The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-29
REscUN6 CHINESE SLAVES.


Slavery In the United States still ex-
lists in a most loathsOme form in San
Francisco, says EyerybOdy's Magazine.
The reference Is to the servitude OF
Chinese women In the notorious Chi
natown" OF that city. For many years
determined war has been waged
upon It by the Presbyterian Chinese
Mission OF the city. but although much
diminished II still persists.
Much OF the work during the last
ten years has been done under the per
SOnal direction OF Miss DOnAldine Cam
eron. q young woman OF Scottish de-
scent. who attributes her success In
''raidiRg'' Chinese dens TO an inheFi-
lance OF her "Hieland" forefathers' APP
titude for cattle-Faiding. Time and
again she has taken her life In her
hands aud plunged boldly into the dens
In search OF some slave girl who bad
sent word that she wished to be free
for slavery can be prevented only by
consent OF the slave. Rescue Il Inn
possible so long as the slave Is In vol.
untary seFvitude.
Two years ago. with a sergeant OF
police, Miss Cameron Faided u den In
San Luis Alley. narrow thOrOughfaFe
In the worst depths OF Chinatown.
They eluded the Waterman and made
for the door OF the marked house. The
sergeant. putting bis shoulder against
IL, broke II In.
The screaming and ehAtteFing OF
Chinese women. which had begun with
the attack. sounded farther and far
theF away. The raiders found the
lights burning. a tea urn singing Ia the
corner. = guitar with its strings stiil
quiYering. but there was no one In
sight. aud there was no Visible exit
from the room.
Experienced in these things they
knew there was q secret passage some
where. leading to the endlssa naHes Of
underground Chinatown They went
over the wall foot BY foot. pressing
and tapping. Al last. under a couch.
Miss Cameron found : spot which
sounded hollow. The sergeant had
stepped outside. but Miss Cameron. too
excited TO think OF the consequence.
pressed with all her might. and = pan,
III dropped away Below vas daFk.
ness
Miss Cameron rolled bodily through
and fell six feet The sergeant. hear.
ing her call. ran 70 the hole and held a
lighted candle. There was = passage.
stretching farther away than they
could see. and 40 narrow that TO
thread Il one must stoop aud present
bis shoulders sideways Follgwtng il
TO a widening. they found a Chinese
bag lying face downward. without
eervmony the sergeant rolled her over
she vas the mistress % the house. Ia.
der her was a tFap-door. pad locked
Miss CamsFon anatrhed the keya
from the woman's belt. unlocked this
door and dropped again into touh
smelling biaeknrsa. They found smother
pasaate narrower than the arut. II
sloped downward FOR a story. an they
we're deep underground. turned two or
three times. ascsndrd b. two lights %
stairs az steep az ladders. and ended
IN a deserted room with door Ia tho
farther corner
Again tho aWrReanra shoulder forced
way. and they tell out into the fresh
air They wrre on the ailey. only six
feet from the door by which they had
entered the building A casual watcher
told them that two minutes after they
had entered ak Chinese women ard
two men had come out through tho last
door ran across the street and disap.
pearrd. The girl they sought has not
yet been rescued.
Many attempts have been made TO
XIII Miss Cameron. but she has 80
CAPPED unframed Her rsacusa Of
slaves have made the business 10 pre-
caFious that three thousa nj dollars IL
now the price for i4,year old girl and
two thousand for q baby.
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