Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-19
THE CHINESE RIOTS.
suis-The Celestials Turning Their
Faces Toward the Setting Sun.

ne SONeEHmcut VI TIE L mon
Pacific on a tour of inspection arrived from
the East yesterday and have been looking
into the causes of the late riot. They Mere
met by committee of citizens who pre-
sented over thirty pages of closely written
evidence, showing the anti Chinese demon
stration to have been the outgrowth Of trouble
and of grievances under which the miners
had suffered for several years. The directors
Will continue the investigation today, leaving
for the West in the afternoon. Three
Chinese consuls arrived yesterday to inquire
into the causes and effects of the late riots in
behalf of the Chinese government. They
are Col. Bee of San Francisco, Hy Yung
Far OF Washington and Gen. Tseng of New
York.
They were closeted with their own people
the most of the day and it is impossible to
learn just now what they have accomplished.
They will remain several days. Assistant
General Superintendent Dickinson and Gov.
Warren and Superintendent Warren are also
here. presumably to assist the Chinese Off
cisls in their Investigations. They will be-
gin taking testimony tomorrow.
CHEYENNE, Wis, Sept. Is.
The Chinese are fast leaving Rock Springs,
being afraid to resume work, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the whites will be soon
enabled to commence operations. The road
west from Rock Springs is lined with Chinese
and their faces are turned tow ards the setting
sun.
The white miners are greatly encouraged
over the present prospects and in all proba-
bility instead of being Chinese camp it will
be one employing exclusively Chinese labor.
The amicable adjustments between the COM
paDy and the Knights of Labor is expected
Immediately. Gov. Warren and the govern
mo
General Campbell left Cheyenne for Rock
Springs last night to prosecute the partici-
pants in the recent massacre. Rumors are
ripe that further trouble at Rock Springs is
expected, but no particulars can be ascer
tanned.
rhe government directors of the Union
Pacific railroad after investigating the con-
dition Of affairs at Rock Springs, the scene
of the recent outrage upon Chinese miners,
decided to send the following dispatch to
Secretory Lamar:
1.-The undersigned, government directors
of the Union Pacific railroad, pursuant to
law, report we have made an investigation
upon the spot into the alleged outrage which
| recently occurred at that place. We find
such a condition of affairs here as in our
opinion endangers the property Of the road,
jeopardzes the interest of the government
think, therefore, it imperative that full au-
thority should be given the proper officers to
afford ample assistance to the managers in
their efforts to protect the property of the
company and conduct the business of the
road.
(Signed.) Z. p. ALEXANDER,
M. A. HANNA,
j. w. SAVAGE"
The Chinese consul at San Francisco and
the consul at New York are here with inter-
prefers to make a thorough investigation in
behalf of the Chinese government of all the
circumstances connected with the outbreak.
Col. Bee has already had the remains OF
some of the Cinnamon who were killed ex-
humed. twas found in two instances that
the skulls of Cinnamon were fractured in.
dicating that that they were killed in the
struggle at close quarters. The consuls have
offered a reward of SIS each for additional
bodies found in the vicinity. Accurate
returns as to the number of Cinnamon killed
cannot be made, but as far as can now be
learned are Is missing and the whole num-
Der killed is %. Col. Bee has made up his
mind from conversations with citizens and
officials that any attempt to bring the offend
ers to justice through the local authorities
would fail. 1t is his intention to telegraph
the state department through the legation
calling for more vigorous measures for the
prosecution of the criminals by the United
States courts under the provisions of the
treaty with China. Col. Bee says all the
proceedings that have been had in the mat
ter so far are bold farce and unless the
matter is taken hand by the United States
authorities there will be nothing done. He
finds thet II of the grand iury before whom
the cases of the men already arrested will go
are citizens of Rock Springs, manv of them
miners, all of whoml are sympathizers with
the rioters, while OF the petit jury IA of the
"a are from Rock Springs. Col. Bee states
that one remarkable result of the inquiries is
that not one of the men engaged in the out
break was an American born citizen. He
deems it equally significant that the outcry
against the Chinese which is depended upon
to justify the outrages comes from men who
are not themselves natives and many of them
not citizens of the United States.