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AT HUNTSVILLE.
I M) , | -ut't.E NOT INSPECTED BE.
■ ' vl LOF A SNOW STORM.
■ n ( nr ,.enter Examined ns to Con
■ . ut CMrkamanga. Ttutipn
I ml I'criinudlna —MaJ. Gundy Tes
■ . N j„ Regard to the Medical
I -HIM* > Depot at Tampa—Mil j.
■ Tlim „nson' Testimony Denis
I w Itli the Overcrowding of the ilos-
I ~|tnl i" Montauk and Lack of At-
B |rii.!an tH ‘
■ ii- ,Ic. Ala., Oct. 26.—The war in
■ commission 10-day postponed
■ ;,m of Camp Forsee, owing to
■ n! ,] -i nvstorm and very muddy roads
Btli. c.imp here is a large one, with about
■ „ -divisions of troops, to say
■ .thins ■ ' the liospitals. There were a
■ n ,regulars here, and among
B-, ni mat - who participated in the Santi
■ , |U; ~cii. Many of these will be ex-
Ht-imsl i-y ihe commission. The investi-
B.tio'i ti< r> will be directed especially to
B g of (acts concerning the man
-8.., ri ,|:| of the hospitals and the care or
■n,. -i i< while the army was in Cuba.
■ ~ at mission began the examination
I, witnesses to-day with Gen. Louis H.
B., r p,-r.'. r. who is in command during
8,, wheeler's absence. He had been at
B kam.mga, Tampa and at Fernandina
B iiT tiling here. He said that camp at
B i kamt'U.ea was too crowded. That at
B e., * was unsatisfactory, but it was not
■., ndi I to be permanent. That at Fer-
Bandina vas ideal. The food supply had
Ben ampF" throughout, but quarterm.as
Bpr's supplies were generally slow, and
Be re hat been especial trouble in secur
tent- Th> re was more difficulty in
Baling supplies at Tampa than elsewhere,
Because cf railroad congestion.
I Maj. Charles M. Gandy, the surgeon
■who was in charge of the medical supply
11, pot at Tampa, said he had been able
Ito fill all reasonable requisitions for med
■i al supplies with promptness, but many
Bulky articles for which substitutes could
lb- had w, re not supplied. Regular troops
|w, re easily satisfied, but the volunteers
|v. ■re exacting. Still there were delays,
luiul he mentioned one Instance of sup-
Llirs ordered from New York that were
tot received for two months. He had fit-
Itfd out the Shatter expedition for Cuba,
land thought that in the main the expedi
tion was fairly supplied. This was es-
I- dally true of the first requisition. He
[bad afterward hoard that many of the
Ir'err- came back to Tampa in the hold
lof the Iroquois. He gave the name of
leapt. Munson as authority for this lat
|t r statement, and he was sure that Capt.
Munson would testify iwillingly and fully.
During the afternoon session of
the commission a number of of
ti'ers who had served in the San
tiago campaign and in Florida were exam
in*!. Gen. G. S. Carpenter said the sick
et Santiago had suffered somewhat on ac
count of the deficiency of medicines ami
medical supplies, but this was the only de
privation of which he spoke. The troops
rid not receive the entire ration while in
the field, hut he was quite sure that no
mail in the command had gone hungry.
C'apt. George S. Cartwright, who had
been aide to Gen. Kent in the Santiago
campaign, said that doubtless some of the
men had lieen hungry at times, but he
thought the excitement of battle had sus
tained ihrm. On the night of July 1 he
had had half a hard tack for supper and
the remaining half the next morning. He
thought that under the circumstances the
commissary department had been quite e-f-
fic.ent in Santiago.
I.i'iil. Farnsworth, Gen. Lawton’s quar.
termasii-r at Santiago, gave the details
of forwarding supplies and Lieut. Grier
son, chief commissary at Tampa and
C.ml. Thompson, who had held the posi
tion at Fernandina, told of the supplies
ai these two points. Mr. Farnsworth said
'l:jt for a time it had been impossible to
F 1 full rations to the front. Messrs,
urierson and Thompson said the principal
I’cmnlaints they had heard about supplies
concerned the bacon furnished.
