New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

How many people know that the Chinese in this
city constantly In litigation? There Is one thlDg
for which Chnaman cheerfuly pays out his much
loved dollars, and this Is lawsuit In nine cases ont
OF ten the plantf hasn't the shadow OF a chance TO
win his and it is to be doubted IL he expects to
win It, His idea to be rather to make trouble
for the other man, and in achieving this result he pays
lawyers fees with generous hand 1t seems to be
strong Characteristic OF the Monaghan disposition 10
get even" But in California and other parts OF the
West the Chinese have a more effective way OF getuns
revenge than through the courts They expend GER
tain amount Of money in the purchase OF the services
Of whose knife is known to certain secret bands
TO be sure and swift This man for consideration
undertakes to satisfy the wounded honor OF his tempo
rary employer II he does not succeed, it Is not be-
cause his conscience unnerves him and makes his hand
unsteady. Many people declare that these bands,
whose regular and only employment is assassination,
do not exist but Others will point out numerous cases
Of offending Cinnamon who have been found Win a
knifehrSt through the heart, and that Is usually the
end Of the case. Here IN New-York, however, In
spcctor ByTncs men have inspired respect Tor inc
enemy he sues him. He buys witnesses who will
swear TO everything at SO much swear ms starts
the case and suits crop out on all sides the witnesses
who under contract. so to speak, being kept busy:
times and Immediately begun again. Perjury Is the
chief weapon used and a Chlnaman who wishes to
knocked down and robbed by him, and get plenty Of
witnesses to to the same thing If he succeeds
III
friends deem the triumph worth any price
People who look upon the wonderful chrysanthemum
shows OF New-lOr n matter of fact, and who while
admiring the lovely flowers, do not seem to realize
what a rare treat they are having with difficulty
appreciate the sensations Of strangers who visit the
exhibit. A New Eng gland woman who was In New
York and went he recent show said that the display
of such marvellous beauty In flowers almost daZed her,
She looked upon the flowers with uneignsd astonlsh-
ment. and while her delight at the magnlhcent eX-
hibt almost enough to make her head whirl, she
pcople could lavish much time. care and money on
things which gave pleasure so in0rry hs ,ddsa
and vet. say, had strange feeling of pity for
something, don't know Just WHAT
Willis on the subject of chrysanthemums the
writer recalls example Of the love OF some people
for the flower the of man who raises great
many of them at his place in New.Jersey. For some
reason this was bad year for him. and he practically
made failure Of his lot. In speaking OF his loss nc
talked II the market had gone against him. ana as
II he had lost every dollar which he had In the world
Undoubtedly he would havo preferred to gets squeezed
I'm Wall Street than to lose his chrysanthemufnS.
That the United States still has vast stretches OF
land practically unknown to man where In time many
millions of people may be received IS shown by the
story OF a letter which was sent from NewYork City
TO n civil engineer out West. TIC engineer Is In The
wilds OF Montana surveying a new railroad Tie
letter sent to him asked for an immediate repy ana
the answer In weeks. The letter mad gone
coachps ran and some traveller had taken II from there
on through the uninhabed stretches. IL nnaly
reached the engineer after having been carried In all
manner of ways. Likewise the answer was entrusted
IN some man who was working his way back toward
civilization When he reached sts,e facilities he gave
up the letter to the mails and II was whirled to the EAST