Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-10
FEAsTED In SILENCE.
A CHINESE BANQUET RUINED BY A
NoNcollAN WARD m'ALLIsTER.


Plunged Into Gloom md Anger BY fhs
wsnton Dupl,city Of It's rnsinuaflng ss-
-,xs
The -Four Hundred and more Of China
town--that Is 20 say, the 400 and more
shicken butchers, pawnbrokers and sausage
manufacturers, were in wild flutter of
! cial excitement. The melting cause OF
The furore was the dinner given by the Mer-
ftants' Exchange Of Chinatown to the
minister pleuipotentiary from Peking.
Yang YIN. and the score OF pig tailed diplo-
r,cts IN his train. On the previous evening
his cxcellency had been dined In the true
oriental ,xyle by the Chinese Six Companies
and Attorney Riordan, and last night IL
came To the turn of tho unclnssified MEN of
trade In the Monaghan colony to stuff the
representative of the Celestial empire with
nil the sielicacies known to their cuisine.
The restaurant IN situated on Dupont
street. near Commercial, In a three story
structure, with balconies In the oriental
STYLE and profusion of tinsei, red paint,
Chinese lanterns and music that would set
the teeth OF mn alligator on edge. To this
repoxitorv OF Monaghan dei.sacies all the
invited guests were proudly wheeled in
American hacks piloted By acute Jehus
who figured with grim satisfaction on the
glorious opportunity to afilict the heather
cnf In some degree even M matters by
charging them six prices for the unaccus-
toned luxury OF a ride In four wheeled
chariot
The hour CT III, dinner was o'clock to
tho ,niuute. In pckinr this Is the fashion
nble time for taking the evening meal, for
the law of Confucius has no set lie for all
tiyne In China
Precisely az O'Clock the hacks began to
roll nm 10 the Dupont street restaurant.
and Tho anxious but delighted pork
butcher. cigar stuffers and flsh peddIers be-
ran 10 rcIl ont md elbow cach other IN
s.a.rs In the trial Of the plenipotentiary.
from whom they were separated by co
diplomn.s IA costumes that looked like the
| hand m nt.d nightshirts conferred ON pop
ulnr hridecrooms by admirinc female rela-
tivcs. The merchants were also attired in
lon:s flowing garments of the robe de mutt
pattern,
The guests werc soon seated without any
ceremony. bat with much sorrow. for a
cold b.oodeti social Mot DEVELOPED itself the
moment that the bauquet hall was reached.
IL vas expected. of course. that tho nlen.
| iro;c-tinry would take n seat somewhere
| in tho main BANQUET hall. where the ora.
tors Of Cpofford aliey. which Is noted for liz
clcoucat speakers. would haven free wback
at him. One fat pors butcher had a roll 81
/ Chinese lithoxraphcd rlouuence In his mock.
| Of. and several jackson street and Chr,
| Cock alley fiunnclcrs were about as well
| Leeled. Ii promis.d to lie n great night fov
the Chinese language. and in expectation
Of prolonged low OF clooucnce a bras,
i and and N extra stock Of rice brandy had
been provided. The UNEXPECTED. however
| Lappeped. rs ALWAYS does occur on mornen.
| tous occasions.
The Ward McAllister of Chinatown "a a
sleek pawnbroker who does business lack
Of the j Jackson Street theater. His dictum
| Is snprenc court law on ali social questions
within q radius of six blocks of his s,ore
end he naturally fell into the position n,
chief director of the nights festivities n
had been much sought after for several
days by aspiring merchants who desired ID
sit as close as possible to the pleuipotentI.
err, and every wire was pulled to furthe,
sach ambition. Merchants who can draw
their checks for four figures approached
him under the delicate prctense az heinz
hard prcssad and soaked their alive,
watches. He has done a roaring trade "a,
several days but his prosperity i nj an end
/ IL IN suspected thar he tae,tIy allowed ~
least 60 merchants 70 believe that he eould
rub elbows with the plenipoteatiary. Mat.
tiers reached such crisis at 7 o.cIoel ,bn,
there was nothing left for the Monro,ian
Ward McAllister but to snub tho ,vbols
band of ambitious guests and TINS Ger him.
self ont of the fryinx nan. 80 to sneat h,
iumpin. into the fire. To the unsneak ahls
CONSERVATION of the guests. the head IN hs
grand procession did not sion ,vh.n /,
reached the middle of the SPACIOUS banoue,
hall, ali bedccked with berries and rado.
lent of burning sandal wood. odori fey,,,,
punky and delicious BIRDS nest soun ,yb,ch
next To boiled caulifiower and rsrn I,as,
and cabbage. Il the most fragrant ~ III
Kitchen connections.
Right straight ahead went TN. ptar;ro
Tertiary, piloted by the Monaghan Meal.
lister, and before the paralyzcd merrbanfs
could catch their breath the minister ana
suit were out OF sight Ia a snug cham ber a,
the farther end of the BANQUET hall. ,rbers
all that could be seen Of them was the oe.
casional futter Of the plenipotentIary,. FAR
or glimpse OF diplomatic foot stuck on,
beyond the edge OF q screen that hid /,
from the yox populi.
A distressing silence fell on the aaser,,.
bled merchants, and dark and sixnIflean,
scowis were turned on the Monaghan War
McAllister, who, after ushering the plenl.
tnf rf,t fart nut NJ eitrl,, sf...fy . -. -