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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1900)
Till-: ILLUSTRATED DHH. Chinese in Omaha Some Prominent Men August II). 1000. One of tho most exclusive sets in Omaha Ih Hh Chinese colony. Tho desire of the hundred or more natives of the Flowery kingdom who reside In tho city Is to bo lot alone to tholr own peculiar devices. They have no Interest, noiurally. with tho community In which they reside further than to be paid for the work th -y perform. When they have received their wages they retire behind the real or assumed indif ference of Ignorance, and It Is u persistent American who can draw them Into conver sation. Tho present trouble In China his Increased their natural reserve and today there Is but one Chinaman In the i lly who will converse with an ICngllsh-sponk.ug citizen on equal terms. There Is but one place In the entire city where the Chinese character can bo stud led and that Is In tho Sunday schoo: which meets Sunday afternoon during the fall and winter at tho First Presbyterian church. This Institution was established In the old Buckingham home In September, 1SSC, by Mrs. A. 1'. Wood. It remained In Its first home but a short time, when It wub transferred to Its present incut hit; place, where It Is now maintained under the supervision of Mrs. John C. Morrow. In the Sunday school the taciturn become communicative and the exchange of Ideas between the pupils and tho teachers Is sometimes very Interesting, especially for the teacher, who from time to tlmo Is cor nered by some question of Oriental ens ulslrv or has some of her fondest hopes shattered by some point-blank statement fiom one of her most promising pupils. This Sunday school Is not primarily a place for the dissemination of religious Ideas, but that phase of the work conies up Incidentally. The II rat effort of the teacher is to Instruct the pupil in the rudiments of the ICngllsh language. For this purpose books havo been printed with ICngllsh and Chinese text and from them the teachers, many of them with no Idea of the Chinese, language, are very successful lu thu work. CIiiiiiiInIi In Tlielr Home l.ll'e. The Chinese In Omaha are practically all fiom the city of Canton, and coming from one place are all the more clannish In their home life. Generally they are peaceable, qulol and law abiding, their only appcara xe In the courts being caused by the national habit of opium smoking, and even this is falling into disuse with many of the Omaha colony. Of the members of the Omaha colony the recognized leader is Joe I.ee, or Joe Wall I.ee, as he Is known lu private life. Joe is the best Interpreter in the city and has a sound knowledge of the Fngllsh language. He Is one of the few Chinamen who will discuss nlTnlrs relating to his race with CHINES!-: KKSTAUKANT IN OMAII Phoio by I.ouls K Hostwuk Americans. He Is reputed to bo the richest and one of tho shrewdest Chinamen lu Omaha. He runs a restaurant on Fast Douglas street and as chef Is said to be one of the best men In the wt-Ht. Ik- Is an ap plicaut for a position as Interpreter lu the government service nnil expresses a desire to bo sent to China with the nrmy Leo Mun, head of the Quong Wah com pany, Is credited with being the best eilti rated Chinaman In his native language lu the city, being able to read nt a glance nil of the 10,000 characters of the Chinese al phabet. He Is deeply learned lu the the ology of his native land, but Is very ret Icent becauso of his Ignornnco of Fnglish Another Chinaman connected with the Omaha colouey, but now making his head quarters at Chicago, who Is realizing In his own person some of tho possibilities of the United States, Is Hong Sling, or Henry, as his Christian name has been translated II Sllng, as ho writes It, Is a pnstenger agt lit for three railroads, tho Union I'aclllc, North western and tho Southern Pacille He has grown up In the service of the Union Pacific He came to this country as a common la borer, being a section hand on the Union Pacific. Ho studied the language and while W. II. Doddridge was division superintend ent at Kvanston, Wyo In 1871. Hong Sllng became a inc.Hongor In that olllco. The siiperiuii ndeiil was attiacted to the young '111 1 1 a inn n lit cause of his luteiest in 111 work mid se 'tiled his promotion to the po .ill Ion of storekeeper, which place he tilled at I'ocatello and at Ogdtii. lie then branched out for himself and had charge of the Cm nc.e construction nanus on the Kin liraiile and Union I'aclllc. During the world's fair at Chicago Sling thought to gel rich and Hi csted his savings In Oriental goods. Tin-re lie loft money and went back Into the service of tho railroads. .lim ele-tlnl. In IIimiiImiiiiiI. At the lime of the last registration of Chllien' In the Inlet mil revenue collection district of Nebraska there were Mil' natives of China In the district. At that time Dead wood. S. D., had the largest Chinese popula tion, while Omaha was among the towns having a small colony, eighty-one persons giving their addiess as this city. Of the Chinese registered ai the Omaha olllco, ninny have left the cliy. but their places have been taken by