The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-06

See Yup and Sam Yup High.
binders Likely to Go to
Killing Again.
The Animosity Intensified by Gov
ernmental Punishment and r.
cent Local Murders.

The war clouds are gathering over
. Chinatown again, and unless something
unlocked for happens to clear the atmos-
phere the police Will have their hands full
before very long. Those most familiar
with the inside workings Of the local
Chinese look for the Sam Yup and See
Yup families to break out before long in
one of the most bloody and murderous
factional fights that this City has ever
experienced.
Old business ties among the Chinese
merchants, ties that it was thought no
trouble would destroy, have been severed,
and all that is needed to start the battle is
the first shot The feeling of unrest has
noticeably increased within the last week
or two.
ct the last meeting of the members of
the Chinese Merchants Exchange upon a
given signal, seTenty-fve influential See
Yup merchants withdrew from the ex-
change. Henceiorth there will be two
Chinese Merchants Exchanges. There is
more significance in this fact than appears
at first sight. Hitherto, through all the
tactlonal nights, boycotts, etc, the Chinese
Merchants Exchange stood intact. 1t has
always been held that business interests
that they held in common and that were
at stake were too important to be dis
turbed.
Any one who knows anything of the
volume OF business transacted by these
Chinese merchants would easily appreciate
such view of the situation. Some idea,
therefore, may be had of the increased
feeling OF luminosity from the secession at
the meeting OF the exchange a few nights
ago. L cablegram announcing the con-
tscation OF property and Imprisonment in
China Of relatives of such of the See Yups
as had taken part in the different fights in
San Francisco no doubt had something to
do with the split in the exchange.
simultaneously those on guard in China
town have felt a stronger undercurrent of
factionaI animosity throughout China
town. Even the normally stole faces have
assumed more set and determined look
than ever. More Chinese have been
noticed to walk with their hands under
their blouses, where doubtless are con-
cealed the Ratchet the dirkknife or the
pistol. There is undoubtedly an intensified
atmosphere in Chinatown, and unless
some unforeseen event should happen one
OF the oltterest wars ever known in San
Francisco may yet be fought
This war, in addition to what is taking
place in China, will be accelerated by the
killing OF Jew Sing, a See Yup man. Jew
sing has been traced to one of the sporting
parIors run by notorious Sam Yup gam
bier, few DAYS before the formers death.
II has been ascertained that on that occa-
sion Jew Sing lost and refused to pay,
alleging fraud on the part of the Sam Yup
members OF the gambling fraternity,
whereupon one of the Sam Yups said,
''Never mind. let him 90. We will have
something OF his that he values more than
his gold, and that within a week from
now" Jew Sing was murdered four days
afterward.
All OF these things the police are not
ignorant Of and without doubt the first
outbreak on the part of the Chinese man
Killers will see a strong force of officers
placed in the Chinese quarter and drastic
measures will be taken to put stop to the
threatened butchery. In the past the
authorities have looked to the Chinese
business men for assistance in suppress
ing trouble, but when their Merchants
Exchange breaks into factions it will
scarce be wondered that the Iawless ele-
ment will be only too glad for chance to
let loose their un bridled passions.