The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-12-05
P0RTLASD's BLOODY CHINESE ROW.

fOhILANDS bLVUDt thlSEoE hVN.
or the unknown number OF China
men who were wounded in the Sun
day fight, two are dead at the latest
accounts and two more likely to die.
There does not seem to be much
probability of convicting the guilty
parties as evidence is difficult to OBJ
tain. The fight is said to be an out
come of rivalry between the two
leading highbinder societies. In the
first place there are five highbinder
societies in the city, the Oldest OF
which is the Hip Sing Hong. Then
come the Sue Sing Hong, Boo Leong
Hong. Hung Sing Hong and the
newly organized one, the Hup Sing
Hong.
These societies are composed OF
the worst class and lowest grade OF
Cinnamon in the city, and the object
of their organizations is to exact by
threats, bribes or extortion subsidy
from gambling houses and other dens
of iniquity under the guise ef giving
protection. 1t is thus evident that
only the meanest and most dishonest
Cinnamon would have any connec-
ton with such organizations, and the
fact is that all the leading Chinese
merchants discountenance and bitter
ly denounce them.
The Boo Leong Hong society, num-
bering about 100 men, has until lately
been the most influential and conse.
quently has done the most business
The recognized leader OF this society
is Young Coey with headquarters at
the Wah Sing store.
The Hup Sing Hong society is a
new rival of the Boo Leong Hong
and is contesting with it for suprem-
acy. Naturally considerable hard
feeling and bitter animosi,y has been
stirred up between them. The lead
ers of this society, which numbers
about 300, are Frank Wong Woon,
Wang Ying and Tu Cal, having head
quarters at the Yen Wah store.
Jealousy between the rival COM
panies grew more and more bitter
and several rows and fights resulted
on different occasions. The last row
before Sundays trouble was over a
game of dominoes, involving stake
OF 50. The parties were fined in the
police court, but were not satisfied.
Sunday the Boo Leong Hong soci-
ETY. wanted to compromise with Wong
Lock Of the Hup Sing Hong society
by paying the 50 under dispute and
each society to pay its own costs in
the two trials. To this proposition
the Hup Sing Hong society would
not consent, saying to the men of the
Boo Leong Hong society, ''It you
want to be boss come and have a
fight with us and see who are the
best men,"
They further argued among them
selves: "It those fellows in Jail are
not hung there is no danger of. our
being hung even if we do kill some
of our adversaries."
A meeting was held by each
society. The members of the Hup
Sing Hong society decided mp
on war and were armed to the
teeth. Some Cinnamon say that the
men of the Boo Leong Hong gang
were also armed and prepared for
battle, but the larger number OF
Cinnamon interviewed on the sabject
deny it and claim that the mcn OF
that society were entirely unprcpared
for trouble.
At any rate the battle was fought
and from the best accom- rs it appears
that eight or ten men of the Boo LIE,
ong Hong society and thirty Of the
Hup Sing Hong crowd participated
in the shooting.
Ung Long, the man who claimed
that he was shot by Pom Long, is
said to have had slung shot, and il
ia known for certainty that he lai6
out five or six Of his adversaries
He is very stout man, and consid.
cred a good fighter by all the China
men.
The leading Cinnamon OF the cit,
are all very much wrought up owe
this conflict. None have any sympa
thies with the murderers il they car
be found out.
"The laws in this country" saiC
one, ''are altogether too lax for tn,
Cinnamon. This fight is a natura
outcome of the leniency shown thu
Chinese murderers in the county Jail
The Cinnamon here have no fear fol
the law and think that they can buy
their freedom if they have plenty O
money. No such highbinder socie
ties are allowed in China. If thert
are any secret organizations of any
kind discovered in China they are
more summarily dealt with. If the
English authorities find them out the
Cinnamon are either imprisoned fol
life or shot, and IL the Chinese gov.
ernment makes the discovery the
Chinamen's heads are cut off forth
with. There is not even the formal.
ity Of trial given them"
The respectable Chinese all agree
that American law, as administered in
Portland, is entirely too delicate.
Mayor DeLashmutt has appointed
four special officers to help patrol the
Chinese quarters on Second street
This gives Chinatown a patrol force
Of six men, which is deemed sufficient
to quell any riot that may break oul
in the future. Since the fight on
Sunday afternoon the Chinese quar-.
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