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Show TONQ WAR OVER. Warring Chinese of San Francisco Agree to Bury the Hatchet. San Frnnclsco. A truce has been signed between tho opposing elements ele-ments In tho Chlneso Tong war, which affects tho entlro Pnclflo coaBt. Tho present treaty is only tomporary, howovor, nnd expires on Fobruary 15. Tho local Chinese consul nnd representatives repre-sentatives of tho Chlneso Six coi-panics coi-panics in this city, who made an unsuccessful un-successful expedition to San Joso and Sncrnmento last weok in an attempt to put an end to the strife, got together to-gether with the head men of tho two vrarrlng Tongs, tho Hop Sings nnd tho Ding Kongs, and threatened to expose tho gun fighters among them to tho pollco nnd to drlvo them out of tho country and mako thom known throughout China unless n treaty of pcaco was signed at onco. A truc6, which takes In all of tho Pacific coast, was thereupon drawn up and signed by leaders of tho two Tongs nnd word has gone out to all of tho fighting men to desist. It is expected that before this treaty is over a now ono, which will bo lasting, will bo framed- and signed by tho Tong leaders. |