Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-09
CHINATOWN.
A SPECk OF WAR ON the PACIFIC
COAST.
Precautionary Measures General Mellow.
ellis Forces Ordered 10 San Francisco
The wOrkiugmen Considerably
Excited.
Threatenlpg Placards.

| San FRANCISCO, March b.-flacafus
are being posted in prominent parts Of
the city, warning employers OF Chinese
10 desist from that practice, aud vaguely
limiting at terrible consequences In tho
event Of refusal. Pointed reference Is
also made 20 the condition OF unom'
ploycd men. They are signed, "Coun.
ell OF Thirteen"
Company First OF the regular cavalry,
aud portion Of Company g., Eighth
Infantry, arrived this morning from
Camp Hallock, Nevada, aud proceeded
to Prcsidlo.
Military Movements.
WAsnINuToS, March S.-Gcneral Me
Doweli, commanding the military di,i'
sion Of the Pacific. has been ordered to
move all available troops TO San Fran
cisco, 10 be- posted where they can DO
most effectively used in case their ser.
vices should be required. This Is apre-
cautionury measure.
SAN FRANCISCO, March S.--The Cal
publishes the result oi inquiries regard
ing the recent military movement, from
which il appears that all the arms OF tho
Second regiment, National Guards, have
been removed from the various com
pany armorics and deposited In the old
city hall or Central police station, where
"A guard Of lieutenant and ten men In
kept over them. Companies u and q
OF the First regiment have bcon conccn-
tralcd nj the armory 81 the latter com
patty, aud the arms ol Company q
Of tho Second regiment have been placed
in their charge. An officers guard
II now mounted nightly Mt tho armory
OF tho Third regiment under arms. aud
the armory Of the Firstreglmcnt Is close
ly guarded and no ono allowed ~ enter
The arms oi the three cavalry companies
have been removed from their armory,
10 what locality IN unknown. but prob.
ably To the old City Hall. Camp regu'
lutions have been established, aud tho
grand rounds visits tho various posts
nightly. The arms oi the Second rcgi.
mrnt have been removed from the
urmores and guards are detain.
ell every night To watch over
tho other company. Tho property oi
the Third regiment has been conccn-
tratrd at the Olympic Club building. and
those companies oi the First regiment
not accommodated nj the armory oi
Company & are ut the rcgimenlal quar-
tcrs NJ the corner Of Howard and New
Montgomery streets. General Me.
Dowr!l. commanding the Division oi the
Pacific, was iclcgrrphod yesterday from
Washington lu bring NIL available troops
m his divisions to Sau Francisco, aud
companies, amounting IN all ~ five hun
drcd, ale already On route, with mofc
~ lolIow, prpbabll hlieeE hundred nj
together. " II Impossible 10 discover
by whose orders these movements are
made. ~ the officers refuse 10 give any
information, but II IN con iccturcd that
the movements are under the direction
oi General Mcdowell AMI duo 10
representations made 10 Washington
authorities hy Cot Bee, vice. consul in
China, regarding the supposed danger
IN which the Chinese stand. | under.
stand that the prcScnt precautions will
be- maintained until settlement 81 the
existing agitation IL had, at least until
tho question Of the constltutionality oi
the law lorbidding corporations 10 ON
ploy Chinese has been decided by tho
United States Courts, aud the question
II condemnation Of Chinatown settled.
The Second regiment are disposed 10
view the removal Of their arms with IN
dignalion, Many Of the members as.
scrl that il n M insult b. the regiment,
whose LOYALTY to the State aud 10 tho
cause 81 law and order Is unqucsliOna-
Bile. The reason assigned 10y the officers
Tor the act, IL that the arms Of the rcgi'
mcnl being scattered around at u mum
her oi company armorcs are liable to
seizure in the event Of the expected
movement by the disoricrly classes,
aud their removal 10 old City Hall is
merely precautionary. The working.
men are considerably excited over these
movements, and many assert that the
authorities are trying Ia force quarrel.
Others say the movement n designed 10
blun the Board 81 Health IN the matter
u the condemnation 81 Chinatown,
while still others hold that the whole
thing ~ due Ia the unbOunded Tears oi
the authorities