The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-25
YANG Wal BUYS GUNS
CHINESE CONSUL READY FOR
ASSASSINS.
Bow Wongs Say He Wrote the Anony-
nous Threatening Letters Himself
and Had Them Sent From Kauai.

Consul Yang Wal Pin and Vice Con-
sui Goo Kim dropped into E. o. Hall
and Sons store yesterday and bought
a couple of pistols. The Consul wanted
to be ready for any assassins that
might happen along, in view of the
threatening letters he has received, and
though the authorities are protecting
him, he thought 1t just as well to have
a gun or two around the place. He is
well fixed now, and any Chinese who
comes to do any numbering at the con-
sulate will find Yang ready to shoot.
The Bow Wongs are indignant at the
insinuation that they had anything to
do with sending the threatening letters
to the consul. They declare that they
do not work that way, and some of
them insnuate that Yang himself is the
author of the missives. The consul
might have written the letter himself
and sent it to Kauai to be returned
here to create sentiment against us,
said Lau Tung this morning. we
know that he has agents on Kauai, and
we know that none of the Bow Wongs
would write such letters. They do not
work in that way at all. There are no
assassins in the Bow Wong society
1t is Yang Wei Pin has done that kind
of work, sending our names TO emma,
so that the government might arrest
our relatives. 1 have received news
that my relations left their home just
two days before the police came after
them. / was afraid | should hear that
they We're in prison, and am glad to
know that warning came in time FOR
them to escape
The Chinese reform newspaper here,
Sun Chung Kwock Bo, has come out
with a new attack upon the consul, who
appears to be a general target for MEM
bers of his race in the islands. The
paper has a story to tell of Yang nav
ing borrowed $500 from the Chinese Re
lief Society's funds some time ago, and
wants to know what right he had to
use it's funds.
The Bow Wongs are all on edge, since
the publication of the anonymous letter.
They have more hard things than ever
TO say about the consul. Today the
report of his gun purchases spread
among them and they had lot OF
amusement over it. Yang no flaid,
said one who does not speak very good
English. "Him get gun, sit up all
late Yesterday Attorney General Dole
requested High Sheriff Brown to give
rSlice protection to Consul Yang wal
Pin at his residence. One officer was
thought to be sufficient, and native
policeman fully armed was sent to the
place. The guard is changed with the
regular police watches
Consul Yang has stated to his friends,
and has caused the opinion to get into
general circulation among Chinese
that he believes the writer of the
threatening letter published yesterday
is not a crank, but really intends to dc
him bodily injury. He affects to be
much perturbed over the incident
When he came down town yesterday his
coachman was armed for almost any
single handed emergency, and the con
sulate has since been made an arsenal
Last night Consul Yang sent his sec
retary to see a friend on business in
connection with the events of the day
1t is understood that the business was
to get a statement into one of the Chi
nese papers. Hack So, driven by ma
tive called Jim, took the secretary tC
a point on School street. where inquire!
were made concerning the party fol
whom the search was being made. This
proceeding attracted the attention Of
a policeman The officer thought it wal
an opium affair and arrested the outf
on suspicion. The hack was brough
down Nuuanu street and at the Queer
Hotel was met by Deputy Sheriff Chill
lingworth. A search revealed no opium
and the hack, with the Chinese secre
tary of legation in it, was allowed t
go. The secretary did not reach hi
man until this morning.