Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-12-19
CHINESE JOURNALISM.
Chinese Newspapers lin San Francisco
SensaIiOnahsn Not Tolerated.


There lie one American enterprise
| which 20 far the Chinese have not beer
able to make a SUCCESS of-although one
; tried it-viz.: sensational and personal
journalism. The Chinese have several
weekly papers published in this city, but
they are of the ultra conservative style
never going outside the publishing Of
news from the foUery kingdom and
other matte, which are of interest to
the Mongo ian, such as mandates issued
by the Six Companies, the price of rice
Mexican dollars, and such items. IT'S
true that occasionally there may be q
fiery editorial On the "fcreign American
evils" and their vile behavior to the
subjects of its sublime bighness the EN-.
peror of China, but that is considered
quite legitimate. Such thing is drag
ging the skeleton from the closet of some
prominent heather, and displaying il to
the wondering and delighted gaze of the
populace, would not be tolerated for one
moment. One enterprising Mongolian
editor tried it once, but he never at
tempted it again. He had observed the
success of some of our American dailies
in his line, and thought he would branch
out and aetonish his countrymen, but he
found them not sufi GENTLY civilized for
the experiment. A prominent Chinese
merchant cied here, leaving large for
tune behind him and preparations were
made for grand funeral. When the
pigs were. being roasted, and the other
funeral baked meats were being pre-
pared, the editor was Doising around,
making Inquiries ae to the cause Of the
merchants death. The result of his in
qniries was discovery of first class
sensation. He found out that the mer~
chant was taken suddenly i'll after
parteking of a grand dinner, rendered
him by his partners and some admiring
friends On the eve of his departure for
China on business trip. That few
hours after being taken ill he passed
away to the land of the blessed with
sure hope of salvation and a f-ightfll
pain in his stomach. He was further in
formed that the merchants partner
that they could arrange some
business troubles more satisfactorily to
themselves if the merchant were eating |
roast pig with the elect instead of enjoy |
ing the delights Of sea sickness on his |
way to the land of his fathers. placed "a
cup of cold pizen" before him at the
oanqret, which doubled up the trader in
-ice Ikea jack-knife.
Hers was a first class sensation, one
hat would make Chinatown hum. He
-ushed TO his office and got an extra,
With scare headlines in the largest kind
IF Chinese letters. He gave the full par
iculars of the murder, in blood-curdlirg
language, and turned his extras loose
That was the end Of his journalistic ca
'eer. Each partner of the dead man
half a dozen "high-binders"
% murder the editor and wreck his Office.
rhe wives Of the dear departed employ
ID gang, and the keeper ofthe restaur-
Int engaged a posse. The editor got
Wind of the surprise party prepared for
him and fed. 1t is said that his mind
vas SO unbalanced by terror, that he
EQUALLY insulted man who was bring
ng him in display ad, because the fell
ow tried to stop him to inquire how
much square 1t would be. He made
traight for the water front, his pig tail
loating behind him like remnant, and
lis coat tails sweeping the earth, 80
widely spresd were his legs in his fight.
he passed over the bay and hid with the
,hinese fisherman at California City, in
Marin county; but, being followed there
~ the back of high binders, he fled in
and, and has not been heard of since.
Whether the highbinders reached his
,ffice and found that he had decamped
hey proceeded to wreck the place.
They smashed his plant into smither-
,eps, kicked the paste pot into the fire
place, and one of them packing up the
,ffice shears, they sailed out in pursuit
If the sensational newspaper man, with
what result l can say, for his fate has
never been divulged. But since three
vas big price on his head, the chances
ire that be was sent to interview the
lead man on the truth or falsity of his
.lleged libel on the remaining partners.
Thus ended sensational journalism In
Chinatown; for no man has since dared
% attempt it. OF course, the other pa
,ers, without rehearsing the exact occa-
ion for the sudden suppression Of their
esteemed contemporary. came out with
obituary notices of the journal. Fol
owed by laudatory editorials on their
esteemed fellow-townsmen, the partners
# tho dead merchant