ALIEN JAPANESE ARE CAUGHT IN PORTLAND

Inspector Ferrandini Arrests Two Men Wanted by Government Officers.

Uncle Sam's Men Forced to Overpower One Oriental Who Resisted.

Both at Large With a Dangerous and Contagious Disease.

Refused admission to the United States by the government immigration officers in Victoria because afflicted with a dangerous and contagious disease, Kisaburo Akiyama and Kikujiro Kakamura, Japanese immigrants, succeeded in making their way to this country and were located yesterday in Portland after a search lasting several days. One of the two Orientals is thought to be a dangerous character, and attempted resistance when the officers placed him under arrest.

The arrest of the two men has brought to light the fact that Japanese agents are at work in British Columbia directing rejected alien Japanese how to reach the United States when the government officers have ordered them returned to their native land.

How They Entered.

The two Japanese landed in Victoria from the steamship Victoria April 12. Their passports show that they had paid their fare to Tacoma, but upon learning that they could not pass inspection they left the vessel in British Columbia and there procured information from foreign agents regarding the best route to the states. The Japanese were bound for Portland via Tacoma.

Upon leaving Victoria, the Japanese started for Vancouver, B.C., and upon their arrival there took an electric car for New Westminster. From there they walked to Bellingham and secured tickets on the steamer Utopia for Seattle.

Immigration Inspector A.J. Ferrandini was suspicious of the two men and wired instructions to the local office. A Chinese watchman was sent to meet the Utopia, but the steamer called in at another wharf and the government officer missed the boat. The to Japanese kept under cover in the lower part of the city until they got a train for Portland without arousing suspicion.

Send for Ferrandini.

Inspector-in-charge Estell then wired for Inspector Ferrandini to come to this city from Whatcom and confer with him on the case. As a result Inspector Estell detailed Ferrandini to go to Portland and make an effort to find the two men from descriptions contained on the government papers.

Inspector Ferrandini reached Portland early yesterday morning and after a conference with Inspector Barbour started out in search of the missing Japanese. One of the Portland inspectors accompanied him. They reached a Japanese lodging house at 53 North Fourth Street and watched for their men to emerge from the building. The officers had been previously informed that several suspicious Japanese were at the hotel.

It was not long before Kisaburo Akiyama came out, and, passing Ferrandini, started down the street. The inspector did not want to take his man at that point, as he was afraid the arrest would alarm the Japanese occupants of the house.

Inspector Seizes Man.

As the Japanese continued down the street the Portland inspector followed closely, and when about two blocks from the lodging-house stopped the Japanese. He at once showed fight, and in a moment inspector and Japanese were rolling about on the sidewalk. Ferrandini had been watching the movements of the two men, and when he saw there was trouble ahead he hurried to give aid. With his assistance the Japanese was soon overpowered.

By that time a large crowd had collected on the street and the two officers had hard work in getting the belligerent Japanese to accompany them. Passing a meat shop Ferrandini noticed a delivery wagon and secured permission of the owner to use it as a conveyance for the Japanese and the prisoner was taken to a place of safety in the wagon.

In the meantime the Japanese confessed to the officers that his partner was in hiding at the Hachiya Hotel on North Fourth and Couch Streets. With four inspectors Ferrandini repaired to the building and the officers formed a cordon about the place.

George Larner, a Portland inspector, and Ferrandini round the missing Japanese in hiding in a room in the building. He offered no resistance.

Inspector Reaches Seattle.

Inspector Ferrandini, with the two Japanese prisoners, reached Seattle this morning. The men have already been refused admission to the country, and when the fact is established by a board of inquiry that they are the men wanted it is likely they will be returned to the Far East.

Both Japanese have trachoma of the eyes, and local inspectors say they will probably lose their eyesight. In that event they would become public charges. Akiyama is thought by local officers to be a dangerous Japanese criminal. Both men told Inspector Geffeney that they had smuggled into Bellingham from Victoria.