The Lamar register., 1893-08-05
MORE oultz in All SIN.
His Bones May 4Homc nu, He Come,
Back u the Flesh.

Ills Bones May q Home Bu. He Come,
Back the Flesh.
The certifcat presented to the
customs inspectt,s at san Francisco
by recently t,rived Chinese pas
scnger stated l English that its
holder was Led Fong. n merchant,
residing at IA second street, Port
land. Ore. and lat his partner was
Wah Keo- Cohhctor Phelps curl
osltv was excitfl by some Chinese
characters writtti on the back OF the
document. and translation of them
showed that thy were there TO
,.coach" the hollr as to who he was
not. They told 4 IA that his name was
Lee Fong. Wah ko's partner in busi-
ness at IL Seconl street, Portland aud
conveyed somel other information
which would a ta5le him to land
through the cttsom house. When
IA Second stredi was visited night
before last it VI found to be occu-
pied by an Ame1 an plumber and
search Of Lh!natl vn failed to discover
Wah Kco, Yest trday. however. the
firm OF Wah bee X Co. general
Chinese morchan lise. was located ~
$50 Second strea between Washing
ton and Aldea.
wah Kce kntT Lee Fong very
well; was his b sincss associate. in
fact. for several years prior to his
death. which oourred three years
and two months ago Lee was q
genuine merchant and very good
Chinaman. lis death occurred in
Portland. and hi. remains were in
TERED with all Pomp and ceremony
due his station IN life, His bones
were subsequently eNhumcd and
shipped - China The ChiHainan
who represented himself to Collector
Phelps as Lee Eong, partner OF Wah
kee. was traud. because that par
licular Lee Fong is too dead to
travel. Wah kcs knew that chinese
passengers are constantly snealSing
into this country uadec lalse pro
tense, and he also knew that mauy
of them falsely represented them
selves to be his partner in business
But what could he do to prevent it.
even if he desired TO do so2
A very Intelligent young Chinanau
who had listened 10 Wah keo's cx-
PLANTATION then told the story Of the
late Ctin Wah Lee and the shame
less way in which his honored name
is pilfered hy coolies seeking first
landing on these shores Chin WIS
merchant Of high standing in the
city. About eighteen months ago !
small, dark speck appeared on one OF
his eyeballs. IL did not cause any
physical pain. but its appearance was
suspicious. and Chin's sensitive soul
was much troubled He visited an
eminent Chinese oculist and received
the discomiorting assurance that tho
speck would kill him within a year.
After pay ing the eminent ono a
princely fee for his Information he
picked up his traps and took the next
steamer for China, to die In the
bosom of his family.
Six months later he was q corpse.
Worriment over the speck and the
oculist's prediction developed into a
galloping decline which carried him
of. He was duly buried amid his
forefathers, but since his intermcnt
he has returned IN tho flesh to this
city many times None of his old
cronies here have seen him since
he bade them good-by and started
with mis- eyo speck and his burden Of
worriment for the Celestial empire.
but they are convinced by the testi-
mony of duly signed certificates that
he has frequently arrived among
them since then. According to the
statement of the bright young com
patriot who told the pathetic tale,
there is Chin Wah Lee, merchant.
among every cargo of Cinnamon
dumped in Portland.