The San Francisco call., 1903-09-18
CHINA WANTS
AN INQUIRY
At TONOPAH
Acting Secretary Of
State Wires Nevada's
Governor.
Crime of a Mob Stirs the
Oriental Officials to
Action.
One Thousand Citizens of the Mining
Town Hold Mass-Meeting and
Denounce the Recent
Lawlessness.

TONOPAH, New, Sept. 1.-THE people
here are thoroughly aroused to the Sc
riousness of a mob's action on the night
of September Is, when an effort was made
to drive the Chinese from town. One old
Chinese was murdered, several were beat
en- and robbed and others may be dead on
the desert. Information has reached here
that the Chinese Minister at Washington
has asked for an investigation.
At meeting of citizens, at which 1000
or more were present, a committee was
appointed to frame resolutions denun-
ciatory of the action of the mob. The
committee reported as follows:
Whereas At a mass-meeting of the
citizens of Tonopah, New. held pursuant
to the call on Wednesday, September 16,
1903 a committee authorized and ap-
pointed to adopt resolutions denouncing
the action CT the mob which raided the
Chinese quarter of Tonopah on the night
of September 10, 1903, murdered an inof-
fensive Chinaman, beat mutilated and
terroriZed number of others and robbed
and otherwise maltreated them; therefore
we, the committee so appointed, hereby
present the following resolutions as eX-
pressive of the sentiment of the people of
Tonopah in denunciation of said mob and
it's atrocious work:
Resolved, That the citizens of Tonopah
view with horror and denounce in un-
measured terms the outrages and brutal
acts which according to all the present
evidence have been committed; that the
citizens of Tonopah regard this act as
not alone an atrocious violation of the
law, but also a heinous crime against in
offensive people, against humanity and
civilization; that the people of Tonopah
will support the officers of the law in all
III an,-s,-
criminals to justice"
REQUEST FOR GOVERNOR.
CARSON, New, Sept. 17.-Meager de
tails of the outrage at Tonopah have been
received. Four of the Chinese who were
included in the expulsion are missing and
as the country they have to travel over
is desert it may be possible that they
have perished. That the Chinese know
something Of their rights in a matter of
this character can be judged from the
fact that the Chinese Consul General at
San Francisco has already placed the
matter in the hands of the Washington
authorities and matters are already NOV
ing for thorough investigation of the
affair The following dispatches have
been received i'll this city:
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. IL 1905
His Excellency the Governor of Nevada, Car
son City: The Chinese Minister informs me of
a telegram received from Tonopah, New. say
ing that on the night of Tuesday. the 18th. the
labor unions drove the Chinese people out OF
the town. Seven or eight were badly injured
one old man is nearly dead and four miss
ing You are requested TO take steps for prompt
investigation and due protection for the suffer
ers. ALVEY A. ADEE,
Acting Secretary of State.
AS Governor Sparks was absent from
! the State attending the National Irri-
cation Congress at Ogden. Lieutenant
/ Governor Allen replied to the above tele-
/ gram as follows:
CARSON CITY. Sept II. 1903.
To the Acting Secretary OF State. Washing
! ton, D. G., Your telegram concerning the ex-
pulsion of the Chinese from Tonopah has been
received. No official knowledge or complaints
have been presented to this office. The matter
Will be investigated according to law:
Lieutenant and Acting Governor
RINGLEADERS IN JAIL.
From the reports received it appears
that the movement for the expulsion of
the Chinese was in the hands of few and
was not tie Judgment of the best citi-
zens of the camp. The peace officers were
! poweress to resist the movement. but
since the expulsion of the Chinese several
of the ringleaders have been placed under
! arrest
The town in which the outrage has
! been perpetrated is situated in Nye Coun-
! ty, Nevada, which in the end will proba-
! bly, be called upon to pay indemnity for
the action taken by few of the citizens
who have carried labor movements and
| demonstrations in high-handed man
ner 1t is not believed by Lieutenant
Governor Allen that there will be any
further demonstration out that way. as
by this time the better classes of people
have the situation well in hand
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Chinese
Minister called at the State Department
to-day and laid before Acting Secretary
Adee a dispatch which he had received
from the Chinese Consul General at San
Francisco, detailing attack made last
night on a number of Chinese at Tono-
pah. New.
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS