The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-10
CHINATOWN.
The Leprous spot Described by u Former
MAssilion Man,

The LepTous spot Described by Formel
MAssillon Man.
FAN FRANCISCO, CAL May l3, 1885.
The lirat anniversary Of the 0TganlZa
tion OF The 10 'eratiye trades closet las
night with the grandeat workiugmens
d m0natTRtiOn eYaf given ia this c0un
ny. The dAy worked great epoch II
the history OF labor on this coast. No
leaa than ID OOO men were In line, head
ed b. Gytfuor StOneman and STAFF
Among the Characteristic m0tt0fs ctr
RED IN the lroGpasl0n were these; "COl
Rec has Last hil sting" 1000 CHINESE
butchers wanted In Hong KonP," "BOy
eOtt those h0 pRtrOniz9 the Chineae,
"smoke the U0ion made cigars, ""Awak
ana defend your rights" death Il
Chinese Labor" etc.
This WAS the tirat labor holiday II
California ana WAS q conclusive demon
q fa'lOn IN ab0r unions have mad
zap 4 pIOgr1n7 on this coast. Lee th
good WORK 10 on. We hope the day 1
not far distant, when this fair Stat
rhall be rid OF The MOngrel heathen
the greatest curse ever Inflicted upon
clViliz,d people, The anti Chiae8e agl
thti0n has struck keynote In tha wa
OF b0ycOtllrg Chinese pork. The butch
ora have formed union, and are deter
mined 10 drive ihe Chinese TO the wall
10 the pork business.
Untll yiry recently the pork busllCa
was exclusively IN the hands OF China
mep. rhe new Chinese Minister, VIII
was STU 1bed In San Francisco, with On
aid OF Col Bill, tho agent OF the al,
powerful Chinese companies, has petI
TONED Congress- consequently the pee
ple Of the Pacific cOast do not. 10 K
that source flr relief from the Gaines
cure, and already John SAYS, Me goo
OhinamaD, etaye allie aamee." OhinG
town ls situated In the very heart q
San Francl l1cO, and contains about SOC
healhene, 800 OF whom Rre female
The place III which they exist 's aatOL
iahing, and must be seen TO be bC
/ ileVed,
| l. proay cxlats In Chinatown Rt a
uh6a, A few nig1te since leper Wi
cast out IN the street by hia heAthenis
fflenda 10 die, An IN pr took him
the h01pl al, where no died the fol OV
lug day, An officer found another lepC
| la Climate n, In a dying condition
He informed the officer that no hai bse
discarded by hls friends, and Ia cons
qlence thereof attempted -uitlde t
9tabbing himself with table fork lN
or FIX times In the abdomen,
Chinatown IL Infested with opium an
gambling dens. took occasion 10 yla
one, and this Ia what | saw. o. Gree
street ~ an apparently modest lit
cigar store, which would lead n
stranger 10 believe that the owner WI
struggling hard for livelihood. A 10
rolls OF tobacco aud several empty clgl
boxes 10 all that Ia TO DO seen by the b
holders, II Is one Of the opium az
lottery dens which can DO found |
, Chinatown. 10 adjOlna q Chinese was
house, where the linen OF thoughtle
citizens hang TO dry amid the perfum,
nt opium aud a,eueh OF all kinds
attn, A. ! was passlngthe place | 10
u hony nOI.fel with dirty hand
chuckling u little white girl OF about
yoara under the chin. This sight WI
disgusting aud suggestive, This COZ
yincod me AZ once that sOmetlin
was wrong. | waited patiently 4
! further developments, My patience WI
soon awarded, for several boya Wake
into the shanty, said few words TO II
Chinaman Inside, turned around al
went out A number o. young mC
and woman entered, and after T
mainlug after an hour came 0l
apparently excited. Next was q yOun
hOOdl0m with n wretched looking (
male GONNA ion, with them was "A tim
lOoklng girl whom the two we're urgin
on, ljw,8 7N doubt her lrat atep 4
ward run, NIX came policemnl
when the ChinIm mlp, Who wa on n
l00R0u, on the outside, hurried in aI
closed the center door, After the pole
man d a,pN'red, thinking | was post
on the mpuurr Of the den. / walked I
90 the place nud entered. The n rs, 10
was yHry small aud contained q couutp
| PWslng ur "a y partition ! turned
! The right aud 0 The left several time
hen | WA confronted by n massl,
! door, FiWlly found u small knob q
no end OF rope, This opened the b
rcado ana dlaclOaed the lottery DO
Tho room waa about GxS leet, az q
walls were solid, and no windows. III
'rfOu Saa lighted by an old coal 0
nmp, A table which took up much
q, Ia room Vaa In tho center Upon
yere numerous bllnka, Ink and sticl
0r mRiking the tickets,
A y0u1g n0y was tho only ylaltor
the tme. | took q seat aud callO
Tor sim0 blanka 10 matk Have "
! nlayet before asked the boy on tho o.
poelte side Of tho tableY Ny anaw
was n negative one, aud no procCe Il
20 explain, lpayCd '0- ten cents, r
m Aned an hour and got well acQualn
ID with the each order OF tho III, whit
whe llllpg rapidly by many pcrsor vi
anne and went durlng the lime. "Yl
IOke OpilnlY' ahdrply asked the Cool
ho sauntered In. "Glye me q pipu
lald You try nextee door," May
an right" waa my Nnawer, Hut had |
uodre 10 teat the opium den, M u sore
tipi alouaah protested against II.
'1nelusOu | can sly very truthful
~ II opium smokIng n practlcud to {
earning extent In San Francisco,
young people OF both sexes, and grea