others. Twenty or more of tho pupils of the Ch'.n e Sin day school havo returned to China. M.iny of them correspond with their firmer leaeheis and claim to be lolloping the teachings of the western light. Tho principal occupation of the members of tho colony in Omaha is laundry work anil a characteristic scene Is given here with. The marks on tho bundles of clean linen, duplicates of which nre In I hi pockets of the patrons, are "g 1 lurk ' mottoes. With his other superstitions the Chinaman is a believer In sjiells and In cnntatlons. Not every houso uses them. but many of tho houses give tholr patrons not only clean shirts, but n Chinese bless. lng for tholr money. The chief reliance of the Chinese ac countant is Ills frame of beads. From laiindrymen to merchant prince each man of accounts has one of these frames within easy reach. Problems of all sorts un solved by the aid of this simple-looking machine, which, like the square lu the hands of an architect, Is not as simple as It looks. The machines are of dllferent sizes, but the smaller ones permit the ripid addition of numbers of six digits, while with the larger ones tin- computa tions may run up Into the millions. Pri marily an adding machine, oriental inge nuity lias made it possible to Indicate the process of all arithmetical calculations and the more experienced accountant will solve with case algebraic problems. Many of tho laundrymen are members of companies which assist them in starting In business. This company Is not in busi ness for mere benevolent purposes. Tho rates of Interest paid by those who are supplied with money Is enormous It costs JO SING TAKING CIVIL SKKVICU Ilostwlck. I3XAMI ,IOF U Ml LUH KICHFKT CHINAM N by I.ouis It. Ilosiwick. ver little for a Chinaman to exist. If ho falls to pay tho money he Is required to work for the company until tin- debt Is paid. If he pays It he Is on the road to success, for any business that will produce the In tel est demanded by tho company will make the proprietor of It rich. Told Out of Court "Yes," the witness declared, "I could give further evidence against the prisoner; but, as Kipling says, 'That's another ' " "Never mind what Kip I, lug says," Inter rupted the magistrate, "tho Chinee can testify fur himself when his turn comes." . Chnquctte, who was recently tried at Rutland, Vt., for murder, anil defended under an Insanity plen, had been a thrifty man, had saved $1,000 or '.',000, and was therefore able to hire a number of lawyers for his trial, Inrl nllng a well known St. Albans practitioner. When the trial was ended ami the bills came lu, however, Chaquelte objected to them wilh great vigor as exorbitant, and Homebody re ported the fact to the St. Albans lawyer. What Is that he asked. "Why, Chaqiiette says that the lawyers' bills are simply outrageous. is that so'.'" exclaimed the St. Albans man "My! my! after all that has been dene that man goes and has a lucid in terval!" - The supreme court of Tennessee has de cided that a lawyer has tho right to shed tears to lullueuco tho verdict of a Jury, and, in fact, says that If ho can bring tears to his eyes at will ho Is derelict If ho neglects to do so. Tho rnso was one lu which tho defendant had appealed on the ground that tho weeping of tho attornoy for tho plaintiff had unduly Inlliionced the Jury. Tho court found that tho point had never been raised before and asserted that tho manner of defense must bo left largely to tho Judgment of attorneys. "Some," said tho Judge, "deal wholly in logic and argument without any embellishment. Others use rhetorical and occasional (lights of fancy and Imagination. Others rely upon nolso and gesticulation, earnestness of manner and vehemence of speech. Others appeal to the passions, prejudices and sympathies of the Jury. Others cotn blno all of these modes." He declares that no castlron rule should be made, but that tears have always been considered legitimate arguments before a Jury . NATION AT OMAHA Photo by I.ouls It. IN ().MMI Photo TYPICAL OM MI CIILVICtfF. LMNDKYMW. Photo In L'-Ul K. Ilosiwick Encampment of Fifty First Iowa Regiment (Continued from Fourth Page ) by Major William J. Duggau of Cieslon, composed of Companies A and II of lies Moines, D of Kuoxvllle and F or Oskaloosa, Second, commanded by Major John T. Hume of Des Moines, composed of Companies I'" of Shenandoah, C of Glcuwnod, 1, of Council lllulTs ami M of Ited Oak; Third, com manded by Major Sterling P. Mooie of Yilllsca, composed of Companies (! of ('Teu ton, l of lledford, K of Corning and II of Vllllsca. On February U the Second and Third battalions co-operated with other troops lu occupying the town of San Koque. On Feb ruary IS the First battalion was ordered to the front In command of General Over shlne. During March the Second baltallou was relieved of Its duty al Cavlte and Joined tile First at the front, the Third still re maining at Sail Itoipie ami vicinity. Shortly afler the whole regiment was ordered to the front under General Hale's command. Ill-nun to Do llenl I'iulilliiu. From this time on commenced the history of the regiment's real lighting until tho capture of San Fernando on May fi. During May, Juno ami July the