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Show r " -" IN PORTLAND, OREGON. 1 Great Fears That an Anti-Chinese Demonstration May Occur To-Day. Portland, Or. Feb. 12 One of ; the leaders of the - anti-Chinese movement stated to an Associated Press correspondent correspond-ent last night that the Congress called to meet here to-morrow would pass a resolution resolu-tion calling on all persons employing Chinese to discharge them. If at the end of thirty days any Chinese should be employed, em-ployed, the anti-Chinese associations will boycottsuch employers, and also all persons per-sons patronizing such employers. These resolutions have been prepared, so the Associated Press reporter's informant said, and he had no doubt will pass, with possibly an amendment or two. He further fur-ther stated he believed no attempt would be made to drive the Chinese from their abodes, as threatened by Burnett G. Haskell, and that the Congress would disperse quietly. The sheriff to-day swore in three hundred hund-red special deputies, each armed with a six-shooter. It is well known that a large number of Chinese have recently bought I revolvers and rifles and will defend their lives and property. The principal fear now is that some drunken and irresponsible irrespon-sible crowd, small perhaps, may attack a Chinese house whose occupants are armed, arm-ed, in which case it is not unlikely some of the attacking party will be killed. If this occurs a big riot will 'be almost in-" evitable. This evening a meeting of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic was held, and the services of seventy-five veterans vet-erans were tendered to the Mayor for the preservation of the peace in case of trouble in the next few days. The company com-pany does not serve as a Post of the G. A. R., but simply as a home guard. " At 9 o'clock to-night, Mayor Gates bought Winchester rifles and a supply of ammunition ammu-nition for the company, who will report to the commander of the . State militia whenever necessary, and move under his orders. Within the past forty-eight hours there has been a. wonderful crystallization crystalliza-tion of sentiment in favor of suppressing at the outset any unlawful acts. |