The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-22
RIOTERS IN SEATTLE.
The Chinese Trouble at Seattle has
Ended I'm Riot.

The excitement in the streets did not
abate after midnight. During the early
morning hours it was expected thata con-
fiict would ensue when the agitators should
attempt to place the Chinese on the
O'Clock train for Portland, as the ringlead-
ers declared would be done. The railroad
company prevented this by sending the
train out two hours ahead of the usual
schedule time.
Soon after the departure of the train the
militia and the home guard proceeded to
the ocean dock, where the coolies had been
confined during the night, under guard OF
the Citizens Committee. The Mayor had
caused warrants to be issued for the arrest
of the ringleader's of the Citizens Com
mittee, and sometime before daylight these
had begun to be served and before o'clock
the prisoners were lodged in Jail. Friends,
however, at once came forward with bail.
and in few moments all were at liberty.
BRINGING CHINESE TO COURT.
The collision between the militia and the
mob occurred as follows: Agreeable to a
writ of habeas corpus, the 81 Chinese on
board the Queen of the Pacific were brought
| into the courthouse at 7:15 o'clock in the
morning. There were very few people on
the streets, and hence there was little ex-
element except jeers from the idlers who
came into Court Judge Greene addressed
them through an interpreter, stating that
the authorities would protect them to the
! best of their ability. Then he asked each
separately:
"Do you prefer to stay here under such
protection We can offer, or do you prefer
going to San Francisco ?"
Sixty-eight preferr,d to go, WHALE sixteen
declared that they chose to REMAIN. The
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protected by guard,
THE MARCH TO THE WHARF.
Two companies of Home Guards num-
bering 100 in all, then marched to the
steamship wharf, and the Chinese who had
been confined there were informed that the
city would pay the fare to San Francisco OF
all who desired to go. About IT'S decided
to go and rs to stay. After about 100 had
| boarded the steamer Captain Alexander
announced that he had as many as the law
would allow him to carry, and from 80 to
| 100 who wanted to go were left. The
AZ Home Guards offered these Chinese
/ escort to their abodes.
LAwLEss MOB.
This was about noon. The crowds or
the street were getting larger, wilder ant
noisier and more unruly every moment
1.-The center of the crowd was at the inter
section of Main and Commercial streets
and when the Guards approached jeer
were heard from all sides.
The guards had received orders not t.
use the bayonet and not to fire. The crowC
in front of them was so dense that the.
could not proceed. Then the mob sur
rounded them on all sides. The militii
used the butts of their muskets and bruises
several in the crowd, and matters were a
a stand for the space of a minute or two
the guards holding their own, but no more
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The crisis came when eight or ten men
more hot-headed than the rest, attempted
to force their way through the line and at
tack the Chinese. Shouts went up on al
sides: $50 it, boys They won't shoot
DON'T be afraid - The mob then at
tempted to wrest the guns from the militia
! when the order came to fire. Five mel
fell.
There was only one volley. AS soon a
the shots were heard Company d, VIII
were at the wharf, and the Seattle Rifles
who were at the Courthouse, came up o.
the double-quick. All formed a hollo'
square with the Chinese in the center. i
, this condition matters stood for half a
|, hour, when the crowd slowly dispersed an
the Chinese were escorted unmolested t
, their old abodes.