regiment was stationed at San Fernando. On August !i It occupied tho tov n of Calulut, where it re mained until August 17, when It returned lo San Fernando. On September r. the regi ment was relieved from the firing Hue and sent to Manila. On September I'l! It hoarded tho transport Senator ami October 211 dis embarked at San Francisco, where later II was mustered out of the service. On November I! the regiment i cached Council HlulTs, where It was tendered a magiiillceni leceptlon and the several companies left for their respective homo towns. When with drawn from the front the regiment hail bin -IX men lit for duty out of the l.ir.lO enlisted men and llfly oillcers. Seventy-one men and two oillcers re-enHsled, leaving 7(i!i men ami foriy-nlne olllci-rs to return home. The band of tho Flfty-Hrsi regln. under the leadership of George W. Lan ders, served through the entire canipalrn and was mustered Into the new reglmei.i of the Iowa National Guard. The baud belongs to the town of Centervllle, which has every reason to be proud or It. Noi nly Is It a first -class musical organiza tion, but every i iber showed himself to he a lighter. The members of the band had a fashion of getting out on the firing line and taking part In the lighting. The band boys were orderlies and often! nes ollhers charged and fumed becauso "or d( riles" were not on hand when needed They soon learned, however, to look for llieni on the firing line. The baud ex peits to make a tour of the stale this fall and will be in Council Illuirs at Die time Company L formally opens lis new armory. llllllli I, ol' Council llld Mm. Company L of Council lilurfs, organized May 1, 1SS7. was rormcrly known as tho Dodge Light Guards, having been named arter General G. M. Dodge. It was mus tered Into the new Fifty-first regiment, Iowa National Guard, on January IS last. Its present oillcers are: Captain, M. Tin ley, first lieutenant, James H. Malher; second lieutenant, O. p. Jamison. All three or these officers served through tho Philippine campaign and are most popu lar with the rank and file. Tho present company niiinborH forty-llvn m if whom nineteen am veterans or the Philippine lampalgn. Old Company L, when It left Des Moines foi Han Francisco, was seventy men strong The prc-i al i ompanv has a handsome armory lu ibe Didiany opera house bloi k ami promises tins winter ii be one ol I he I'aetolH in I lie mm till life of the illy. The twelve eompanles comprising the Fifty-first regiment, Iowa Nalioual Gil. ltd are as follows: Company A, Des Molues. Company II, Yilllsca; Company C, Glen wood; Company D, Kuoxvllle; Coiiipau.N 11. Shenandoah; Company l' Oskaloosa Company G, Creston; Company II, Des Moines; Company I, lledford, Company K, Corning; Company L, Coumil lllulfs, Com pany ,M, Ited o.ik. The oillcers are Colonel James Klish Lllleoln of Ames I .It'll t till It I Colonel Jesse Clark of I tt I Oak, Major Wldeiier or Bedford, Majoi llenni-t or Des Moines, and Major Mcntzer ol' Kuoxvllle. Major Fulrrhllil or Clinton is surgeon, wlib First Lieutenant Don Maer.ie of Council Ml u tin first assistant and Lieutenant Coiiklin of Des Moines a tiecoud assistant. First Lieutenant John Oulney Anderson of Coumil lllulls Is ad Jutatit of First battalion, First Lieutenant George Gaiien of Des Mollies adjillaul of Second battalion and First Lieutenant George lleeseti of Oskaloosa adjutant or Third battalion. Lieutenant Drown of lies Moines Is commissar:' nlllrcr and Captain Lane of Ited O.ik regimental qiiaiieruiasler and ordnance ollleer. Cavalry Troop A or Des Molues Is al Inched to the I'lfly-llfHl regiment. Its olllrors are: Captain, II. II. Polk; IllM lieutenant. It. I'1. Kauil'maii; second lieu tenant, A. M. Swigerl. Reflect ions of a Bachelor Contentment Is ambition's undertaker. Tho only thing that can euro a man of loxo Is to havo It b:id enough. Women have more ways or loving thin a man, but men havo Iho most love to lovo with. I.ovi with a woman, has no rival. H is al ways either smallest thing Down In her Iho biggest thing or I lu lu lire. heart every woman think-. a man ought to begin proposing to her by apologizing for dating to rail In lovo with her. The world will rorglve a woman fur everything except what sho can't help. After all, love Is nothing but a game of solitaire between you and yourself. When a man leaves his heart lu Un hands or a woman he always finds It again w it It callous spots on It. When a girl lends a book lo a man to read she always marks Iho things In II that sho thinks look the deepest. Tell a infill a woman loves him and Un fits! question he asks Is, "Wlio I'ell ,i woman a man loves her and the fit-si qucs Hon she asks Is, "Which?" Alaska's (Hear Waters About ono-half of southern Alaska Is sater. Tho Inlets and bays are so numer ous as to bo otto of the wonders or the world. Ilolh Iho salt water and rreslt water are remarkably clear. Fish and oilier marine animals may be seen lo the tli pill or twenty and thirty feet beneath the surface ol' the water. There are no study beaches and no tide Hals, The timber conies down to Iho water's idge. Tin waters are so cold ihal fish, as well as shellfish, aio g 1 ihroughoiii (he year.