Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-24

lkUCKkk. jan lo.-Evefy iholvl0uAl
and hrm IN Truckee have discharged
their Chinese laborsrs and rescinded
wood contracts, except Sisson. Croker
d Co. and Ellen Ellen. Ii vas resolved
By the largest anti Chinese meeting yet
held in Truokee to boycott those parties
and boycott all Who do not boycott
them. The bitter inoendisry feeling
which has heretofore existed against the
Chinese has turned on an angry torrent
against Sisson, Croker d Co., who
brought the Cinnamon here, and now
persist in keeping them in defiance of
the unanimous will Of the community.
The Pacific Lumber and Wood Com
week and turned away their Cinnamon.
and advertise that in future they will
forward lumber wherever white men ap-
preciate she product Of q white mans
labor. Richardson Brothers' factory
starts MP with Q white crew. The
Truckse Lumber Company and George
mills, yards and factories. All the
hotels. restaurants and families have
white help. Frank Champion rescinded
q wood contract today and will hire
Caucasians. D. J. Smith and George
Marsh have driven their Cinnamon
fron the woods. Ali these people had
Cinnamon employed at the beginning Of
the agitation.
DR.. william Curless publishes the fol-
lowing card today in the Truckee Re
publican, and il 10 fair index of the
sentiment Of the community:
Il 10 reported that have q wood con-
tract with Cinnamon. The report 10
too true. own land, and before the
agitation was commenced gave China
men the privilege of outing wood there
on. ! do not know how to get rid Of
my contract, but l am 90 far in symps-
thy With the movement, that IL il DC
necessary that every stick OF timber ON
my land be burned 10 order to make the
Chinese 60 / shall not complain. I
have no sympathy with any one who 10
net willing to make personal sacrifices
to rid this community from the Chinese
curse. WILLIAM CURLEss.
Sissos, Croker 4 Co. were uumerei-
fully scored IN the public meeting to-
hight. The leading merchants, all the
hotel keepers and every citizen net in
their employ Will boycott them. Tar
and feathers were proposed for w. W.
Van Arsdale, their manager, and deaf
enine and long continued applause
greeted the suggestion. This irA pub
lisbed q card today stating that the Chi
namen owe them 5000 and this fact
prevented them from letting the China
men 90. A responsible citizen immedi-
ately offered them 5000 to let the Chi
namen 90 today. They declined and
said they were ready for war.
A torchliRht procession and general
illumination of the town occurs next
Saturday night in honor of the unpar
alleled victories achieved by Lawful
means. As all the Cinnamon are willing
to leave, and only Sisson, Orocker d Co
prevent them, hundreds Of citizens arr
pledged 10 protect Chinatown, aud only
this 6rm 10 in danger.
Hon. @. F. McGleahan and Hon. ]. L
Lewison were elected delegates to ID,
AN Jose State Convention of anti
Chinese Leagues. Ninety eight China
men have left Truckee In the past
thirty days on the west bound overland
ss many more on other trains, and bu,
for the efforts of Sisson, Crocksr q Co.
all would have gone.
The Committee on Timber Stealing
we're authorized TO employ q surveyor I,
assist in investigating illegal depreda
tions on Governnent lands BY Chimes,
and their employers. The town 10 fol
OF angry and determined men. bitteri,
denouncinR the arm who have imported
all the Chinese, reaped their teas AMI
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars from
Chinese labor, and nov defy Tfuekes {,
; nd herself of the slaves. Laborers con
Rrcgsted In town all day, expecting In
oendiarism. but no violence 10 antioi
pated. The Safety Committee hav
taken full precautions against an out
break,