•" 'i- H. D. Thomasson, surgeon of the
Tnirty-third Michigan, who had served in
the g. in ral hospital at Montauk Point af
,,T *' u g- 1". said that in August there
w,if ' '' patients in the hospital and that
in: were often eight in a tent. There
"or in the beginning of his service not
sufficient wots and some men had to sleep
vti the blankets. Some of the members of
tie hospital corps were without training,
h;i he had known of but one instance in
" : a hospital refuse was thrown out on
the ground beside the tent. There were
times when there was not a sufficient num.
l*r of attendants. Asa rule the surgeons
"■ r. capable, but when he went into the
instiltition. there was a sad deficiency in
cm •?. He had heard no complaint of
ill ir-aiment from patients, but there was
in from outsiders. He thought
d' aths were caused by the removal of pa
fore they wore in condition to be
moved. Yet the removals were made to
ni'.kr place for others who were still sick,
nr.d who otherwise would not have found
a !’!■' in the hospital. In one instance
lie i ul been told to get 300 ready for re
-11 1 but when going through the hos
• had found only seventy fit to he
moved and had demanded a written order.
ul r, he did not get, and, therefore,
’ 'n ■ 1 only the seventy. He estimated
11 'Tom 200 to 500 had been, thus pre
man,i. y removed.
■V MACON WEDDING.
'dr. John AV. Siilnliolxer and Miss
Alice Walker United.
11 '"on. Ga., Oct. 20.—Mr. John W. ShiQ
r and Miss Alice Walker were mar
-1 1 hero to-night. The wedding was an
' -'mi affair. The attendance were Misses
I ' ' - 1 ia Walker of Spartanburg, S. C.;
' Hollingshead of Milledgevilie, Lily
I.nile of Macon, Annie Walker of Coch-
Adi Evans of Milledgevilie, Myrtle
\\ it.- of Sparta, Ella Mae Williams of
'■ Clara Johnson of Savannah;
t, 1 '” 'i.Mr..-n, Messrs. J. G. Shinholz-r of
■' Hr. H. W. Walker of Macon. Wal
t"f Johnson of Savannah, Polhill Wheeler
f.’. T'elton Hatcher of Macon, W. F.
ilkor of Savannah, Sam Coleman and
rt McKay of Macon.
Ir Benjamin Pressley Walker and Mi 's
i intone Moss were also married to-nl~ht,
elding being one of much inter* t, as
F parties are very popular in Macon so
noiiiK* at Haivklmvllie.
iwkinsville, On., Oct. 2fi.—The steamer
“ Miiiiam arrived yesterday after
lf'" '• bringing eighty-five bales of cot
r •re are more hogs in the country
0 ; ' 1,1 r ” this year th in usual, but lots
• m are dying with cholera.
account of some little Biisunderstand
he new boat line did not get their
h .' ' oat started Saturday, but are load
, to-day. It will carry about 490 bales
| ton this trip, besides a lot of naval
Death of Mix. Walton.
' f -usla. Ga., Oct.‘ 26.—Miss Catherine
lull about 60 years old, sister of the
> i.ilium A. and Anderson W. Waiton,
to-night, after a brief’ illness.
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“Johann Hoffs Malt Extract was recommended to me by
Mr. Nat Butler, and 1 find it an elegant appetizer and muscle builder. I can recommend
it highly to all cyclists and athletes.” eismer a mehoelsohgo., 3oloasnta, Row rook
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS’ CONCERT.
NVns a Successful and Enjoyable
Affair.
The concert given last night at Masonic
Hall was, in point of musical excellence, a
pronounced success, and credit was reflect
ed not only upon those by whom it was
given, but also upon the committee of
members of Savannah lodge No. 15,
Knights of Pythias. *. 1 .
The attendance was not as large as was
hoped for, though a number of tickets
were sold that were not represented, and
the Knights came out well financially.
Other attractions drew from the attend
ance.
The programme consisted of nine num
bers, all of which were excellently ren
dered. The piano duet by Miss Annie
Dierks and Prof. Mehrtens, which was
the opening of the concert, was greatly
enjoyed. It was followed by a song,
“Am Meer,” by Prof. Steeg. The violin
solo, “Reverie,” by Miss Winters, who is
an artist with the instrument, was one of
the features of the programme.
Prof. Steeg also sang “A Dream,” pleas
ing his audience as greatly as when he re
sponded to his first number. The piano
solo, "Faust,” by Miss Mqy Palmer, who
is an excellent musician, was well received,
as was the recitation, “Kissing Cup’s
Race,” by Prof. Mellveen. He and Mr.
