The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-09
SOLD HIS DAUGHTERS.
An nhuman Chinese Father DiscOy-
cred in British Columbia

Vancouver Cor. of Philadelphia Times.
British Columbia is considerably stirred
up over an atrocious case of slave driving
which has just been unearthed in that re-
gion Two young girls, children of an
inhuman celestial father, have been sold
by him into a life of perpetual drudgery
worse than living death, one for $3.50 and
the other for $500.
The whole story from the beginning to
the end is one of the most brutal of It's
kind that has ever been heard of on the
Pacific coast II is heard to say just how
extensively this practice has been carried
on. 1t is a well-knoWn fact that Chinese
women are sold as slaves, but the diff
Guilty has been to place the crime. the poor,
unfortunate women themselves being
frightened into denying the true state Of
affairs By their lords and masters, who
tell them that the hater foreign devils
want to tortue them and otherwise NAL
treat them. Were it not for the cold
blooded and brutal. inhuman treatment
these two girls have received the world
would probably have been none the wiser,
and nohoiy would have ever known of the
case, bur rs 1t il, the authorities are IN
Vestigating the matter thoroughly, with
view Of severely Furnishing the brutes VINO
are implicated in the two transactions.
Twenty years ago Quong Lee lured from
the Flowery Kingdom by the fabulous sto-
ries of The FL Dorado of the early days CT
the forty-niners in California. was one of
the first OF his countrymen to seek gold
among the rich Car1boo fields OF British
North America.
For three or four years he was pros
porous miner among his race and manag
ed 10 save enough money from his gold
digging operations to bring over a wife
from China. lie could not walt for her
to arrive, however and before she reach
ed him he married another woman, under
a sort Of common law lire partnership.
Upon wife No. Is arrival upon the scene,
| Quong thought that with the two women
he should not be expected to labor for
living, and so for over ten years he has
lived luxurious easc-loving life Of idle
ness, while his two wives or slaves have
been forced TO Dig and wash gold during
the day from their helpmeets claim, and
at night wash the laundry of the entire
camp, Quong pocketing the pay and pos
sbly INDUCING In a few pipe dreams to
recall the rice and tea fields of China
and to conjure up the happy thought
Of the day he could acquire enough of
the golden shekels to return to the ce-
lestial empire as rich and influential
mandarin.
In the meantime he nas had two chill
dren, both girls, daughters Of his first
wife, and apparently took great care and
interest in their welfare They were the
mascots of a camp where women were
few and far between. Every miner knew
them, petted them and gave candies,
small trinkets and presents to the young
sters. who had a pretty free run Of the
mining claims In the vicinity knowing
every body and known by oil Last win
ter the eldest daughter disappeared dur
! ing one Of the coolest snaps Of the year.
She could not be found anywhere, ana the
camp was considerably excited over her
disappearance. Shortly afterward The
younger girl also disappeared. and then