The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-10-23
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smlth6reenS, tables OVerJurueu anu
broken, chairs reduced to kindling-
wood, posters torn from the walls,
cuspidores overturned on the carpet
ing, josses thrown from their
pedestals and trampled, tea spilled
over everything and few lighter
articles cast into the hallway.
Nothing of any value was spared,
except the clocks, Of which there
were three on the walls, and the
cut-glass chandeliers. Even the GER
ti6cate of incorporation Of the See
Yups, issued October IA, 1895, was
torn from the wall, the glass front
smashed and large hole punched
in the document itself.
By the time the invaders had
finished vast crowd Of Chinese, ex
tending into the side streets, had
gathered and were frantically
jostling one another in an effort to
get near the scene Of the trouble.
The most eager of them, however,
kept at safe distance from the door.
Then the iconoclasts rushed down
the stairs and made off without the
identity of single one being es-
tablished. They went straight to
10a Spofford alley, where Chinese
named Ding Hong Cox runs sort
of clearinghouse for cooks on war
vessels, and there proceeded to
climb flight Of stairs, break
handicapped table and tear several
pictures from the wall.
BY roundabout route the party
went to ID Wayerly place and as
cended to the third floor, where the
Ping Kong Ting, or Chinese Free
Mason's Society, is located in rooms
4S and 81. Here the furniture was
again Unfortunately broken, the
pictures removed from the wall and
demolished and the certificate OF in
corporation, issued May 5, 1896,
knocked to pieces. Several valuable
silk placards, made by some notable
Chinese dignitary and presented to
the society, were also ruined. These
cannot be replaced,
During the whole OF the work OF
demolition not clew was obtained
as to the identity of the invaders.
1t was commonly supposed at first
by others than the Chinese them
selves that Sergeant Price and his
Chinatown squad had made another
raid in anticipation Of carnival of
bloodshed on the part of the hat
chetmen.
Although Sergeant Price was seen
in Chinatown yesterday forenoon,
he and his men vigorously deny that
they had anything to do with the
disturbance. In this statement,
they are corroborated by several Of
Sergeant Anderson's men, who state
that the work was done by wholly
irresponsible parties.
At the time OF trouble Chief Grow
ley is reported to have been in the
office of Reddy, Campbell g. Matson,
the See Yup Company's attorneys,
who were endeavoring in conjunc-
ton with the Chief, to formulate
some plan by which tbs late murders
that have so disgraced the City
might be prevented. On hearing of
the riotous proceedings in China
town the head of the police force
went up to see for himself. He
made no comments whatever.
Attorney Campbell then went up
in person and interviewed his
Chinese clients for some time in the
afternoon. All he would say was
that somebody will have to pay
dearly for their frolic. An emissary
OF the firm was also present in the
afternoon with photographer, who
took several views of the scene Of de-
VISITATION. Loud threats were made
by this gentleman, who laid the
whole blame of the occurrence on
the Chinese Consul, Fung Wing