Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-17

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Judge W. Il. Wells II Vancouver.
Wash. il guest in The New Lyings-
ton. lie was United States consul 10
Dundee. Scotland, during Prosident
tsarield's administration. Il do not
think the Geary law 10 - popular on the
coast As many persons IN the east
imagine" said the judge last evening.
The better class u persons in the west
have no special antipathy toward the
Chinese. Ia fact. IL il had no, been Tor
them il would have been impossible
ever To have developed the country 10
its present extent. They have done
work that nobody else would have done
Taking them for all in all. they are Tar
more desirable class of immigrants- "
course they have their faults They
are inveterate gamblers and opium
smokers. They belong to highbinder
societies. and make things hum when
they once get started; but ! do not
know that they are any more disorderiy
than other low class immigrants. They
do not work for starvation wages, 40
many persons represent. Any man that
ever employed them knows better than
that. As cooks they demand sio and
ESQ a month. They coin money out 81
their laundry charges, and would he
rich il they were not such gamblers On
the whole. l don't believe they are any
more undesirable than the Japanese.
They are dullcr and lees quick 10 take
advantages Of their circumstances; but
| they are far more reliable. There's the
great trouble with the Jap. You can't
trust him. He's usually q clever. pict-
uresque little fellow. who can immc-
| diaicly adapt himself 10 any surround
ings. You like him even when
you distrust him. We have
had them for house servants.
and they a re remarkably bright. One
remember, had just como across when
/ hired him. lie couldn't speak q word
Of English and knew nothing about his
work. In a few days he knew how To
do almost everything and could speak
few words Of English. In a little while
he could talk fairly well and had
learned to write. But you couldn't de
pend upon him. One morning he came
down stairs with little bundle in his
hand and told my wife he didn't like the
house very well. He walked out the
door and we've never seen him since.
Judge Wells is east TO visit his brother
in law. DIR. q. X. Long Of the Ionia asy.
lum for dangerous and criminal insane.
DIR. Long was guest in the New I.iv-
ingston yesterday.
The worlds fair will undoubtedly be
opened Sundays" said the Hon. j. NJ.
Weston in The Morton last night
They won't try to do il at once, but
will gradually educate the opposition TO
see that Sunday opening is really an in
estimable benefit. They will begin by
throwing open the gates. Then perhaps
the art building will be opened. This
will gradually extend to other buildings.
until finally the entire fair may be in
spected do not know that this is the
plan. but il is my opinion. The exhibits
] are not all in place yet. and the fair may
not be complete before the middle OF
June, but there is already more there
than anybody can see in
month. The Michigan building
is almost finished. A week
will see it completed. The Michigan
exhibits will all be placed sooE. l don't
know anything about the furniture.
but the forestry exhibit will be delayed
longer than any OF the others. III 1t had
not been for the squabble between the
national commission and the local d.
rectory think the fair would be en-
tirely completed now. The act Of con-
|
the two commissions. and there has
been clash Of authority ever since they
began TO do business. Each has seemed
trifle jealous Of the other. and the az
fair has suffered in consequence. 1t is
To he regretted that their duties were
not more definitely defined; but the at
fair is bound 10 be "a success anyway.
j. H. Lancashire and wife Of Saginaw
are guests in The Morton. Mrs. Ian
cashire is daughter Of 4. W. Wright.
the Alma capitalist. DIR. Lancashire
has been medical superintendent at the
sanitarium for some time. Recently
Mr.. Wright presented his daughter and
her husband with deed II the insti-
tuition.
Fred Whitney 81 Detroit is guest in
The Morton. Mr.. Whitney is "A son II
&. j. Whitney. the veteran theater
manager. and Is on the road looking
after the interests Of the Mapleson
Opera company All the members IL
the company are guests IN the Morton.
DIP. Marley Of Port Huron was
guest in The Morton yesterday. Mr..
Marley is supreme grand commander %
the Supreme Grand lodge 81 Maccabees.
and was in the city ON business con-
nected with the order.
c. Gray. editor 81 the kalkaskan.
WAS a guest in Sweets yesterday. Hi"
| Potts. the veteran Grand Haven editor.
dined in the New Livingston.
A. II. Cogger. A. W. Bennett and W.
r.. Darrah. three ~ the leading citizens
IL Big Rapids, arrived in the New Liv-
| inpston Yesterday.
Edward r. Owen. one 81 Saginaw's
prominent young lumbermen, was among
yesterdays Michigan arrivals in The
| Morton.
The Hon. Daniel Striker - Hastings
was among yesterdays arrivals IN the
Morton house.
W II. Horton ~ San Francisco was
among las; evenings arrivals in Sweets.
MoRTox II Lancashire and wife.
Saginaw; l.. Faulkner. Muskcgon. IL T..
Uoyt. kalamazoo: T. A. Oven. Saginaw.
u. q. Evans. Owosso. X i. Moore. Man
istee.
NV LIvIvesroS- Helen Louise Hatch
Ann Artor: II Potts Jacob Baar. Grand
Haven: & W Bennett. Big Rapids: q
" Long. Ionia. +. NJ Boswofth. Ian
sing.