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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.
