Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
NEWS NOTES OF GOTHAM.

Rather Exciting Time.
NEW YORK BUREAU srzc1ALsI
NEW YORK. October 6-Early this morning
word was received at the Hoboken police head
quarters that mob, led by the hremen Of the
steamship Elba, OF the North German Lloyd
line, was killing Policeman Ryan. Sergeant
Rathjen hurried Oh alone to the scene Of the
riot, while . squad Of policemen was being
summoned. He found Ryan, lying disarmed
and unconscious in the street with dozen
German sailors and hundred or more long
shoremen and boys bowling around him.
Ernest Marco. fireman, was beating the bleed
ing and insensible officer with his own cluD.
Rathjen plunged into the crowd, and cracked
heads right and left till he, too. was over
powered and forced to the ground. Just then
reinforcements from headquarters charged on
the rioters. and drove them down to the North
German Lloyd pier. Rathjen wiped the
blood from his face bound up his
wounds with his handkerchief, borrowed .
club, and called to his men to come on
They came. The fremen retreated to the
steamship, and the uniformed oficsrs Of the
steamship formed line across the head Of the
pier The first officer Of the ship refused to
allow the police to pass, The police broke
through the line, and going aboard Of the ship,
arrested Ernest Marco, Hugo Gerker, Adolph
Kurne and Adolph Schalk, and took them to
police headquarters. At Q o'clock this morning
a squad Of policemen boarded the Elbs and
arrested ive more rioters. The first officer and
the engineer Of the Elbe were arrested at noon
for having resisted the police and participated
in the row. They were released after giving
81, 500 bail to appear in December. The iremen
were held for trial. and at o'clock the Elbe
sailed without them. Ryan, who is recovering
in a hospital, says the fremen of the Elbe were
drunk and were lighting in the street shortly
after midnight, when he ordered them to move
on. They immediately set upon him and
knocked him senseless, as Sergeant Rathjen
found him. The whole affair has stirred up
tremendous excitement In Hoboken, and Is
especially notable on account Of the invasion
by the police Of a German steamship. which.
according TO international law Is . floating bit
of imperial German territory.
A Sorry Looking Crnff.1
The North German Lloyd steamship A1ler,
which came into port to-day, Is the sorriest
looking craft Castle Garden has seen for many
months. The Aller had hardly gotten out OF
Bremerhayen. on September Is when .
tremendous storm from the Northeast swept
down upon her. Water in huge masses was
churned up over her decks All Of her star
board railing was torn away; her biggest life
boats, davits and all, was carried away. and
three other lifeboats were started. Among
the Alters 1000 passengers was Fraulein
Sophie Possert, the German actress. who VIII
appear at Ambergs Theater, this season.
Christian versus Heather Chinnmsn.
Chinese laundrymen and Chinese Sunday
school teachers crowded into the Third District
Court this morning, to see Chm Bon Pom, .
Christian Chinaman. tried for trying to de-
fraud his younger brother. Chin Fou Pom, 3
heather Chinaman. Chin Bon has been wash
ing clothes IN America since 1885 A year ago
he transferred his business from San francisco
to New York, and imported Chin Fou, in def
ance Of the exclusion bill, to be his hired
assistant Chin Fou was bad lot. He spent
his 81 week In hitting the pipe and playing
fan tan, and soon got the reputation Of being
the typical tough Of Mott street. Chin Bon
was industrious and attended Mrs. Charles
Earle's Sunday school. Two weeks
ago he decided to 20 to China for
q few months. Yesterday he drew his $3.50
from the bank and bought ticket for San
Francisco, with the intention Of starting this
At o'clock this morning he was
dragged out Of bed by city marshal, at the
Of young Chin Fou, who had sworn
that his brother was trying to ship without
paying him sl65 back wages. In court this
morning half dozen Of Chin Bon's Sunday
,choot teachers got around the wicked young
Chin Fou and pleaded for their pupil till he
to withdraw his suit Then the
7oung sinner went of with score Of chatter
ng compatriots, while Chin Bon's Christian
friends took him out TO luncheon.
Tuxbonr SINK.