The herald., 1893-09-03
THE ANT|-CH|NESE WAR.
Comparative Quiet at the
Seats of Trouble.
Good Order Preserved at San
BernardinO.
The Raid on the Coolies Postponed at
Redlands.
Agitators Overawsd by the Prompt Mus
tering OF Troops and Special Off,
GERS = Riverside Catching
the Contagion.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 2.-When will
the attack be made on Chinatown? is
the all-important question being asked
on the streets hundreds OF times each
day. This ia a query that is very hard
to answer. Several meetings are report
ed to have been held last evening, but
what action was taken could not be
learned. The mob is undoubtedly await
ing the action of the Redlands rioters.
The crowd in this city expect to be rein
forced by the Wonder city people. The
meeting held tonight was we'll attended
and the subject was discussed at some
length, but just what was done or what
decision was reached will remain mys-
terry, as the meeting was strictly secret
and the meeting place unknown
to all except the members. The
streets are deserted at 10 O'Clock, with
the exception of the police and deputy
sheritfs. Chinatown is silent as the
grave. The subjects of the fowery king
dom seem TO be enjoying a much-needed
sleep tonight. and are not 30 excited as
they were last evening. The sheriff's
office is occupied by deputies who are
ready to proceed to the scene at mo-
ment's notice. Company e is held in
readiness for cali, and could do splen-
did execution on short notice. No
trouble is looked for tonight, but the
storm is doubtless brewing and may
burst at any time, when blood will surely
be spilled.
Today laborers distributed the follow
ing circulars on the principal streets:
ATTENTION woRKINaMEN.
There will be meeting held at the
city park, San Bernardino. Sunday, Sep
tember Sd, at 8 80 O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of discussing the Chinese ques
tion. Everybody come and let us see if
some peaceful means cannot be used to
rid our city of this pest. White men
must proteot themselves.
1t has been Impossible to discover who
printed the dodger, and by whose order
the work was done. Their appearance
on the street created ripple of excite
ment that was soon forgotten. The
meeting will doubtless be we'll attended,
not only by persons interested, but by a
great many through curiosity.
Lieut.-Col. l.. 5. Butler passed through
the city today on his way to Los An
geles, and informed the HERALD cores
pondent that he did not look for any
immediate tronble in this section, but
thought that as soon as the militia and
civil authorities relaxed their watchful-
ness a general uprising would probably
occur. He said the feeling was very
strong in Redlands, and might be
brought to head at any moment.
The city of Redlands is reported very
quiet at midnight. No gathering OF any
alarming nature has occurred. The
town is we'll patroled. and the marshal
does not anticipate any trouble tonight.
Riverside is somewhat excited; in fact
the craze seems to have just reached that
city. The conductor on the evening
train from there says that about so men
lett his train when it arrived at the de-
pot in that city. Sheriff Swope has q
number of deputies on duty, and will be
assisted by CompanyC, N. G. c., should
a riot break out. A..
Nothing OF a serious nature was re-
ported up to late hour, and another
night will probably pass without an at
tempt at expulsion being made.