The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-08-04
CHINESE tEuDs.
California Moneolians Settle a
fractional Fight.
tn. system III Matchmaking ~
the Celestial Highbinders--A Mover
Method of settling
Diffieulty.

,rh, trouble over the suey sing
Tong, boss Joss is settled, says the san 4
Francisco Examiner. Peace felghs
once more among the highbinders OF
chinatown. Tha soul Of the wooden
e,od ~ the Moppolians is no longer tor
lnented by the quarreling OF ms wor
shipers, and his repulsiye eyes that LOOK
in nearly every direction at once nave
become less fendish in their stare
For some time the highlander socie'
tisa IL Chinatown have bee'l gettih@
nnortr nrul .snorr "a account - 'nc
i,lo.,i<ado f,f Tho police. When serg'.
Price with his squad rallied ana oe-
.t,.ox.oa nj, their idols and shrincs, not
won f,parinle the famous and cosby
carved gods of the Chez knng lohe'
| the leaders OF the societies became uo9
perate. Their followers began 10 com
nlain that they were poor managers
| that things were going wrong on ac
connt OF inattention to the affairs Q,
| thcir offices. The malcontents urgea
,bot IL proper pecuniary arrangements
had been made by the ponce thes
would not have been moiested,
But. notwiths landing all their gfuh
HING the blockade was continued anu
tho Matchmaking business grew quieter'
After Scrpt. Prices famous raid 1t was
a1most at a standstill. The highoina-
ans hereft of the protection OF tneir
wooden rods, were unable to impress
tha merchants with their power for IN
turing them should they decline to ae-
code to the demands for tribute
t The methods that have been pfac'
, .;oaa hv the yellow blackmailers for
years are as follows:
wealthy merchant Is Vlsiteo anu
told that unless a certain sum OF money
y IL Maid within a certain time some great
harm will befall him. In order 10 Gre
- ate a strong impression the Fictlm Il
taken to the headquarters OF the socie
~ where he is shown the grinning JOS
and the implements of warfare on tn'
walls.
g Rnt after the idols were destroyed
the merchants did not seem to De yer.
greatly impressed. Perhaps the tru
saason was that they thought that a
last the police were making an effoft ,
nrotect them At any rate the mgr
binders themselves declared 1t was D
cause their gods had been broken up
So il was that the Suey Sings wei
l. promd and powerful above all the oth'
Is Tongs because the police failed 10 III
lest their gods. !,
A very nice-looking old fellow = =, :,
suev Sing Joss His smile is one OF y
most terrible and awe-inspiring pos
hla according to Monaghan STANDARD
tn His whiskers, long and SPARSE nov !
years been guarded from every zepn
bv his faithful priests, so that no" tn
arc filed with sandalwood ashes
dust Still he is q mighty god.
nv Reside him there is another one
,o,ct less mower and dimensions, but
a very good Joss for some things,
anev sings were all happy and prosi
a,,s Tor awhile, but schisn arose al
faction led by Chan Wan seeded II
the main body.
prt everything was settled peace
T., ta,,yeen the two branches OF the
- .oo;atv and the seceders, led by Y
III Wan, retained the possession y.
mascot iosses. The mode OF SET.
was n sort of lottery. The two iac'
met at place on Pine street oy %
meut. and 1t was settled that w
ever side won should be entitled
;ao,s Roth sides were anxious,
cuA"a ,hare we're some even who prefer
saht ,he matter out rather than
%, chances. and for TIN
loo,.ea as though there might
larOe.sized row. But the cooler
al members advised peace, and
,ha little dispute had been q
down the implements by which u
tunate party was TO pc oecueu
produced. They consisted s'lni
two light pine boards about 10
inches long and four inches WOE
OF them was painted black ON on
and The other had one side I
white. The method OF gamol
quite simple. The boards are ne
pt,ls together and dropped to the moo
. s;da chooses white and the other
shonld the white side of the boa
nm the side choosing that colo
and so with the black. shon
colors or both backs turn up at
time the throw Is declared on
There was lot OF ceremony
ing the production Of the board
lCc0u. aide examined them to see Tn
were perfectly fair and that M
them was weighted SO as TO tn
tain way more often than
When the boards had been pre-
all right another dispute was IN
because the sides could not agr
man to drop the boards, Fma
decided that different man
faction should drop them, ant'
terry for the gods was begun.
Anxious eyes watched the
the, clattered to the hoor'
of their striking was 9
fp1r drowned by the jabbering 81
~ gols The first throw resui
gain for either side. Then y
ton won two throws IN
After that the seceders were
several times without mss.
ss. 3ssss throw was won by the OLD Ia