The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-26
CHINESE AT BELLEVILLE,
SUBJECTS OF THE FLOWERY KING
DOM As W4SUERWOMEN.
tion of the Quarters at BeiIeviile-Inter-
esting Facts Respecting the Transit from

uOn OF the Quarters at BeiIeviile-Inter-
estine Facts Respecting the Transit from
San Francisco.
A second visit to the Cinnamon al Belleville
drew out somc facts not hitherto made public. Pro.
ceeding directly to their quarters the reporter made
an inspection OF tie arrangements for their comfort
The kitchen Ia fitted up with two large boilers, set
In brick. and ample utensils for cooking the simpls
bill Of fare They eat all kinds OF meat, but their
staple diet pork and rice.
AdJon ing the kitchen ia the dining room, large
and very well lighted which Is also used asa kind Of
lounsing and general utility room at other than
meal times. These rooms the ground noor.
The second story s used for laundry purposes. and
the third floor IA divided into small square sleeping
rooms, each capable Of very comfortably accommo-
dating from four 10 six persons. They appeared to
to lie kept very neat, and the men themselves
secred TO bosow much attention on personal clean
lines. They were generally dressed in loose
trowsers, blue overshirt reaching below the hips,
and their peculiar thick soled shoes, without stock
ngs Some wore hats, but the majority OF them
were bareheadod, with their pgtsils IN coil at the
back, or partially on the top Of the head
ONE coxicAL SIGHT
was Chinaman brading and tying snothers hair,
and jubbering volubly oil the while, very much as
our own American rirls assist each other at their
| toilets. The beds looked clean, with an abundance
OF clothing, ana 10 some instances there an at
tempt st smartness in the way Of decorating the
wslls.
MIR. Van Worst, surenntendent OF the laundry
proposir an Introduction TO Charley" the inter.
| prefer, and the only In the company who can
speak English, the reporter willingly consented.
Charley is bright-ooking fellow, with keen eyes
who wore ordinary pantsoons and boots instead Of
| the clumsy looking shoes. He at once invited the
tO IL nrOd n bDu az ri nd
politely rendered one to his visitor. Seating himself
hs bed, he drew up boz for the reporter to sit
| upon, ard resigned himself for probably
TIE riksr INTERVIEWING EIPERIEscl
OF his lie. He speaks English imperfectly, ye, can
| make himself understood readily enough In regard
to oil ordinary matters. The greatest dirculty lies
| In making him comprehend what Is said to him, and
frequently question must be changed until the pre-
| else words are hit upon which he can understand.
| lie drew out pocketbook OF American make, and
handed the card OF the contractor under whom they
bad lett their homes aud come so far. 1t reads as
| follows:
An YOUNG.
tS'ness S'G@,s"i,Sr hSsdfsr. lor
| For Railroads. Factories, &C.
rs Commercial street.
Bet peIPonrs IT. and Kearny'
The way being thus opened, Charley eommuni-
MANY INTERESTING FACTS
| no heretofore made public. They ea, three times
They nearly all from the vicinity Of Canton, and
were siniost Two weeks on their way here from San
| understood any trade, though some OF them had
| done lauhGry work before. Most Of them are well
pleased With the country and climate. Charley him
self live III san Francisco eight years, but returne
| TO the Flowery Kingdom, where be has been for the
before % his Teturn than now. hsVns forgotten % muc
that be knew, through lack OF practice Tie re-
| ,nr STORY oy eumso APO,
| who committed murder ten years ago. ana who was
la,el7 sent to the Peniteptary for murderous as
sault, asking HIM 1t he bad any such mon In his
C6srley-So ro all good men.
| Repnrter--Do am OF tbem smoke opium
| CGArley-No, no: they no smokec opium Mr..
Young, b. ask nc pickec men out ask um, "You
smokeo opiumi" lie say no say, You be
| he smokee omqm say " no wsn'ee.'
Reporter hen they are al good men'
ClArley-A he good men-goJd boy.
| Repcrter-Dd You bring thea. all alone
Chatiey-Yes Everybody trea! ne good. Al oma.
stevens he very good; at Toledo, At DunIirE, give
my men water; no let men be sassy to my men.
| Even body be very good.
Aud here Charley broke forth into such
BROKEN ENoLrsu STRING OF PRAISE
Of the lrea men he had received that it was impos
| sih'e 20 follow him.
Rrporter-Are auy Of your men married,
thAriey-les, good many got viye leave families
home Ia china. leave my wifo, home, in China.
heporterTrilow long are you going to stay here :
ReHorter-Are you going back to China them
AZ this point Charley thought he would 10 little
Intervening himself and lod OF b asking the re-
| porter:
| You newspapert"
| Reporter-Ic-. work for the newspapers
Chnley-lou send all oyeree country telegraph
| Reporter-Yes, news goes all over the country,
| Charley-ChinnmAn got plenty newspaper got
| telegraph. too.
slsppng his hand on the bed, and turning down
tie coyers, he said: Good bed nice bed; no bed.
| bug
Charley then showed the reporter book In which
be kept bis accounts, In neatly formed Chinese char.
| ac'ers, the sentences reading from top to bottom
| like column OF figures, instead OF from LETT to
| right. He also had very fine fur coat, lined with
six. bus which he thought too for this season
| The Chinamen have not yet been put to work OF
eept 10 the matter Of dtting up their own quarters.
THEIR CONTRACT Is FOR THREE YEARS,
at $50 per month in gold. and board, for the nrst
| year, with an increase in each succeeding year
Mr.. Van Worst says they do not intend TO discharge
any OF their female EMPLOYEES; that their establish.
| ment has a capacity for 90 dozen shirts per day
| while they have never averaged more than ib0 TO
$50 dozen that they need all the help they can get
| and nnllly, that the wages they are to pay the
Chinamen are fully up 10 those they paying the
| women, Some oi the latter on Friday demand ed
their pay, declaring their intention to leave, but
| after receiving their money went to work again.
| They content themselves with peering curously at
the strangers, but Lave refrainsd from any inter
| ference,
| LOSSES ny FIRE