Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-03
Smiley Elected to the Sen
ate by $50 My0rity.
CONGRESS REDEEMED.
Both Branches Republican,
House, 154; Senate, as
Slred, 50.
The Work of the Mob.

The forged letter against General
Garfield on the chinee question pro-
duoed its mark wherever Cinnamon
live in this country. Every drop Of
blood that has been shed BY the mob
In Its outrsges work must be charged
to the leaders of the Democracy, for
they are the men who have been guilty
of melting the wors: elements. against
John Chinaman. How would this peo-
pie take il if Americans in China we're
subject to the treatment that Cinnamon
are subject to in America Would We
sssnd it! We would break off all
treaty relations with China, and that is
what China should do with America. If
this country will not receive Cinnamon,
what right have we to ask China to re
oeIve US. Are We ready to close the
ports of the respective nations against
each other
Last Sunday, g mob, acting under
the inspiration of the Democratic circu-
lars against General Garfield attacked
the Chinamen that are living IN Denver
Col, The despatch as sent on Sunday
says; Denver has been in the hands
of mob for eight hours aud there are
now fifteen hundred rioters in the streets
The trouble has been growing for days.
Ever since the publication of the alleg.
ed Garfield letter violent partisans lave
striven to make an issue of the Chinese
question and the Democratic press has
been filled with articles asserting that
rs soon q. Garfield Was elected the State
would be flooded with Chinese and all
the white labor driven out Saturday
night the Democrats bad procession,
carrying transparencie with inscriptions
aud cartoons tending to excite aninos-
ity against the Chinese.
A considerable portion became in
tnxicated aud remained out all night.
This noon they made an assault upon
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 bis skull crushed in With boots and
bricks The police were called out.
but we're 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 fireman. Many Cinnamon were
fearfully beaten. One was rescued BY
the police and taken TO Jail, which was
immediately surrounded by a mob of
bout 900, who hurraBed and yelled:
Lynch the Leper" Special police
managed to keep back the crowd. The
other mob renamed intact in the low
er part of the city. About dark they
were entirely beyond control and
marched from street to street, cutting
Chinese houses wherever they saw
them and assaulting citizens. On Law
renee streer, from an isolated tenement
o Chinaman was dragged, bis ears we're
cut of and be was otherwise terribly
mutilsted. Hs was finally rescued in
. dying condition. placed IN a carriage
and driven towards the city Jail. At
Sixteenth street an unsuccessful effort
was made to drag bim from the wagon.
Several are reported killed, but the
condition of the streets is such that il
is impossible at this hour to get q def
mite report. Many coIered men we're
knocked down and beaten. There is
q great deal of incendiarism to night.
The Chinese population here cannot ex
ceed $50 all told, and from the begin
ming Of this disgrsceful riot not q SIM ,
gle incident is reported of any one of ,
them having resisted the onslaught.