The San Francisco call., 1895-07-31

ways under guard At 80 p. NJ last even
ing one of the vice-consuls returned to the
consulate, and his body guard consisted of
ten able-bodied Chinese.
The notice torn down by Sergeant Shea
and his posse Yesterday morning was a
warning to all mem bers of the companies
siding with Ming Yuens or See Yups not
to have any more dealings with the Sam
Yups and the Chinese consulate. A free
translation of the document secured by
Sergeant Shea is as follows:
Boycott the Sam Yups. They are rene
gade Chinese and will not help a coun-
tryman when he is in trouble. Pork
butchers, do not work with them.
Laundrymen, do not deal with them.
Storekeepers, do not buy their goods.
We will have nothing more to do with
them and will not meet them in friendly
counsel until Mock Tai is free. We owe
no duty to oConsuI-General Ii Yung Yen,
as he has not faithfully represented
Kwong Sue in this matter.
Ming Yuen, See Yup, Hop Woo, Kwong
Chow, Young Wo, Len Hing companies.
81 do not know how the matter is going
to turn ont" said Sergeant Shea last even
ing. "When the squad went on duty this
morning they found those boycott notices
all over the walls and l at once gave notice
to have them taken down. If mock Tai is
trouble, but l think we will be able to
handle it.
''You see the Sam Yups are nearly all
merchants and well-to-do Chinese, while
the other five companies are powerful
mainly in the point of numbers. The Six
Companies held meeting last Thursday
night and the Consul-General was hissed.
A demonstration seemed imminent at any
moment and we had to conduct the Con-
sul-General and the president of the Sam
Yups to their homes.
"a man named Murphy, who lives on
Twenty-fifth and Guerrero streets, has
been doing great deal to secure Mock
Tai's acquittal. The Chinese worked for
him for twelve years, and according to
him there was never more faithful ser
want No one could take care of the
children like Mock Tai, and if one of the
family was sick the Chinese would always
go to bed with his clothes on in order to
be able to make fire at moment s
notice. Murphy is certainly doing all in
his power to help Mock Tai.
GAS to the extra men now employed in
Chinatown know nothing"
Vice-Consul King Owyang was very reti-
cent when seen in regard to the matter
last night at the consulate. "There is
some trouble between the See Yups and
the Sam Yups," said he, "but think it
will all be settled. Some circulars were
posted in Chinatown last night, but did
not pay any attention to them. I know
nothing as to the guilt or innocence OF
Mock Tai and the Consul has decided to
allow the law to take it's course. do not
think there will be any disturbance, but
one thing is sure, the first man who at
tempts a murder will be arrested"
! In spite of the Vice Consul's statement
the fact still remains that for almost the
first time in the history of Chinatown a
policeman is detailed in front of the con.
sulate. A reward of 5000 is offered by the
consul for the first man caught using q
pistol, and thirteen special officers are
now on duty about the main thoroughfares
and alleys in Chinatown. The boycott is
now in force, and many Sam Yups were
discharged from the stores of the other
companies, while the factories and butch.
er's shops of the former were almost with.
out labor. Things are in this strained con
dition and it is probable that a change will
occur within the next forty-eight hours.
This is the second time in thirty year:
| that there. has been rupture in the Sia
Companies, and on each occasion murder
caused the trouble.