The morning call., 1893-06-20
WILL STAY HERE.
Chew Sl1u Sum Is a Great
FinanCier.
is BIG ENOUGH To BE SMART.
This Mysterious Arrival From China
Will Be the New President of
the Six Companies.

The arrival of Chew Shu Sum from
China on the steamship City of Peking on
Sunday last has given rise to a great many
exaggerated stories concerning his rank.
his mission to this county and the recep-
tion to be accorded him by the Chinese
people of San Francisco.
These stories are due TO the fact that
Chew Shu Sum has beer mistaken for
Yung Tsui Tone, who is to be the new
Minister from China to the United States,
and who will arrive here within a month,
accompanied by his suite of twenty-five
mandarins ana sons of mandarins. who
will constitute the legation at Washington.
Yung Tsui Tone, when he arrives, will
probably remain in San Francisco but one
day. All the information he wants has or
is being compiled for him by the attaches
of the Chinese Consulate in this city and
will be handed to him upon his arrival.
He will pay an official visit to the consulate
and depart for Washington as soon there
after as possible. A special Pullman
sleeping-car has been engaged for the new
Minister and his suite. The cause of the
change of Ministers al Washington is
something King Owyang. the Vlce-Consul.
claims to know nothing about, but it is
pretty certain that the Empero is dissatis-
Minister and his failure to do anything
when the Geary act was pending before
Congress. Certain it is that the change
pleases the Chinese officials here.
Chew Shu Sum, the new arrival, is not a
mandarin. although he is high-caste Chi
nese and is considered a great financ er
and business man. He came to the
United States solely to take charge of the
Yeong WO Company's affairs. and has no
more to do with the supposed official in
vestigation to be made than the youngest
reader of this article. There will be a
banquet rendered him at one of the
Chinese restaurants, and that will end
his reception. The talk of the twenty
four days fete in his honor originated in
the fertile brain of a romancer. In the
near future the president Of the Six Com
panies will hold regular semi-annnal
meeting, at which time the status of the
finances of the Six Companies. as well as
a complete diary of the work done since
last January will be read Chew Shu
until point is reached IN the proceedings
when Scar Muir Cook, now president of
the 4e0ng WO Company, will announce
that he has served his term of Office, and
having delivered his trust in good shape TO
the council of the Six Companies be will
present his successor, Chew Shu Sam.
Then it is probable that the new president
Of the Yeong Wo Company will be elected
president of the council, and after feast
he will quietly settle down to business.
The most remarkable thing about Chew
Shu Sum is his height, as he is fully SIX
feet tall without his sandals. He is ma
tive of kwongting and Is 80 years of age.
He is also graduate of six colleges and is
known as man of the first degree, being
doctor, lawyer, writer, a fortune
teller and. as stated, a fnancier of re-
nOwn.
Chew Shu Sum brought with him in
structiOns to the Consul here and also some
official documents that go to Washington.
He brought no credentials as a re reDresent ia
tive of the Chinese Government, but did
bring the passport given by the Imperial
Government to all men of his rank, max
ing him an adviser OF the consuls of the
Chinese empire wherever he may find
them.
Some weeks ago THE CALL published
statementthat the Chinese merchants were
dissatisfied with the manner in which the
present council of the Six Companies have
been managing affairs and that they had
demanded an accounting. About two
weeks later an expert accountant from
Washington City arrived here and after
working week or two cablegrams were
sent to China with the result that the
1poDg Wo Company has new president
What the expert discovered no white man
Will ever know and but few Chinese, but
there was something wrong somewhere.
The great backing of the Six Companies
is in China, where more than 2000 wealthy
merchants, who are interested in the
companies. and who have millions invested
in this country, meet regularly upon the
arrival oil every steamship from this port,
and discuss the report sent them by I one.
secretary of the Six Companies here.
How complete and exhaustive reviews
these reports are, sent to China twice or
thrice month, as the case may be, can be
Imagined when it is known that it takes
Tone and four assistants from two to three
days to get the statements written out
The Yeong Wo Company is the richest of
the six, and hence the belief among the
Chinese that Chew Shu Sums arrival here
is due to something the expert discovered
that diSpleased the merchants in China.
When the new Minister arrives, it is eX-
pected he will be able to state exactly
what the Emperor intends to do in regard
to the Geary act, and he will bring ex-
plicit instructions for all the c0nsuls in
America.