Evening star., 1898-10-04
TROUBLE OVER CUT RATES
Quartet Of Celestials Arraigned in Police
Court for Disorderly Conduct.
They Are Charged With Tearing
Down a Laundry Sign Bitterness
Between the Factions.

Lee Sing, Moy Linn. May Gong and Moy
Young, ChiLamen, were arrested yesterday
afternoon by Sergt. Judge of the eighth
precinct and charged with disorderly con-
duct. They we're released on $40 collateral
ea ch, and the case was called in the Police
Court today. Prosecuting Attorney Pttgli
Investigated the circumstances, and,
gsrding the affair probably prompted hy
Cinnamon Interested in the persecution of
All Sing, leader OF the cut-rate lauRdrymen,
he required deposit of $50 by each of the
four defendants for their future appear
ance. Attorney Taylor. who appeared for
them today had the case set for trial We'd
nesday of next week.
1t Is alleged that the defendants caused
disorder on the street fr front of Hip Sings
CGt-rate laundry, at 18th and r streets, by
tearing down his sign, on which was dis
played the Crt-rate prices. The affair caus-
ed considerable excitement and attracted q
large crowd. Sergt. Judge was among thos.
who responded to calls for assistance and
the arrests were made on complaint OF the
victim
This morning there was a large delega-
tlon or celeSuals in attendance when tho
attention of Prosecuting Attorney Pug,l
was called to the case Representatives Of
beth sides We're there to be heard and oil
seemed to have desire to talk at the same
!: time. 1t developed during this fnvcstigs-
tlon that the cut-rate men in the laundry
business once had an organization for thei-
protection. well as did their more
wealthy fellow countrymcn. Because of
.he state of their finances, the cut-rate
union no longer exists. although each mem
per endeavors to assist the other The first
trouble OF this kind occurred when All Sing
established reduced rate laundry at AZ
street ana Missouri avenue and an aftem,t
was made to kill him. Since then no his
peen arrested on complaints made tv ran
resentatives of the union the members rf
Mhlch contributed to the prosecution fun1
lLey were sadly disappointed it is said
wren they learned that All Sing had moi
promised. A
Others Reduce Rates.
Since Ah Sings last arrest and release ~
Is stated. number of union Cinnamon have
peeh doing cut-rate work. although they
Go not openly advertise the cheaper nrices
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock Nov
'lms laundry at No. 2o29 18th street north
west was visited and his sign torn down
Jim was not at home at the time and the
Chlnese regulators left the place l1nmo-
iested Moy Jim, who speaks English we'll
had looked out for the interests of MANY of
MS cut-rate friends and had been known
as as thelr walking delegate and adviser. He
mas some knowledge of the law. and had he
peen IN his place of business when the So
called regulators called there would ln-
doubtedly have been trouble.
Hip Sing Also a Victim
After his sign was torn down and de-
stroyed Hip Sing was called upon and SIM
llarly treated. His cousin All Sing, from
Georgetown, was visiting him at the time
and it was due to his explanation of the
affair that the arrests were made 1t is
possible that before the cases are tried
charges OF destroying private property may
be hled against the offending quartet