New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
LOO LINN GETS HIS U'IFE
Chinese WOman -4rriTes az MOtt-st.
and Is HaDpU.

After = separation OF five years Loo Linn. ths
proprietor OF the Man Far Low restaurant. at
No. "A Mott-st. and his faithful young wife were
reunited last evening az the Grand Central station
The story is a romance Of the Chinese Tumsrati'n
laws.
In 1897 Loo Linn returned to his native land on
a visit. He had lived en- New-NorH since he was
a boy. and he had become q prosperous mer'at'-
and leading citizen Of Chinatown While i'm china
he met and fell ia love with "a young ,H--e7e
woman who was teaching I'm the Baptist Aca1e-aE'
and before his return In 1s9S they were married
He was obliged to leave his wife behind oul F-'i-
fsed u arrange 70 send FOR her soon
ON his return he went % Miss Helen 'lifN- q.
-. Nay--yorz Foreleuers' Mission. and told the
eto-- Of his young wife.s life. Miss Clark Is tne
founder not only Of her own mission, but OF tH7
Morning star Mission. of which Loo LII" y an
active member and she took an active interest III
the affairs Of the young couple Inc WIZ % -
Linn had lost her mother when quite younE' anu
AT the age Of eleven had been taken mo te -----
% DR. Graves. the head ~ the BaPtst A'i'-il--
Miss Clark decided that Loo Linn could Do r'a -
happy. and that valuable aldlt-on e'-l I -
IN rba teaching force of the Foreigners NILSSON
M the same time. She accordingly began 60 ar
range at once f1r the importation or Nlr7- Inn
Then IL was learned that The Immigration el'e-'s
here ranked the keeper OF a restaurant --"''7'
respactaaIe as q IaGorsr. and not as merchant.
r4a-ca Mr. Linn could rot come in as the wife
Of q merchant. However. the law provides I'r
the admission o. a teacher. and Miss 'laIN. a'-
cordingIv wrote to ar Graves. directing hini l'
secure a teachers passport for his charge and eN-
planning why the passport for a merchant 5 VIE
would not do.
Meanwhile the patient little wife had removed
IN T4ouc-Koug with the idea of gaining British
residence and coming in ON British passport But
when the time was nearly Up sickness IN her ram
fy COMPELLED her to leave there. and she lost h-
residence So the other eXpedie1t was res'ft-- .'-
But Mr. Graves and the American Consul al can
ton dill not appreciate the point Of law rerFred 20
and in spite Of Miss Clarks directions tn-y So
Ms Linn the passport " a me-. =
v-ffa Al san Francisco she was Detained. anu
ATIie Young wife vas Anally released on a SOD
I1rd given ry the Canadian FaClI' f-d.i i-i 4
rr~1I.rH rho iurerc5ssi1u of a doctor WHO l'- "a
mar ler health falling rapidly II pl,@'-..
ter few DAYS was removed 20 won -.-L.'
Carada where she has been Vtl-i-- l'- p. .
months while her passport was being c.t-s-,,t,
one certifying her sanding as a. l.d----.
clark spent the last month WIN ~. ~. -''--..-
t-lsi and Malone and came In with her last Nl7A-
! N-s II1H Iesls no uI will against the govern
6 r,lDr which has caused her So Ill.- +'la-, Pc
fTirir- her husband She said 'lr 7 pave 81 S-.-l
I .vrert 10 rue IL. and say who shall 90 ana VIZ
sbaIi not Just so the United states as q L---
10 saw who snail come here ana --" 1--V- S-'-'-
act while they are here