, 1875-12-24

a Eicrcc EIntsic Between the Hep sing
and sn1ti Fling Factions.

11tafnfa err ts>r.> rhron'elr, De-. II.
One Of tho biggest battles that eyer M occurred
fought last evening, Tho fight began at 8
o'clock mud laa,cl nearly hnlf an hour. It re-
suited In tho killing IF Chtnanan named All
Ion, who formerly kapt wns1-AonHe Gu NORTH
Monaghan race; alao in tIio woludinE Of ayonnE
wAito n4au uatol .1uhM We1cll. 1t is snLposed
that two OF thrue Cinnamon "oro k.llc,l in tho
fight aud that tho bodies or NIL but tho ono
found (Ah Gen) wore carried away " thelF
ground 1ena but littlc known to auy but the
Ceeatiala themselves. 1t il alao supposed tilat
more 1ueu veto wauuled than wtrb reported lust
night.
Tho fight bocan on Union ptseet, in tlo upper
rart Of Chinatown. n short distance Lc1o" tho
oics Of tlh3 firxiula Gas Co,nPany. How It
started or Who first opened fire, s Of course only
kslown to tl.o ClAnamem themselves. It vas hut
4 short tirno alter tho first two or thIoe shots
wero fired before tho bnttte beca,ne very bIlslf.
They scctued to bo tiEIns 10th acroBH mud up
n,li down tho street, nsut tho shouts and yolfs
would have dono no dsetodit to two tribos OF our
tiegeest American ln1iana wtea gning for eaoh
other's hair. ltWha = Hnbel Of Mongollan oatlls
md cnrsca Tho bullets 70 ralneh about tho
doors mud ui1,iows Of the office 0f tho uaS Co'-
raHy that the Superintendent. 1oilu s. knueen.
thuuellt IN attack Was bGlng inado on l,,u. lle
determined. whatever tho shooting might ineaII
to take hand tn II l.snsct and drive tho shoot.
ing away from his rlace. Abnnt the time that
lle Ind got his double-barrclcd shot -gu1, out Of
window, Officers 11isbeo at.d Mills casno ur.
to uiop tic shooting. Tho bullets uero wlixtilng
on all sides OF tl.om and striking tho grotnh nil
fencts Officer Wills obtained Mr. kanoena
shot-gun, and hn and 1I,gbco advanced toward
lbs place vllere tho bxttlo seemed th'ckest. =,
Az they moved toward tho field Of battle tho
ofleurs called cut 70 the CAinaHan Of oil pas.les
10 atDp firing. nut tfloy bazon army tho hatue W
ever. Few Of tl!cu. appeared boldly in tho mid
tllo Of tho stront. IA tho moon was shining
risl.,ly at tho time. They fired hround corners.
from windows and from. doorways into whtsl'
| they squeezed aud hnttcacd themselves. The
officers mnde dash 10 catch some Of tho shoot.
nrA nearest them. "l,slo the thlnnpen turned
win rage. Mills with h,s attot-Hnn anti i1iebue
with hiH tlatoI then turned loose Oh tue China
,ncn promscuousiy. Tho bullets stsll "listied
| about their heats for Hu'ne titno, howoyor, an
the Cinnamon ii1cd at everything taoy nav move.
Other otsccrn presently arrived and the Chinese.
| Hce.ug That whlto mon wcro beginning to como
down from tho city In tuiao fnsee, !ifea = few
struggling nAots anl then gradually withdrew to
thotz hiding places.
| north Bdo OF Caion street, about the contts Of
| Chinatown. lIo waa shot in tho head. tho fatal
! bullet striking him ltt!o naoyo tho lett eye.
| lie wns no doubt instnnslf killed.
After tho battle tho police found 1t difficult to
gcs hold u any OF tho men they wanted. Tho
| Ehnnmcn on both sldoa werc ready enough to
siyo tho natnna OF thor enemies, and to point
nut the buildings IN which they wero likely 70
10 found. but thbro woro 10 many buck why's and
underground galleries. that 1t Waa only by cslnnco
that thoBo wanted woro caught. Tie iron shut.
terr OF bn1nu Of the brick bui,dsn.a worn cioned,
ant! 10 All tho calls hnl kIDcklugs of tho EAief
af l'ol.co and otlicefn no At,auer contd bo OBJ
taiucd lsy tho tt1no nn tutranco was effected It
was found TINT there waa back way opening IN:
| to sone slIeds i'd Joining. OF into oomo "1lye "
that oeued un from thp ground.
ono but tho Cllleao tAeluahlYeA. 1t ia fight
but wean oompantea. The Hop Sing, Ham Slug,
aud Aalf 4 doxeu other conlpanios seem to 10
mixed up in 1t. Bono Of tho feuaa Of theso curl.
ona peorlo appear 10 haro originated In their
uwn country, atd t'1ey land On our shores On tho
! war path against each other.