The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-12-11
The Chinese Claim.

Colonel F. A. Bee, Chinese Consul
at San Francisco. is now in Denver,
Colorado, investigating the recent
Chinese riot in that place. In reply
to questions from the HeyGtd repre-
sentative he stated he had been or.
dered by the Chinese Embassy at
Washington to make close inquiry
into the affairs of October 81, and
that he had in accordance with his
instructions carefully looked into the
matter, and will return to San Fran
cisco to prepare his report for trans
mission to the Chinese Minister to
the United States. Mr.. Bee is very
reticent as to the result of his labOrs,
but l understand he has taken steps
to procure an estimate from the
Chinese residents here of the amount
of damages sustained by them indi-
vldually and collectively; that he
has procured the fullest evidence OBJ
tanned concerning the riot. and that
he has been permitted to use the ev-
idence brought out in the COroner'S
investigation of the death of Ling
Lee, who was killed hy the mon. He
tells me he has no doubt that his
Government will require our Gov
eminent to indemnify the Chinese
for their Losses. There is no State or
city statute providing for such in
Identification. Therefore the Chi.
nese will lock to the General Coy
eminent, which has, he says, invited
the Chinese here, to make good all
lossea, and he is of opinion that our
Government should be prompt in its
action. The Chimes Government
has set an example which, he thinks,
should he followed, having paid over
to the United States without grumb-
ling or loss of time, as much as
500, 000 500,0 coo of which is now in
The Treasury at Washington, to in.
demnlfy American citizens for losses
sustained during the riots in China
When asked whether the Govern
ment which he represents would
take any steps locking to the pun-
lshment of those who are responsible
for Ling Lees death he said it would
not, but intimated that he thought
that SEINE Of the Chinese aS individ-
uals, would probably employ law
yers to assist the State in the Prose
cutien. Col. Bee is the second man.
not Chinaman, who has ever been
employed as a civic official by the
Chinese Government, Buringame
having been the first. According to
Colonel Bees estimate the Census
returns Will show that there are not
more than eighty thousand Chinese
IN the United States, and about fifty
two thousand of these are confined to
the Pacific coast Quite number
have already returned to China, and
very few, not sufficient to supply the
decrease, are coming over now. He
says there is now demand for them
greater than can be supplied, and re-
lates that an agent for one Of the
railroads now building in Colorado
recently visited California to procure
five hundred Cinnamon to work on
his road, out failed to get them on
account of the demand there. With
regard to the Chinese treaty he says
he knoWsnothing, but it his is opinion
that General Grants suggestion to
Prince LII Hung Chang that emigra-
tion to the United States be prohibi-
ted for ten years had been adopted.
Whether this opinion would ever be
of great benefit is doubtful, as very
few of the Chinese now here have
come direct from China, most of them
coming from Hong Kong. a British
dependency. China has no control
over the nlatter.-NeW YORK. Herald
Correspondent.