The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-11
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a"'ls"ay' ioE '"o ntss ume IN many years.
tnere was n0e Cnlnaman In Rock Springs,
except the dead and wounded. Five or six
hundred who were at work in ths mines
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MAPS VI s"oA"s iui's MARI the spot
where Chinatown STOOD. The feeling
against the Chinese had been growing
stronger all summer. The, fact that white
men had been turned OIL the sections and
that hundreds of white men were seeking
work while the Chinese were being shipped
In by the car load and given work, strength
ened the feeling against them. 1t needed
but little to excite this feeling into an active
crusade against the Chinese and precipitate
tho battle OF Wednesday. At No. mine,
about a mile north OF town, through some
misunderstanding. two Cinnamon took q
room IN the mine belonging to two white
men. When the white men came they or
dered them out. The Celestia!s would not
go and nght ensued. which was partici-
paped In by nearly all the whites and China
men In the mines. The Cinnamon
WE'RE BEATEN IN THE FIGHT
and four OF them were badly wounded, one
90 tnat ne died. Inc wblte miners then
left the mine, armed themselves and nOti-
ned the men IN the other three mines to
come out IN the afternoon. In the mean
ume'aii was excitement IN Chinatown. A
nag was iiolsted as a warning, and the Chi
nese working III dlnerent parts OF the camp
iied 70 their quarters. After dinner the
saloons were closed, anu no liquor has been
sofa SINCE theh. Inc miners gathered on
'FRONT.' street, ABOUT ono hundreu strong,
armed Win guns reviewers, hatchets and
khives' anu proceeded toward Chinatown.
Before reaching there they sent commit
zee warning the Cinnamon 10 leave IN an
nour. ms tney agreed 70 10, and started
10 PACK up. In ABOUT hait an hour the
WHITE men grew Impat'eht anu ad-
vahced upon tne Chinese quarters,
shout,ng anu nrlng their guns IN the
al: W'tnous ouermg any resistance the
ohinese hed' w'ai Whatever tney could
SNATCH up 10 the hiils ABOUT mile east OF
'own' tne miners airing at them as they
went BOOB OiacK smoke was seen pushing
from the peak OF one house IN Hong Kong.
theh rom announcer anu very soon eight or
ten OF the largest OF the houses were in
names. Han cnokeu win hre ana smoke
numbers OF Cinnamon came rushing from
among the Dniidlngs with blankets and bed
quits over tneif heads 10 protect them from
"r"y rine snots. lhey ioiiowed their re-
tieating prothers into the nils at the top OF
Hieir speed. "A laundry In Town was next
Vlsitet'' ana the inmates shot deaf. All the
employees Oh the coal department OF the
raiiroad were ordered TO leave town, which
tney dlu on the evening IRAN. During the
nght all Of the Chinese houses in town,
numbering nearly fifty, were
BURNED TO THE GROUND.
number OF Cinnamon who were
within fled from the burning buildings.
The light Of Thursday morning Gre
vealed some terrible sights. In the
smoking cellars of two Chinese houses
the blackened bodies OF six China
men were seen. Three others were i'm a
cellar OF another, and four more bodies were
found near by. From the position 1t would
seem as though they had begun TO dig
hole in the cellar to hide themselves. but
that the fire overlook them. burning their
extremities to crisp, and leaving the up
per portions Of their bodies untouched. At
the end of Chinatown another body
was found. charred by flames
and mutlated by hogs. The smell
that arose from the smoking
ruins was horribly suggestive Of burning
flesh. Further east were the bodies of four
more Cinnamon shot down in their flight.
The corOner's jury was summoned, which,
after examining the bodies, returned the
verdict that eleven Chinese had been
burned to death and five shot by parties
unknown to the jury. A number were
found seriously wounded, and how many
more may still be wounded out in the hills
is unknown. Large numbers of Chinese
have been picked up by trains going west
ami a quantity of provisions has been sent
nut for them. 1t is rumOred that the Nor
mon miners in camp are to he ordered out,
but no action i'm this direction has yet been
taken. The miners here are entirely I'M
organized, although a large number of them
are Knights of Labor. The move was NOT
however, made under their direction. The
mines have not been worked since Wednes-
day and business is
ALMOST ENTIRELY SUSPENDED.
Everything is quiet. however. Everything
is quiet at Carbon, Rock Springs and Evans
ton today. Tie precautionary measures
taken ny Governor Warren and the railroad
authorities seem likely to prevent further
depretiatiOns. The Cinnamon driven out
up by trains going west and taken to Evans
ton, where there are thousand Cinnamon
living. The latter are preparing to defend
and purchasing all the guns
and ammunition In the market.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
WASHINGTON, September 5.-Governor
Warren Of Wyoming Territory to-day tele-
graphed to the President and Secretary of
Way at Washington. requesting the ASST
ance Of Federal troops in suppressiDg the
ut Rock Springs, w. T.. caused
miners. A copy of the telegram was for
warded to Secretary Endicott at his home