The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
SAN TRANCISCO'S DANGER.
THE CHINESE PREPARING NOSEGAYS
TO REPEL ATT1CK.
The uoodiur Element Cowed by Ola
Fashioned vigilance Danger OF
an Uprising Against the Monsoiians- i.nud-
able Efforts of the Committee of safety.

The Hoodlum Element towed nv nm vi"
Fashioned vigilance Committce-D Danger OF
an Uprising Against the Monsoiians- i.nud-
able Efforts of the Committee of SAFETY.
SAN Francisco, July 3O.-lIere, as In other
cities Of the Union. rioting and tho suppression
OF rioting has boon tho ruling excitement OF the
last week. The damage done by the riotous
nobs of this town has been confined to tho de-
trution OF a few Chinese wash-houses ana inc
demolition Of IA lumber wharf nearly adjoining
tho Pacific Mail wharf the firing of tho latter
leng doubtless the object in view.
The trouble began on Monday evening, fol-
lowing upon a meeting Of discontinued work
jngmcn who met to express thcir sympathy
with the strikers in tho Eastern cities. Tho
meeting passed of quietly and tamcy enough
80 far rs its promoters and the workingmcn
were concerned. but it had naturally attracted a
crowd Of young hoodlums and other roughs.
who at the close Of the evening started of on n
maraudng expedition against the Chinese.
They sacked several outlying laundries on their
way TO Chinatown, whore their entrance was
forciby and successfully resisted by tho police
of the city. Further riotng occurred on Tues
day night and on Wednesday Committee OF
Safety y" was organized. and its ranks rapidly
filled. On Wednesday evening several fires
were started. including the large fire on the
wharf. and In the course OF the evening several
collisions occurred between the hoodlum mohs
on the ono side and the police and members Of
the citizens committee ON the other in which
the hoodluns were always worstrd some hail
dozen lives were lost in the melee only one
tand that accidentall on the side OF the friends
since Wednesday night tho streets have been
Iatrollcd by compnnics and squads Of the Safety
Committee. and the vicious classes have been
kept in check. They are no, likely to begin
their depredntiuus anew 50 long us the existing
reurcssfvc measures are kept IN active force.
classes il largely due To- the traditional lame 81
the Vigilance Committee OF 1896 and the naliet
that its successor Of Inst we'k would not hest
tate to gh fire with fire. or, to spenk moro cor
rectly, force with force. The arivc MENTORS
Of the committee were numbered 10y thousands
all were well armed. and the majority knew
how to us" firearms. and were instructed by the
authorities 10 use them freely in cases Of re-
Tho Chinese, porulaton .reirGated 70 their
own quarter 81 the town a. night Whric theS
were said to be well provided with rifles. re-
voVcrs Snhres and axes. together with nos"-
gays and other Chinese weapons OF defence, !
have no doubt the mul- would have mot hot
reception and desperate Resistance had they
been able Ia enter the Chinese quarter At"r-
rihle slaughter and destruction Of property
would have cnsuod incr.a.in. in fury each
day. for thousands of mon. not otherwise in
clined 20 violence. would hay, Joined the RANKS
Of the insurgents ii any considerable number O
Americans had boon killed hy the Chinese ~
the first onset. In the wild excitement which
would have quickly followed such an event
hoodumism would have been forgotten and
condoned. until retaliation and revenge haf
trrome satatcd Win the hloou ol the hat'o
Ch,nnmen. r,.
. Happily Inc town mas escaped thls terIln'
threutened disaster, Tor q lnlr ~ l'hst nut IN,
snake Ia sc"trhed not Killed. ne disconien
Tenhlns. ana where II rahSits II Is lhtehslHrt
by the events OF the pas week. 60
IN" lnuinhlr ril"rS pl th' commute" OF NNl''
ytp prot I me NM pr perry; ana suppress
vlol"n ~. may easily llr dl,."rlrd INTO m 1r-uii
lZni resolve 10 Iroi'f ana en- urNEr ~ .hr-'
labor. AMI 10 strengthen "a Sni posed ailinn q
between the Mrnitny class s., WHO lruit iN NM
uphold the cheap lnnGr9i IA. Chn'-,, ana th'
alien hnrdeS. MhN MI tho places and arr ius
monorolizne the work that IN other American
cities provide dr "ht subsistence Tor th'
WORKING youth ~ BON sexes.
Tnesr s"niimc Mt. dangerous IL me peace an
good order ~ ms CITY, ar" s'ething IN ih'
minds OF thousands Of otherwise well m"aninl
citizens. and other ih"nsan.@ 81 "a" Nieioh
classics. In'y VIII furnish lrditlu lh'm' v
asitnt IN Nh"n va" 40 'h"l' upon lr.r Sp,'i
and frn" assem- h'nsr IL removed Nm trin =
u mus exposed ~ -p'rlnl nni very sriN' 'nn
ger from wii'h th" Its'rhh 'llns nrr, l"ll.S
exempt. Bnt Tor thls 'hin' So question IN
ttrik"7 and riots ~ IN" Lat would prllhMy no
have caused not ceahl" ripple upon the usua
routine order OF thl- 'lly. ,
~ r,nd'rs IN" exist nee AMONG us n Ni'lou
ma dang rous 'lis- douhiy Ilnst r"us. an
thW lhrsr anu increasing nuhEernu1 Gus
uo,s exist ~ SAh lrnii'ls'N i ErhcThly 80 n