The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30
Battle Between Twenty
Nine Filipinos and Crowd
+. of Highbinders Stopped
by the Chinatown Squad
so H0 on Is HELD
PRISONER IN Den
Unlucky. Contractor Brings
His Men to This City and
Offers Them Twenty Cents
a Day to Buy Their Food

A pitched battle between twenty-nine
sngry FLipinos and 4 crowd OF Chinese
highbinders was narrowly averted early
yesterday morning By the prompt action
OF Sergeant ". II Ross and his China
toFn squad
The FIEplnos were heavily armed with
knives and were ready 10 take the place
bE force while n z den IN the second
story of Is Spo6ord alley were the high
Binders. who were prepared for the at
tack
The Fflipinos were contract laborers
under e sub-contract from The Alaska
Packers Association 70 So Ho On. and
arrived IN this city August 2 on the ship
L = Morse from Cooks Inlet, Alaska.
Under their contract they received SIS
each as advance money before they left
this city March = last, and were 70 re
ceive $50 each upon their return
50 10 On was the Unlucky contractor.
and cid not know that there was q clause
'sn the contract which prevented him from
getting his money II case the cannery
should burn down He furnished 10 the
association 1inetT-fvs men. OF whom
siXtE-fTe were Cinnamon, and 70 each
a these he had given not less than 500
advance money, which caused him to
overdrsw his account more than s2119
According 10 his contract ne was 10
pack 3 % cases Of salmon. but after he
Rad packed % Is ca ses the factory burned
Gown and the packing association claimed
the right under the wording OF the con-
tract 70 psy for the number OF cases
packed only
CHINANAN HIDES HIMSELF.
The Chinaman, not being able 70 raise
money and knowing the feelings OF the
lftrie brown men whom he had landed
here without money and with no place
where they could eat Or sleep. took him
self THO secluEiOn Il the remotest part
CT Chinatown.
He Was not allowed 70 remain there
lolg. however, Gnnoticed By the F1lipinOs,
fer they had formed themselves into q
secret agency. and 50 well were their
pans formed that the poor Chinaman was
captured the first tine ne left his hiding
place.
Il had been previously arranged that
whoever should see the China man first
should give the signal 70 the man 81
the next corner, who II turn should
notify the full force while the first man
was 70 follow him 70 his abode.
The Unxu spectfng Chinamsn ventured
from the house and was Immediately
stopped by one Of his former employees,
who demanded money and something 10
eat The Chinaman gave him ten
cents and told him that would buy his
dinner and Immediately returned to his
der, and. soenting trouble. sent for
soue ct his friends 70 come and assist
him
WATCH8IAN ACTS PROMPTLY.
Kstchnsn Joe Kelly saw & military
locking squad OF Fllipinos form at the
entrance 70 the alley and march down
70 the Chinaman's door in a manner
that would give credit TO q body OF
regulars He Immediately blew his
whistle for assistance and, crossing the
street, he stood IN the entrance, thus
preventing the attack until Sergeant
Ross arrived with his squad
Both sides OF the case were stated
70 the police, and, as the Filipinos still
insisted that the Chinamau was trying
70 run away from them. the sergeant
vas finally obliged 70 detail al officer
70 keep the peace. The CnanSnsn
stated he had 10 objection 70 tie Fill
pinos staying n the house as long as
the ofcer was there and that lie would
allow each OF the men twenty cents
czy with which 20 buy their meals
The Filfpinos took advantage OF this
orer 50 now every time the Chinaman
leaves tie building he has an ohicer
on one side and z Lalf dozen Filipinos
on the other Yesterday he asked per-
mission 70 see his lawyer and was ac-
companied by his bOdyguard, consist
ing O. EzLrCLm2l leu anu G. --e---
dozen FIlipinos.
Il Is hoped the matter VIII be
strafghteued out to-day and the China
nen, as well as the Filipinos, viii re-
ceive their money
There Is another who is anxiously
looking for his money and is also
standing his watch in the Chinaman
den he says he is dealer on Du-
pent street and furnishes the Ellipinos
with clothes upon an order from the
Chinamsl-
The Alaska Packers Association has
had e great deal OF trouble with its
sub-conrracrs and il is stated that the
wording Of its contracts is such as 70
work these hsrdships. Less than TWO
years ago the same thing happened
and several hundred white men were
turned loose IN the city streets with
out food OF shelter.