Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-12-23
WAR IN CHINATOWN.

al apfufN NtulfhattVu ~ tnt A"-
tervention OF the police and citizens,
they have been sleeping CA their
arms, as it were, each company wait
ing for some warlike or threatening
demonstration from the other to com.
meuee their indiscriminste shooting
and cutting. Il is also believed that
each company have imported fighters
| from California aud other sections oi
the country, who were we'll verSed in
the proper Use Of firearms, and could
manipulate knives and hatchets sci
entiically 1t is also known that
Wells. Fargo Il Co. delivered 70 them
/ yesterday several large boxes Of shot
guns, rides, Tevolvers, aad probably
knives. In fact Notwithstanding
| their promises 20 Mayer Curric to
preserve the peace, those best in
formed knew the embers Of war
would again blaze forth, and daily
expected 10 hear the deadly whistle
Of ,he pistol bali on its mission OF
mischief. They were not mistaken
or wrong, for yesterday At about
Ar. NJ, the police and citizens were
startled by the sharp popping Of the
ride a. a the loud lang Of the shot
gyR, mingled with curses and yeils
in the heather iibberish, of the ex-
cited and bleodthirsty rice-eaier.
The war had agaia opened; the
China treaty had been violated The
tom toms We're bSaging, and the
stink-pots flying Tie police, ac-
oompanied by many citizens repair
Ell in Al haste 10 ihe battle-ground 8,
bot before accomplishing anything
they were obliged to open their bat
terry and eight their way eIe they
could capture any prisoners. The
Hop Sing ComPauys men, it is be-
Iieyed, began the fight hy firing oa
some Of the sam Sing and Hop Woh
men, sad ia a few minutes il bcCame
general. Sixty OF eighty shots were
fired, aad but few men could * seen.
considering the number II shots,
the majority be;ay from behind
brcsstwork> and through portfolios
the sam Sing Company having their
houses perforated with sagrr holes to
poke their pjSto and guns through.
and in Some houses regular port
holes arr constructed. The po.ice
arrested, II the time cur senior oditoF
leiL eighteen, but mauy more, it is
expected, would De captured later.
Only two dead men were found.
though others are Thought to lse
killed and sccreted ty ;heir friends
One WAS Sael in the back with four
buck-sbal or ptStu.-hallS. and the
other through the meek, hath belong.
ing to the Hop sing Company. the
attacking party ou one party O..
el-h! which wcrc arrested there was
found >eyea pistols, seven knives and
one spencer cartjpe, besides u uum-
1rr ot knives snd hatchcts. On aa-
other party they captured >iA shot
guns three Spencer caraiaes, three
Springfield ri3vs, aad hstchots ard
Knives innnmcrable. Some f the
kuiyes were ia reality shoyt-swords.
and a more dangerous and murder
aUs-lo5klug wcapo9 cannot tex imag-
iaed Many 81 the sbo,-gaa> weye
loaded With pis;ol-hails and large
slugs Bat pcaoe was a, last yy-s-
tered hgt /; Kept the officers .busy
dragging taeu to the station house
Officer Symons arrested two, who al
tempted to escape. each starting a
different direction. For moment
tAis otacer was puzzled, bp, be mas
tered the situation by catching each
oac 10y his queue, and IN this Ia
/ d4cTuas manner, notwithstanding
/ their protests. IN archcd them lee the
caiahoose The man who did NOR,
To queil the disturbance aud restore
/ peace was John kaneca. Secretary al
/ the Cas Company, whose office j. un-
/ fortunately and uacomtor,aoly near
/ the seat ef war. When the trouble
began he stepped ou; Of his Office
VITA his shot-gun and opened On the
warriors, without regard or distinc,
ton 10 party or company. When
I tins trouble will end il is hard t. tell
! 1t Is disgrace e. the civ aud coua-
I try. bui owing ~ their many WAYS
If escape aud facility in swearing. j,
Is difficult Ia panish the rinslcac!crs,
Ii Is barely possible that the noted
aud maCh-teared - COZ NAV take a
haad IN quenohiHg thc military fire
Of these embryo heroes, aud no doubt
il is the quickest method, for "ways
that are dark AMI tricks that are
vain, the heather Chiuee is peculiar. "