The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26


On BY lawful means. and with lawful ends
Fl view there were few citizens WAC xers
not In hearty sympathy ~tth r. Dartlg
this agitation. rnoxs OF the Gilman ~ had
bssn discharges from nzzfis. rafIroais.
and from all places where they cass into
competition with white labor. ard u was
thought by many that by~pezcsfzi means
the Cntnese eouzd be forced out q employ
meat In Seattle. and the question be ths.s
settled The more reckless leaders Of ana
with these measures. which wouid rltt-
snAte5y have relieved the city Of Ia Nor
go5IAn population without resort ~ means
contrary TO treaty obligations - ef Law.
Many thought after the withdrawal of
the troops that the agitation wzs dead.
but subsequent events show that the agt-
tssers were quietly laying their plans
On the eventng Of Saturday. February &
an ants-Chtueee meeting was had a. the
Bijou thcater. at witch the actton Of the
Tacoma people In driving ouf the CHINESE
Was Endorsed. and ~ which = eonmirtes
Of affesn was appointed 10 visit the sArl-
Qua Chinese houses for the ostensiste pssr-
pose az ascsrsainlng II the city sanitary
regulations we're properly inforcsd or not
This vas merely . pretext. however. for
making an organized raid on the Cainess
and driving them from the city. The COM
rnItgec commenced IT'S work early Sunday
morning. Headed by william Murphy.
chief OF poiics. and followed by an enor-
NOUS crowd. which had undoubtedly como
together BY previous understanding. Il
proceeded 20 Chinatown and went 20 work.
They would approach G Chinese establish
nsent and knock for admitfance- The
Cinnamon. seeing the chief OF police.
would open their doors. The COMMITTEES
would ask questions about the sanitary
condition Of the place. and while the oc-
cupants were thus engaged. the crowd In
vast numbers would enter the place and
commence packing up the C1inamsns ef-
fectx and dumping them into wagons
which by previous arrangement had Deen
employed to transport the Chinese and
their goods so the Ocean dock where the
steamer Queen Of the Paciz1c was lying,
ready 70 sail for Ban Francisco. The work
was so well planned and carried on 80
nefseiezsly that II was well under way De-
fore the law-21jdsag citizens ard off1cers
were apprszed. The police force generally
sided with the eroxd. and made no effort
10 stop the week OF removal Sheriff Me-
Graw vas one of the first TO arrive and 10
endeavor 10 stop the unlawful proceedings.
He commanded the mob 10 dispense, but
he rsixht as well have commanded the
wind 10 stop blowing. Finally he col
1ecfed few citizens about him. and when
they interfered the crowd would stop OPP
erafions at that particular point. but
would double its exsrtions at some other.
This con fnued for some time. Sheriff Nc
Graw. Judge Greene. H L. Yesier. Will
lam II. White and other citizens making
what efforts they could on behalf Of the
Law. but with little avail In the mean
time the ffrskeils had been rung as Sig
nal for the raiiysnx Of the citizens and
b.. zhA ar Tam
Guards.
Mayor Yesler addressed note TO Gov.
Squire notifying aim OF what vas going
on stating that the authority OF the city
was insufficient to keep the peace and ap-
pesiing TO him for assistance. AT 10
o'clock Gov. Squire issued y pro-'sma-
ton. commanding all persons to refrain
from committing breaches OF tbs peace,
and ordering the militia 10 report forth
with 10 the sheriff for the purpose of rem
dering him military aid. IL needed In MAIN
tanning the Law. This proclamation was
read TO the crowd with no efraes. and toe
copies were printed and circulated among
the crowd. only to be torn Up and ce-
stroyed. After this the Home Guards.
some thirty IN number. untsr Capt.
George kinnsar. marched through the
streets. bat were received with Jeers and
OF rendezvous ut the Columbia street
engine house. where Lyon & p-Iap5ey 8
building now stands. The measbegs %
Company ID were under arms IN The
Kenyon block. and the Seattle Rifles
were awaiting orders. In the face % ali
these preparations the removal % tire Ch'-
nsse went steadily on, ard BY o'clock
Sunday $50 Cinnamon we're herdei on tire
Ocean dock There they and ther bag
gage were huddied together m the ware
house. where an immense crcSd prevent
ed them from returning to their homes
and places Of business. None % them.
however showed much inclination 10 "a
turn. as they we're thoroughly q ~htensd
and seemed eager 10 get away The OBJ
tecf OF the mob In driving the -hsnanaen TO
the Ocean dock was 60 forciofs placs them
on board thu steamer and easss9cl her TO
carry them 10 San Franc -. bat Capt.
Alexander had the hot water base a.
taehed To the boilers. and ordered his
men 10 turn the boiling steam an the nrSt
person who undertook 10 boa~f tne
steamer without first having secured a
ticket In this dilemma a sstnScg ptso1
pas raised and sufficient amount OF
money subscribed TO pay the -asszgs &C
about ssa Cinnamon 70 San Fra net>ee.
These we're received on beard. can tns
expressing a desire TO go. The placing Of
these Cinnamon and THAR luggage On
haarsf tne steamer occupied several souEss
aud IN the meantime writ Of haneas
corrsus was issued by Judge tsrueas.
charging shas Cinnamon were illegally rs-
strained OF their liberty on bard The
soneen. and Capt. Alexander was COM
uaarsaed 70 produce In court AZ O'Clock IN
,h@ morning the Cinnamon on boar hts
srfp. so that they might b. sxaminsi 80
20 whether or not they wanted o seRxe.
Advantage was taken Of this aesc-sion
70 raise more money. In The hope &c having
enough 20 pay the passage OF All The tHt-
nese left cr THE wharf.
Fer some weeks previous 60 this event
the city had been flliag up stth strangers
many Of whorn had taken part IN driving