The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-10
Celestials Plotting the Overthrow Of
the Emperor.
HOSTILITY TO THE TARTARS
Organization Of a Tong at Omaha Where
Delegates Were Chosen for the Chi
cago Gathering september 9th,
When Heroic Measures will be Taken.

OMAHA (Neb.), Aug. 30.-A local
paper this afternoon prints story
| tLat a convention of wealthy ChinesH
| from various parts of the country was
held in Omaha last night, the object
of which was the overthrow of the
! present Chinese dynasty and practical
| interference in the war in which
| China is now involved. 1t recites that
during the last few days it has been
| noticed that numerous strange China
men were arriving in the city, coming
from Denver, Cheyenne, Sioux City,
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City
and other surrounding towns within
radius of two hundred miles. Yes
| terday afternoon Ling Gee, an intelli-
gent fellow employed in Hong KEGS
Harvey street laundry, told reporter
an important meeting would be held
| in the basement of Cling LOo's laund-
ry, to be attended by all the visiting
| Cinnamon, and q number of Omaha
| Cinnamon would be initiated into the
mysteries of the new society.
Gee, when properly paid, took re-
| porter to a brilliantly lighted room,
IuIly uIty Ie6G SQUARE.
from the ceiling and over each of the
three chairs hung sword, meaning
that the person who divulged the Sc
crets of one of the Chinese orders would
be beheaded. The reporter was Sc
GREETED in a closet.
The Chinese gathered until there
were fully $50 present, representing
every city between the Pacific coast
and Chicago, and from st. Paul on the
I, I
Wo Hung stepped upon the platform
and introduced Nj Pong, of San Fran
cisco, to explain the object of the
meeting. Pong invited Joe Fow, of
Denver, and w. Tong, of Kansas
City, to the chairs on his right and
left, after which he said be had come
to Omaha for the purpose of establish
ing Il branch Of the Gee Hing, so
ciety which bad for its object the de-
position of Toong Chez, the present
Emperor of China. After organizing
the branch, he said that the society
would elect delegates to the Gee Hing,
which is to be held in Chicago Sep
TENDER 9th, at which time and place
he said some plan would be developed.
Pong said some centuries ago the
Chinese were a law-abiding, peaceful
race, skilled in the arts, prosperous
and happy and we'll supplied with the
goods of this world. In 1913, he said,
the Tartars better know as the Man
chOos, then residing in the northern
portion of Asia and forming the eX-
treme northeast part of the Chinese
empire, invaded the interior. After
Staying thousands they marched upon
Pekin, the capital of the empire,
where they burned, sacked and MUIR
dered, continuing the march of devas-
tation until the sea was reached. Re
tracing their steps the ManchOos
again visited Pekin and placed Toong
Chez upon the Chinese throne, but
not until the end Of a war which con-
tinued until 1913.
Taking from his pocket Wan Tsz
Vat Pc, published at Hongkong, Pong
read extracts, showing that the Chi
nese were in sympathy with the
movement to depose Emperor ToGng
Chez, and that for that purpose
branches of the Gee Hing were being
organized all over China. BY way Of !
explanation, he said that the copy of |
the paper, which he held in his hand, |
was special edition printed for circu- |
la ton in the United States. If the |
Chinese would come to the rescue !
with contribution of not less than |
100000, an army could be equipped |
that would free China from the grind |
ing rule of the iron heel of foreign !
despot.
Pong said the meeting of the Gee !
Hing in Chicago next month would |
adopt heroic measures. He said the ,
ManchOos, or TartaTs, manifested the /
greatest friendship for the foreigners, !
while the Chinese, who were largely |
in the majority, were opposed to them.
The foreign emigration to China, he |
said, if it We're allowed to continue,
meant the extinction OF the PRINCIPLES
for which Ming Sin Ton died more
than two centuries ago.