The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24

Chan Chung, the king of Chinese gam
bIers, who has made more than $1,00e,oe0
running games in San Francisco. is man
of more than ordinary intelligence He
has a code Of morals quite different from
that of Occidental civilization, and there
fore he does not consider that his fortune
has been made by dishonorable means
Since The death Of Little Pete, the most
notorious Chinaman of his class On the
Pacific Coast, Chan Chung has had great
success in increasing his income. although
within the last few months he has closed
six fan-tan games and two lotteries.
Chan Chung is the descendant of a
wealthy family. His father and grand
father were sugar kings in China ano
owned thirteen factories, When he came
to the United States Chan brought $4,000
with him. and that formed nucleus for
the fortune that he has since then &C
cunulated. He is studying American con-
ditions and institutions, and 1t is his am
bitlon TO return TO China and engage in
secret political work In talking about
himself he said recently;
I been here in this country twenty-six
years have lots trouble, but get along.
I make and spend lots money l spend.
maybe. more than million dollars finding
what you do; how you do business in
courts; how you run your Government
how you trade End live; how you DC IN
your homes I have big book that thick
all about United States America. ] am
going hack to China eighteen months
from now and take book along for secret
use Only go Cinnamon out eff 400,000,0O9
very secret. Just like secret society
"Bime-by-T think two years-we are
going to have meeting. Only one other
meeting in I coo years; that was $50 years
ago. about, and then whole province turn
ed over IN one night, and SO many many
people killed. Whole Empire turn over
we have very, very secret society
Hard to find man you can trust Not one
man, probably, IN loo, 600. Probably my
head 20 of; my money all go-I no care;
care for my own name That the klhd
CT man I am.
q come San Francisco and stay enc
week. Then go San Jose and stay four
years co into dry goods business I
make plenty money Send $4,000 home
10 my mother I come to San Francisco
broke. Ny mother she sent me $4,000
For long time I had two, sometimes three,
stores I have three good stores now
About fourteen years ago / first open
I'D club I first go to ny people and say:
what for you be higEbinders and Kill
each other in United States2 What for
YOU no go work.? I try to teach them
something. They say: No can go work;
nobody want Us; you start up club and We
go work for you
'rAH right. I start club. | put MAJ in
work Tor ne-make him work TWO hours a
dav first week: then four hours second
week. six hours third week Bine- by,
when man been there about eight weeks,
I make him work fourteen hours day.
Then I say to him: 7 have TO give work
to some other man; you tetter go work
on farm. He say: All right; you get ne
place write to foreman Of farm and
he give him spfaee-Bork first eight hours
day then, next week, nine, next week ten
because IL man work too hard and too
long at first he quit and go back TO be
hIghbinders and stoolpigeons- In this way
make good men.
IN little while I have several clubs.
All make lots of money sometimes; some
times not make much.
Il do not know how much money I make
any one night. My bookkeepeT, he knows
that Sometimes I no go near games for
two whole weeks. If I make 81 coo night
I cant say. If We have big limit I can
pay II game have 100000 money,
s1e.Ooe is limit for any one play: If $4,000
IN money, 81, 600 is Iimit-always about
one-tenth.
MY percentage-whaty you call houses
percentage pf gov IS 10 per cent
and all the ties; for fan-tan it is Z per
cent and the ties 7 hare over fifty men
work for me. no allow any man smoke
opium. If he do I fire him ! no gamble.
except play small poker, maybe 10 cents
ante, or shake dice for fifteen or twenty
FIVE cents or half a dollar, Just for fgn- I
no smoke opium, and no drink much !
say If man go every day and put half
dollar in box for safekeeping, he oe big
winner by Christmas
What I want is to make myself 'heen
yum all same Confucius. In all China in
4 600 years only 200 good names. Name
never die. Riches may go away aud body
go away, but name never die.
q like see Emperor OF China in power
and rule whole Country. He make good
laws for all people 1t other nations cut
up China. in q little while they will fight
among themselves and there viii be war
all over the world.
Y run gambling business here, so 1
make money to spend for information,
so I do my country some good ! think
much sham in United States America,
and maybe trouble here, think, IN five
Fears. This country is like ugly woman
who powders her face and looks pleas
ant Too much sham. What we call IN
China, ching hcon him. or make pretty
lace to make believe. Rich man too much
squeeze poor man here Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.