The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16

THE Chinese is an inveterate gambler.
No matter how hard he works or
how small his pay the average Chinese Is
willing TO risk his little and his all on
the buttons in the fan tan bowl, the turn
of a domino or die. or the drawing of
n card. Frequent raids ny the police and
subsequent heavy fines have broken up
open gambling among the Chinese in Sc
attic. but they gamble in secret just as
much rs ever and fan tan iourishes in
every secret meeting room In the town,
and when broken UP one hour starts In
some other place the next with new
batch of players. Try hard as they do the
police in New York. In San Francisco, or
I'm Seattle cannot eradicate the evil.
II is the same with lottery. But what
can you do about ite The other night, af-
ter forcing their way through three heavy
bottled and barred doors. the detectives
finally reached little room that n glance
told them was fitted up for lottery. But
II was empty ~ Chinese. There was the
table and the chairs the ink pads and the
brushes. the wicket and the railing while
on the wall a clock licked monotonously.
Someh body lived there or worked there. but
who The officers had 10 go away with the
eternal mo sabe" ringing IN their ears.
It's easier 10 catch a weasel asleep than
n Chinese gambling and any old police
officer will tell you 50.
Turning from the dark side az China
town there Is much 10 interest the visitor
in that section ~ the city In hunting on.
the queer customs az its people For in
s'ance II is a pleasure while slipping your
tea 70 watch Jimmy Coon Gan play at
dominoss. "tust for fun" And /. IL fun
FOR when Jimmy gets caught cheating as
he usually does. the game. instead ~
breaking Up In row, ends in shouts o.
laughter ana Jimmy sets EN- up
Jimmy Coon Gan is character in hts
way, ffe closely resembles grim Death
IN suit - cast Oft clothes and he smiles
smile that sends a shivar down your
back, 50 closely does his face resemble
skull. Ils a CHASTITY grin and no mis-
take. Eus Coon Gan isn't half tad sei-
low. aS Chinese "a. He has money In the
banks and pays taxes on property, FUR
nishes laeorers for the canueriss and gen
orally DOES business in business like way
orlT be always seems iEa. an oatiaw@f
noss come 20 nfe when hs stretches tina
parchment on his cheek bones and ur-
covers that sraesosae graveyard ~ teeth
as be smiles. and smile ~ will on fhs
siisstest provocatlen, Jimmy Coon Can
objects ta having his picture printed and
nohot'y can blame him.
Another odd character among th4 raof
Chinese * chin tstl9nS. who IL running
Wa CSonEs business white the latter Is 81
anna i sAe3F. ~ Tas SaE. IS prob
ABLY ~ we8ltAieSt az the Seattle Chinese
Ef3ff has always b@em s. power among his
people Shta Qu9nx differs from Goon
Ean 70 personal appearance much a. does
TIE sat key from the living skeleton in ths.
museums In sAct. So refund is Chtn
@tIo"g th&t " ~ should stumble an fan
eomiaK do~n Queen avenue hill IL wos9t.
- 2asstt1n watch way ~ wnsala roll
he = as c9tie{~w Chinese IS well He
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st>s Il contained .wenty-osYs tess~afit-
erts- What tbs ingredients cor s8ssest -
Is pfssssa@sy ka2w- cniy Is fa. doctor yxAa
sgote the prssersgtia ht1t ~ the bean
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ts}a'y taat he viii either - heap w~glr
Of se2r dead without the less 81 tine