New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
a CHINESE VENDETTA.
SHOWING TIE HIGIIBINDERS EFFEc-
TIVE WAY OF DISCOCRAG1NG

Firm Tho Arsonaut.


Suc.' IS the mould OF the Celestial mind. those
same streets and alleys were empty 20 hollow
wished with 4 bitter oath that the hatchctmen
would come out and batter each other out Of
life like men OF thicker blood.
The orange banner OF the BinG Kuay Tong.
outlined against the evening sky dco5ped its
siiken triangle sullenly against its stan high
above the red and Freen fortress Of brick ~
which its henchmen nived. stones thru"
away, across Il narrow aN-y and IN uneven sun
face 81 hudilcd roofs the LILO" dragon ~ tho
Hop Sing Tong Tapped a lazy defiance. lifted 10y
a Vagrant zephyr which drifted up oppressive
with the undesirable doors OF the street. The
golden sun sank behind the Gate and III tiS''.s
h!inbcd in the shops and giar"d from the win
GOws The appearance Of a fitting Chnanlan
now and then. emphasized the warning. which
had long before been carried to- temple and
kitchen. that Death was sLulking in the s!.c5o,vs
ana that Fear was everywhere. Everywhere *
copt in the clubhouse of the Hop Sing ToIg.
There a DELAYED triumphaI feast was IN nois,
progress \ Ping kUug OF dog had lct
Killed. and the heroes OF the slaughter were
being suitably congratulated
For months these Hop Sings had lost ground
before the Bling Hangs Il Was not matter Of
courage but of commerce. The clentaEe and
wealth OF the BnG KunS Tong had steadily in
creased under the more active and aggressive
system of llackmal promoted hy its elders. II
their cuuuinE-;hc other was always To DE had
for The buying, and in cheap market With
the growth OF riches more and more roptiiian
hiShhind RS nan 1rrH engaged |" protect INC
property Of tho Tong and to carry thc hatchet
against the restless ass2Ssins Of tn" Hop Sing
faction VIII" chaf,d under the strength anine
supremacy OF their riVa's and grew thin ami
under posted
IA, r urccaTiouS liv,s.
Then the Uinac KunEs became arrogant. and
the slumb"ring feud had broken ont on ono
cloudy evening. when Lucy Foo ana two corr
parions mt Ii Din strollin- clrec~Sly near Tho
Ping NrnG hahitati'ns. and N"ioYci tho: pis-
i"is after HIM aS H. uaiicd his pucu" in terror
from the spot. With rraiseworthy enterprise ii
pin. With Leu Sucy ana Lucy Sing Tic promptly
sailed out of convenient Crll1rWaN and. slip
ping across the alley e. Fou'S brothers. Joint
silently cracked Lucy Mns's skull with a
mUtt'.i iron bar ard planted sharp little
hat lace in his GuiYyr'nc neck
Chinatown in u flash had been thrown into a
wild uproar. which a. quickly had subsidized into
restless quiet that bodcd iii for peace and told
OF hasty councils AZ the headquarters. II fright
cucI mere ants barring doors. ana of nervous
arnlinS for the patient amhuscade ~ the sudden
fray. Tho sergeant ana his squad investigated.
bat had discovered nothing. The Hop Sings had
hairioaded their doors for week, while tho
furious hat ,hetW.n If TIN BnE Kur- Tong
nightly ranged tn" streets. armed cap-A-pic. dAr-
ing th"ir enomi'' Il come out and fight For a
week thvr" mad h,on an industrious furnishing
. up 90 weapons and armor. of drkS ana hItchcts
ard d1Si:rrS. OF Tiny CcHN"rs and heavy pistols
ana queer h"nd'virSs, SaWcd-ou ShotSuns.
and Of rrd-vihhoncd lengths of g&spipe. AN
riWrSh"I'S had been empued OF th.ir owners
rustirS weapons. There had been examining Of
days "minous quiet had rviSneI over cmItY
streets. Nhl. SuIcn. SvaEY"riuc. uchtiuE mon
throrg,d t their household affairs burning
punks and candles before the great uar-g'd.
Kwan Chung thu Roland ana II George of
literally for luck blessings. and k"WtoVin" and
whinin" PRAY rs ~ ali the J1sSes Of thcir an
/ al. ut faith.
lut now an air 81 expectancy was abroad. and
. in the Hop Sing Tong the music ANA r., "ir,
told of relaxed Vigilance aul contempt r1r ta-ir
f foes ~ IA. laNGuct- board eli ut$ ant d.. .I-
? ,rs. Eursed With f. u. We're u.rc. o. shouting.
and GrsiiculatinG- counting in tacir attrl-iinnrr
game of oid-Or-, ven. IN" Iooul was utl,d with
babel of hlgh-pitch'd voices. tn whiuin.c
falS,Jtp &c the singer was rising POW and t.tti
into u shrek of some indc~crhIu;t ,tn .:itn ass
his voice took lis part iu the orchss.r3s Was
merriam din or riV;tli-i tn" dronlp., O. D i'r ia "a
SOLO. tn was the intermittent bang If u.a
the <a:i!liu& - flutes. and tie rufpb,.aE l.ttls
&c. tUr drum. Cigar and pipe mingled th.t-
. ~Ulnr- vii Tn, clouds that driitrd in from IA,
. IuS~'S altar from burning puCkS. sondalNo.i
. and STic,d candles. ana through this cddl in-
I mist attendant coolies hurried like troubled
/ ghosts carrying refreshments t. the hungry as
/ mi 'aSc. Tn" saHly prepared women C IN,
/ hu"S hold a.nbl,d gracefully among the tables.
/ f5Voring the CarouS"rS with tiny draughts OF
/ sim that they poured coqUettishly from q .Ii.atr
! vessels into even more fragi!" cups.
! In a luxurious space latticcd apart. ate Guam
/ Him clean AID bland and sereue-t yed. minister
/ of the S',i.t>. seated at the round table with
! rish; lrunc q Leu SueN. a sleek. auS-l-yis4g,d
| YOUNG man. \ lamb 90 much pIupsr and pride
! in Christian circles but dreaded among the
! hrathcn. Ike thu TaVtnoUS dragon of Fan & sv
! Lea SurN. ECAt in rank to GUAM Him and
3 whose thoughts even then tWiStns: his
/ kulto in hlS leaders heart. ON the left hpamcd
/ Ii Din. thu Il ct Of fpot-l.i Din who paSS .Ssrd
/ III" most .trtleSs smile and the largest revolver
] IN thu establishment. VINO spoke better English
! than his PotrVr0 fellow citizen. and who knew
NOR" Christian dogma and pretty Sunday school