Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-01

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DENVER (Cel.), October 31st.-Denver has
and there are now fully 1,500 rioters in the
streets. The trouble has been growing for
days. 1t was discovered o week ago that
there were fully 5000 Illegal names regis
tered in this city, and Immediately after
wards the streets were filed with strangers
of the worst character. Ever since the pub
LEGATION of the forged Garfield letter violent
partisans have striven to make an issue of
the Chinese question, and the Democratic
press has been filed 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 Demo-
Gratis had procession, carrying Transparent
cies with inscriptions and cartoons tending to
excite animosity against the Chinese. A
considerable portion became intoxicated, and
remained OFT all night. This noon they
made an
ASSAULT ON THE CHINESE HOUSES,
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the Chinese. One was dragged from Hop
Lees place with a rope about his neck and his
skull 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 two fremen. Many Cinnamon
were fatally beaten, and one was rescued by
the police and taken to jail, which was im-
mediately surrounded by mob of about
1000, who hurrahed for Hancock and yelled,
Lynch the leper." Special police managed
to keep back the crowds. The other mob
remained intact in the lower part of the
city. About dark they were
ENTIRELY BEYOND CONTROL,
And marched from street to street, gut
| ting the China houses wherever they
saw them, and assaulting citizens. Or
Lawrence street, from an isolated tene
ment, Chinaman was seen dragged, his ear;
cut off and otherwise terribly mutilated. He
was finally rescued in dying condition,
placed in a carriage and driven towards the
city Jail. At Sixteenth street an unsuccess.
full effort was made to drag him from the
| wagon. Several are reported killed, but the
condition of the streets is such that it is i'm.
possible 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 SEQ. There is great deal of in
cendiarism tonight, and the Fire Depart.
ment has been called to be ready at the
slightest warning. Reports of pistols are
! heard all over town, and the militia viii
| be called out. Threats have been freely
made that the Tribune office would be
| sacked, but though the mob have beer
| 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 pro
cession Saturday night were directed to the
Chinese, and this, with constant repetition
of the Garfield forgery are the causes of tn.
riot There is q dangerous night ahead. The
Chinese population here cannot exceed 100
all ted, and from the beginning of this dis
graceful riot not single incident is reported
of anyone of them having resisted the on.
slaught
SECOND DISPATCHl
DENVER, October 31st.-At this time
(11:30) everything is quiet, the mob having
dispersed but large police force is patrol
ing the streets, and the militia are ready for
action at moments notice. The report of
the Chinaman having his ears cut off is a mis-
take, but several had their cues cut off. All
the saloons are closed, with orders to
remain so until after the election. The riot
ers Quilted every China house in town with two
or three exceptions. One Chinaman was
hung over his front door, and several badly
beaten and wounded with stones and other
missiles. In nearly every instance police.
men rescued the Cinnamon through the back
door while the mob were forcing the front
door. -Four or five rioters were slightly
wounded, one seriously being shot in the
right side.
THIRD DISPATCHl
New YORK, November 1st-A. M.-The
Heralds Denver special says: The mob is
immense in proportion, and at 1 o'clock to-
night is going through the streets visiting all
the Chinese houses and quitting them. An
extra force of police and Deputy Sheriffs.
numbering quite 1000. have been sworn in,
and have once fred with blank cart
ridges into the mob. The last report is
that one Chinaman, far up town, was
killed outright. Many persons have been
knocked down. There are thousands of peo-
pie on the streets, and the air is full of cries,
1.-THE Chinese must co." and "Hurrah for
Hancock Intense excitement prevails, and
there is great fear of the consequences. The
mob is unorganized, and has developed no
leader, which is one saving feature.