Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-02-17
War Against The Chinese.

ed that had for their motto, 1.-The
Chinese Must Go" The crisis was
reached on Sunday the 7th inst,
when steamer was to sail for San
francisco. A number of Cinnamon
had secured passage The Commit
tee was determined that all should
go, and to force the "Celestials" to
the ship, an immense mob gathered.
as If by arrangement, and raid was
made on the Chinese houses. With
out ceremony the household goods
were dumped into wagons and cart
ed to the dock. Fully four hundred
frightened Cinnamon were driven to
the steamer, but the captain refused
to take them aboard until their pas
sage money had been paid, and only
about one hundred were provided
with tickets by collection. The 9th
ers huddled on the dock awaiting
events.
Meanwhile the authorities were un-
able to cope with the mob. The Gov
errors proclamation was received
with jeers and it became necessary to
call out the militia. The troops at
once took possession of Chinatown
and patrolled the streets. The steam
er was enjoined from sailing and
writ of habeas corpus was issued
charging that the Chinese were lille
gally restrained, and such was the
situation at Seattle, when Sunday ev-
ening came. On Monday morning
the Sth inst, at an early hour the
militia and home guards marched to
the dock where the steamer Law and
where the Cinnamon were confined
and took charge. Warrants had pre-
viously been issued for the arrest of
the prominent agitators. Before day
light the work of arresting them be
gan and by eight o'clock all the lead |
ers were in Jail They were, howev-
er, Immediately bailed out. Ali the
Cinnamon on board the steamer were
marched to the Court House by the
militia, in answer to the writ of ha-
beas corpus sworn out yesterday.
No opposition was made to this move
ment Judge Green informed each
Cinnamon that he was at perfect lib
erty to go or stay as he chose. The
vast majority chose to leave. They
were accordingly escorted to their
home, all chose to go excepting six
teen. The Judge then addressed
to those who had chosen to
stay and told them that the trouble
was likely to recur at any time, but
hat he thought the authorities would
De able to protect them. Those that
lad chosen to stay were escorted to I
the others were escorted
% the ship.
The Queen was soon filled with :
Cinnamon, one hundred and ninety
i've in all, and at l1.30 swung out in
o the stream, leaving behind fully
me hundred whose passage had been
,aid for the next steamer. Those c
Who remained then shouldered their |
blankets and started to return to Il
under the escort of the i
Howe Guards. At the corner of I
lain and Commercial streets an i'm C
nense crowd had congregated and t
S the procession approached yells t
nd boots were heard on all sides. t
finally few in the crowd made a a
ush for the Cinnamon, attempting d
o break through the line nf 81 80 Il i
lome Guards. There was a general L
that the Guards would C
lot fire and the crowd had little fear '
# them. At first the Guards at {
empted to beat back their ASSISTANTS t
With the butts of their muskets, but L
he latter attempted to wrest the c
from them At last the Or t
ier was given and the question as to I
whether or not the Guards would c
ire was settled. All at once a vol {
ey rang out and five men fell. They
we're:
George Smith, thirty years old,
,hot through right arm.
Richard Nuraine, twenty five, shot +
through the lung and probably fatal {
V wounded.
Charles Stewart, thirty, wounded '
n body, right arm and head and viii
lie.
Christian Schroeder, thirty, wound
ID in left shoulder.
James Murphy, special policeman,
4lrn,,o,h tho fprao,-tsa
Many others we're dubbed or re
,eived other slight injuries. Sheriff |
lIcGraw had a bullet pass through
- coat within half an inch of his l
body.
With the volley the crowd recoiled,
At once the Seattle Rifles, who were
Just leaving the dock, came up at a
double quick and formed a line to
support the Home Guards. In an
other minute Company ID came from
the Court House on a dead run and
fell in to support their comrades
The scene for a time was a remarka
BILE one. The troops formed hollow
square facing up and down CONNER
cial and Main streets. The China
men, who were in the centre, had
thrown their blanket rolls on the
ground at the first fire and were
crouchipg behind them. Outside the
square the large crowd swayed to
and fro with cries of rage and def
ance. The wounded men were placed
in wagons and hauled away. For full
ly an hour the troops stood facing
the crowd in this manner. Not a
soldier finched, but all kept their
places, as cool apparently, as veter-
ans. At last the crowd dispersed
sufficiently to allow the Cinnamon
to continue ON their way to China
town.
From this time on the excitement