The morning call., 1893-09-02
Militia Under Arms at
RedIandS.
CHINESE GIVEN PROTECTION
Markham Authorizes General John.
son to Call Out All the Troops
That May Be Needed.

Booth received instructions to-day to have
Company 6. Tenth Regiment, n. G. c.,
ready for any emergency. The company,
Captain Diss in command, is now at the
armory under orders. The forty-eight
hours given the Chinese to leave town
expires tonight. A law-and-order meet
ing held last night condemned the action
of the agitators and the town is so thor
oughly guarded that trouble is not an
ticipated. Laborers are holding a meet
ing tonight and it is reported that 100
MeXcans will arrive late from the sur
rounding country and San Bernardino to
help drive out the Chinese. The excite
ment is at fever heat.
Everything is quiet at II 80 o'clock to
night. The town is thoroughly guarded.
Colonel Butler. acknowledgement of the
Ninth and Seventh regiments, is here and
ia communication with four companies of
the Seventh Regiment. Word has been re-
ceived from San Bernardino that the cleo
trio wires have been cut and Company c
of the RedlandS may be ordered out before
morning. The excitement continues. Many
people are on the streets, but no demon
stration has been made at Redlands. No
trouble is probable.
IAN I-ANAhO1NOS OepLs 1.-CueIiu
Booth has gone to Redlands, baviDg been
called upon by the citizens of that city TO
aid in suppTessing rioters who threaten to
drive out the Chinese by force of arms this
evening. a large number of deputies have
gone with him. who will act in conjunction
with the police force of Redlands. 1t is
also stated Sheriff Booth has, at the soici-
tation Of Redlands people, requested Gov
M Ill 20
Guards, in response to which the San Ber-
nardino National Guards were ordered to
report at headquarters tonight and will go
to Redlands on the evening traia to assist
in Quelling mob violence.
The Chinese OF this city and Redlands
for number of days have been arming
themselves with shotguns and revolvers
IN anticipation of trouble. Last night the
Chinese of this city barrlcaded themselves
In every house in Chinatown and prepared
themselves with firearms to resist an at
tack.
1t is rumored that a mass-meeting will
be held tonight or Tomorrow night to
notify the 200 Chinese living in this city to
leave at once.
The Waterman Rifles of this city are at
their quarters under orders, but up to this
hour, o'clock, no command has been
given to go to Redands. Word has been
received here that raid will be made By
rioters on the Chinese tonight, either in
Riverside. Redands or this city. 1t has
not yet been decided which. There are
three electric-light plants in this city, two
OF which are now mysteriously out of
order, leaving the city in darkness. The
streets are crowded with laboripg men,
but so far nothing has been done. The
police have information that a mass-meet-
ing will be held on a vacant lot on the
corner of Fourth and B streets about 70
O'clock.
RIVERSIDE, Sept 1.-Company c of the
National Guard, located in this city, re-
ceived orders this evening TO hold itself in
readiness to go to Redands, where there
is trouble between the laboring men and
Chinese. At late hour orders to march
had been received, but they are momen-
tarily expected. Thus far there is little
or no excitement in this CITY over the Chi
nese question, and there probably won't
be.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 1.-The following
message has been received by General E.
P. Johnson Of Los Angeles from Governor
Markham:
Sheriff Booth OF San Bernardino wires there
is danger of an anti-Chinese demonstration at
Rediands tonight and requests that the mill
tia of Redlands and San Bernardno be called
10 his assistance. II necessary you are hereby
directed TO take The proper steps TO have the
troops al those places ready for action and to
call them out If in your judgment absolute
necessity requires IL. The entire Chinese Ques-
tion is now before the President and Congress,
but, pending their action law and order must
be maintained in this State.
II. ID. MARKHAM, Governor.
The Times Redlands special says: I'm
accordance with the order from Governor
Markham, promulgated through General
johnson of the First Brigade. Company G
of the Ninth Regiment OF the National
Guard was ordered under armsi at O'Clock
this afternoon. At o'clock this evening
Lieutenant Colonel Butler Of General
JohnsOn's staff, ACCOMPANIED by Colonel
Schrieber and Lieutenant Ogden OF the
Seventh Regiment, arrived here with addi-
tonal ammunition.
''Lieutenant-Colo Butler. acting for
General johnson, arranged for the calling
out of company from San Bernardino,
under command of Lieutenant Muscott:
Company C of Riverside, under Captain
Keith, and Company ID of Pomona, under
Captain Walsh. The commands are held
under arms in their respective armories,
and special locomotives and cars are ready
TO pull out at any time for the seat of
trouble.
"'rhe troops are acting in conjunction
with Sheriff Booth and City Marshal Ken
dell, who have sworn in large posse of
deputies. Chinatown is under the sur
veilance of a Gordon of videttes and
amounted orderlies.
''At $3.50 p. NJ. Colonel Butler received
WORD from San Bernardino that The cleo
&ric wire through Chinatown had been
cut, and that meeting of the unem-
poyed had been called 10 assemble az mid
night to clean out the Celeslials.
"a large delegation OF workingmen came
from Mentone to Redauds tonight, and
the streets are tbronged. The officers say
that all is quiet, but at the first sign of
trouble. either here or in San Bernariino,
four companies. averaging sixty men each,
can be thrown into the field.
"The citizens Of Redlands heartily SYM
pathiz5 with the efforts TO preserve order.