The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Sergeant Price Raids Twenty.
two Hlghbinder Meeting
Places.
WELCOME LACK OF THE NOISY
FIRECRACKER.
One Chinaman's Foolhardy Leap
Many Arrests for Various
Minor 0ffenSes.

10 irecrackers, no bombs, no fights,
But legions of police.
NJ That was the sad condition of China
fpwn yesterday. In truth it was blue
day for that quarter, and the reflection
from the officers uniforms may have had
something to do with it.
At Z A. NJ. yesterday a platoon of 100
men, under Captain Whitman, marched
proudly forth from the California-street
station with the firm intention of carry
ing out Chief Crowley's desire that this
should be quiet new year celebration.
Heretofore the Chief has not been ultra
strict in keeping the Ceiestials within the
boundaries of the law during the celebrs-
ton OF their new year festival, but the
assassination of Little Pete changed all
that
Another thing that gave the Chief an
uncomfortable feeling was the discovery
that to preserve peace in the local chi
nese quarter it had been found necessary
for the Emperor OF China to reach out
his heavy hand" and accomplish what
the President of the United States had
failed 10 do" That nettIed the head OF
the department and he came to the con-
clusion that he would give the Emperor
OF China few pointers in good govern
ment and the President of the United
States, too, for that matter.
Although under the supervision of Cap
tain Whitman. the police were detailed
into squads under the immediate COM
mand of Sergeants McManus Conboy
Martin, Woliweber, Blank, Cook, Harper
and Christensen. Sergeant Mooney was
on hand with his regular squad, and Ser
geant Price had a special detail OF six men
in citizens clothes.
Each policeman carried a long riot club
in his belt, an instrument requiring 70
great force in welding to crack the hard
head OF even a Chinese highbinder. -Four
men were apportioned to a block, while
the serEeants and corporals kept mostly
in evidence on the street corners, where
they could take general survey Of two
streets.
1 Three wagons at the California-street
ApOiCe sta etIon were kept busy answering
caHs. Two of these are stationed in
Nhinatown and the third at the police sta
ton. About forty or fIty Chinese were
arrested during the course of the day.
They were all char ed with minor Of
lenses, such as Vagrancy and obstructing
the sidewalks. One sickly looking GUS
toner was taken in tow for selling opium
without prescription.
The keepers of stands were forced to
move into the streets. The principal
traffic OF this poorer class of street venders
consists in the sale of sweetmeats and Chi
nese lilies.
Every now and then the police would
lay violent hands on some suspicious
looking character, rush him off into some
doorway or alley and make sharp search
for concealed weapons. The Chinese
seemed to realize, however, that this Is
not pro pitious time to carry pistol or
knife, and no high binders were discovered
wilh'weapons IN their possession.
Sergeant Price believes the hatchetmen
are now lying low ct the vegeta bic gar
dens on the outskirts OF the City. Es-
pecially is this true OF the cutthFoats from
Portland and Fresno, supposedly sum-
moned to this City by the Sam Yups 10
avenge Little Pete's" death.
The American Terror" also made the
rounds of all the highbinder meeting
places. He had twentv-two of them on
his list and none were sighted. Among
the places visited were the following:
1914 Jackson street, 742 Commercial,
1927 Stockton, 831 Dupont, 814 Washing
ton, 805 Sacramento, S22 Jackson, 10 Ross
alley, 802 Sacramento street, l Brennan
place, 36 Waverly place, where two meet
ing-places are located, 729H Jackson
street Sullivan alley, 16 Spofford alley,
719 Pacific street and the See Yup read
quarters, on the corner of Clay and Du-
pont streets.
The purpose was not to make arrest
without sufficient provocation, but only
to prevent the bad element from gather