New-York tribune., 1909-07-06

v" We Uck Mock Duck We lick Chcns sung
geolsT: Hooiay, zip Sing 50 long, - ,r.
The on Leons Tong VAS very ousE
celebrating recent victories over the HIP sing i's
sns re-tir- ready for renewal q me '"s
= -r-.-,,-,, >I,tices in Chinese were posted IN
several rlaces in Mott street ordering ali Ii,eiS
she on Ieong Tong To come 10 the 'esIa' uli'',
.,5 D-a~ marty and scouts were out gathering j"
g,ravs There was continuous line - "a''''S'
-, ,,v vrooden trays on their heads. gong UP
the narrow stairs 70 the top floor 81 no - 'lo,'
-. ~. besdorarters Of the on LeonEs. carry
ing golden lines. green aprico's- PreSe' "a -
apnles and other chinese deiica'leS ~ =
,e,.;,,, raor, OF the society large tabie Vas
,rres6 with al manner Of tempting -o7o' Nile id
the bie meeting room an eNcl'ed crow" '0''7' ava
the continuance Of glorious war
.1o-r each side of the room was ranger row
-, ,5l,,,~- sjr,-en clad women who watched
So husbands ard brothers making plans Tor IN
.resf outbreak against their enemies ne ny
sinrs A. one end horribly grotesa1f j'S
A,er %. m and in front of this incense "as S'"
stantly burned and the men maae ne. -
,rsvers Al the other end MAS hung great Si.-'
- os-,-as ON which were written in lalItSe ''fi
acters exhortations 10 the brave
A serai-circie e half dozen musicians "a
the canvas playing three-strineea N'ol'i' l'-I
so-,,, ont rnonotonous chant. whi'h seemed
70 have peculiarly inspiring effect IN 'he 'lli'li7
cf Chinarnen. = little Chinese ~ho Is o"oI' III
,errreter sal At the end Of the line oe'''lS q
gong covered with Chinese inscriptions. a'e nc
sound of the gong was he signal for ever man
in the room to Join in The chant while me afii'I'
rt-1 women At the sides Of the room softly claPpea
their hands
.sArFRICA ANIZEp' CHINAMEN THERE
.-e--~.- ..n,-s and Chinese biouses jostled one
-o.lar ia the ,ror-dsd room The little interpreter
ear al rhe gong in r nigh starched collar patent
leather shoes and neatly pressed trousers anu al
e,-r-eesor 20: cunning and devlltry on ms lFa'u .
mar could only be matched hy the JOSS Al.
t+roucf the room ->ucricauized' Cinnamon Nleu
with their Oriental brothers in the eNcl'ed "ai
ha-fs-a rf their locks and actions i was Sulh-
ing object lesson 81 TIE work of the missions 10 see
the excitement and passion or these faces 'ha' mao
teer n nlarid calm and serious in the streets oniN
3 few minutes before
,z-tss ali -1,fs ez-ternenr was progress AT the
o,-,s - the ur Ieoug Tong. the Hip Sings were
holding secret meeting at their headquarters az
\ =. Esoy-e-, The word was brought 10 them
ear1, ia The da- thar the ON leongs were 10 horH
q vys- carnival and the Hip sings lighted >
7ie - incense AT their doors and went into secret
session for several hours When II was over one
of the leaders Of the Hip Sings said The ON
IoonEs rejoice this, week Next -. week We VII
have dinner and merTy1nak KING -. -. o
Meanwhile Ole Tom Ice The leader 81 ot me M In
5yeonss Tege,Sd ms @ troIn5ed y, bV dozen
Faitffr1 guards zyho kept Vigilant watch for
-, R,,ov l'a eaf5 You can't tell Mavbe
something happen. The Hip Sings don't like what
--5a old man laughed the story that an at
4eTnpt was made Kill him yesterday morning az
his home in Harlem and that he was saved by
his German wife
WILL. TRY TO KILL HIM, HE SAYS,
That was three years ago" he said No one
Try 10 xiii me to-day. But they will Oh yes: l
take no chances I carry a revolver. ana three
men always guard when I 60 10 my home and
when I come down in the morning.
He said that he would no; 90 home last night,
that trere might be some excitement in china
town and he would not want 30 miss IT,
The police had an their preparations made yes
rerdav tong outbreak Inspectors Schlnitt-
berger t'afferty and DAILY with Captain Calvin,
f the Elizabeth street station. hand with
an extra force OF 2 of uniformed police and
a. many I'm plain clothes strengthen the already
excertionally large force which has Patrolled
Chinatown for the last three months A tong out
break was expected as became known
that Eve members of the Hip Sings had been con
,-tca nt = series 81 rl,llrlars IN Ensron- The OF