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Show The Opium Raid. The Chinamen arrested in the raid on the opium dens on Wednesday night, wero brought btfore Alderman Spiers, yesterday, Judite Hyper being ill. The Celestials were represented by counsel, who demanded a jury trial for hia clients. Tbe aflair was thereupon continued until 10 o'clock this morning, at which time, the Celestials' attorney announced that be would move for a dismissal on the ground of a lack of jurisdiction. Judge Pyper will probably be able to sit, and there is every reason to believe the trial will proceed, the motion to dismiss dis-miss to the contrary notwithstanding. The pipes and other paraphernalia employed in opium dens are still in 1 the possession of the police, and are likely to remain there. |