The times., 1897-03-17
WEALTHY CHINESE COMING
Ten Highbinders of San Francisco
Oh the Way Here.
Two of Their Number VIII BE Be-
headed in Case They Ever Re-
turn to China.

Ten gorgeously appareled but anxious
Cinnamon are due to arrive in this ci.y
SCmc time today They have Travelled ali
the way from San Francisco in private
car and may remain in Washington fer
some time. IT is their purpose to try and
induce the Chinese minister here to per
suade his celestial majesty. the emperor.
to release two Of them from the sentence
of death which has been passed upon them,
and to free the others from the danger OF
being imprisoned for life should they re-
visit the land OF their birth
The party contains Lee Kaing Chow,
who is said TO have gathered fortune of
10000 Lee FoOk, who has made
SSo0,o00 in the tobacco trade; Chan See
Doom, a rice and tea merchant; Wong Shat
Shung, whose fortune is estimated at $780,
600; Loai Shook, Ching Wang Way, Yee
Hop Wo, Fong Yo Kaing and Moy Bing
Fun, the Interpreter. j e. Campbell and
Thomas A. keough, OF San Francisco, are
with the party to pilot them through the
intricacies OF the law and see that their
case is properly presented.
The local Chinamen disClaim any kuOwl-
edge OF the coming OF their countrymen,
but they are doubtless aware of their COM
ing visit as well as the mission which brings
them here, and many high jinks may be
had in their honor,
Fong Yo KaIng is the president of the
See Yup Society, mutual benefit organi-
cation, incorporated under the laws of
California. His companions are all members
OF the society, and this rs what got them
into trouble. The See Yups are the rivals
of the Sam Yups. Both have close rela-
tions with the powerful SIX Companies
The Six Companies maintain sort of
society for the suppression of vice and
crime This Is the Wee Hal Lung. It's busi-
ness is to keep the run OF all the dark do
ings of the Chinese in this country, and to
give testimony against lawbreakers when
it Is needed. The Sam Yups got control
of this society, Mr.. Campbell. the attorney,
says and had several Cinnamon who had
been convicted of crime and had dome
time" appointed on the board of inspec-
tors. These men act as agents. The see
Yups protested against these appointments
to the Chinese consul at San Francisco,
Fung Yeong Heng, but be refused to inter
fere. The controversy ended in boycott
between the two societies. The consul
ordered this to be declared off, and the See
Yups obeyed, but told him that there would
be trouble while the inspectors remained.
The consul then sent TO Minister Yang
Yu, in Washington. story that the see
Yups were rebels, full Of treason, and that
they were plotting the overthrow or the
emperor for which purpose they We're col
lecting munitions OF war, The minister pre-
pared an Indictment cont aiming the charges
and sent it home The result was thatthe
emperor caused the property of seventeen
OF the See Yups to he seized, Imprisoned
many of their relatives, condemned Lee
Kaing Chow and Ching Wang Way to he
beheaded, and sentenced the others to inn
prisonment for life If they ever set foot In
the empire again.
1t is to secure the release of their rela-
tives and get their property back, as well
as to secure the revocation OF the sentences,
that an appeal will be made to Minister
Yu. They will tell him that Consul Heng.
after the boycott offered Chief OF Police
Crowley, of San Francisco, SIT, 900 in
demnity if he would break up the See
Yum headquarters, and that when the chief
refused he hired band Of white men to
90 at them with axes and do $4,000 worth
of damage One man has been tried and
convicted for the offense.
The See Yups have no doubt that Min
lister Yu will be convinced OF the justice
of their case as soon as he has given
them a hearing His term expires April
IL, and his eountrymen hope he will inter
cede for them when he goes home.