William Mellveen rendered the dialogue
of Brutus and Cassius. Miss Winters also
played “Mazurka” as a violin sofo.
Refreshments were served and dancing
was engaged in after the concert. The
committee under whose direction the enter
tainment was given consisted of Sir
Knight I. Heilman, W. H. Leopold, Charles
Brandt, George Lehwald and R. E. Hall.
MISSING MAN SAID TO BE HERE.
Hubert Williams of Lakeville,Conn.,
Reported 111 in Snvannnb.
' There is a man said to lie in Savannah
about whom relatives and friends in Lake
ville, Conn., have been worried since Oct.
10, when he disappeared from that city.
A search has been made for him, but it
was not successful in revealing the where
abouts of the man. He himself, however,
has written his wife under date of Savan
nah, and it is presumed he is here.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Winsted, Oonn., tells of the letter
from Hubert Williams, the missing man,
to his wife. It further says that it is
supposed in Connecticut that Williams
must be demented, as his letter indicates
that he is not of sound mind.
Deputy Sheriff William Perry of Salis
bury and Wellington B. Smith of Winsted,
a warm friend of Mr. Williams, are re
ported as having left Connecticut for Sa
vannah. A search for their names was
made among the arrivals at the hotels
last night, however, and nothing could be
learned of them. They were to come here
to look up the missing man.
It was thought that, since the letter to
his wife was such as to show him to be
mentally unbalanced, Mr. Williams might
possibly, If really in Savannah, be at one
of the hospitals. An effort was made to
locate him, but his name was not among
those of the patients at any of the hos
pitals.
Mr. Williams is one of the most promi
nent Republican politicians in Connecticut.
He has served four terms in the general
assembly of the state, and has been upon
important commissions appointed by the
Governor.
COLD WAVE DROPS DOWN.
Mercury Took n Turn Toward tlie
Bulb Lust Night.
Mercury dropped lively last night, and
the chances are Savannah will have its
first heavy frost this morning. At 8 o’clock
—when the last observation was taken at
the weather bureau—the temperature was
at 48 degrees, its minimum mark for the
day. It was then falling rapidly and by
midnight was below 43 degrees.
The cold wave was predicted. It has
been advancing from the West for a day
or two. The coldest weather reported
iart night was in South Dakota, where
mercury was down to 16 degrees. The in
dications at midnight were for no decided
change to-day. A severe storm is pre
vailing over the great lakes and extends
to the Northeastern and Middle states.
The cold wave is over the Eastern, South
ern and central sections of the country.
M’KINLEV MAY VISIT SAVANNAH.
Will Likely Be Invited Here From
Atlanta.
Mayor Meldrim was asked yesterday
what he would do about Inviting President
McKinley to Savannah in the event of his
early visit .to Atlanta.
He said he could not tell yet, but the
President would be welcome. Since the
troops are in Savannah, it is not improb
able they muy be reviewed here hv Presi
dent McKinley, as he has not yet had the
privilege of seeing the Seventh Corps.
POLICEMAN KIEHNAN HURT.
Horse Fell Under Him at Habersham
uni) Duffy Street*.
Policeman Kiernan met with an unfor
tunate mishap at Habersham and Duffy
streets about 7 o’clock last night. His
horse fell under him. and he was thrown
to the ground. No bones were broken,
but the officer had to be removed to his
homo in the police ambulance, and will
probably he unable to resume his duties
for several days. 1
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, IS9S.
EDDIE BALD
THE WORLD’S CHAMPION CYCLIST, Writes;
“ I have been using the genuine
Johann HofPa
MaK Extract
for some time in my training, and
would cheerfully recommend it to
all athletes.”
VEGETABLES FOR TROOPS.
Maj. Ruthera Gives Dealer, a Show
for Contract.
Maj. G. W. Ruthers opened bids yester
day for furnishing the Seventh Corps with
vegetables until Dec. 1. The successful
bidders were Collins, Grayson & Cos., the
others who filed bids being Cavanaugh &
Brennan, W. D. Simkins & Cos.. W. P.
Green & Cos., and Jacob Barker of Kansas
City.
The vegetables bought In largest quan
tities are potatoes and cabbage. The
dealers are to deliver all supplies to the
.commissary department.
