Show TO STOP CHINESE MERCHANT FRAUDS SAN FRANCISCO March 31 A A sj's practice by several big Chinese merchants of this city whereby th the fed fed- ral government has been defrauded out of f a sum suni said to be in fri the tho neighborhood of f has been revealed It Is un- un after a four months months' gaLlon atlon by agents of the tho treasury department depart depart- nent ment and the department of justice This investigation came to a close chose here yesterday with sufficient evidence In the tho lands hands of the federal authorities to warrant warrant war war- rant a a. wholesale criminal prosecution of some ome of the Chinese merchant princes of ofSan San an Francisco Another result of the investigation was that hat a pledge had been made by Chinese importers m porters to change their methods of filing invoices It is said that immunity has ms been granted to a a number of men in return for their testimony It was reported on good authority that the ic United States attorney general is In iii possession of all the facts gained by the investigation in this city as well as information in- in formation obtained in China by consuls and nd other government agents |