Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-03
PACIFIC COAST.
CHINESE HIGEBINDERS ENGAGE
IN A BATTLE.
Shocking Death of an Intoxicated
Man-Suicide Up North-Base-
ball Games-Etc.
~sclA1 osrAroaEs TO rHR asooap.u.nos.
4 CARNIVAL OF BLOOD.
Dea67y Battle Between Chinese High
binders In Portland.

DeaG7y Battle Between Chinese High
binders in Portland.
PozrLANp. December 2d-At l O'Clock
this afternoon bloody tragedy was en-
acted at the corner of Second and Alder
streets. Without word of warning loud
reports of pistols disturbed the Sabbath air,
and for fully five minutes a deadly fusl-
lade was kept up. Between forty and fifty
shots were fired When the firing ceased
four Mongolians were found lying on the
sidewalk and in the gutter. Twenty or
thirty were engaged in The row, and it is
thought that several more were wounded
and are secreted in Chinatown by their
countrymen.
The writer saw the battle from window
in the Daily NelCs office. The shots seemed
to come from buildings aud balconies and
from men on the sidewalks and in the
middle of the street. 1t was
A vERIrABLE CARNIVAL OF DEATH.
In one place four Chinese were engaged
in a life-and-death struggle. 1t seemed to
be two against two. Shot after shot was
fired at short range, and finally two came
so close that they clinched and rolled in the
gutter The two others danced around the
PROSTATE men and poured lead into them at
short range, using self-cocking revolvers.
One of the PROSTATE men got up and stag
gered off. The other staggered to his feet
and fred shot at the retreating figure, and
then fell. With infinite pluck he raised
himself to his feet again, though apparently
| mortally hurt, and
BLAZED AWAY AGAIN.
He fell, and one of his adversaries, who had
retreated, ran up close and fired a bullet at
him and also struck him twice with all iron
bar. This seemed to weaken him, but as
he lay on the ground he kept shooting till
his pistol was empty.
THE POLICE RUSHED IN
| Upon the scene. when the firing ceased
suddenly and the participants who were
not wounded fed in various directions.
One of the chief participants, who still
held a smoking pistol in his hand, ran
up Second street. Coroner De Linn at
! tempted to arrest him, but the red handed
murderer threatened the Coroner with his
pistol and shot up the stairs like rocket
! A pistol and knife, evidently thrown away
| by this highbinder, were found afterwards
| in the building.
| THE CITY EXCITED.
Four Cbinamen, all apparently fatally
| wounded, were carried to the city iail. An
immense crowd gathered. and the greatest
| excitement prevailed. The streets in the
vicinity we're blocked with excited Cau-
casions and Mongolians. The cutters ran
with blood, and the sidewalks were spotted
and slippery with the CORY fluid.
THE BATTLE-sCARRED VICTIMS.
| Yin Long was shot three times-in the
right ear, in the left arm and back. He
says he was shot by Pong Yong. Wong
| Tong was shot in the abdomen, the hand
| and groin. He did not know by whom.
| Mon Bing received bullet in the groin,
| and stated that be was shot by Wong Sing.
lie died in an hour and half after reach
ing the police station.
All Su was the man who made such a
game fight. The back of his head was ter
ribly lacerated. There were bullet-wounds
in his abdomen, ankle, and right hand
He claimed Um All Chung and another
Mongol shot him.
Pom Long, who is Chinese merchant
and lawyer, and is married to white
woman, was brought before Yin Long,
| who declared that Pom Long was the man
who shot him.
During the afternoon the police arrested
six men suspected of having participated
| in the row. The wounded men did not
| recognize any of them as their assailanis
| except Pom Long.
By order of Mayor Desashmutt posse oi
| officers was placed at Chinatown to prevent
another outbreak, which it was feared
would take place during the night. At 6
O'Clock tonight fifth wounded Chinese
was discovered. He was heard groaning
under the stage of the Chinese theater He
gave the name OF Lup Yick. He was shoi
at the base of the spine, and will die.
Another OF the wounded men died to-
night. Two of the remaining three may
live, but the other one will probably
die before morning. The row was the out
growth of an old feud between the Bow
Leong Tong and Hcp,rong Societies.