The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
CHINESE IN AMERICA.
Interesting Facts rOun. by AmerI-
cnn Missionary AssOcfntIOn.


Rev. George III Gutterson, New Eng
land secretary of the American Mission
airy association, addressed the Women's
Missionary society recently OH the status
of the Chinese IN the United States.
According to the census of 1890, said
Mr.. Gutterson, there were 100,415 Chi
nese in the United States. They are
found In every state in the Union. The
largest number, however namely, r.
412, il In California, and more than one
third of this number in one city, namely.
San Francisco. A conservative estimate
of Chinese In certain of our larger cities
gives the following results: st. Louis
$50, divided into the "Jen and Lee" fam
lilies, "Freemnsons" and "Highbinders."
the latter class are commonly supposed to-
be bound together by certain oaths, in the
even Mt murder. They. with the ''Free-
mnsons." are not on good terms with the
"Jen and Lee" factions. The last census
allows 264S ms the number of Chinese In
New York and Brooklyn, yet there are
supposed to be at the present time nearly
10000 in the two cities. Philadelphia
reports 2O00. but it is the trading head
quarters for something like 5000. who
come from all points of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. There are about 800 in
Boston proper, and probably 800 or 600
more who 20 there to trade. There are
but three or four Chinese women in
PHILADELPHIA and six in Boston.
The Chinese in the United States are
nearly all from the province of Canton
The reason Of this is probably due to the
fact that this was the first district open
to European trade. The principal occu-
pntion of these people is that of laundry
men: They are also employed in i'm
porting Chinese groceries, market garden
Ing. paper hanging and printing; they also
lyp ~ Vary fauy tuvn tbn;,.
way into American families as servants
One of them in New York invented and
patented n laundry stove which he manu-
features in his own foundry. Five
Young Cinnamon have been put into the
Baldwin locomotive works in Philadel-
phia: where they, are learning the ma
chinists trade. The general opinion is
that they make good citizens. rarely fig
uring in the police courts, though they are
sometimes arrested for playing "fan-
TAM said to be similar to "poker."
Sometimes, also, they are arrested for
smuggling opium or their own country
men across the border.
There are few Chinese children in the
public schools. Philadelphia reports five.
st. Louis none. New York about half
dozen. The latest statistics show that
there are in America 291 schools and in
situations for uplifting these Mongolians.
il denominations being represented in
this work. in which the Baptists lead
with 90, Presbyterians. IS; Congregation
nj enterprises In Greater New York
there are 81 schools: Boston has ten
schools and missions. The total num-
Der Of Chinese reached by these various,
mission enterprises is 1924. Those who
have become Christians give very gen
eronsly toward the support of mission
work for their countrymen, both in this
country and in China. Ninety-thret-
members of mission schools in st. Lonis.
contributed last year $500 to the support
of Christian institutions. Springfield Re
publican.