The herald., 1893-08-20
SHERIFF BOWER SCARED.
A Request for Martial Law
at Bakersfield.
An Alleged Rising Against the
Chinese the Cause.
The Sheriff Asks the Governor to Call
Out the Militia.
There Seems TO Be mo- Reason for such
Chinese Agitation ut
vscaville, Selma and
Stockton.

SACRAMENTA Aug. 19.-6herif Bower
OF Bakersfield hiss telegraphed the gov
ernor, asking that company G Of the
Sixth infantry, stationed at Bakersfield,
be called out to suppress rising against
the Chinese, expected tonight. The
governor is at Pasadens, and Bowers
telegram has been repeated to him
there.
BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 19.-A large and
orderly meeting was held here tonight,
condemning the acts of the citizens of
Visslia, Tulare and Fresno, for the man
ner in which the Chinese were treated.
The men here will resort to no violence,
but will pass resolutions calling upon
the United States district attorney to
take action and have the government
derort the Chinese.
AGITATION AT vACAvILLE.
vAcAvrLLE, CAL, Aug. l9.-Last night
the largest meeting ever held in Vava-
vile took place at the Bowles opera
house. It was called for the purpose Of
organizing anti. Chinese sentiment and
giving expression to the laboring
masses who find themselves confronting
an overstocked labor market. The
meeting was addressed by local speak
ere, and resulted in the organization OF
free labor bureau and the appoint
ment of committee to wait on the en-
ployers of ChInese, requesting them to
give employ to white labor. A
second meeting will be held next week.
Every expression was In favor of peace
ful and legal methods Of action, but q
demand was made for the enforcement
of the Geary law and the passage of q
further exclusion sot against the Chi
neee.
A FIzzLE AT STOCKTON.
HTocKrcN, Aug. l9.-Stockton's anti
Chinese agitation fattened out tonight
and no demonstration WAS made. The
epesker of last evening talked again
about the Chinese evil, and the meet
ing dispersed without excitement. The
officers were out in fall force to quiet
the people II the speakers reused any
feeling, but there was no occasion for
the preparation. The heads OF the
labor unions promptly repudiated any
connection with dieorderly movement
and mechanics and laborers would not
be led into excitement. Few Chinese
are employed here except in kitchens.
DECORATIONS FROM SELMA.
SELMA, CAL, Aug. 19.-Last night an
unarmed body of laboring men waited
on the Chinese restaurants in town and
deported the keepers, sending them out
Of town quietly and using no violence.
Today their places OF business are closed.
rREsNo's UNEMPLOYED.
FRESNO, Aug. 19.-Outside of the free
feeding of few hundred idle men by
philanthropic gentlemen at noon today,
nothing of new nature occurred among
the unemployed Of thia city. Charles
Caevrey, who 10 juet opening new bak-
cry and restaurant, served q hungry
mob of 200. men with q choice free
luncheon. Temporary tables were pro-
vided in an adjoining room to the labor
bureau and from IL to o'clock was q
happy time with them.
It was learned today that notwith-
standing the many who have found
work, the number of idlers is. increas-
ing. One OF the newcomers said he was
lust from Denver, and that there were
Thousand more on the road, headed
for California. He said that many had
found jobs along the road, but that the
bulko them were headed for the raisin
sections and for San Francisco to work
on the midwinter fair buildings. They
are principally miners, and some will
eeek the mining camps.
Chief of Police Morgan yesterday Wis.,
tied the Earl packing house, which en-
ploys many Cinnamon. and after laying
before the managers the danger the
company was in by keeping Mongolians
around, obtained from the manager q
promise to discharge all aud replace
them with white men and women
Monday.