teller, after one glance at her check, put-hed it back to the woman again. 'I can't ca.'li It, madam,' he snld. 'It isn't filled In." Tbeie is my hu.Hband's signature on It,' the womin said excitedly. 'Yes, I know,' admitted ths teller, 'but there is no amount.' Oh, never mind that,' said the woman Impatiently. 'Give me what there is.' " See Sunday Dinner Bargain No. 10. page II. 10c Colonel Cervantes (Porto Rico) tor &; $2 box of ,0. And many other brands of lOe Ogars for Co , All Bo Cigars 3 for loo We mention be kiw a lew l.ran.l.s now In stock and sold S for 10c: Little Tom. Old Chest, Owl. Hon Armors. Henry George, Heroic, Pari. Capadura Kmeiy. Charter, Kismet. Only Cuba. Kojal Blue. 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