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Show AO CHINESE FOR TACOMA. -I Citizens Express Their Sentiments Strongly. at a Mass Meeting.. . Tacoma, Wash., July 2ti. Fully 5000 per i sons met in mass meeting last evening fuv, the purpose of an expression of their senti-" ments in reference to the admission of. Chinese merchants to do business here ia; connection with the recently established: line to China. After speeches on both sides; during which those who favored the merchant mer-chant Chinese were shouted by an nnruly element in anti-Chinese. Side resolutions were adopted opposing the entrance of Chinese either as merchants or laborers. Another series of resolutions pledging com-' pliance with the laws arid favoring the admission ad-mission of merchants was voted down at least by the volume of sound, though it is ; claimed that the vote showed an equal divi-i divi-i sion of sentiment on the. question. Several Chinese merchants are expected here tomorrow tomor-row from Portland to establish business connections con-nections with the steamship line. Further developments are awaited with interest. In all eighty-five Chinese were driven out of, Tacoma and since then no Chinese have done business here. |