The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-29
CHINATOWN ASKS FOR PEACE.
RUMOR or Az APPEAL TO SIR
EHENTLNG LIANG-CHENG.
He's IIccn Asked to Arbitrate Between
tho TonEs. Says = Perturbed anu Anx.
iotis District, and II May He That Mock
Duck viii Have 10 60 Back TO China.

ious District. and II May He That Mock
Duck viii Have 10 60 Back TO China.
Chinatown hrarh .ast night chat e.
Chentung a,ng- Cheng, Chinese Min'st'r
to this courtry. would o. mere 10 day to
make an effort to stop the tong kilnnc
1t was learned from Washington that the
Minister had left the city The Chinese
Legation wouldn't say where he had gone.
A week ago fifty or more merchants
OF Chinatown drew up petition 70 the
Minister, asking him to use his influence 70
end the 'eud between the o. cong Ton"
and the Hep Sing Tong. They set out
that their business had been knocked into
a cooked hat by the gun fights. White
patrons, the petition said, had quit coming
to trade there, not caring to take the chance
Of getting hit by tong bu''t.
The agents Of the Six Companies In China
town we're instrumental In getting the
petition drawn up. On Leong and Hep
Sing, distinct societies In themselves, are
both part OF the general organization OF
the Six Companies, whose headquarters
are In San Francisco, and though the Six
Companies has kept out OF the feud here
tofore, the leaders in San Francisco. 1t was
said, decided to take up the appeal OF the
merchants and ask Sir Chentung Lang
Cheng to intervene. Many Of the big
stores In Chinatown are owned by the Six
Companies.
The association notified its representa-
tives here, Chu Fong Wing of Mott street,
and Lee Guy Hing OF so Mott street, to
enroll the merchants and send their plea to
the Minister. A day or two ago Lee DO
Wong, who runs the joss house In Mott
street and is the solomon OF thousand
troubles the police never hear about, got
Minister would do all that was possible.
Jim Wang, leader of the Hep Sing
Tong, whose house and joss is at 10 Bowery
said last night that the Hep Sing Tong
had been informed that Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng would be here to-day In person to
bring about peace. That was the reason,
said Wang, that there wasn't any gun fight
last Sunday night and that Chinatown Is
quiet just at present
The minister, Wang heard, would 60
directly to Mock Duck, leader OF Hep Sing.
and old Tom Lee. who rules the On Leong
Tong from IA Mott street. Mock Duck
and Tom Lee would be asked to arbitrate
the troubles which arose out OF On Leong
Tong hogging the gambling privileges and
Hep Sing going to the Parkhurst Society
and the police, and II arbitration wasn't
possible the minister might find sterner
way to end the trouble.
Mock Duck and Tom Lee might find it
convenient to return to China, said Wang.
il Sir Chentung LANG Cheng made up his
mind that the old home was the best place
for them. and no amount Of lawyers would
do any good. There were ways and ways,
said Wang mysteriously.
The killings OF the past year have stirred
up the Chinese Government representa-
tives in this country becaus, the tales
have gone all over the country. in some
instances greatly exaggerated and dis
torted. Shah Kai-fu. Chinese Consul to
this city, and LUX Wing, Vice-Consul went
to District Attorney Jerome week ago
to ask him IL he couldn't find way to stop
the trouble.
There were more rumors Of Tong raids
last night. Gin Gum, a secretary OF the
On Leong Tong. went to the Elizabeth
street station early in the evening and told
Acting Captain Tracy that Tom Lee had
lcoTuou tuh' i've IAep folhS DulIuOss, OF
assassins. had left Philadelphia over tho
Pennsylvania Railroad, that they were
due>here at o'clock in the evening, and
had planned to go straight to l4Mott street.
to make an end Of Tom Lee. Capt. Tracy
with three detectives went to the Cortandt
street ferry and waited until O'Clock. but
no Philadelphia Cinnamon showed up.
The Esgers men in Chinatown were
warned by the Hep Sing last night that On
Leong Tong spies we're locating Hep Sing
laundrymen In uptown districts and mark
ing them for death. According to Mock
Duck, On Leong Tong spies we're going
around in a covered wagon, ostensibly as
dealers in laundry supplies. Whenever
they found laundry with only one Hep
Sing at work they took the address. sized
up the place and reported to the On Leong
Tong headquarters to sharpen up cleaners.
Two detectives are looking for the covered