Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-02-26
RAlplha The CHINESE.

RAlDlNG THE INc
citizens of Seattle. w. T., Make Things HOT
II e,r the ..Hcatheh Chinee'-Many Ceies-
+i.ls Eyicted from Their Homes anu
FORCED Aboard a Steamer for San Fran
cisco-An Appeal for Troops to 9neli
the Disturbance.
SEATTLE, w. T., Feb. Sat an anti
Chinese meeting held in this city Saturday
evening a committee was appointed Tor ohe
apparently innocent purpose OF visiting
the Chinese quarters to ascertain whether
the sanitary regulations OF the city were
properly observed. Shortly after day
light yesterday morning this committee,
headed by the acting chief-of-policc, com
menced it's work. 1t was accompanied lnlts
rounds by an Immense crowd, apparently
actuated by curiosity. AS sohlnatowh
! was reached, however, the real plan was
d~eveloped.. The committee would enter a
Chinese house and make inquiry OF the pro-
prietor concerning the number OF Cinnamon
who dwelt in it, and the sanitary precall'
tions taken. When this conversation wasln
progress the crowd would enter the house,
| drag out goods and furniture, and pack
! them on wagons which suddenly appeared
on the scene, and any resistance the Chlna
, men could make was useless. They were
n,cked on warons with their effects and
| driven to the docks, where the steamer
Queen OF the Pacific was lying ready to sail
for San Francisco.
There had not been the slightest previous
intimation OF this, and the authorities were
totally unprepared. Sheriff McGlnw, &C
companied by Judge Green and other
United States officials, soon appeared and
commanded the peace, but were only laughed
at by the crowd, and the work went on.
| Houscaftcrhou was raided, the police force
falling to interfere. About ten o'clock the
fre-bells were rung to call citizens together.
Governor Squire issued Il proclamation
commanding the mol to dispense and call.
ing out two companies OF Territorial mill.
tia located here. These responded prompt
Iy, as did also three companies OF home
guards organized after the recent anti
Chinese excitement. There was, however,
nothing for them to do. Almost al.
the Cinnamon had been taken to the
dock, where they were kept by the immens
crowd. The steamers officers refused to
receive any whose fares were not paid, and
citizens at once began raising a COLLECTION
to pay the passages. Enough was raised
to pay the passage OF ninety-siX, leaving
! about two hundred on the dock whose
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the steamer was prevented, a writ o..
habeas corpus having been issued alleging
that the Cinnamon were restrained OF THEN
liberty on board.
The situation is rather precarious. The
militia havc possession OF Chinatown and
the Cinnamon are huddled together on the
dock and on board the steamer. If an at.
tempt is made to return them to theil
homes there will be trouble. Governor
Squire is here, and has informed the au-
thoritics at Washington OF all proceedings.
The town is full of strangers.
The mayor OF Seattle and other promi.
nent citizens have telegraphed to Nancou.
yer barracks asking General Gibbon, com.
manding the department OF the Column.
bia, for troops. General Gibbon has
telegraphed the Wan Department, but
no authority has come from Washington
one hundred and fifty miles from Seattle
and transportation would be effected by
BOAT and rail. The shortest time troops
could be transported in is seven hours.
Chief Justice Speer, OF Washington Terri.
tory, has telegraphed Acknowledgement
Garland urging him to use influence tc
nave troops ordered to Seattle.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. S.-The latest dis.
patches from Seattle, received at min.
O'Clock last night say:
"The situation is uncertain. A disma.
ain is falling and the mob has dispersed.
The Cinnamon who are not on board the
steamer are still huddled together on the
dock. Two companies OF militia and one
hundred home guards are p~atrolling the
streets. The Oregon Improvement Company
also has eighty men guarding the docks
and warehouses. The authorities are
determined that no Cinnamon shall leave
Hnwillingly. Every effort will be made TIC
AVOID bloodshed. Governor Squire, in ad.
dition to issuing IL proclamation, sent the
following telegram to the Secretary ol
War, Secretary OF the Interior and Genera
Gibbon, commanding the department o.
the Columbia:
An immense mob is forcing the Chinese tc
ing a posse comitatus TO protect them. A Sc
rious conflict is probable. / respectfully re-
quest that United States troops be immedi
utely sent to Seattle. The troops at Port
Townsend can arrive tho soonest and prob
ably will be sufficient. l have issued q proc
lamation.
The troops at Port Townsend and Van
couver are ready to move and are only
awaiting orders from Washington. Musl
surprise is expressed that the movement
of strangers and it is hard to tel
whence they came. 1t is believed by
many that the plans were made in Taco
ma, as many prominent agitators from
that place, as well as reporters OF boththe
Tacoma papers, arrived here Saturday
Mayor Weisbach, OF Tacoma. is also here
and it is freely asserted that he is engineer
ing the movement.
The report that the Knights OF Labor
headed the moi to expel the Chinese seems
to have no foundation. While members O
the organization were in the mob there il
no evidence whatever that the knights nt
an organization were connected with the
measure. -
Tie New Rules Not Working Well.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The distribution
of the general appropriation bills among
several committees OF the House under tn,
new rules has not thus far resulted in expe
diting the preparation and presentation O