Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-11
PROSECUTED CELESTIAL s.
ATTACKED BY MINERS IN WYOMING.
Further Particul RS In Regard to the Out
break-Fifteen Cinnamon Found Dead
in the Ruins-Continuatfon of
the Outbreak Feared.

CHEYENNE, Wy, Sept 3.-Advices re
ceived here from Rock Springs this fore
noon indicate Il worse state of affairs than
was reported last night. All the China
men, over 500 in number, have been
driven out of the town. Thus far fifteen
dead Cinnamon have been discovered and
there are probably as many more dead
bodies in the ruins Fifty houses belong
ing to the railroad company and fifty
more owned by Cinnamon were burned.
The Cinnamon are yet in the hills west of
the town. They are without food and are
afraid to 90 to Green River City, about
ten miles distant. Gov. Warren is now at
Rock Springs with Superintendent Dick
inson and Superintendent Wurtelo OF the
Western division of the Union Pacific
railroad. There has been no more dis
turbance as was anticipated Food will he
sent by the authorities to the starving
Cinnamon in the hills.
The worst has evidently not been told re-
garding the anti-Chnese outbreak in the
western portion of Wyoming, according
to adviceS from Evanston, where the sec.
ond largest coal mining company Of
the Union Pacific railroad is located. The
outbreak was prec0ncerted 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 a like movement
in the latter place and Evanston. The
Rock Spring miners, however, took the
initiative, and the result there has been
announced. The mob at that place looted
the houses Of Chinese before setting
them on fire. The outrages commenced
in mine No. 4, where three Chinese miners
were attacked and killed. Then the riot
commenced all over the town, even
women joining in it with loaded Shot-guns
in their hands. Superintendent Evans of
the coal mines had been warned to leave
town and he did so, passing through here
en- route to Omaha. Nothing can be
heard from Carbon, as the operator there
is evidently afraid to send news. The
sheriff of Minta county telegraphed this
evening to Gov. Warren as follows "A
large number of citizens with myself are
satisfied that the OutrdgeS committed at
Rock Springs will be repeated and are
liable to break out any time. We need
troops to protect the lives and property of
citizens Troops have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness 10 move at a
moments notice.
Miners in the Western End of Wyoming
say the Chinese Must go.
CHEYENNE, wy, Srpt.-A special from
Rock Springs. the scene of the recent anti
Chinese massacre. says all was quiet Sat
urday and the miners have returned to
work Miners who took an active part in
the attack upon Chinatown say that less
than one-thrd of the dead Chinese in the
ruins of the houses have been found thus
lar. They declare that less than twenty
five We're shot down inside the burned
buildings. 1t is repsrted that the white
miners at Amy, western end OF the terri
tory. have notified the Chinese labOrcrS il
the mines that they must leave within
three days, and ii is said that the CniOl
Pacific company has guaranteed their re