SOLDIER ACCIDENTALLY' SHOT.
Pistol Discharged on Falling to the
Ground.
Corpl. London of Company B, Fourth
Illinois Regiment, now camped on Bay
Street Green, was accidentally shot last
night, as he was getting out his relief for
provost duty.
Londen was in the act of lighting a
cigarette, but In raising his hand with the
match, his revolver was knocked from
the holster to the ground, and struck a
stone and discharged. The shot took effect
in the officer’s side, producing a painful
flesh wound. Surgeon G. E. Hilyard soon
had the soldier resting easily.
GREAT POWER OF THE CZ tn.
Absolute Master of Legions Number
ing a Million on a Peace Footing.
From the London Telegraph.
I What makes the new initiative at St.
Petersburg so serious, so commanding, so
different from all previous vain and tran
sitory attempts to reconconcile Christian
principles with Christiandom, is the per
son who utters it. Some people have fool
ishly' called the Czar's manifesto “Cob
denite.” Cobden, at the hight of his in
fluence, multiplied a thousandfold, could
never have awakened a thousandth part
of the echo which rolls back on our ears
from all corners of the civilized world
from the simple words of a young man,
proclaiming that everybody already knew
about the wastefulness and danger of the
armed peace. This is because no man,
old or young, in alt the earth holds any
thing like the position of Nicholas, the
Czar.
In a certain real sense Russia is not
governed by the Emperor for the time
being, who is her nominal ruler. She
is governed first of all by tradition, find
ing its most concrete expression in the
will of Peter the Great, which, if vague
and elastic, like our own constitution, is
even more powerful to constrain and en
join. Next she is governed by the Or
thodox church and the army, both in their
spheres despotic, and capable of secretly
dictating to the boldest ministers and the
most independent sovereigns. Lastly,
though without direct representation, the
merchants, the aristocracy and the inar
ticulate but omnipotent masses of cattle
like peasantry help to govern Russia—mil
itary policy being largely in the hands
of the colonels on the frontier, who are
in turn played with by palace adventur
ers. But to each and all of these the
Czar, the central figure, the focus of this
barbaric Slav system, is indispensable; and
in spite of all the checks provided by
those national lines of steel upon ,vhich
“the Little Father” must move and live
the personal power and authority of the
ruling Czar imply the most real, solid And
stupendous Individual prerogatives ever
exercised by a potentate.
When someone asked the first Nicholas
who was truly the greatest person, next
to himself, in all Russia, it was merely a
candid and faithful reply which that Czar
gave in saying: “He is the most consid
erable person in all Russia to whom I
happen at the time to be speaking.”
Wealthier than any brother or sister sov
ereign in the world; absolute master of
legions which on a peace footing number
over a million: lord of more than one-sixth
of the territorial surface of the globe,
with subjects of many races and colors,
amounting to over 120,000,000 souls, of
whom 80,000,000 are, for purposes of man
agement, as homogeneous as rice grains
the embodied center of that stupendous
Imperial sphere is immeasurably above or
dinary human standards, and wields an
incredibly vast Influence. What is it to
such a voice whether Its accents please
Berlin, or suit Paris, or soothe Vienna, or
gratify Rome, or terrify Pekin and Con
stantinople? It can, at one breath, lift,
as it has just lifted, a question of his
tory out of the region of theory into one of
hard fact and practice—and the chief
point, therefore, about this new and sud
den mtinifeslo in favor of peace and dis
armament consists in the certainty that
it is the Czar’s own utterance; not that of
a statesman, or a philanthropic society,
or of a church, or of a mob.
I have seen this young autocrat many
times, and in close proximity. Never was
power so stupendous embodied in form o
simple, gentle and prepo**-ssing. Every
body is familiar, by pictures, at least,
with the appearance of Nicholas 11, who
inherits by his mother. Dagmar of Den
mark, the type of princely grace and
“bonhomie” to which English |>eopie have
grown accustomed by the conn !y offspring
of the illustrious eister, Alexandra. It Is
a face which, whether you admire it or
not, you must love, you must trust, you
must ever pity, so clear and plain it grows
on you while you gaze that the mind be
hind it and the heart beating in that ex
ulted breast feel the responsibilities of
that tremendous power a hundred times
more than its pleasures or glories.
