Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-09
CHINESE RIOT.
Seattle, Washington Terri
tory, the Scene.
-FOUR OF THE RIOTERS SHOT
Nearly Two Hundred Chinamen
Shipped from the Town-har-
tial Law Proclaimed.

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SEATTLE. W. T.. February Sly es-
terday the Anti Chinese Committee,
headed by the Chief Of Police and ac-
comp.nied by large crowd, proceeded
N chinatown. Everything movable
was placed in wagons and driven to the
dock. where the Queen Of the Pacific
Law ready to sail for San Francisco. The
Chinese made no resistance, and gener-
ally acquiesced with good grace. The
police force sided with the crowd, and
made no effort TO stop the work Of re.
moval. Governor Squire. who is in
town, issued a proclamation warning
the mob to desist, and ordering the mill.
tary companies OF the city TO place them.
selves under arms and assist the sheriff.
The proclamation. when read to the
crowd, was received with howls Of def
ance.
About four hundred Chinainen in the
warehouse on the dock were prevented
from returning home BY the crowd. The
officers of the Queen OF the Pacific re-
fused to take the Cinnamon without
tickets. A collection was raised and
enough subscribed to pay the passage Of
about one hundred, and those were re-
cciyed on board. The Queen Of the Pa.
cific was detained in the hope that some
arrangement would be made for passage
OF the remaining Chinese. Two COM
panies Of militia and tive of home guards
are patrollipg the streets. Every effort
Ia being made to avoid bloodshed.
Everything Is being done quietly. A
writ Of habeas corpus was sworn out on
behalf Of the Chinese, and the steamer
was cnjoined from sailing until the writ
can be heard this morning.
At an early hour this morning the
militia aud Home Guards marched to
the ocean dock, where the Chinamen
were confined, and took charge of them.
Warrants had previously been issued for
the arrest of the prominsnt agitators.
Before daylight the work Of arresting
them began, and by o'clock all the
leaders were In Jail. They were imme-
diately bailed out. All the Cinnamon
on board the Queen were marched to the
Custom House by the militia. In answer
to writs Of habess corpus sworn out yes
terday. No opposition was made to the
move, Judge Greene informed each
Chinaman that he was at perfect liberty
to 10 or stay, as he choose. The vast
majority chose to leave. They were ac-
cordingly escorted to the steamer. and
those who wished to stay were escorted
to their homes. Up to this time there
had been no bloodshed, although the
streets were crowded. At noon, how
ever, an attack was made on the Home
Guards by q few hotheads. The Guards
were finally ordered to lire, and respond
ed with volley. -Four men tell; one
was killed and three were wounded.
Their names are Bernard Malrane.
killed; James Murphy, special police
man, shot through the arm; John Smith,
shot through the right arm, and one
other tname unknown) shot through the
head and fatally wounded. The militia
formed a hollow square and held the
mob at bay for fully an hour. The
crowd then slowly melted away. In.
tense excitement prevails and danger oi
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threatened in Seattle. I trust there ar,
enough Iaw.abidinQ citizens of tn,
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