The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-01
RIOTS EPIDEMIC.
DENVER EXPERIENCING A REIGN OF
TERROR.
The ReprehensIbrs Conduct of the Cam.
paign by the Democrats Bears It's
Legitimate Fruit In Vic.
Ience and Bioodshsd-
Riot In 81. Louis.
DEVOTED DENVER.


The City IN the Hapds OF n Mob fol
sponsible.
DENVER, Col, October 31,-Denver htl
been in the hands Of mob for eight hour
and there are now fully 1900 voters in tbt
streets. The trouble has been growing
for days. 1t was discovered a week sgc
that there were fully 5000 illegal namel
registered in this city, and Immediately
afterwards the streets were filed with
strangers OF the worst character ever seen
Since publication OF the forged Garfield
letter partisans have striven to make
an issue OF the Chinese question and the
Democratic press has been filled with ar
tiClea asserting that as soon as Garfield il
elected the State wonld he flooded with
Chinese aud all white labor driven out
Saturday night the Democrats lad q
procession carrying transparencies with
subscriptions and cartoons tending to ex-
cite animosity against the Chinese. 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 around bis neck, and his skull
wss crushed in with bats and bricks. The
police were called out, but were unable
TO control the mob. The Fire Department
was ordered To- throw water on the riot.
ers, but the mob attacked them and badly
wounded two firemen.
Many Cinnamon were fearfully beaten ;
one was rescued by the police and taken
to jail which was Immediately surrounded
BY mob OF about one thousand who hur-
rahed for Hancock, and yelled Lynch
Seper." The special police managed to
keep back the crowds. The other mob
remained In tact in the lower part OF the
city.
About dark they were entirely beyond
control and marched from street TO street,
cutting China houses wherever they saw
them, and assaulting citizens. On Law.
renee street, from an Isolated tenement, q
Chinaman was dragged, his ears cut of
and otherwise terribly mutilated.
He was finally rescued In
dying,condition, placed in carriage and
driven towards the city. jail on Sixteenth
street. unsuccessful effort was made
to drag him from the wsgon. Several are
reported killed, but the condition OF the
streets is such that 1t is impossible at this
hour to get definite report. Many col.
ored men were knocked down and beaten.
At this hour the rioters are still on the
streets in full force. Special police have
been swornin to the numbes Of 800. There
ia a great deal OF incendiarism tonight,
and the fire department called to be ready
at the slightest warning. Reports OF pis
tol are heard all over the 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 1t, no attack has been made,
yet. The citizens irrespective OF party are
intensely indignant.
Ths transparancies carried In the Demo-
crat procession last night we're devoted al
together TO the Chinese and these, with a
constant repetition OF the Garfield forgery,
are causes OF the mob. There is dangerous
night ahead.
The Chinese population cannot exceed
one hundred and fifty all told, and from
the beginning Of this disgraceiul riot, not
a single incident is reported OF any one OF
them having resisted an onslaught.