Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-04-24

treats his readers 90 q ssiew ef The Chi.
nese qnnrlef In that city, ssz=.
Suddenly and wilhout warning we
tmFn from one of the CHEF Ehor0nghfafea
of ahe city and plunge inio TIC business
portion Of Chinatown. We are at the
cOrnerof Kearny and SaeramentOs streets.
From this point We get the most favor
able view % our MongoIian neighbors.
Here are business firms IN go0ll stand
Iak. Many 81 the merchants are worth
m 5000 q 800 90 eaek a
IsW 81 them are inaFrfed to Chinese
wOmen. Their opportunities Tor money
makinR are . handred times gfeates
here than IN Cana, aud they are nm
proving them 70 the ntEnost, according
ID strict bdslness principles. They
have no banking system, altAOugh they
eject loans among theEnselvss without
dilkeulfy, and often without eCllate-
raj. esD 's a
Let as advsnce: On Dupont street,
the AFDaf blocks are almost entirely Civ.
Cd up 70 The Chinese. The quafteF be-
gins gradually. There Is = sprInkling
0f small American shops and . ming
ling q Chinese shops of the halEcast
type where American and English
goods are exposed ID the windows. As
we pass on tie Chinese element in-
eFeases and withdraws every trace Of
alien produce from In windOws. II
aaumts its scarlet streamers overhead
and tanks ils doors with legends in
saffron and gold. Within is the glitter
OF tinsel, q subdued light and the flicker
Of q lamp beEnre craven image ofbAr-
bar1e ugiiness. The air Is loaded with
the fumes 0fsmoking rsaadal-Wood and
strange odors Of the East. ,ss.
: The street now swarms with coolies
and resounds 10 the echoes Of an un-
known tongue. There % hardly room
Cor Us 10 pass. We pick our way. and
are sometimes curlously regarded by a
slant-eyed pagan who bears us no good
win, if the shadow Of scorn IN his face
has been rightly Interpreted. China is
not more Chinese than this, nor the heart
Of Tartary less American. Turn which
way. You choose, within two blocks on
either hand you win find nothing but
the indefinitely small and the astOnish-
Ingly numerous forms Of traftic in which
the hordes around US thrive. No cor.
neris too cran1ped for the street-cob-
bier; and ss for The pipe cleaners, the
cigarette-FolleFs, the vendors Of sweet
meats and -conserves, they squat on the
cnrbs and the street corners and await
4
l;s@ ~ such trade, =,
Dupont slfsEs, from Clay to Sscra-
mento--a single block-has not less
than fifiy basement apartments devoted
exclusively to barber shops. There are
more Of this profession than OF any 9TH
er. Look down the steep steps at any
hour Of the day and see with what deft
fingers the tonsorial operatives manipu-
lale the devoted pagan heads. What
clean shaving, what delicate cleansing
Of eyes, ears, nostFils; what trimming
and penciling of eyebrows and lashes-
this is luxury which is . law among
the apostles Of Confucius. and sooner
or later his followers learn the necessi-
ty OF frequent rejuvenation under the
razors, laices, probes, and pencils At
the sign Of the four-Iegged frame with
It's coat ofgFeen and red pant. In apart
ments not more than fifteen feet square,
three or four different branches Of trade
are often carried on, employing from
ten 70 4 dozen men.
There are over one hundred and fiffy
regular mercantile establishments and
numerous mechanical industries. The
cigar manufactories EN-
ploy 5000 MOngolians, and these men
are packed into The closest quarters
II would seem that foul airs as vel.
come as fresh ID the Chinese quafteF.-
In one foons measuring 20xe0 feet six.
~ men and boys have been discovered
at work rolling real Havaaas. The
window Of shop where various bUsi-
ness pursuits are followed serves admiI
rabIy for butcherstall. White peo-
pie are rarely found purchasing from
these establishments.
Pausing IN the heart Of the Chinese
quarter, we see everywhere the cgm-
ponent parts ofa civilization separate and
distinct from ours. Asa race they may
declare their Independence tomorrow.
They have their exits and their en-.
frances, their pawnshcps, their lotte-
Fies, their imports, exports, diversions,
tribunals and punishments. They are
Ell under the surseilIa6cs Of Che six-
headed supreme Authority. They have
laws -w4thin cur laws thas to d are
sealed volumes. ssaA sta7s7 sf-ae.
Fifty years ago there was scarcely q
half dozen Chinese in AsncFiea. I'm
1852 $4,000 bHFst upon us, and even
thea awakened he fears Of the white
ssttlera. Stringent measures were
adopted TO discourage semigraiion from
that quarter: result. noImore than 4, 900
arrived during The following year. In
1854 tidal wave brought 1900 to
the coast. but for fourteen years follow
ing the average sFrivalwas less than
|. 900 per anniim. ID 1868 the incom.
ing tide increased. and up 70 fbe pres
ent lsae we have reserved from 10. 900
10 nc, 900 yearly. Before 1888 noa less
than SO, 600 Chinese bad recrOssed the
Pacific. The emsgranIs secure steer
are passage 10 this eonniEy inr go,
which includes subsistsnce from port
10 port The majority Of them furnish
their own bedding. BAT Il they are un-
provided the ship aa0rds passahle ae-
commodafsons. zs =
Every cooiie : c0nsigned 70 one of
the sax composites. snd By contract IS
e0mpsllsA ianIabor Ser ) lsrm sufficient
toaFslmsuEse his company for the pass