Show SIC TONGS SIGN sic TRUCE TRUCE I UNTIL NEW YEARS YEAR'S SAN AN FRANCISCO Jan 13 Mer Mer Merchants chants in Chinese quarters who have havo tong tonJ affiliations opened their doors for business last lust Ili night ht for tor the t first time in several necks the warring tOD tong men have havo j u truce which winch is to hold until until un til HI February 10 of 20 nays days nys af after Chinese Nl New Years tears The Sue Don no and On Yick Yiek ton tongs toms which have o been engaged a e in a L blood feud agree to Suspend hostilities until the time New Years Year's coI celebration bration the tho bi big event O of tho the y year car in the Chin Chinese se quarter la Is over Tho The war ha has bas paralysed business bus bus- Ul mess iness and caused considerable loss to the tho merchants The tou tongs s stipulate that they will not bo ho responsible for any individual outbreaks bj by b thc their r members I but state that they will w Jl not Dot sanction any or organized warfare Several Chinese have hao lost their lives durin during the tho war which has ra raged ed in in over every town of tho the Pacific coast where whore the theton ton tongs s involved involve are represented It is ia expected that before the truce ends the merchants and Chinese con consular sular officials will succeed in in patching patchin up tip a lasting n peace pence |