X saw the young Czar crowned in the |
ancient chapel of the Kremlin. I was I
almost within reach of him at that u
pronie moment when, alter (lie holy ,in
nointing, and the solemn ceremonies of the
confessions of faith, and the proclamation
of his titles, the youthful autocrat—h< is
hut 30 years old to-day—placed on the
brow of his beautiful, sad consort the dia
mond crown just removed from his own,
while she, on her knees, buried her sob
bing face in his mighty lord’s mantle, and
rose, lovely in her imperial trouble, the
greatest lady of two continents. I knew
then that from natures so obviously noble,
noble deeds and thoughts would spring—
it the awful world of splendor and ne
cessity in which the pair must live did not
hinder. lam not in the least surprised
at the high courage and superb independ
ence of this young man's act, which comes
near being the best and bravest thing done
this century. Still, less need we be as
tonished if aware how British in love of
peace and progress the highest are in the
Russian court, how habitually the daugh
ter of the Princess Alice and the grand
son of King Christian of Denmark talk
English lo each other, and how dear to
both is the character and are the coun
sels of our own beloved Queen. It is an
old joke at St. Petersburg and Moscow
that, more than once, in the sitting of
state ministers, when something unwel
come at Osborne or Windsor was being
mooted, the Emperor of all the Russias
has quietly murmured: ‘‘Ne deranges pas
granndmaman.’”
There is every reason, therefore, why
this sublime experiment of civilization,
whether practical or not, should be cor
dially welcomed and earnestly furthered
in England and by all Englishmen. Of
all living personages the young Czar was,
hy his power, place and authority, the
very man to venture the attempt, in the
personal sincerity of which no sarcasms
and no cynicisms ought to make clear
headed people disbelieve,
TROGLODYTES OF AFRICA.
Still Burrow in the Earth ns Dirt
Their Fathers Before Christ's Com
ing.
From the New York Herald.
Paris, Oct. B.—lf you want to be Intro
duced to the slowest people in the World
you must visit North Africa, and make
your way across the scorching decei t that
separates from the rest of the inhabitants
of Africa the race known to the ancients
as the Troglodytes, from the Greek “trog
lois,” a hole. They were given this name
on account of the habit of living in ho)e3
In the ground, a habit that probably owes
its origin to the fact that Old Sol in that
quarter is a very merciless old tyrant,
and life above ground is scarcely bearable
except when the sun has retired for the
night.
The Troglodytes are in the line of cara
van travel and are visited by these freight
trains of (he African desert. No outside
influence has been able, however, to ween
them from their ancient habits, their an
tique garl), ami their peculiar manner of
living. So far as is known the manners
and customs of the Troglodytes have not
changed since Bible times, and any one
coming upon a group of these people in
the present day and comparing their ap
pearance with descriptions extant that
some historians have regarded as fabu
lous, will see that they are precisely the
same now as they were many centuries
ago.
A Troglodyte city ia the most curious
dwelling place in the world. From the
exierior it presents the aspect of a Roman
circus. The habitations ire built in lay
ers, one above the other, and form a cir
cular wall with a single door of the houses
otKti on the interior of the circular city.
Each habitation has a door and a window'.
To get to them you climb a flight of steps
out in the wall, which bring you to the
lower layer of houses. If you wish to
go higher, you climb another flight of
steps to the houses above, and from here
to the third row. if you are visiting some
one living on the top of the pile. The
doora are al) fastened wilh a most primi
tive lock that Is turned by means of a
wooden key.
Besides providing protection from their
enemy, the sun, the circular habitations
with the dead walls outside form a strong
fortress to guard the, inhabitants from
the attacks of neighboring tribes. In these
more peaceful days, however, they have
no such fear before them, and so they
use the walled city mostly for the stor
ing of crops, while they live in holes dug
In the ground within the walls, and fr< -
quently change their jKs-itlon in search
of pasture for the animals.
T'lie age of the cite s is immense. The
exact date when they were built is un
known, but it Is believed that they ante
date the birth of Christ. The people- are
peaceably disposed, in which phase of
character they are tne superior to most
other natives of Northern Africa- They
are intelligent and hard working, tending
their flocks and farming their lands wilh
patient energy The approach to tip ir
country is so difficult and dangerou:: on -
count of the frightful gorges it is neces
sary to traverse and the risk of being
overcome by the-deadly sirocco, that these
Interesting people have been disturbed but
little by Europeans. Now that arch
aeologists are turning their attention to
the ancient people something more is be
ing learned of them than was known here
tofore.
