The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27
HOODLUM and HEAqHEB.
Continued Excitement in San
Francisco Over the Chinese
Question.
More Incendiary speeches ut the
Sand Lots Police and the
Workingmen- Formation
OF Vigilance Com
mittee.

NEW YORE. Feb. 2G "a Ban Francisco special
states that nj the Sand Lots meeting Sunday. n
woman named Annie y. Smith advocated the
hanging on lamp posts Of half a dozen or more
cigar manufacturers. mud Kearney took up
collection from his excited audience to erect
permanent gallows on the Sand Lots. From
secret Information obtained. 1t is believed that
KeRrney's crowd intended an Immediate resort
10 violence. In this controversy there Ia no
telling what Major Kalloch may elect to do.
The chief Of police will act independent of
him for the preset walton Of tho peace, and he
Will he supported Nv ths state militia and
Federal army and navy totco on tho Pacific
Bio maY nrls. s On i deeiaion of Judge Haw-
yer Of the United States Circuit court noxt
Saturday. whom he may declare that the action
pf the Legislature on the question " employ
ing Chinese II unconat itut,onal. Should that
bo hts decision. which Ia probable. the excite
ment may poH aihlr, nnua" disturbance.
BAN FRaNGIsun Feb 40 - Yesterday afternoon
the ward presid"nta. Mayor Kalloeh aad num-
ker Of repreann' 'ativa, mon Of tho Work. ingmen q
quarters of tho party on Market street. kenrney
presiding
were presented. The preamble reoltes tho ae-
tion Of the board Of health In declaring China
town a nuisance The resolutions pledge
every axertion to preRarve quiet and good or
der ofrer nny needed usslstauce to the board of
health in carrying out tho work: advise a oes-
Eation Of street proct aHons In view of tho en-
board; refer to tho report said 70 have hean re-
ceived TO tho effect thHt tho police and rertain
vosn n to ess h"
ment of the law against the Chinese: express
fear thRt tho Hhno rhah counsols may prevail
which before resulted in the nttomp'od asses-
rination OF tho mayor. and denounco tho in-
grouse W tho pora force.
Of cnsns s Wss ed IL ba passa a
evening 70 organize vigilance committno for
the suppression Of any riot which may BRONX
S<vStn tb.t, 1trtft iu1,, tt.,lt,
The ward presidents Mayor Kaltooh. and
the aaltatoIs hold n meeting at their beadauar-
ona' Ing ha acrsass ss's Of the "a r1si poae
force and tho ~ 'tte making t. resiat tho exc
cution Of tho demolition Of Cbinatowa. Tho
resolutions give notice TINT On !ho porpetraton
OF any outrage upon the Workingmon \ purity
or tho employment OF q force to interfere with
the peaceful abatement Of the OhInatown Dui
kanea we aro ready ~ assert and maintain our
rights. and Walt upon tboRe Interfering pun
tshment 30 e.wft and terrlble that The readers
Kalloch approved Of tho resolutions. but re-
UOmmenda the cessation of procoaHions for n
isw day" as Thy interfere IT, WITH The plans rn far
Chamber OF Commerce has ton!ded to raise
funds to employ several hundred mon on tho
Many persona who have been supporters OF
the anti Chineeo movement, but whoen bneinesa
intarests have been seriously injured by tho re-
dictionary effect Of the serious agitation In this
city. as well ns others. frequently express tho
sentiment that. rather than HufYor the con'tn
vance ot tuS eVlt TFNNiia OF pF0ITAeEAu AElEhtIon
It would be preferable to have 1t out at onoe for
all, and the sooner the better,
The leaders Of the workingmnn evidently
have no desire to prccipltato conflict. and
" s rather 70 Keep the agitation jna' y, such q
point AZ falls abort Of violence yet TO be Rnf1i-
cientlY thre,tenipE to induce nn acuniescencs
In their desires. This line OF action ta danger
ous in view OF tho excited state of the public
mind. and may result In provoking the other
side into some action thnt will bring about II
collision Indeed. that. perhaps. at present. Ia
the greateet source Of danger.
Club met lnat evening and organized u military
company. twcnty-two men signing tho roll.
Some very hot speeches were made nt tho
meeting Of tho ward presidents yesterday after
elected by the workingmen. signined his inien-
ton to support them In their movement. Tho
ward presidents recommended that their sCven
clubs bold an executive session to consider
party 10 support the mayor and authorities in
carrying out the law Tho eleventh ward club
which was tho theatre OF Kaarnoy's extrnor-
dinary o1raorial effort Tuesday night. met
Around the police headauarers everything Ia
profoundly auietpnd there is no unusual force
There was no parade of workingmen to day.
and the meetings at Sand Lots were com para
lively tame meeting ~ merchants w,la hold
this afternoon 10 hear the report of tho com
mtttee appointed to concert reief measures.
Tho committee stated TINT since the laat meet
Ing the tncondiary language Of the nRltntors
had put the mercantile community In IA frame
OF mind In which II would he Of litle uaa to at-
proach them for contributions Considerable
enquiry to-day among gentlemen supposed TO
pe Interested In th" reported vigilance commit
tee movems Mt failed to draw out any direct In
formation on the subject. hut there IL good ron
son to believe that the report is we'll founded.
and that a thorough organization exists.