Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-12
TO PLEAD FOR RELATIVES
Will Ask the Chinese Minister at Washing
ton to Intercede.
QUARREL BETWEEN THE YUP SOCIETIES
Delegation of Ten Influential Chinese
Merchants from San Francisco
Pass Through Omaha TO the
National Capital.
QUARREL BETWEEN THE YuP SOCIETIES

A distinguished party OF San Francisco
Celestials arrived in Omaha on the 4:4O
eastbound Union Pacific train last evening
and took Its departure eastward in a special
car over the Milwaukee.
Much interest is manifested by their coun-
trymen on the coast as to the ultimate out
come of the trip, for the party is bound to
Washington, d. c., on business of an inter
national character. The party of ten China
men is composed of the representative mer-
chants of San Francisco, many Of whom
figure their earthly possessions at the 81 000,-
900 mark. Those who passed through the
city we're: Lee Kan Chow, Lee Fook, Yee
Ho Chung, Yee Hop Wo, Chan Man Way,
Chan See Doom, Louie Shook, Wong Shell
Shung, Tong You Kung and Moi Bling Fung,
They were accompanied by two attorneys Of
San Francisco, Thomas A. Keogh and Joseph
G. Campbell, who will represent them at
Washington and accompany them through
out their eastern jaunt.
The object OF the trip is to settle in part
the trouble which has existed for many years
between the See Yup and the Sam Yup
societies. which eliminated not long ago In
the killing of Fong Chung, or Little Pete,
who was a member OF the Sam Yup sect.
The war which has been waged between the
two societies has been bitter and the causes
which led to 1t are said to have been ag-
gravated by Fung Yung Hang and King
Ow Yung, consul and vice consul stationed at
San Francisco King Ow Yung is accredited
with belonging to the Sam Yups. while Fung
| Yung Hang belongs to an Independent order
| known as the Yung Wo society, both OF
which are hostile to the See Yups.
| At the time of the assassination OF Little
| Pete the consuls at San Francisco made a
| 10 gtn ut nChI N
| ton, Yung Yo, which caused the trailing
! hair of the See Yups to stand on end. 1t is
| said they stated that the members of the
| See Yup society were little vagabonds' and
assassins, aud that all of them looked bet
| ter behind prison bars than at liberty. The
| outcome of the report, and the investiga-
| tions of the authorities at San Francisco,
! led to the arrest of seventeen Chinese mer-
| chants who were prominent in the affairs
| OF the See Yup society. Upon the fact OF
| their arrest being made known to the minis
| ter at Washington, all the relatives of the
| imprisoned Cinnamon in China were thrown
into prison and their property confscated
| by the government
TO INTEREST THE MINISTER.
| The party which went east last night will
| bring its influence to bear with the Chinese
| minister to reverse the verdict of the
| Chinese government, to return the property
| of the unlucky individuals across the water,
| and also to set them at liberty. The interest
| of the expedition is enhanced when 1t is
| known that party of five members of the
| Sam Yups went east last Tuesday which is
| bent upon blocking any efforts of the See
| Yups to reverse the action of the Chinese
| government. 1t is expected that very
| Interesting contest will take place around
| the headquarters of the Chinese minister In
Washington, and the outcome is fraught
| with much doubt upon both sides.
| In conversation with Moi Bing Fung last
| evening he expressed himself as very indig-
| nant at the arrest in San Francisco of his
| friends, who are members of the See Yups
| He declared they were entirely innocent ol
the charges brought against them in connec-
| tion with the killing of little Pete" He
! stated that the membership of the See Yups
included nearly nine-tenths of all the Chinese
population in the United States, and that III
i its ranks the most wealthy and influential
people were found. He stated that the wal
/ would be continued and that money In
abundance would be brought to bear in order
| to get justice for his mistreated countrymen
/ No expense seems to have been spared ir
| the present trip, for in addition to occupying
| a special car the Chinese magnates are sur
| rounded with every luxury which Oriental
| or American ideas can supply. The party
will pass a couple of days In Chicago In
| viewing the city and will then proceed di
recty to Washington, where a sojourn OF
about ten days is contemplated. After the
| completion of the official business the party
will visit New York City, Boston and Other
eastern cities.