The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
CELESTIAL JACKIES.
Philadelphia Has a Naval Reserve
of Cinnamon.
The Yellow skinned Recruits Are
Enthusiastic Supporters of Uncle
Sam and Are Eager
to Fight.

Philadelphia boasts Of the honor OF
maintaining a naval reserve composed
of Cinnamon. With the exception OF
the officers-and even several OF these
are followers of Confucius-the entire
body of jackies wear pigtails. The nu-
cleus of this novel addition to Uncle
Sans fighting forces attracted no ut
tie attention during the recent peace
Jubilee celebration in the Quaker city.
Rev Frederick Poole, who conducts
the Chinese mission in Philadelphia
Chinatown, is the father of this patri-
otic project. He enlisted the aid of
Lee Toy, and that meant Instant sue
cess. For Lee Toy is the mayor of Chi
natown, and what he says goes.
Race street, between Ninth and
Tenth, is the center of Chinese popula-
| ton in Philadelphia The mission is al
| No. 929 Race street. Here Mr.. Poole
has labored for several years in an
almond-eyed vineyard, redolent Of
opium and chopped suey. He has grad
ually won the confidence of his neigh
bors. and, with the aid of Mayor Lee
Toy, has accomplished good results,
He is even more respected than George
Luton, the big special attached to
the Sixth district police station, and
that is saying great deal.
In his efforts to organize the
dewey Chinese naval reserve of Phil
adelphia' Mr.. Poole was aided by Will
liam Careless, his right-hand man;
Eng Chang, the MISSIONS official in
terpreter and Lee Toy. When the
: scheme was first broached there was
tremendous excitement in the Chinese
quarters. from cellar to stop side
The following officers were chosen;
Lieutenant commander, Frederick
Poole; lieutenant paymaster, Lee Toy;
lieutenant, junior grade, William II
Bateman; ensign, William Careless;
surgeon, A. G. Bakes; first gunner's
mate. William Lee York; first boat
: swain's mate, Harry Lee Yup; cox
swains, Wong Kee, Wong Ho, Harry
Q Wong and Wong John; color sergeant
Eng Chang.
The prestige of Lee Toys name hac
much to do with the scramble to en-
. roll. Although Americanized to thu
1t extent of having sacrificed his queue
Chinatown's mayor has great holt
- upon his subjects. He dresses in Amer
= lean clothes, and only on state occa
L sions does he don the flowing robes o
y the Celestial empire,
t. When Ii Hung Chang visited Phila
8 delphia on his American tour Lee To
was very much in evidence, acting as
member of the reception committee
OF the representative of Chinatown. The
b. what metamorphosis was there! III
he slack suit of broadcloth and pater
o. leather shoes were exchanged for
silken robe and sandals. But the mos
wonderful part of it was that lu.
at uriant pigtail hung down his bac
he much to the amazement of his Cele
I'M tial followers. diplomat is Lee To
- At the time of the peace Juoilee u
oo organization was in raw state NO
it is thoroughly organized, One eve
ice ;np recently Az enthusiastic Chinam'
ba enrolled themselves, and since th'
- every laundryman in Philadelphia h
- been filed with martial ardor. Cola
1ei and cuffs remain unlaundered, and ev
esS fantan has lost its allurement
to The questions of uniforms equl
ment and drilling quarters have be
- thoroughly gone into, with successi
'on results. The full quota of orlen'
est tackles will be armed and equipped
per once. Subscription lists have be
started and arrangements made
,ws drilling the section every Monday nie
the old Second regiment armo
lno me men will have two sets ot nnifo
tn he regulation white and nlue--a
md n be armed with carbnes. cutlas
the ia knives and equipped with i
er- yartls. haversacks and canteens.
:. With the exception OF the Ameri'
ioi' rot single mem