—The British shipbuilders have broken
the record this year w-ith. 598 merchant
vessels of 1,346,250 tons, under construction
on Sept. 30, being 351.0'Kj tons abote the
previous best record, while 92 warships
of 376,435 tons are also building. Great
Britain's maritime supremacy Is shown
by the fact that 49S out of the 398 mer
chant ships <>• being constructed for
British owner
TRAFFIC IN CHINESE WOMEN.
HOW THJ.V ARE SMICtiIEO I\ AS
I’AIIT OF FAIR EXHIBITS.
Story of n Until In Chtnatn-vrn, San
Frant-Uro, to Hrdcrni Forty Al
in on il Eynl itrnutlcN From Slavery.
Twelve Hundred llelil In Rouduae
in California—Sold for a Sana
W lien llllilren anil liaised for the
Market I.IUe Stock,
From the Philadelphia Times.
The slave trmlle In Chinese wcmen,
wTiTMt has been conducted more or less
largely in the Chinese quarter In San
Francisco, has had a big boom lately be
cause of the successful smuggling Into the
country of a number of Chinese women.
The ITtilled States treasury department
officials are determined to capture the of
fenders and instituted, with the aid of
the police department, last week a raid,
which resulted In the capture of some
thirty of the Inmates of a dozen of the
Chinese slave houses ami at least one of
the smugglers. The raid nearly precipita
ted a riot In Chinatown, but the police es
caped without any accident more serious
than a couple of broken Chinese heads.
The women will go back to China.
The subterfuge which enabled the slave
Imporii rs to escni>o the vigilance of the
customs officials was a clever one. When
the Omaha fair was opened application
was' made by the Chinese Six Companies
for permission id land clerks, artisans,
musicians and merchants for the Chinese
exhibit at the exposition, it was granted
by the treasury department. Among the
many Chinese who landed were a number
of women, who were to be in charge of
exhibits and wofk at certain trades. The
Orientals went to Omaha, but they rill
not stay long. Before the fair had grown
very old they had taken their departure
from Omaha and scattered over the coun
try.
When a treasury official went to Omaha
to check up two months ago he found lhaf
less than 40 per cent, of the Chinese who
had been permitted to land were still at
the fair. Inquiries were made at once in
all the large cities of the United
States, and it was discovered that the
aliens were domiciled In haunts of their
countrymen. Thirty-five slave women
brought into the country by thUr masters
had, it was found, been sold In San Fran
cisco and were living in the local China
town. A raid was planned a month ago,
but a Chinaman in the employ of the
custom bouse betrayed the plans, and the
slaves were spirited out of the city and
hidden in I,os Angeles, Portland, San
Diego, Fresno and other cities.
The slave owners thought they had
acTßeved a master stroke. Soon they grew
bold, and, believing that the government
officials had given up the attempt to seize
their chattels, they caused them to be re
turned to the city a few at a time and
again |>laced in the dens of Chinatown.
When the plans had been well formulat
ed a second time for the raid the officials
who were to participate in It went to
Chinatown singly or In pairs, the secret
service agents in citizens clothes. The
leaders carried with them the plans of
the various dens to be invaded. Approach
ing these In numbers from all sides and
surrounding them so that there was no
possibility of the Inmates escaping, the
word was given and the seizure begun.
Then there was excitement in China
town. The Mongols gathered in force
and threatened to attack the officers. The
latter drew their revolvers and kept back
the mob. Clubs were freely used, and af
ter the melee many a Chinaman nursed
a broken head.
The doors of many of the dens were
found to be heavily barricaded, but axes
were brought Into play and the obstruc
tions removed. Some of the women fought
viciously against arrest, scratching and
biting the officers who tried to hold them.
The poor creatures had been made to be
lieve that women of their class were put
to death when captured by the "barba
rians,” and they fought as do persons to
whom life has not yet lost all Its charms,
despite the fact that body and soul were
In bondage.
In their attempt to escape tv.o women
in a Baker street den Jumped from a sec
ond-story window and ran down an alley,
screaming and imploring their countrymen
to save them. Highbinders and mer
chants. truck venders and laborers threw
themselves In front of the white officiuls
in the attempt to Impede the pursuit, hut
agtiin were clubs freely used, and after a
•lively chase the two frightened women
were captured.
