The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-22
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Hin sihgs NJ 'hr Conanla offlre ~ Friday
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On feonHa eating attention ~ tho tact that
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noticr that he IN tHong-. In the multiplicity
~ their engagements had Forgotten this
In isnidcnrt appointment, 80 much 10 thor
oladicnl larvrhta
Tho On leonas responded that they,
tho Ou iRongz. srre bower than low caste
10 have diacpmmoird their illrstrous con
temtorarica. Nryrr would they. The I'm
ieongs. crasc 10 hcwail The dnghko lapse
~ memory. but that was Just how IL hat
prned-thcy forgot. Would tho Hip Singa
be so munincontly generous IA 10 forgive
the lapse and grant the light 81 their
tenances ON Monday Well. tho Hip Sings
would.
Yesterday five Hip Sings appeared ~
tho Consul's office. They were " \,
Charles, a Hip Singer 81 BOSTON. who cut
his Chinese name with hi- queue; HUE Cow.
who has dropped the tong he started with
Mock Duck and regathered himself IN the
fold, JonR Pong Sing, owner 81 a chop
suey Joint at Coney and the new head Of
the tong: the Indispensable, queueless Chris
tian Jim Wang and humble Yip Shung,
The appointed hour came. No On Ieongcrs.
After half an hour the door opened and
in walked one small Or LeonR man who
never held an office-Ho Pooh, a merchant.
His air. his bearing. his very name breathed
contempt.
But the Hip Sing men went at their busi-
ness. anyway. They had n petition TO
the District Attorney and the Pole" Conn
missioner asking Tn elm To stop all gambling
in Chinatown. This is a strong indication
that the tong var was not called OF, a.
stated. on n private agreement for the dl-
vision Of graft from the gambling houses.
Evidently, the Hip Sings are not in on the
spoils. The Hip Sings wanted the On
Leongs to join them in signing the petition.
II was a grand diplomatic move to make
the enemy throw his cards on the table.
Ho Pooh did the only thing he could. He
refused point blank. About the time the
conference adjourned there was a pow
WOW in on Leong headquarters at II Mott
Jim Wang sat in his trock coat and white.
tie before the Hip Sing joss yesterday and
spoke in terms OF Christian forgiveness of
the perfdious On Leongs. Jim speaks ex-
cellent English.
"Ho Pooh was afraid to sign" he said.
IF he had signed his own tong would have
blown him to pieces. We have proved
that they stand for gambling. SO do the
police. There are sixty fantan tables
and ten lottery games running in China
town now. Each table and each lottery
layout is paying $3.50 a week to the police
through Chinese agents, Who are those
agents? Well, you can guess.
THAT white flag with the red border
war flag of the tong. 1t means blood and
slaughter. 1t is the 'dead flag There are
little red placards all over Chinatown now
telling the Hip Sing men to get out or die.
Our men are leaving town, while the On
Leongs are strengthened every Ia, ty
hatchetmen from San Francisco. They
have 300 men now and we only 200
Gin Gum, who use TO be secretary Of the
On Ieongs. was asked for his views. At
the mention Of Jim Wang he smiled like a
boy mt the sight of Il { hristmas turkey.
"t'm not r,cletaly any NOAH" he said.
'I've designed. You see Ho Pooh" He put
his hands in his pockets and was silent.
Ho Pooh was asked about the document
of the Hip Sings. He drew three draws on
his long tobacco pipe n said.
mo sabe. You sac Tom Lee"
4 servant onened J ON Ices door.
Tom Lee makee go way" he said. go
piocee one day, two day. Come back
maybe to-mollow. No sabe,' and he closed
thu door.
At the On L.eong joss house, 10 Mott street,
two priests were drawing notices IN red
paper.
Sings?" began the reporter. The mention
of that name had n magic effect On the
priests. They dropped their brushes and
moved stealthily backward toward the
saving NO sabe!' whenever
to. When they reached the stairs
they turned and made n rapid exit. leaving
the joss unguarded. That was the only
expression from the On Leong
side.
1t is true that there are new faces in
Chinatown-efugees from San Francisco
in the main. Certainly there must Inc mo
men among them, for the trace of
killing languishes for lack Of pay in the
San Francisco Chinese COLONY. And
Chinatown is overhunR with a brooding
sense that something is about to be doing.