The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-23

deposits of Peru, for the large mines of
Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador, and for the
building and keeping in repair of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads At
one time there were Il, 600 of these toilers
supplied to the Pacific railroads, and
there is said TO be many of them still lin
Serlng at Panama, where they were left
after De Lesseps ceased work on the
great canal and on which Jamaica ne
groes are now largely employed. In fur
nishins this labor the Chinese corporation
makes a profit both ways, receiving so
much per head from those to whom they
provide the coolies and being paid by the
latter commission for obtaining them
work, this latter generally being with
held out of the first two months wages
Of the one employed Nor does the profit
of the Chinese Six Companies end there
These laborers are paid on the average of
$50 per month, besides board and lodging
of certain kind, and the latter two items
are attended to by the Six Companies for
remuneration agreed upon between il
and the corporations whose agent it. may
be.
This Celestial trust is in no wav allied
to the various powerful secret societies
TO Which nearly all Cinnamon belong. ror
mas 1t any association beyond that Of
an employer with the much nisunder-
stood "highbinders." There appears 10 he
popular impression that the Highbinders
form socleu of their own and a muir
derous one, too. As a matter of fact
while adj secret societies have their high
binders, all the members of those socie-
ties are not Highbinders. the latter being
really what might best be termed court
of deputy sheriff employed to perform Ger
tain official functions. To make this clear
ly understood 1t must be borne in mind
that while the Cinnamon who come 70
this country observe it's law-except the
one directed against gambling, and in that
they have brilliant examples among a
large number of their American brethren
yet among themselves they have their
own laws, which are rigidly enforced. and
their own tribunals in which their uti-
cation is conducted. Under the Chinese
law any Chinese colony has a right to
form its own methods of government pro
vided they are based on the recognized
laws of China. For instance. the form
adopted i'm New York city provides that
the heads of the different families or
clans, the Moys, the Sings the Zoos and
so on. constitute what might be termed
a common council, which each wear So
lects a list of electors who in turn choose
a mayor. 1t is the duty of this latter off,
cial to receive distinguished guests. to
preside at official banquets, to report. 10
the Chinese consul anything which nav
be of interest TO the home government to
call the attention of this people 10 fha
condition of any of their brethren who
may be in distress and to act as arbiter
and judge in adj disputes. Naturally. such
a high functionary must have someone
to carry official documents, to serve Off
cial papers, to name as trustee of nron-
IF deceased
Here is where the Highbinder is fo,,nd
necessary, and to him all these duties are
assigned. There are but few Of these ON
Gals in New York city but on the pa
cihc coast, where their services are more
frequently required there are about lftv
of them and there they are largely en-
ployed by the Chinese Six Companies inst
as they can be employed by an American
corporation to enforce the contracts made
with laborers. Their murderous reputa-
ton doubtless arises from the fact that
they are invariably called upon to Off
cially execute the sentence of death when
passed upon a Chinaman by any one of
the great secret societies upon which that
terrible responsibility rests. II Is a singu-
lar fact. and one which some people NAV
think worthy of American imitation. that
at least three out. of four Cinnamon
against whom the death penalty has been
pronounced, have been guilty of stealing
trust or charitable funds. Nearly an Of
the secret societies in vogue among these
people in this country have three classes
of charitable funds-one for the sick and
wounded. one for burying the dead ana
one for the care of widows and orphans
Embezzlement Of three moneys Is con
sidered the most serious crime man can
commit and is invariably punished bv
daath and the Chinese do not -.
that they are taking the law of the United
States in their own hands when thew on
cially order Highlander TO execute SUCH
sentence
After the Chinese Six Companies bsd
been engaged for some years m s1pplvine
coo1Ie labor TO The railroads Of this com,
try they discovered that their country
men could be engaged probably In the
occupation of washing and ironing peo-