Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-04
The Anti Chinese War in wyoming.

CHEYENNE, september 3d.-Ihe ASSocla-
ted Press news from Rock Springs, received
this forenoon, indicates a worse state of af-
fairs than was reported last night. Every
Chinaman, over 500 in number, has been
driven out of the town. Fifteen dead Chi
namen have thus far been discovered, and
as many more dead bodies are probably in
the ruins. Fifty houses belonging to the
railroad company and fifty more owned by
Cinnamon were burned. The Cinnamon
are yet in the hills west of town, without
food afraid to go to Green River distant
about ten miles. Governor Warren is now
at Rock Springs, with General Superintend.
ent Dickinson and Superintendent Wur-
telle, of the Western Division of the Union
Pacific Railroad. No more disturbance is
anticipated. Food will be sent to the starv-
ing Cinnamon in the hills by the author
tiles.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
CHEYENNE, September 3d.-The worst has
evidently not been told regarding the anti
Chinese riots in the west part of Wyoming
According to advices from Evanston, where
the second largest coal mining camp of the
Union Pacific Railroad is located. the
movement is a preconcerted one. 1t had
been arranged that the first attack upon
the Chinese was to be made in Carbon, a
mining town about $50 miles east of Rock
Springs, to be followed by like movements
in the latter place and Evanston. The
Rock Springs miners, however, took the
initiative, and the result has been an
nounced. The mobs at that place looted
the houses of the Chinese before setting
fire to them. The outrage commenced in
mine No. 6, where three Chinese miners
were attacked and killed The riot then
spread all over the town, even women
joining with loaded shotguns in their
hands. Superintendent Evans, of the coal
mines, was warned to leave town, and he
did so with alacrity, passing through here
to-day en- route for Omaha. Nothing can
be heard from Carbon. The operator there
is evidently afraid TO send news From
Evanston the Sheriff of Uintah county tel
egraphed this evening to Governor Warren
as follows; A large number of citizens,
with myself, are satisfied that the outrages
committed at Rock Springs will be repeat
ed here, and are liable to break out at any
time. We need troops to protect the lives
and property of our citizens" Governor
Warren is at Green river, but he has tele-
graphed to the commanding officers at
Forts Fred Steele and D. A Russell, and
troops are ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to move at moments notice.
The Wonderful Torpedo-boat
New YORK, September 3d-The Tines
prints diagram of the new torpedo-boat.
for which so much is claimed now about
finished at Fort Lafayette, under the direc-
ton of United States engineers. The Times
says: The experimental test of the inven-
ton soon to be made is looked forward to
with extraordinary interest by representa-
hves OF foreign powers, inventors, officers
of the navy, the civil Government and
others. There is steady stream of visit
ors daily to the spot. 1t is confidently as
serted the superiority OF its ram will en-
able it when driven by the prodigious
power of the boat, to pierce the iron plat
ing of any ship in the world, to pull out
by retrograde movement and to retreat
under water with marvellous speed. The
most valuable of all the inventors secrets
is the appliance for keeping on board a
constant supply of air, by the use of which
the vessel may remain under water an in
definite period. The supply can be in
creased under water as well rs on the sur
face.
Important Arrest of Boy Mail Robbers.
WASHINGTON, September 3d.-Inspector
Henderson, of the PostofIice Department.
has just returned from North Carolina.
where he succeeded in causing the arrest of
two mail robbers, who, though mere lads.
had, by the neatness and dexterity of their
operations, baffied the skill of the Inspec-
tors for long time. Since June st a num-
Der of complaints have reached the Post
office Department that registered letters
passing between Salisbury and Albemarle.
\. c., have been rifled. These towns are
connected by star route, over which the
mails were carried by George Eagle aged
II. After a careful examination the In
spectors concluded that Eagle was robbing
the mails. Decoy letters, containing
marked money, We're placed in the regis
tered pouch, and watch placed upon Ea-
gle. Upon his arrival at the end of his
route the decoy letters were found to have
been. rifled, and Eagle was promptly ar
rested and searched. No money was found
upon his person, and the Inspectors were
forced to release him for lack of evidence.
though confident of his guilt On the
night of his discharge Eagle bought horse
and disappeared in the pine woods. Some
time after, while digging at the bottom of
OF well on the premises of one Ar
mond, the well-digger heard Jethro
Almond, a lad of Is years, confessed to his
father that he had the money stolen by
Eagle. His father told his son to keep the
money. Almond had formerly carried the
mail over the same route. The well-digger
informed the Inspectors of the facts, and
Almond was arrested and proofs of his
crime secured. Eagle was arrested yester-
day in Arkansas, where he had fed. 1t
appears that the boys met in the woods
and opened the pouches with homemade
tools. An old knife had been converted
into an exceedingly keen, serviceable saw,
and with this tool the clasps ofthe pouches
were severed on one side, bent back with
another instrument, and room thus secured
for flf.1K 81 Al
The letters were skillfully opened, the
money distracted, and with the aid of a
bottle of mucilage the envelope was neatly
sealed. Almond seemed to have been the
custodian of the stolen funds. Inspector
Henderson says this was one of the clever
est devices for robbing the mails he has
ever discovered.
The Grant Monument.
New YORK, September 3d.-The Grant
Fund Committee to-day received letter
from one of General Grants old soldiers,
living in Michigan City. This passage oc-
Cured in it: The feeling is pretty general
in the West that as the Empire City secured
the remains of General Grant over the pro-
test of nine-tenths of the citizens of the
United States, that she is in duty bound to
place a monument over the grave of the
grand old commander at her own expense.
and second to no other monument in the
country, but superior to all others
The receipts by the committee thus far
are S69,171 Al
The New York Stock Exchange took
measures to-day to give its members an
opportunity to respond in a fitting manner
to the call for funds to place a monument
worthy General Grant over his grave.
Railroad Matters.
NEW YORK, September 3d-It is stated
that protests will be made at the coming
meeting of the Transcontinental Associa-
ton against the Northern Pacific for its
Duluth connections, also against the Sun
set route for meeting the cut by the Union
Pacific from New York TO Chicago on first
class business, and extending it to other
cities against the rules of the Association.
The Sunset has been carrying from 60 to rs
per cent. of the business from New York.
Most of this, it is claimed, comes from
New England points, the manufacturers
there being enabled to lay down their goods
in New York free of charge. The Sunset
cannot demand its award Of percentage till
after September as the recent agreement
provided for the allotment of percentages
on the basis of business done in july. Au-
gust and September.
Ex-Commissioner Ristine returned from
Ohio yesterday. Nothing further is learned
of the proposed reorganization of the At
lantie and Pacific fast freight. 1t is said
the Central Traffic Association will hold a