The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-15
TELEGRAPaIC
Chinese Want Iusttce.

New York, 14.-RerGLd's Waynes-
boro. Ga: Great excitement exists here
over the present aspect Of the Chinese
question. Seven or eight months since
two cinnamon, Tom Log ,Chang and
All Sing. made their appearance here.
They announced their intention to open
business in fans, notions aud other trifes,
Strangely enough much opposition to
them manifested itself among merchants
as we'll as trades people of this section.
The cinnamon we're really in nobody's
way as their business was al
together Insignificant and the
chances were that if left alone
they would tire of their location.
One night not long after the establish.
ment of these heatkens their store was
surrounded by large and angry crowd
Of masked men, who ordered them to
leave. This Loo Chang was reluctant
to do, bat q few we'll directed blows con-
WINGED him that departure was the best
policy. Two took up their march on the
public road towards Augusta, followed q
good part of the way by delegation of
the mob. Meanwhile, those remaining
at the store Quilted it and scattered every
thing in the streets, This sudden bresk-
ing out Of anti Chinese in such an unex-
pected quarter CAUSED much excitement
throughout the state. In Atlanta,
Augusta, Savannah and Macon q
number of Chinese were engaged in
business peculiar to their race, and in
each place they we're treated kindly,
and looked en- with more Of O feeling Of
curiosity than aversion. Burke County,
in which Wsynesboro is situated, is in the
heart Of the black belt, having three
negroes to one white man, and c0nse-
quently it was supposed that the antsgOn-
Ism Of these two races didn't leave room
for such an exhibition toward 9 third,
yet when the Chinamsn made his appear
Rnce the Caucasian and Hottentot Joined
in the battle against him, and it
is hard to say which race 10 most
anxious to expel the alleged intruder.
Arriving IN Augusta, complaints Of Loo
Chang and All Sing created quite Aul-
tsr AmsnR the resident Chinese. They
put themselves ct once in c0mmunica.
ton with the Chinese minister ct Wash
iBgton, who in turn called the attention
OF the government to the matter, the re-
suit Of which was an inquiry by the dis
trict attorney and the reference of the
matter to the grand jury of the circuit
courl, which meets in Savannah. This
action made the angry Chinamen more
angry still. Loo Cchan came back q
couple of weeks since, and reported bus
mess. Conservative citizens now see q
grave error was committed, and are do
ing ell in Their power to calm the minds
of the people who anxious to e1pel the
Cinnamon a second time. Last week
fuel was added to the fire by the COM
mencement of suits against eighteen of
prominent citizens, charging them dam
ages in Sis. 000 Loo Chang & Co., as
8 firm claim 500, 900; Tom Loo Chang,
$4,000; and Ah Sing, S25, 600. The
suits are brought in the United States
circuit court in Savannah, with Messra.
GoIsbl and Wright, of Augusta, as pros
ecuting attorneys, aud it is said by dis
tiDguiShed attorneys in Washington,
Charleston and Savannah. The dam
ages claimed are probably the largest on
record in this state, and are so excessive
that it will certainly lessen the chances
Of the Chinese receiving anything. 1t Is
understood the Chinese minister has per-
sonslly engaged the services of these
lawyers, and that it is his intention to
make test case to see what q China
mans chances are in this country IN q
court of justice.