Others of the girls mounted to the roofs
of the houses, hoping thus to escape de
tection. They were doomed to disappoint
ment. To guard against an emergency of
this kind, Maj. Moore bad posted men
upon the highest houses, so that they
could see all those who emerged upon
the roofs beneath them.
One hour after the word had been given
the object of the raid had been accom
plished and Hie officers had iri their pos
session thirty slaves. The captures had
been effected without loss of life and with
only the breaking of the heads of a few
highbinders who grew too bold In their
attempts to foil the raiders.
The arrested slaves were led In pairs to
the mislson homes, followed by a mob
of jabbetlng Celestials. On the faces of
the unfortunates fear was depicted, und In
their peculiar lunguage they walled and
pleaded for mercy. They believed they
were being led to death by torture und
that their bones were to be ground up to
make medicine and offerings to the gods
of the white unbelievers.
When the prisoners appeared In the Fed
eral Court building It was found that
among the thirty women taken Into cus
tody there was a notorious Chinese slave
dealer, Fun Suey Wan, who each year
makes trips to the Flowery Kingdom, and
on her return smuggles Into the country
a numlier of slave gins purchased during
her sojourn In her nalive land. It Is said
that during her career she lias brought
Into this country hundreds of girts, but
heretofore she has succeeded In evading
all attempts to apprehend her.
Through the Interpreter It waa learned
that the total number of slave girls In
Chinatown was estimated at upwards of
twelve hundred. 'These girls Inhabit dis
orderly houses and opium dens, many of
them living in quarters reeking with iiltli.
All their earnings are confiscated by their
masters, who own them absolutely, body
and soul. They are given a limited
amount of freedom, and those more beau
tiful than the others are often purchased
by rich Chines.; merchants, in whose
households they live a life of ease, with
out realization of the degredatlon of their
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position. To be a slave is to the Chinese
women of the poorer classes a perfectly
natural condition.
Of the girls who were arrested In the
recent raid only a few would give their
names, and only a half dozen consented
to tell of their previous lives, believing
that the Information that they would give
would be used against them to hasten
their execution.
Yu Wek informed the Interpreter that
she was born in Hong Kong. Stic is but
14 years of age. She was first sold when
she was but 0 years of age. Her parents,
who are still living In China, were very
poor, and could not afford to keep her un
til she got older, when they would have
realized a better price for her. The figure
which she originally brought was equal
to about S2OO in our money, but as she wits
a very beautiful girl Her first owner sold
her for nearly $2,000 when she was 11
years old.
Choey Kam Is 15 years old and Is one
of the woman not Included among those of
the Omaha contingent. Canton waa her
home. Her father and mother are dead, und
she was sold by the authorities of Canton
to defray the expense of their funeral. She
was smuggled into this country in Octolior,
1897—rather, she was permitted to l ino
through a ruse which worked to perfec
tion. Ou her way over she was schooled in
the part she was to play in deceiving the
"barbarians." Her master was to say mat
he was bringing her over to her father,
who had left her in China when he had
come to America to make hi- fortune.
At the appearance of a certain China
man at the Steamship dock they woutl
give her her cue and she waa to call
"Father!" and rush into his arms. So well
was she instructed that the landing was
effected without difficulty. She served as
nave In the house of a rich Chinese mer
chant here for a time, but later was made
to enter one of the houses on DuPont
street.
Among the rest was Ah Ngoi. the belle
of Chinatown, who had brought $5,000 to
her owner. She wus indignant at her cap
ture and fearful of being sent back to
China.
“Why can’t the barbarians let us live
in peace,” she asked of an Interpreter.
"We ire harming no one. Why do they
want to send us back to China to toll in
the rice fields, and to be beaten and abused
by our masters? Are we not Iwtter oft
here? If not, first try to reform the fallen
women of their own country, who are not
slaves, as we are, and have not to choose
between Wows In the field arid a less cruel
existence in this country of the white
men?”
She Is a bright, educated girl and know
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with Iter life of degradation In China
town. She was the object of the homage
of all Chinatown and lived in luxurious
ease. So she well might, for her earnings
paid her own< r well for her keep.
The campaign against the traffic has
only Just begun. The police Intend to
push Is to a finish and to not only pre
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