The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-18

Items of Interest from our Exchanges Of
Yesterday.

There is "a ChinamAn in town who carries
two six-shooteIs every time be ventures into
Mott street after dark. lie is Wong Chin
Foo. the gifted writer on Monaghan affairs III
this city.
Wong's contributions 10 the newspapers
have been followed with deep despair by hls
fellow -countrymen, as they shrewdly suspect
that were 1t not for the information gwen TO
the world by Wong the police would make
fewer raids of the opium Joints and fan tan
shops in Chinatown.
Wong SAYS that an organization similar o.
the Italian Malta Society has been formed by
the Chinese dive-keepers for his special bene-
Sit. He lie in constant fear OF being knitted or
shot by some of the heeers Of the rich gam
blers. and this Is why he carries the two re-
eolyers.
Wong said yesterday that on Wednesday
night he went 10 call upon u friend at NO 10
Doyers street. But no sooner did he act bus
foot in Mott street than two Cinnamon, who
nre known TO be desperate characters. began
70 follow him They were Joined 10y Chee
Hing who Wong says. has long been trying
10 put him out of the way.
Wong says that he saw the shining barrel
of a nick el- plated revolver cleaning in Chess
hand and fearing that 1t would DO pointed 10
his direction Wong got out Of range as rapidly
as his short legs would allow him.
The littlo Chinsmsn further said that he
was going 10 have Chez Hing arrested for
AuIcatoD4uk Las ihc.
MANY iMNi0RANTs FRAsTkD.
IL snt often that ono sees happy faces in
Che detention pen at the Barge Office where
Immigrants whose eligibility 10 land Is quee-
tioned are kept until their fate Ia decided.
But there we're many happy persons there
Asst night. This was due TO tho kindness OF
the Ladies Uptown Aid Society. which pro-
Nided tho unfortunate immigrants with u
bountiful dinner. There we're about two
hundred of them, and some OF them had
tremendous appetites and ate IA though they
expected IL would be very long time before
they had such another opportunity.
TYPHOID FHvIR SPREADING IN JERSEY orrY
Tho unusual amount Of typhoid fever in
Jersey City has caused considerable uneasi-
pess among the people and the physicians.
in 81. Francis Hospital there is waTd-roOm
pet apart for typhoid fever exclusively. and
leading member OF the medical faculty of the
ynsttutlon said last night that there had
been, during the present month from
Twelve 70 twenty patients constantly III
IL In the city hospital there are twelve
gases ia Chrsts Hospital two DR.. j. d. Nc
kiIll has SIX, Dr. Frank Gray nine. and Dr.
Rae ono. Other physicians IN the city have
many cases also. Clerk Cornelius Rooney. OF
The board Of health of Hudson county says
that twelve deaths from typhoid fever have
been reported to him since September lst,
and that for the entire month Of August but
eighteen fatalities were reported. This. he
Says. shows that the disease is on the in
crease.
A member of st. Francis Hospital faculty
Said last night that the disease was undOubt-
eddy caused by the impure water of the Pas
ssic. which the people arc compelled 10
drink. and the bad Sewerage OF the city and
Imperfect plumbing III many houses.
MI. ISMAS DIMES THE GKORGIAss
At tho Manhattan Club last night John II.
1nman gave an elaborate dinner IN honor of
tho delegation OF Georgians who have been
booming tho Augusta Exposition. Covers
were laid for forty. The menu was extensive
ana obtained many dishes which appealed
especially 10 the Southern palate.
:, The long table was drsped with smilaI. and
there were dwarf palms and beds OF cut now.