The herald., 1897-06-16
Lottery Men Will Unite to
Fight the Law
THE BOYCOTT REVIVED
CIRCULAR NOTICE POSTED CALL
ING FOR ORGANIZATION
The Consul General Takes the Matter
Up-What the Police Are Go
ing to Do

the Celestial quarter OF the city have
been in state of great excitement, due
to two cause.-the renewed raids and
announced intention of the police de-
partment to break up the lottery traffic
and the cropping out again of the old
boycott between the See Yup and Sam
Yup factions, which was thought to
have been amicably settled several
months ago.
Sunday afternoon last, the first move
of the boycotters came to light when
Chinaman named All Suey was assault
ed on the street by member of the See
Yum faction as he was coming out of a
Sam Yup store, where he had purchased
couple of packages of tobacco, hand
kerchief, a jacket and several other art'-
cles. His purchases were snatched from
his hands and the thief ran Off doeging
into the store run by one Mock Chuck
where he made his escape. The officers
were notified and made an unsuccessful
search for the thief, finally ARE estirg
Mock Chuck on suspicion and landing
him in jail. A complaint was sworn to
by Suey charging Chuck with petty lar
ceny. ard he is now awaiting trial, be
ing out meanwhile on bail.
Just what has caused the revival OF
the old boycott is unknown; in fact. the
| Chinese streuuously deny that the feui
has been reopened, but that something
is up is indicated by the following tels-
| gram to Chief Glass from the Chinese
! consul-general at San Francisco. re-
/ ceived yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO. June 10.
Chief of Police, Los Angeles: 1nfor-
nation received that Chinaman arrested
yesterday for snatching goods from pat
rons of stores. Complaints on this score
have been very frequent. Would respect
fully ask you to use your best endeaVors
to have persons arrested and found guilty
of this offense punished severely, so that
it may deter others from the commission
of like offenses. YU SHI VI.
Chinese Consul-General.
The old trouble between the See Yups
and Sam Yup factions of the Chinese
Six Companies has often been detailed
in the newspapers, and the causes of the
boycott given time and again. The whola
matter was supposed to have been set
tied last February. when delegation OF
! the See Yups went to Washington ami
| laid their case before Minister Yang Yu,
and a compromise of the matter was
agreed upon both sides making conceS-
sions and agreeing to live thereafter in
harmony. Now, however, it appears
that the ill-feeling has cropped out
again and reprisals will follow. Chief
Glass has announced hie intention of
vigorously prosecuting any Chinese
caught ntimidating or robbing their
countrymen, and the merry war is again
open and on.
LOTTERY MEN ORGANIZE
From present appearances it would
seem that the Celestials do not propose
to see their lottery games broken up. AS
is the announced intention of the police,
but will fight the authorities tooth and
nail with every available mears. That
the heathens do not propose TO let
good thing get away from them isshown
by the following circular which was
posted in Chinatown Monday in large
characters:
NOTICE
The Ching Hing Tong (society) gave out
this notice so that every one who is con
nected with lottery can from now until
the 22nd of this Chinese month CMayl join
themselves with this society a small cost;
ana lTUIIl lllt --ilt JOililliS7 ioN Z "
pay double the amount. Every one enter
ing will have to pay cash, SO that in case Of
trouble they will have ready money. This
society is formed so that in case of trouble
they will have the money to settle it for
the benefit Of all the members.
The Chinaman who was caught post
ing the notices was Immediately arrest
ed upon charge of violating the bill
posting ordinance and is awaiting trial.
Juet how the Chine Sc propose to set
tie it" in ease of trouble" is uncertain,
but the fact remains that they will stop
at no expense to retain the Fat thing"
they have been enjoying in the money
squandered by suckers in their delusive
game. While the subject of lottery is
attracting so much attention the follow
ing translation of the hierogiyphics
found on lottery tickets is intereSting
The ticket s composed of eighty charac-
ters, which express the sentiment@ be-
low:
TRANSLATION OF THE TICKET
Sombre heaven DER this yellow earth;
The universe is vast desert from it birth.
Sun and moon are WaXed and waned,
Stars are orderly set in the heavenly stand.
When cold weather comes and summer
is o'er
Men reap in autumn and in winter store.
The intcrcalary months complete the year,
Loot and Lui harmoniously appear.
Rain is formed by clouds ascending,
Frost is formed by dew congealing.
Gold is from Lai Shut found,
Gems are produced by Mount Kwan
Kwong.
The sword name is Kuy Hood by right,
Beads are said effulgent by night.
Amongst fruits plums and damsons are
blessed
OF greens mustard and ginger are the best.
Oceans are salt, rivers are fresh and fair
Fish in water hide and birds fly in the air
The dragon counsel the monarch of fire had
been,
And Phoenix, judge was the emperor of
men.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE
Chief Glass states that he is going to
prosecute all of the dealers in lottery
tickets that he can, but he also hopes
to prevent the vice from becoming prev
alent again, as soon as the men are ar
rested and fined. To 90 this he intends
to make it difficult for the lottery men
to rent property as their places of busi-
ness, and he has resorted to Sec. 1926 of
the penal code. which reads as follows:
Every person who let's, or permits to
be used, any building or vessel, or any
portion thereof, knowing that it is to be
used for setting up, managing or draw
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