The sun., 1904-11-27

Of his. His hench hmen. from behind elevated
pillars, signs, doorways, poured con-
cert ed ~ wild fire al TIE On ! ecrr men.
In the saloon at I? Powery John aldwin.
a laLorer, and. W. T. Thomas, a white
hanseron of Chinatown we're drinking
Abullet smashed through the front door.
The whites rushed to the street as the second
volley was tlred. The Chinese 10y on the
car tracks was in action, pumping his "A
jumped Lack. As he did 50 lullet struck
the pipe In his mouth. shattering its owl
Baldwin was slower. He gct it square in
the abdomen and he died in the hospital.
Square and ducked to cover. Horace
Lardi. an Italian la oreT, standing $50
yards away, got stray bullet in the hip.
There was wild commo uon in the Eowery.
Half Of the people we're running away. the
other half rushing to see the ght.
Policeman John Dimond charged down
and after him detectives arr and Powers.
By that time the Hip Sing men were in
rough square, reloading and firing des-
perately over their she ulders, after the
on the outskirts faded away as the pol ice
charged this group The ring stopped, !,
Then came a little incident which prove d
how wildly the tong men were carrying
on this blind fight. Powers bore Gtwn
on big Chinese and grabb, d him. he
ers's chest ard pullt d the tIiggo r.. Powt rs,
however had Il gun in his Land and the
hammer !ell on fold Of his buokskin glove.
Dim ond lald out the Chinese with his night
attack a white: his business rs with his
own people. but the Zip sings, plain tar
gets f6 r q doorway fi' &, wei e in n All lanic.
All this was ov' In few Sc onds. l.ozens
Of shots had be en- fred and net Cline sc
was touched-pnless inGe d, some OF tie
| Arhk 90 ~,
The police bt ok d thee gun fght' re,
all OF them decla, ed to Je Hip Sing men.
and one witness. Right the g they get 2
crushing surprise. Wong Sang locked
fatter than any Chinese leally ought to be.
made him strip AZ: his blouse Under
meath was tunic that might have stoppt d
.,aus"r bullet II was made OF Chimes
silk, built on the plan Of wide life pre-
srrver, and stK.ed to thickness OF three
On Ling; wh'n Jamm d az nn't IN.
station rniling for examination, gave forth
a metallic ring, They took him to pieces
and rubbed their eyes. He wore O mail
shirt Of fine links. mnde Of the best English
At a. pa dded at the points where 1t might
chafe the BODY. finished at the bottom with
| fringe Of silk, end showed signs OF wear
Wong Sang VI lded up q ~ C!it. prsnd
new, So did the man In mail. little
ir--N INN. 90 ebHihB ohu h'oSh 80 -
Hghbinder as ever cut throat, was
unarmored. but he handed out fine gun
On Ling had no gun, but there were 200
| Chinese about when the police charged
| and at gun passing the highbinders can
give the Tenderloin aces.
As compared to the familiar HighbindCr
| wars Of the Pact O Coast the long settle q
| Chinese district Of this country, the New
| York war presents certain points OF differ
| ence. Never, In San Francisco or Port
land. have they taken chances on fighting
In a place where there must be MANY W hitc
| witnesses. That, with the poor shooting,
and the attack on Powers. marks the aveng-
ing angels OF the Hip Sing and On 1Ieong
| as beginners. Then, two Or thrss day
ago. while the rumors OF t;ils war were
surRinR through hinstown, he police
received a letter written In English, threat
ening them II they took a hand. Thar
| n II really zane from q Chinsman. Is un-
usual. So l. the unheard-of crime OF Mock
Duck and his fellows in dragging white
reform society into a Highlander war.
II In over f,r the time No one now
knows lust who fred the shot that struch
Baldwin. Chinatown regards the three
| arm d men Und'r arrest az sgon' rs. But
this In the opinic Of ev ry cne who knows
| the Chine o., won't end it. The Hip Sings
and On Q ngs whose ng recc rds On tn,
Pacific Ct ast read III Q the lists of civil
| war reRims mt, will never let I'd "
this drop. with a score Of My one ounded.
and a. I Mock Duck, who inf rm O..
Well. said a Chinatown hum yesto rday
III Mock don't want 70 q IL some VIII, e
1, the dig, stion he'll buy his ticlet straight
from the hospital to Canton, China