The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-23
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Wong Ching Foo, the Chinaman
who was assaulted by his eountrymen
at Wolfe's shoe factory on Market
street last Saturday, it seems, Is a &C.
lebrity not only in his own country,
but in the Eastern States. Six wears
ago he was taken by an American la
dy from China to the city of WASH
ington and placed in Columbia Col
lege. dis name at that time was
Wong Say Kee. After learning the
rudiments of the English language he
entered the regular course at the Lew
isburg Pa College, where he gradu-
ated with honors. He then started
upon a lecturing tour, visited several
OF the Eastern cities and entertaining
large audiences with vivid deserip-
tiOns of his native country. He
boasts the acquaintance OF Charles
Sumner, Henry Ward Beecter and a
large number of the prominent men
at the East Failing in health the
young man returned TO his native
land q little more than two years ago.
During his residence in this country
ne became fully imbued with the spir-
it of republicanism, and tue condition
of his own race presented such glar- !
OOAlADoAT NnAI tlE EOlCCtNCu Lie I
idea of emaneipating the people, and |
of changing some of the heathenish |
customs which prevailed. He FORM
ed secret mutual benefit society !
known by the name OF Tung Shan |
Whey, having for its purposes the ell I
ovation CT the people and tine intro
duetiOn of the social customs of /
America. The ultimate object Ofthe I
society Was TO gain control OF the gov
ernment, and change tue whole inter- !
nal system Of the empire He says !
that the society rapidly extended and /
gained great strength among the |
higher CLASSES. HHe American and |
European residents Were let into the |
secret and PROMISED i.earty cU-Opera- |
ton. They we're almost prepared for /
the coup d'etdt to seize the govern |
ment when their intentions came to |
the knowledge Of the authorities. An |
order for its suppression was issued, !
and the leaders were seiZed and put !
% death. Wong Ching Foo escaped !
and fled to the ihtgTi.r 7. For two (
months he wandered about, often be- !
ing compelled to flee to the mount |
aims, and for days subsist upon herbs. /
A large reward was offered for his |
capture, and he was twice taken. He |
gained his liberty once through STRAIT |
egem, and the next time through the |
cupidity of his eOuntrymen, by pur-
chasing it. He at last placed himself |
under the protection Of the foreign |
eonsuls at one of the Chinese ports |
and sailed for this city on the steamer
MaeGregOr. 1t has already been sta
ted in the Chronicle how he rescued !
the eight girls who came on the same
ship from q life of shame. For this
act he has brought upon himself the
hatred of the Hip Yee Tong Society,
which lately figured in the great con-
spiracy case. He has been told by
some Of his eountrymen that this So
ciety has offered reward Of 81 500 for
his assassination He has been
obliged to change his lodgings and al
ways have a friend with him to es-
cape such q fate. WOng Ching Foo
speaks English with remarkable pu-
rity and is polished in manners. He
desires employment, but justly thinks
that the years be has spent in Ameri-
can colleges entitle him to aspire
above tue POSITION or u common serv-
ant.-ISqn Francisco ChrOnicle.