Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-11-03
Riot at Denver-Several Cinnamon
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DENVER, October 3l.-Denver has
been in the hands of mob for eight
hours, and there are now fully fifteen
hundred rioters in the streets. Trouble
has been brewing for days. 1t was
discovered a week ago that there We're
fully eight thousand illegal names reg
istered in this city, and Immediately
afterwards the streets were filed with
strangers of the worst character ever
seen. Since the publication 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 as
serting that as soon as Garfield was
elected the State would be flooded with
Chinese and all white labor driven out.
On Saturday night the Democrats had
a p recession, carrying transparencies
with inscriptions and cartoons tending
to excite animosity against the CHI
nese. A considerable portion became
intoxicated and remained out all night.
This noon they made an assault on the
Chinese houses, tearing down the
houses and beating and driving out
the Chinese One was dragged from
Hop Lees place with rope about his
neck. and his skull crushed in with
boots and bricks. The police were
called oat, but were unable to control
the mob. The fire department was
ordered to throw water on the rioters,
but the moe attacked them and badly
wounded two fremen. Many China
men were fearfully beaten. One was
rescued by the police, and taken to the
Jail which was Immediately surround
ed by mob of about thousand, who
hurrahed for Hancock and yelled lynch
the leper.' TIE special police manag-
ed to keep back the crowd. The other
mob remained intact in the lower part
of the city. About dark they were en-
tirely beyond control and marched from
street to street, cutting the China
houses wherever they saw them and
assaulting citizens On Lawrance
street. from an isolated tenement, a
Chinaman was dragged, his ears cut
off and otherwise terribly mutilated.
He was finally rescued in a dying con-
dition, placed in carriage and driven
towards the city Jail. At Sixteenth
street an unsuccessful effort was made
to drag him from the wagon. Several
are reported killed, but the condition Of
the streets is such that it is impossible
at this hour to get 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
three hundred
There is great deal of incendiarism
tonight and the fire department 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
Tribune Office would be sacked, but
though the mob have been bowling
across the street from it, no attack ha
been made yet. Citizens, irrespective
of party, are irrespective of party, are
intensely indignant.
The transparencies carried by the
Democratic procession last Saturday
night were devoted altogether to the
Chinese, and this, with the constant
repetition of the Garfield forgery, are
the causes of the mob. There is dan
gerous night ahead. The Chinese
population here cannot exceed one hun
dred and fifty all told, and from the
beginning of this disgraceful riot not a
single incident is reported of any of
them having resisted the onslaught.
At this time 1l:30 P. NJ, everything
is quiet the mob have dispersed, but a
large police force is patrolling the
streets and the militia are ready for ac-
tion at moments notice. The report
of Chairman having his ears cut off
is a mistake, but several had their ques
cut off. All the saloons are closed with
orders to remain so until after the cleo
ton. The rioters gutted every China
house in town, with two or three eX-
ceptions. One Chinaman was hung
over his front door and several badly
beaten and wounded with stones and
other missiles. In nearly every in
stance policemen rescued the cinnamon
through the back doors while the mob
were forcing the front door. Four OF
five parties were slightly wounded, one
seriously. being shot in the right side.
DENVER, November 1.-The active
response of citizens to the call of the
authorities effectually checked the mob,
and by midnight very perceptible
Improvement was developed, which has
steadily continued Early this morn
ing squad of miscreants raised a dis
turbance near the postoflice, but within
10 minutes it is estimated that 1000
citizens, nearly all armed, were on the
ground. All rioters at that point were
arrested and sent to Jail. Several hun
dred warrants were sworn out by oiii-
GERS. Between 200 and 800 arrests
have been made. The city is now
considered absolutely secure against a
revival of mob rule Indignation
among all classes is intense and earn
est Should lawlessness show itself in
any form or at any point it will un-
doubtedly be checked by the strongest
and most convincing means employed
in such emergencies
Eleventh Hour Treachery
PHILADELPHIA, October, 27-1 our
correspondent in this city has just been
informed, upon the most reliable au-
thority, that thousands of tickets are
being printed and will be sent out for
use on Tuesday next under the osten'