The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-24
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Chinese Consuis Getting Eyldence-Tne
ANTI Chinese Movement breaking Out at
Butte, Mont.


Chinese Consuls Getting EvIdence-The
Anti-Chinese Movement Breaking Out at
Butte, Mont.
ROCK SPRINGS, W. T., September Is
The Government Directors of the Union
Pacific, on a tour of inspection, arrived
from the East yesterday morning and spent
the entire day here, looking into the causes
OF the late riot They were met by COM
mittee of citizens who presented over
twenty closely written pages OF evidences,
showing the anti-ChineSe demonstrations 10
have been the Outgrowth of an accumala-
ton of grievances under which the miners
had suffered for several years. ASIDE from
the facts already published regarding the
sale of the best places in the mines 10
Chinese, whereby Superintendent ana pet
bosses were enriched, it was shown Dy III
disputable evidence that short weights nave
been used. In one case of THIS nature
miners were defrauded out of from 4OO 10
500 pounds OF coal per car mined
The weigh boss who made the
discovery was discharged. The directors
will continue their Investigation TO day,
leaving for the west this afternoon. Three
Chinese ConsulS arrived yesterday to IN
quire into the causes and effects of the late
riot, in behalf of the Chinese Government
They are General Bee, of San Francisco;
Ey Young Fol, of Washington, ard General
Using, of New York, accompanied by an
interpreter. They have been clOSeted with
their own people most Of the day, and 1t IS
impossible To learn just now what
they have accomplished. They will remain
several days. Assistant General Superln-
tended Dickinson and Governor Warren
and Superintendent WuTtel are also here,
presumably to assist the Chinese officials III
their Investigation. They will begin taking
testimony to-day. Al was quiet last night
The Chinese still refuse to go to work in
the mines. White miners still stand out
under instructions from the Knights OF La
Dor, consequently the mines are all idle and
have been since the riot \ coal famine IS
threatened along the road in consequence.
BUTTE, Mont, September 1S.-The
feeling against the Chinese, which culmI-
mated in Helena and Anaconda in orders
for the MOngOIians to leave, has broken out
i'll Butte and the following circular, signed
by the Knights of Labor, has been eli
culated:
Whereas, We view with CONSERVATION
the growing evil of having the Chinese in
our midst, and knowing them to be detri-
mental TO the best interests of the country,
anu HOl HdflLS any IulIiS III VOlliiIAOA WIN
our interests we, the working men, once
for all have decided that we will 10 longer
tolerate them in our midst. They have
come into our fair land with all the hellish
customs of their race and prostitute our
children to all the evil habits and degrade
ton the human mind can conceive, and we
ask all good citizens to join us in Kidding
the community of pest. 1t is essential
for tie well being of tire city that
they should be removed Immediately. We
do not desire to create any hardship to the
business men or the general public of the
city, therefore we give them until the LIST
day of October 1885, to replace the Celes-
tials with other labOrers. Failing to do so
OH time, we will institute vigorous boy
colt,