St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-12
Minneapolis Celestials Cele-
brate the Death of Fcho0
Ling Schan.
A Banquet to Which the Four
Hundred We're Not In
vited.
A Globe Reporter Who Was
Present, but Did Not Par
ticipate.
John Wah's Toast to the De-
ceased Tyrant and the Fes-
tivitieS.

"a
6a
P Yesterday was gala day with the
Chinese of Minneapolis. 1t was tough
one on the rats and mice though, and
most of them wished heartily that
they belonged to the bivalvu-
lar testaceous mollusk of the
genus ostrea tribe, and consequently
out of season at this time of the Ammo
Domini. The reason that it was gala
day was because 1t was the celebration
of the death of the Chinese ''Mazarin"
Fchoo Ling Sehan, who, several gen.
eratiOns back, held all Chinese sub
jects under subjugation, and even
went so far as to dictate to the en-
peror. Fchoo Ling Schan was the
right royal adviser and chief rice eater
of the throne, and exercised his power
to So terrible an extent that all Digtails
behind stone-waIled China took to
shaking at the mere mention OF his
name. Fchoo Ling Shan was finally
taken in hand by the ghost of COnfuciuS
and died one baimy night while gorging
himself on Japanese rats imported for
the express diet of the emperor.
"Choked to death and we are glad OF
it," was the song that welled forth from
the millions of Chinese Threats the next
day. 1t was in celebration and the
JOYOUS anticipation of seeing Fchoo
stuff than the rational Injuries, rats
and rice, that tine Cinnamon of
the city celebrated yesterday.
There was no ''joss" house.
or washee shirtee 10 centee" establish
ment in the city large enough to accom-
modate all of the highbinders begging
the pardon of those CelestialS who Go
not belong to that organization, so a
hall In a brick block on Washington
avenue south, near the Tenth avenue
bridge, was rented for the festive oc-
casion. The Cinnamon had been pray
ing ali the night before. and indulglng
in more or less voluptuous dreams, in
dueed by ''opeen baths of smoke.
About 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, about twenty of them as
sembled in the aforesaid hall
and proceeded to celebrate. There were
number of prominent men who were
not present owing to the fact that their
laundries could not run alone. 1t had
also been expected that the Chinese
theatrical company that passed through
this city Tuesday would be in attend
ahce. but that aggregation being unable
to stop over account OF not finding
suitable place to show in, the celebraters
had to masticate another disappoint-
ment. The only member OF the eau
easian race who was admitted to the
solemn festival was GLOBE reporter,
and he was only allowed in OIL account
Of the fact. as ably explained by Sam
Lee, the hirsuteless Third street China
man, that ''GLoBEE no lightee up joss
housee." The hall
WHERE THE FESTIVAL WAS HELD
was handsomely decorated with Chinese
bric-a-brac and fans, and in the center
of the room stood a long table Literally
grooming under the many delicacies.'
The table presented quite all Inviting
appearance despite the fact that several
festive and more or less hungry men,
beers of the feline family had made deep
inr0ads into several large dishes of
suspicious looking delicacies. The fe-
lines had evidently been attracted to the
dishes, while Lee Lung. the chief cook
and official bottle washer. was absent
putting on pair of clean stockings for
the occasion, by instinct and other de-
licious morsels. In fact, they had done
their best to give the dishes ''ratty''
appearance. But then, all that made no
difference to the Acknowledged MOn-
golians.
Before any of the eatables were at
tackled John Wah, the South Washing
ton avenue laundryman, arose and adj
dressed the others, who were squatted
fashion, putting away at their long
pipes and cigarettes. The speech was
long one, and dealt entirely with the
subject of the jubilee, Fchoo Ling
Schan. The only thing that the re-
porter caught, or. in fact, had room for
OH one white spot on his cuff, was the
following:
s:Ling-Chan Wow labba lulu. Ling
Wow FchOo Ling Schan lOwlu ching
halla maeka hi ung labba u-u. Chang,
Xxi We, fowlo bling, bling, Gib-bong."
TRANSLATED the above means:
ssFeIlow countrymen, we have assem-
bled here to-day TO celebrate the death
of that terrible man, Fchoo Ling Schan,
who made life such burden to our an
cestors, etc"
John Wah is good speaker and has
perfect control over his nasal aid re-
spiratory organs. He has not always
been in the laundry business, but was
formerly the owner of large fish
market opposite the Clay street Plaza
in San Francisco. During his speech
Mr.. Wah made use of the word
"Glcbee.'' but whetherhe had reference
to the daily paper by that name minus
an ''e,'' or to the globular appearance
and rotundity of the heads of his audi
tors the reporter could not learn. After
Mr.. Wah had finished his speech, one of
the Cinnamon, Oolong Tea by name,
began to chant and the rest to dance.
AS there were no ladies present, they
had to do the
STAG PARTY ACT.
The dance was peculiar one, most of |
the parts being kicking, and as the |
dancers all wore long blouses and wide |
pants, the reporter could de-
tect nothing of an indecent or
! immoral nature. After several num-
bers had been danced they all seated
themselves around the table and began
to use their chop sticks and rice bowls.
The reporter didn't eat anything. he
didn't feel we'll, and besides he want
up in the art of using chop sticks. 1t
made HIM feel worse when Sam Lee, as
master of ceremonies, stuck one of bis
sharp sticks into a something that
| seemed to have four legs and looked
like, miniature pig roast; and he
thought he would faint when Sam
caught long appendage to the
morsel between his teeth and smilingly
remarked: ''Le plarter no savoy; no
likee lats?" Upon being assured that
| he was not stuck on ''lats," Sam took
the aforesaid appendage out Of his
mouth again and began with: "Belly-"
! ssMerciful heavensw thought the
scribe, as he blushed, what is he going
to Say now?''
| sam Lee, who is an intelligent as well
as an educated man, noticed the blush,
and hastily offered an explanation.
mo, no; you no savoy. Me no meanee
belly, allie same chestnuity, 'Icee
cleamee fleece belly allie samee ice
wagon but meanee lats is belly good