Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-06
LATEST DISPATCHES,
Especial to the Daily Lyon Cowaty
Tmes.1
All About the Anti-Chinese Move.
ment Last Night.


SAN Francisco, April s.-The
Presidents of the Chinese companies
this morning sent a communication
to the Mayor, calling his attention to
rumors, that while the better class OF
citizens are respectfully devising
means to check Chinese immigration
at Union Hall tonight, another class,
mostly of foreign birth, intend to be-
gin riotous proceedings against the
Chinese, and appeal to him for pro-
tec,ion. The communication ends
as follows: "Our countrymen are
better acquainted with peaceful voca-
tons than with scenes of strife, vet
ma 1y Ut them have lived long enmgh
in this country to learn that self-de-
tense Is the common right of all men,
aud should riotous attack be made
"n the Chinese quarters, we have no
power, even if We had the disposition,
ie.Esssgai9 en-. countrymen from de-
trem ty, and selling their lives as
dearly as possible. But we trust and
believe that it is in your Honor's
power. and in accordance with your
high sense of justice, to prevent these
threatened evils. That we may do
all in our power as good citizens To
preserve the peare and avert riot we
most respectfully submit these state
meats, and make this earnest appca,
to your Honor as precaution against
riot or tumult this evening"
The Chief Of Police has ordered
every man Of the regular and special
police force to report for duty. y
chain of policemen will be thrown
around the Chinese quarters, while
pickets will be posted on avenues
leadi e to that locality. To-day the
Mayor held a consultation with the
six companies, and, in accordance
with suggestions, all Cinnamon have
been instructed by the heads of the
companies to keep indoors, and, as
far as possible, within the limits OF
their own quarters. The police will
carry the ordinary side-srms permit.
ted by the regulations. The military
is strong enough in the city to i'm
mediately suppress any unlawful
demonstration which may be made.
The Chinese are evidently much
alarmed in view Of the meeting this
evening, fearing violence from the
lawless portion of the community.
For day or two, a general armine
has been going on among them,
and large quantity of repeating
rifles, pistols and other more print
tive weapons have been purchased
and conveyed to the Chinese quar-
tiers for seif-defenSe il rrQnirsa,
General McComb and Colonel
WAson notified Chief Ellis this af-
ternoan that the militia wolli be
ready to cooperate with the police,
if necessary, tonight, and mott fed
him that everything was ready to
turn out the militia at the shortest
notice.
A Whisky Trial Begun.
The trial of Lucien Curtis, in
dicted with f. L. Tarbox, on a
charge of running dis,illery in
Los Angeles County, with inten; to
defraud the government, between
the months of October, 1874. and
the LIST of March. 1915. was com
menced this morning in the I 5.
Circuit Court, judges Sawyer and
Hoffman presiding; Assistant I. S
Attorneys Coghlan and Van Duzer,
and special counsel John W. OWN
ellie representing the government
and W. Il, l.. Barnes and W. W.
Morrow appearing for the defend
ant. The jury was impaneled aud
the case opened by Mr.. Van Duz
The indictment contains sixteen
counts, being in specification o.
individual cases, which frauds ar,
alleged to have been practiced. TIL,
first witness called was II. Il
Mathew, deputy internal revenu,
collector of the First Califorui.
district.
Criminal Items - Put and Cal
Prospects.
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 5th.-Al
old German named Michael Mitchell
who was stabbed in Bull Run allie,
last Friday morning with the blad
of pair of scissors in the hands o
John McCarty, died at the City an,
County Hospital this morning. !
charge of murder has been registere,
against McCarty on the prison book
Muck Sow, the Chiuaman on tria