The morning call., 1893-08-20
GIVEN NO CHOICE.
More Chinese Driven
From Selma.
BUSINESS MEN THIS TIME.
The Restaurants of Two MOng0lians
Closed by hob and the Own
ers Sent to Fresno.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

Special to THE MORNING CALL
SELMA, Aug. ia week ago to-day,
when Ale people of Selma held meeting
and decided that the Chinese should leave
the packing houses and that white people
should take their places. the Earl Fruit
Company, which was packing pears at the
time. complied with the demands, and the
Chinese in their employ returned TO
Fresno. 1t was also ordered at meeting
thatthe Chinese TestauraHt-keepers should
leave in FIVE days and the laundrymen by
September /. The restaurant and laundry
men, il seems. did not obey the injunctions.
and Friday night another meeting was
held 10 consider the proposition, when II
was again decided to notify them to leave.
Seine twenty-five men, about IL o'clock
last night, went to the restaurant of 10y
& Wah, called the two proprietors OUT,
made them lock up the place and then took
them. 20 the train. giving them tickets to
Fresno. Turn Kee, the other restaurant
man. could not be found by the mob, but
his place was not opened to-day. The
Chinese cook from the Vincent vineyard
was also sent off by the men.
Everything was done in an orderly man.
ner, and no violence was used or property
DESTROYED. The restaurant-keepers were
given permission by the mob to come back
!. and settle up their business. but were for
'bidden TO open up restaurant here again.
=. The authorities are investigating last
nights dongs and several arrests may
follow. The washmen and other resi-
dents of Chinatown were not molested.
Everything is quiet tonight.
Aup 10 The pVpnt 0f TO-DAY
in this city was :he feeding Of laboring
men at the Free Labor Bureau. Charles
: Cawrey, who is just opening new bakery
and restaurant. served a hungry mob of
200 men with a choice fresh luncheon.
Temporary tables were provided in an
adjoining room to the Labor Bureau. and
from u to o'clock there was happy
time with them.
An enthusiastic anti-Chinese meeting
was held at MADEIRA last night. Resou-
tions were adopted to the effect that "the
Chinese must CO." and also to send abroad
for 100 white men 10 work on the f1ume
and in the timber
To-day it WAS learned that, notwith
:. standing the many who have found work,
the number of ldlers is increasing. One of
the newcomers said ne was just from Dem
road headed for California. He said
that many had found jobs along the
road, but that the bulk of them were
headed for the rasin sections and for
San Francisco to work on the Midwinter
/: Fair buildings. They are principally
miners and some will seek the mining
camps.
Chief of Police Morgan yesterday visited
ths- Earl packng-house. where many
Cinnamon are employed, and after laying
before the manager the danger he was in
BY keeping Mongolians around. obtained
ffOm him promise to discharge all and
replace them with white men and women
Monday.
VACAvILLE, Aug. 19-Last night the
largest meeting ever held in Vacaville took
place at Bowles' Opera-house. 1t was
called for the purpose Of organizing the
sntf-Chinese sentiment, and giving express
.. ion to the laboring masses who find them
selves confronting an overstocked labor
market. The meeting was addressed by
local speakers. and resulted in the organi-
/. zatlon of free labor bureau. A committee
. vas also appointed ts wait on the employ
.ers of Chinese and request them to give
employment to white labor. Both will be
IN OpeEdtIOu dl OBCSs a Sec00G meeting
will be held next week. Every expression
was in favor of peaceful and legal methods
of action, but the demand is earnest for
the enforcement of the Geary law and the
passage of an exclusion act against the
Japanese.
STOCKTON. Aug. 19.-Stockton's anti
Chinese agitation iuttered out tonight, as
/. was expected, and no demonstration was
made. The speaker of last evening talked
again about the Chinese evil, and the meet
lug dispersed without excitement. The
police were cut in full force to quiet the
people If the speakers reused any feeling,
but there was no occasion for the precau-
tion. The heads of the labor unions
. promptly repudated any connection with
:. disorderly movement. and the mechanics
F.. and laborers would not be led into mis-
chief. Few Chinese are employed here.
except in kitchens.
BAKERSFIELD, Aug. ia large and
orderly meeting was held here tonight, at
which the citizens of Visalia, Tulare and
Fresno were denounced for the manner in
which the Chinese were treated The
people here will resort to no violence, but
will pass resolutions calling upon the
United States District Attorney to take
action and have the Government deport
the Chinese. Everything was quiet at
1880 o'clock.