The Portland daily press., 1880-11-01
DENVER In THE HANDS OF A
DEMOCRATIC MOB.
Cinnamon Dragged from their
Houses and Murdered.
Their Ears Cut Off and their
Skulls Crushed.
Incendiaries Plying their Hell
lish Business.
A Republican Newspaper Threat
ened with Destruction.

DENVER, CAL, Oct. 30.--Denver has been in
the hands of mob for eight hours. There are
now fully 1900 rioters in the streets. Trouble
has been growing for days. 1t was discovered
a week ago that there were fully 5000 Illegal
names registered in the city and Immediately
afterwards the streets we've filled with stang
ers of the worst character. Ever since :he par
ticulars of the forged Garfield letter violent
partisans have striven to make an issue OF the
Chinese question, and the Democratic press
has been filled with articles asserting that as
soon as Garfield was elected the state would be
flooded with Chinese and all white labor
driven out. Saturday night the Democrats
had procession carrying transparencies with
inscriptions and cartoons tending to excite ami
mostly against the Chinese. A considerable
portion became intoxicated and remained out
all night This morning they made an assault
on the Chinese houses, tearing them down and
driving out the Chinese One was dragged
from Hop Lees place with rope about his
neck, and his skull was crushed in with boots
and bricks. The police were called out, but
were unable TO control the mob.
The fire department was ordered to throw
water on the rioters, but the mob attacked
them and badly wounded the foreman. Many
Cinnamon were fearfully beaten. One was
rescued by the police and taken to jail which
was Immediately surrounded by mob OF
about 1000 Utes hurrahed for Hancock and
yelled Lynch the leper."
The special police managed to keep bac the
CrOWQ. ADOtn0f nOD remained iuudCb III Cn0
lower part of the CITY,. About dark they were
entirely1beyond control and marched about the
streets, quitting Chinese houses wherever they
saw them and assaulting citizens on Lawrence
street. From an isolated tenement China
man was dragged his ears cut off and other
wise terribly mutilated. He was finally res
cuea in dying condition and placed in a car
riage and driven toward the city Jail at 10th
street. An unsuccessful effort was made to
drag him from the wagon. Several are re-
ported killed the condition of the streets is
such that it is impossible at this hour to get a
definite report. Many, colored men were
knocked down and beaten.
At this hour the rioters are still on the
streets in full force. Special police have been
sworn in to the number of 300 There is a
great deal of incendarism tonight and the
fire department has been called to be ready at
the slightest warning. Reports of pistols are
heard all over town and the militia will be
called out.
Threats have been freely made that the Tri.
bune office would be attacked, but though the
mob has been bowling across the street from
it no attack has been made as yet. Citizens,
irrespective of party, are intensely indignant
The transparencies carried in the Democratic
procession Saturday night were devoted alto
repititions of the Garfield forgery, are the
causes of the mob.
There is dangerous night ahead. The
Chinese population here cannot exceed 100 all
told and from the beginning of this disgraceful
riot not single instance is reported of any
one of them having resisted the onslaught.