Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-26
SAN FRAaclsco's UNEMPLOYED.
Violent Measures Advecatsd-Bevie
HALVES aud hsvolvsFs Called
For Kearney Rampant - The
Women Pail Iato Line Police
Force lncrs1Ssd.


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The First Branch OF the Eleventh
Ward Workingmen met at l648 Mission
street last night. ID. j. Rodgers intro
duced the following resolution:
WHEREAS. The Board OF Health has
declared Chinatown to be . nuisance
and recommended its removal; and,
whereas, a Vigilance Committee has oeen
formed 70 crush out the ant'oninese
movement and defeat the process Of law
therefore. be 1t
Resolved, Thatths Workinsmsn should
prepare to meet force with force; and
further, that the party offer any number
OF men which may DO required to carry
out the law and this decree.
Mr.. Rodgers said, In support OF his
resolution, that the Workingmsn should
prepare and organize for the use OF
force. A mob, such a. the party now
represented, could do nothing. He
understood that some OF the Working.
men had been expecting trouble and had
prepared for II, bu. every man should
DO ready. Mr.. Rodgers hoped that after
his resolutions had passed the club
would 20 into executive session to devise
the best way In which to meet the en-
envy.
Denis Kearney declared that he would
not obey the decision OF any Court; the
decision Of the people ruled him. He
understood that the Mayor and himself
were to be assassinated, but he wanted
II known that he had friends enough to
kill every Chinaman and every employer
OF Chinese IL he was molested. A great
many people thought that the Working.
men were unprepared. Let them start
q row or a Are 0 o and Il would be seen
that the Workinpnsn held star-chamber
proceedings enough to provide for the
emergency. "a portion Of the party
are prepared" said Kearney, 'but the
remainder should also be ready. hope
the Rodgers resolution will pass, aud
that you will be ready to uphold it,"
Others spoke in support OF the resolu.
ton. The purport OF these remarks was
that the time tor action had arrived, and
IL was necessary for the WorkinRmsu 70
be armed. One speaker, while stating
distinctly that a portion OF the Working.
men WA. in fighting order, claimed that
IL wa. the duty of every member to arm
himself. "Ths Workinpmsp." said be.
:. have IN meat ,bs nolics and the kid.
o,ovs militia n Won Wo,tinomsn. can.
no, Inv ! rsvo,v.r oct . bovis .knife. 40
that Won will bs ready 10 hslp those who
are aIresjy nrsnared'"
The remsrks Of ali the speakers were
received With The greatest appreciation.
rhs resolutions Of Mr.. Rodgers were
carried unapimously. after which the
suggestion for AN executive session TO
provij, for the armed organization was
also carried without a dissenting voice.
Al the sand lot on Monday afternoon
L. j. Cannon. Chairman of the Execu.
five Committee of the "Uuemployed."
issued a cali to all women who were
unemployed aud DESTROYS Of obtaining
work 10 meet the Committee on Steven.
SON street, near the Palace Hotel, on
the following morning. In response to
the call about 100 females assembled at
the point designated yesterday morning,
where they were met by Cannon, Stein.
Manu., Hammond, Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Seybold, OF the Committee, who can
vassed the assembly and procured their
names aud the class Of employment that
each desired. They were then mar.
shaded in double file and marched BY the
Committee to the main entrance Of the
Palace Hotel. Arrived at the court they
were met by special officer Jackson, who
is employed by the hotel, by whom they
were prevented from entering the Office.
After = short parley the Committee alone
were admitted to the Office. They
an audience with Senator
Sharon, when they were informed That
he was in Washington. At this juno.
ture Alexander Sharon appeared and
their business.
Gannon-Wr demand that you dis.
charge your Chluess lspers, and put
some OF these women to work in their
Mr.. Sharon-We have all the help We
We choose. Our house does not come