Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-26
PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The City Still Excited and
Stirring Times An
tiGlpatGd.
MORE OUTRAGEs BY HOOD
LUMS.
In Open Air and A~nti-COOlis Meeting
Called for Last Night.
The Committee of Safety Ready for
the Worst.

the Worst.
SAN Francesca, July %.
Last night passed quietly in that por.
ton of the city north of Market street,
but about 8 o'clock p. VI. a crowd of
hoodlums wrecked a China house on
Natoma street. near Fifth street; then
they assembled on Fifth street, oppo
site the Mint, several hundred strong.
a squad Of police attempted TO dispense
them, but were repealed by the crowd.
Reinforcements of police were hOoted
and stoned by the mob, but the affairs
changed, and by the liberal use of their
clubs they succeeded in routing the
gang. About 200 of them then started
on a raid up Mission street, smashing
every Chinese establishment on the
street from Eighth TO Twelfth streets.
The gang then went down Thirteenth
street to Howard, where they attempt
ed TO set fire to a wash house, but some
bystanders succeeded in extinguishing
the fire. The crowd then tore down
and set fire TO a China wash-house and
match factory on the corne Of Twelfth
and Folsom streets. Here they were
overtsken by the police, roughly
handled and dispersed. This ended
the disturbance in that quarter. The
only other raid during the night was
an isolated II on Il waSh-house on the
corner Of Greenwich and Devisadero
streets, which was burnt, and the
hoodiums dispersed before the police
or firemen could reach the scene. The
Chinese were busy yesterday barricad-
ing their premises. The outrages thus
far committed seem to have been the
work OF unorganized bands OF roughs
and young hOodlums, very few that
could be called workingmen being
among them. The executive section Of
the workingmen's party met last even
ing. Speeches were made insisting on
the preservation of law and order; and
the members say they are as anxious
as any class of men a be to maintain
the peace of the community and will
labor for this end.
later.
SAN FRANCISCO, July %.
At this hour, 6 p. NJ, the city is
quiet, but feverish; though suppressed.
excitement is everywhere noticeable.
This is principally owing 10 the fact
that an open air anti cooiie meeting is
called for this evening in front of the
new City Hall. and it is believed that
if we are to have any serious trouble,
it will begin tonight. No one seems
to know who called the meeting. A
number of notices were handed in at
the newspaper offices, but the party
bringing them threw them down
hurriedly with the money and left.
Hand bills TO the same effect have been
distributed. The work of preparing t o
maintain nrAar hnG h1ap trofnpr 81
actively all day. The Committee of
Safety have held two executive meet
ings during the day. 1t was reported
at 4 o'clock this afternoon that about
1000 names had been put on The roll.
Much of the business of the commit
tee is necessarily secret, but the chair
man states that everything is progfes-
sing in a most favorable manner The
committee have issued an address to
the people stating the purpose of the
organization to be to sustain the con-
stituted authorities, undertaking no
duty not Immediately connected with
securing the safety OF life and prop
erty and asking the corporation Of all
good citizens. The Mayor has issued
a proclamation recounting the scenes
recently witnessed here and in the East,
counseling citizens to take measures
to prevent causes of excitement and
advising them TO either quietly pursue
their ordinary %avocations or remain at
home. The city has a force of II 5000
men ready for any emergency and any
attempt to excite a rio Will be crushed
at the commencement. The procla-
nation closes by a notice that
all assemblies and crowds of
people will be dispersed. The law
- gnnrap.a onI SIaIl h, .,.ft..-G
at all hazards. Every precauiion has
been taken to prevent and put down
any disturbance. The militia are
again ordered under arms for the
night. a large posse of specials have
been sworn in to assist the regular
police force, and arrangements have
been made with the United States au-
thorities for a plentiful supply of mu-
nitions of war. Two companies of
United States troops stationed at Alca-
traz and Angel Island. are held ready
for immediate action. The United
States corvettes Pensacola and Lacka-
wanna, with a force of marines from
the Mare Island navy yard, are on the
way to the city. A delegation from
the Grand Army of the Republic have
been sworn in to assist in preserving
the peace. Gun stores are carefully
guarded. The Committee of Safety
who stand behind all the authorities, |
state distinctly that these preparations
are made not in view OF n special
knowledge of proposed violence, but
IN the general principles of being pre-
pared for the worst. There is unusual
activity noticeable among the better
class CT citizens in supplying them
selves with arms and ammunition. 1t
is reported that along the m~anufactur-
ing establishments, in the southern
portion of the city, an unusually large
proportion of hands are Off duty to-
day. There are rumors from Oakland
that a delegation from that city will
cross the bay to join their a~nti-coolie
brethren tonight.
z. J. Healy. organizer of the Work
ingmen's Party in this city, has a card
in the kgeRiRg Post taking exceptions
to the remarks of the principal
speakers az the preliminary meet
ing OF tina COMMITTEES OF Safety