The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-08
CELESTIAL HOMES,
with White Wives as
Obsery ed in Their Cellar
Pariors. 80
The Number Of Such Marriages Increas-
Ing Rapidly, Owing to the Lack Of
Women of Their Own Race,
Domestic Infslicity Rare, but the Hus-
hand Rules with an Iron Hand and
Permits No Frivolity,

uaAo &suloS Will al 4Iuu AaAu ott0
Permits No Frivolity,
A good Chinafnan Ii not necessarily
dead Chinaman--in Chicago. While Mill
waukee is struggling with the yellow per
petrators OF most serious crimes a canvass
of the Chinese population of Chicago dis
coverera no Similar offense. That is to say,
tho female children of the whites suffer no
standing menace of ruin, the miscellaneous
public has offered no secret resort for drug
debauching, nor are there the irrepressible
lotteries here that other cities experience
from the presence of Chinese.
Chlcago's Mongal population is growing
very rapidly. The increase OF number in
the past two years Is marked upon South
Clark street, between van Buren, and
Twelfth streets, by the presence of over
fifty Chinese laundries, shops, and places OF
habitation. The danger that before long
South Clark street within these designated
boundaries may be surrendered wholly to
tho Chinese may not be regarded as danger
OTIS. San Francisco has experienced even
stranger and more extensive spread of
its so-called chinatown" in the very heart
of the corporate precinct So numerous and
closely located have Chinese abodes already
upon Third and Fourth avenues and all the
streets of that quarter of the city Vari-
ously known as Cheyenne" and ''the
Levee,n that Chicago may be said to
already have, in fact, her chinatown"
It was for the purpose of touring this Sc
lect locality that a Times reporter last even
ing sought the guidance of Police Officer
John Cox OF the Harrison street station.
The feature of Chinese life to first attract
the would be student is the domestic rela
tlonship, and the first fact encountered is
the astonishing absence of the female.
Among the more than 1900 Cinnamon in
and about Chicago there is not one woman
of the race. Moreover, there is not one full
caste Chinese babe or youth here. The en-
tire element Is composed of laboring coolies.
Here, as in most eastern cities, their COM
monest occupation is that of clothes-wash-
ing, but there are along South Clark street
and here and there in scattered sections q
few groceries. clothing, drug, tobacco. and
provision stores As the Cheese population
increases the men withdraw from launder-
ing and enter more extensively into mer-
chandise and the trades. DR.. Wong PAX,
the New York priest and the distinguished
mankapo, or archcommander, of the Mason
lie order of the DO Lin Leer, said upon re-
cent visit to this city that the laundry trade
was an odious but necessary living expedi-
emit to the scattered Oh namen and that they
eagerly abandoned it when the growth OF
TUE CVukLuuulby VI GL6iT ktOu !udu0 IL pOSSl-
BILE to prohtablY enter other occupations. 1t
was thus that the reporter found his rounds
conducted through an almost unbroken seri
es of wash shops. These aud the several
restaurants" shops, and habitations also
visited were with few exceptions situated
in Easements, the best of whieh approached
unto cleanliness in that degree that gutter
| may be less filthy than sewer. Neat OF
person and apparel is the Cinnamon. He is
d isgustihgly slovenly of surroundings, and
his den is always sitting with fecal odors
1t is said that upon finding new smell the
Chicago Cinnamon assemblies his neighbors
at q feast to enjoy the discovery.
1t is said that Chicago an yet boasts no
Chinawcman. so it happens that the coolie,
pining in his loneliness for gentle compan-
| iopshtp, seeks it in the other races and finds
It chiefly among his white sisters.
| A marriage license nailed to the wall in
picture frame may first attract the notice
of the visitor to the basement laundry of 33S
Clark street. This documentary evidence
/ of the double state of somebody within is
found to have been issued at Fort Wayne
Ind, and legalizes the union of Lam Tong
and Mary Meyer. Penetrating the laundry
| to the rear tho reporter and his guide found
woman seated in a rocking chair by a
stove, with a fat and wide awake baby upon
her knee. Lam Tong was out but full
| length cabinet photograph of a mild and
smooth young Cinnamon upon shelf was
pointed out as his likeness. The woman
was Mrs. Tong, and she proved both gra
the infant heir of both. Mrs. Tong is 81
years old, although, ungallant as it is to
| say it. she looks older. She is of goodly
proportions, neither stout nor lean, is
blond Of hair: blue of eye. and has truly
but kindly. She can neither read nor write,
but is probably all she looks-a simple, ear
nest woman and good wife, one of the char
| acteristc northern country poor The baby
mot yet year old-can be safely called a
bouncing boy. His skin Is creamy white,
his hair fine and light, and his eyes hazel
the Saxon blue. There is something of the
'almond" about the eyes, but not sufficient
| to excite a doubt If seen elsewhere that the
youngster was aught but big, blooming
white baby,
~ married my husband in Fort Wayne
Dec 81. 1885, said Mrs Tong in reply to q
question. "We came here year ago and
in place over longs laundry. He was q
good fellow and fell in love with him. He
| wanted 70 mary me and returned the com.
pliment So we got married, and am glad
Of 1t, for love him still.n
"Has you domestic life always been
pleasant" was asked. -
"Oh, yes,n she replied with smile.
| NU S4udllSIE ulk6u bl6 EtIlUFvoE.
swell, just what come to. everybody
Once he gave me beating and 'once gave
him beating, but that was before baby
came" and she Rugged young Wonder Eye
to her breast with glance of pride. 1.-THE
only discomfort suffer is that he won't lei
me go out. He has a crazy notion that
will run away with the baby would like
to go out once in while, but wouldn't run
away"
"Never. Not once for the shortest minut,
not even as far as the top of the stair,
running up to the street."
This was certain evidence Of the string
emit character Of Chinese marital discipline
but the woman continued to state that in tn,
main she was happy and that her alien hus
band regarded the marriage much as do tn.
whites-requiring the affections OF wife fol
self exclusively and iealously exacting 1t
She also said that her husband spoke yer,
little English and that she spoke no Chimes
whatever, not having learned to form o
comprehend one word;
reporter.
Harry she said, laughing, "Harr,
Tong. We both call him Harry, except tina
Lam often has it 'Hally,' which is yer.
funny"
as he fond of the babyf
| sHo simply WOrSnlpS IL. DOniG 90 uau,
. love 90 awful hard, sweety," and the bah.
gasped in its mothers tight embrace. 20
ali wah, kiah,n which was certainly Chi
lnese.
"Are you going to teach him Englishs"
eyes, but Lam says he's going TO teacl
him Chinee."
.'Ahoo: bobble, bobble, boo" and at thi
dismissal from the baby the visitors with
drew.
Across the street from this basemen
home, in drug and grocery store owned b,
Sam Lee, at 800 South Clark street, eleye
Cinnamon were enjoying q sort OF ''sta
party" Indifferent to the crowds OF cur
GUS passers that clustered at the door, the
zeal0usly pursued their program. On
twanged upon guitar like instrument, an
other sawed at one-stringed fiddle, and
third beat with two sticks upon the upturr
ed end of small key. Each proceeded {
his performance independent of the othel
and the result was distressing dissonanc
resembling music as nearly as the cuttin
of car-rails in the north-side mills 81
proaches the harmony of the spheres. !
member of the group would lift Q shri
} / falsetto in tuneless sing song strain tina
was attended with solemn interest by tn
others as they placidly pulled at thei
tobacco-pipes. Upon this scene the reporte
and bis guide intruded in pursuit OF d