Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29
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The Six Companies had organized u
reform society on Parhhurgt lines,
whose business II was by its agents to
ferret out the wlckedness of Chinatown
and testify against offenders in court.
Little Pete" saw in this society an
instrument OF warfare. lie secured
control of II, and had his men appoint
ed IS agents. The See Yups say that
these agents were themselves Grimm
ais. One thing is certain-that when
See Yup was arrested the testimony
against him was always conclusive,
while II Sam Yup fell into the mesh
es of the law the agents were ready to
untangle him.
1t Is said to have been Little Pete"
too, who thought of trying to enlist
Minister Yang Yu in Washington. on
the Sam Yup side. Representations
were made to the minister which
caused him to remove Consul General
Lai and Vice Consul Chang, Of San
Francisco, and to appoint Flung Wing
Heng and King Owyang in their places.
Flung was family connection Of Petes
and among the Chinese, where family
Is of the greatest Importance, this
meant much. The new Vice Consul
is a graduate of Yale. The See Yups
are exceedingly bitter against him.
They declare that he is neither an
American nor Chinaman, and that his
sole business is to make mischief.
The See Yups retallated for these ag-
gressions by declaring boycott
against the Sam Yups. They sent out
agents to all the cities to prevent bust
ness dealings between the two societies.
and, as they were numerically and
financially much stronger than, their
rivals, the Sam Yups at once began
to suffer severely.
They appealed to Pete's relative, the
Consul GeneralI. who, in turn, sent
strong representations to the minister.
The See Yups declare that he mlsrep-
resented the facts in the most fla
grant manner However that may be.
Yang Yu issued orders that the boy
colt must be declared off at once. He
was forced to repeat the message, and
to back 1t up with instructions en-
towering Consul Heng to act before it
was needed All this time the high
binders were busy and murders were
frequent.
The See Yups complain that Con-
sui Heng poisoned the mind of Min
lister Yu against them. The Minister
was convinced that they were So
ciety of vagabonds, Of no Importance,
and that their objects, instead of be-
ing charitable and philanthropic, wero
really reasonable. He was informed
that they were disciples of DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, the rebel who escaped from
Canton to California and afterward
by agents of the Chinese Minister and
shut up in the Legation. The Minis
ter wanted to send him to China to
be executed, but Lord Salisbury made
a peremptory demand which secured
his release. The Minister excused him
self by saying that he thought he had
a right to do what he pleased with
Chinese subjects wherever found.
Apparently Minister Yu, or at least
Consul General Heng, entertained the
same belief. Heng, in October acting
under instructions from Washington,
he said, asked Chief of Police Crow
ley, of San Francisco, to break up the
headquarters of the See Yups. The
Chief refused, though Heng offered to,
indemnify him in the sum of $4,000
Heng then secured the services Of a
band of private detectives, led by Ferd-
inand Calendar. Armed with axes and
hammers, they attacked the head
quarters, tore down the banners,
smashed the furniture and wrecked.
the place, doing damage estimated at
$4,000 They also wrecked the head
quarters of the Ping Kong Tong, the
Masonic society, and attacked those Of
the Sing Hoy Cock, labor bureau.
They were driven out by mob. Call
lendan was arrested and convicted.
In the trial Consul Heng denied that
he had asked the Chief of Police. to,