The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-04
AFTER THE RAID.
Chinese Merchants Are Secretly
Rejoicing.
Highbindsrs Contemplating Their Damaged
Gods and Ruined Temples-A
Specimen Circular.

Quiet reigned supreme in Chinatown yes
terday. and the headquarters of the over
thrown longs presented but little different
appearance from that which followed Ser
geant Prices attack upon them in his
famous raids. Wherever member Of the
Ratchet brigade appeared, however, almond
eyes were opened to their widest and not
movement of the police passed unnosiced.
In the neighborhood of the ruined strong
holds the highbinders were out in full force,
decked in their best togs and presenting
that peculiar air of defiance combined with
submission. which is one of the noticeable
traits of their character. They might be
planning the darkest revenge against the
attacking force, and are, 10 fact, credited
with having put price upon the head OF
every member Of it, yet, wherever they
deigned to notice the police at all, the ut
most cordiality and frankness seemed to
flow out from them to the officers of the law
STILL sULLEN.
At the several headquarters few attend
ants were always to be found-sometimes a
mental or two. and sometimes the high
priest of the order and his assistants. who
calmly surveyed the disorder around them
and stolidly pulled their cigarettes, utterly
oblivious, to all appearances, of the pres
ence of strangers among them. Once only,
in the tour of observation, did friendly
remark escape from one OF these. That was
at 1924 Dupont street, In what, Tor long
time, was given out as being poor mans
society, whose objects were entirely of
benevolent character. There the attendant
received his visitors with the utmost gra-
ciouSneSS, and in response to chance re-
mark assured the police IN very good En-
glish that they found no fault with them
and cherished NO malice for what had hap
pened.
GLAD OF THEIR DOWNFALL.
Notwiths landing the clannishness of the
race it is asserted by those who understand
the current OF feeling in Chinatown that the
downfall of the highlander societies is looked
upon with as much delight as 1t Is safe TO
show. For over quarter Of century the
law-abiding classes there, consisting OF the
merchants, tradesmen and labOrerS, were
completely at their mercy, and were COM
PEELED on penalty of their lives to pay trlb-
ute to these gangs of idlers and cut Threats.
The tax, never a modest one, was at AL
times burden, and the hope of escaping
the imposition in future and seeing the
gangs of highbnders scattered is the subject
of very general congratufatlon.
AS showing what kind of men these high
binders are the following translation OF
document, which fell into the hands OF the
police yesterday, will be OF interest. 1t IS
copy of circular sent broadcast over the
country by the Chez Kung Tong, one of the
most powerful OF the outawed societies. 1t
is as follows:
ORDERS FOR MURDER.
To Ltlm Hfp-SALARIED SOLDIER: 1t has
been said that 10 plan schemes aud 10 devise
methods and TO hold the seal is the WORK OF the
literary class, white to oppose foss fight battles
and paut irm government Is the worK Oh the
military
Now this Tong appoints salarIed soldiers to be
ready TO protect ourselves and to assist others,
this is our object.
AL therefore, who undertake the military
service OF This Tong must obey orders, aud with
out orders you must not dare 10 act. IL any OF
our brethren are suddenly meested it will be
necessary for YOU TO act with resolute will.
You shall always work IN the interest OF tAe
Tong aud never make your ONCE the m tans OF
private revenge.
When orders are given you shall advance vol
unfairly to your assigned task. Never shrink or
turn your back upon the battlefield.
When ship arrives IN port with prostitutes on
board and tile Grand Master issues an order Tor
you 10 30 down and receive them, you must be
puNctua and use all your ability for the good OF
the commonwealth Cor Statel.
II in the discharge OF your duty you are slain
we undertake TO pay $500 sympathy money 10
your friends.
to heal your wounds, and II you are laid up for
any length of time you Will receive $40 per
month.
for work $3.50 shall be paid 10 you. aud a sub
scription taken to defray costs OF your journey
home TO China.
Furthermore, whenever you exert your strength
TO kin and wound the enemies of this Tong, aud
IN so doing you are arrested and Imprisoned,
500 per year will be paid to your friends during
The TEL m Of your Imprisonment
Dated 18Th day Of 9th month of 14th year Of
Kwong SUI.
/ seal OF the San Francisco,
Chi Kung Tong. Cal.
A SECRET SOCIETY.
This society was long supposed to be a
lodge of Chinese Masuns, and is known to
have grips, signs, passwords and initiation
ceremonies, not unlike those of other secret
societies. II claimed the power to try Of
lenses and mete out punishment, and as
serted those claims even to the extent, it is
believed, OF infliciiag the death penalty.
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