Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-20

st the Columbia and Puget Sound Com.
psuy's dook- Ibe Queen vas at tbs
Ooean Dock February Tth. She arrived
there on Saturday. Her dsy Of sailinc
was Sunday. she was advertised by
posters and otherwise. I am agent for
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
and sell tickets. Went to she wharf be.
tween and 10 o'clock SUNDAY morning
No tickets had been sold to Chinsmen
up 30 that time. Had no notice that
any nanber OF Chinese we're going
One hundred and ninety sir Chinamen
left on the Queen. As crossed second
street ! saw q crowd around the Chinese
houses. crossed to Mill street and saw
q large crovd iD front of Wan Lees
house. The door was locked. got the
key at the Wisconsin House and vent
IN. Things were strevn about promis-
eaously. The hoass looked as though
Il had been looted. Two white men ap.
peared and said that nothing Was to be
touched. Then vent TO the wharf and
overlook Metoalf. He stopped China
| man who was leaving the wharf. He
said to the Ohinamao, Go back, damn
you, go back" refused to see any one
ooeroed, and the Chinaman got by and
vent up town. | refused to let anv more
Ceinamen into the warehouse. told
the ,eamsters net to unload any more
baggage. Some insisted on unloading,
ahd said If did not let them unload
there would be trouble. They sent up
town and Mcmillan came dowa. He
said " Yeo are the man 1 have been
looking for. We want to arrange for
shipping these Chinamenr sold them
tickets at 8 each. / sold 50 tickets on
Sunday. The Ohinanen we're kept
on the wharf under McMillan's
charge. We sold altogether l9l tickets,
besides three or four Ohinamen Who
bought the tickets for themselves. After
the Quscn left there were about 200
Cinnamon on the wharf, who soon after
vards started up town. Sunday night
| said did Rot want mob in the ware
house., bot II necessary some of the
Knights of Labor might stay and guard
the Cinnamon. They said the knights
of Labor had nothing to do With it.
Mcmillan told me If his crowd left the
Home Guards would come down and re
lease the Chinsmen, and he wanted the
privilege OF appointing twelve men to
stay aud guard the Chinamea, and
wanted ne 10 appoint twelve Of my men
to stay With them. Ars. Kenvorthy
said it w.s concession for any OF the
Asti- Chinese to leave. told her ID vas
a concession on the oompany's part to
allow them 10 remain there With the
Chinamen. 4 lady came and said her
washing was at the back OF the Grand
Central. and IL could get her China
man released for time she thought she
could get it. went personally respon-
sible TO Mr.. Mcmillan for the China
mans return, and he was released for q
time. We got the clothes, and the Chi
nsman wanted to carry them home, but
| did not want to let him ge. He said
the boarders owed him for washing.
He said two Of the boarders owed him,
and one wanted to offset his bill with
legal services.
j. II. Levis-I guess that means me.
Van Waters-I WAS at the City Dock
when the soldiers arrived. A large
crowd had gathered on the Ocean Dock.
l heard Quinn say: Gentlemen, there
is a murderer in that orowdr He re-
peated this with variations four times.
As the soldiers marched up the wharf
Qoinn shouted: 'Now We are released
from the rule Of the id murdsrers"
Court adjourned till $50 this morning.