The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
War Liable TO Break Out
Again in Chinatown's
Alleys.
Fierce Quarrels Cause Trouble
Enough in the Kong Chow
Asylum.
The See Yup-Sam Yup Boycott Con
tinues to B. Distur bling Cause
Here and in China.

Chinatown is again in an uproar. The
maxims OF Confucius have been tossed
Into dark, il-smelling cellars. and the
war god claims the supreme attention of
the Celestial optic nerve.
The Kong Chow Asylum fight has
broken out again, this time the strife be-
ing augmented by an internal dissension
that has resulted in the boycotting of
eight Kong Chow merchants by their own
fellow memb ers.
News reached Chinatown few days ago
that the president OF the Ming Yung Com
pany, who returned TO China lately, had
been degraded in office and his property
confscated, and that he was Obliged to fee
20 the Straits Settlement to avoid death.
The reason assigned for the disaster was
that be had been an active participant in
the See Hup-Sam Yup controversy, which
the Chinese Minister at Washington had
ordered to cease
Then Lee Poy, director of the Kong
Chow Asylum, claimed to have received
news that several of his relatives had beeu
thrown into prison and thirty-fve of them
attacked Tor the same reason. Affairs at
once reached fever heat.
Lee Lun Yuen, the president of the
Kong Chow Asylum, at once had posters
placarded over the dead walls of China
town reading as follows:
Our Kong ChoE has more men in the See
Nup com paDy than any other body. Our
members are getting into trouble at home on
account OF the boycott against the Sam Tups.
Yang IN has received orders from the Cover
nor at Canton 10 break up the boycott These
men win be set free and their property re-
turned II the boycott is declared oil.
Therefore in the name OF the Kong Chow
Asylum hereby declare the boycott against
the Sam Yups of.
The posters bore the signatures of Lee
Lun Guen ana about a dozen directors.
Their appearance caused great excitement
ana even as late as last night Officer
Ovens had all he could do 10 keep Spoftord
alley clear.
Then various members of t. e Kong
Chow arose in wrath and declared vocifer-
oHsly that this was only another trick OF
the local Chinese Consul, and that their
officers had been bought off They added
to the disturbance by posting other fam
ing placardS to the effect that no matter
what action the officers might take the
boycott was still on.
The names OF several stores whose pro-
prietors were known to be in favor of
peace were also pasted on the dead walls,
with the request that although members
of the Kong Chow Asylum they should
be boycOt;ed by their own mem bers. The
names OF the stores are the Tiung Hi, the
Tiung John, the Hon Hi, the Lung Sing.
the GoOee Lung, the Hop Wah Lung, the
Fong Hing Hi and the Now Hing
The See Yup Association is composed OF
Jour bodies, the Kong Asylum, and the
Ming Yung, the Hop Wah and the Sue
Hing companies. As the latter three
have so far remained quiescent, the peace
movement on the part of the president
and directors OF the Kong Chow appears
only to have created internal dissension
in that BODY.
There are also other wars and rumors of
wars in the Chinese quarter. The Sue
Sing has INDUCED in good many threats
Of late as regards avenging the murder of
Chew Cling, which occurred a few weeks
ago on Jackson street, and if bullets do
not fly pretty soon it is not due to any
adherence TO the ethical part of religion on
the part OF the highbinders.
a Chinese named Lee Fook has for the
last seven or eight days kept himself in
strict seclusion, owing to a few gentle
hints that it would not be safe for him to
promenade the streets. This is not on
account Of a highlander feud, but merely
1or personal reasons.
About three weeks ago Liu Tung, who
runs an opium joint on Duncourt alley,
off Jackson street, between Dupont and
Stockton, was arrested Tor selling opium
10 Fook. The fact that the latter, whose
business is that of guide, had been seen in
conversation with police officer few
hours before the arrest was deemed suth-
Gent evidence that he was a stool-pigeon,
and that meant trouble.
Fooks friends warned him that his life
was in danger, and be kept hidden. Last
night be went with the police to Fung's
place, and had it explained to the heather
in charge-Fung being absent-that he
was not responsible for the arrest
The frightened man also made an earn
est plea in his own behalf. This shows
the fear that pervades the entire Chinese
quarter. Fung's associates were warned
to keep the peace.
latest is that tried upon a merchant
Familiarity known as BILLY Cakes" What
with bla ckmailing schemes, bitter feuds,
the See Yup-Sam Yup boycott and the
latest trouble in the Kong Chow Asy lum
things in Chinatown are ripe for busy
time at the Morgue in the near future.