Daily camera., 1898-03-05
CHINESE IN AMERICA.
They Are Found in Every State
In the Union.
Nearly All Are from the Province Of
Canton-Thefr Principal Occu.
patton Is That of Laun.
Lrymen.

Rev. George H. Gutterson, New Eng
land secretary of the American Mis-
sionary association, addressed the Wom-
ems Missionary society the other day
on the status of the Chinese in the Unit
ed States.
According to the census of 1890, said
Mr.. Gutterson, there were 100,475 Chi
nese in the United States. They are
found in every state in the union. The
largest number, however, namely, r.
472. is in California, and more than one
third of this number in one city, name
Ily, San Francisco. \ conservative esti-
mate of Chinese in certain of our larger
cities gives the following results: ST.
Louis, $50, divided into the "Jen and
Lee'' families, "freemasons" ard
''highbinders;" the latter class are com
monty supposed to be bound together
by certain oaths. in the carrying out of
which they do not stop even at murder.
They. with the "freemasors.' are not
on good terms with the "Jen and Lee
factions. The last census allows 2.64s
as the number of Chinese in New York
and Brooklyn, yet there are supposed to
be at the present time nearly 10000
in tie two cities. Philadelphia reports
1000. but it is the trading headquar-
tiers for something Ike 5000. who come
from all parts of Pennsylvania ard New
Jersey. There are about 800 in Boston
proper. and probably 800 or GOO more
who 20 there to trade. There are about
three or four Chinese women in Pbila-
delphia and six in Boston.
The Chinese in the United States are
nearly all from the province Of Cam
ton. The reason of this is probably Cue
to the fact that this was the first district
open to European trade. The principal
occupation of these people is that OF
laundrymen. They are also employed
in importing Chinese groceries, mar
ket gardening, paper hanging and
painting; they also make cigars. Very
few have found their way into American
New York inveSted and patented a
laundry stove which he manufactures
in his own foundry. Five young China
men have been put into the Baldwin To-
connective works in Philadelphia, where
they are learning the machinist's trade.
The general opinion is that they make
good citizens, rarely figuring in the po-
lice courts, though they are sometimes
arrested for playing "fan-tar," said to
be similar to poker" Sometimes. also,
they are arrested for smuggling opium
or their own countrymen across the
border.
There are very few Chinese children
in the public schools. Philadelphia re-
ports five. st. Louis none. New York
about half dozen. The latest sta1is-
tics show that there are in America PSI
schools and institutions for uplifting
these Mongolians, II denominations be
ing represented in this work. in which
the Baptists lead with 60, Preshyteri-
ans, 5s; Congregationalists, AZ. There
are 90 ndenominational enterprises.
In Greater New York there are 81
schools; Boston has 10 schools and mis-
sions. The total number Of Chinese
reached by these various mission enter
prises is 1924 Those who have become
Christians give very generously toward
the support of mission work for their
countrymen, both in this country and
in China. Ninety-three members OF
mission schools in ST. Louis contrib
uted last year $500 to the support of
Christian institutions. - Springfield
Mass.( Republican.