The evening times., 1900-07-16
CHINESE POST WARNINGS.
Philadelphia CelestiaIs Remain
Quietly In Their Houses.


PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-The Quaker
City Chinese quarter is beginning to feel the
effects of the atrocities committed upon
tie United States officials and other repre-
sentatives in China. Ordinarily Sunday is
one OF the hveliest days in that section OF
Race Street. between Ninth and Tenth
streets. known as Chinatown" Il has
:or years been the custom Of hundreds Of
Cinnamon. through with their weeks work
over the washtub or at the ironing board.
10 commence eongregating there about
noon. and by 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon
the street, especially during the summer,
and the Chinese tenanted houses lining il
have been crowded with the Celestials.
Yesterday the situation was different.
When a reporter visited Chinatown about
3 O'Clock in the afternoon less than a hun
dred Cinnamon were visible on the streets,
and these belonged ia the immediate
neighborhOod- The Chinaman from the
outlying districts was conspicuous by his
absence. Even many Of the Celestials who
live in Chinatown, and who would have
preferred the comparative coolness of the
awning shaded sidewalks to the heat Of
their OTercTowded. stufy living rooms re-
malned inside and out of view.
At each of the two entrances 10 ChiIa-
;own-Ninth and Tenth streets-twc YO-
hcemen were stationed, with Instructions
10 keep a sharp lookout for retaliatory dis
turbances started by overZealous Ameri-
cans ard 10 QUeII anything OF the kind in
its incipiency- Ordinarily one policeman is
considered enough to take care Of China
town on Sunday afternoons. The little
groups OF Cinnamon, gathered here and
there on the sidewalks, chatted with a sub
dueo air. and all Of their customary Sunday
afternoon hllarity and gayety was missing
That warning Of some kind had gone out
from those in authority among the Celes-
tials 10 keep as quiet as possible and to
avoid giving offence in any way was obvi-
Gus 10 any person al all familiar with Chi
natoTn customs.
There vas such a warning. In fact. there
we're two OF them. Both were printed n
Chinese characters on bright red strips OF
/, Chinese paper a foot wide and nearly four
feet long. One OF them was posted on the
. front q 16 Race Street which is a -four
ishIng Chinese grocery. and the other OF
the front OF 92s, in the upper floors Of
which building : located the Chinese Jass
house An attempt by the reporter 70 %
tain a Translation OF the piacards, which
were posted shortly before O'Clock in the
afternoon amid great excitement on tie
part OF the residents OF Chinatown. met
with dismal failure Even the haif-coZen
or more enlightened Cinnamon II the stree;
10 whom newspaper men are accustomed tu
20 for Information concerning that queer
section OF the ci y simply shock their heads
and declared they didn't know The
nearest 70 success the reporter achieved
was when he approached a bright-looking
young ChiEamsn in American attire. who
had just finished reading one Of the pla-
cards.
What does il say, john the young
Chinauau was asked.
Him tell all Cinnamon 10 stay home and
wait. was The reply. Much tlOuble il
China No want JICuble in Philadelphia %
Several DAYS ago Lee Toy the Mayor Of
Chinatown; WOuE KWOng. one of the most
enlightened and progressive OF the young
er Cinnamon, Henry Dan Yum. Fook Hing
Lang Charlie Law Kee. and Min Tai 10y.
all representative Chinese merchants.
Joined in a proclamation addressed 10 the
Chinese residents Of the city. depIOring the
disturbance in China and repudaying all
connection with the Boxers or sympathy
with the objects OF that bloOd-hlrsty or
ganiZatiOn. This was before the news
confirming the slaughter OF the members
o. the American and other legations ~
Pekin. TIE sad Ud4Ggs CT Saturday and
yesterday. making & practically certain
t-ieA l-rt S4--AE o--C VI e--A --t
CT Europeans in the Chinese capital had
been spared, doubtless inspired yestsr-
days precautionary piaeards 20 be posted
Last night was the Quie-ezt sunday night
Chinatown has known for years An extra
force OF policemen WAS on duty u Race
Street. hut fortunately their services were
rO- needed. What few White persons there
were IN Chinatown as visitors conducted
/. themselves as f nothing out o. the C-di-
ma rH -
thc Cinnamon themselves remained in
doors as much Is possible.