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Show L CHINAMAN MUST GO. The Ball Commenced by Wholesale Expulsion of the Heathen from Seattle. Strikers in Pennsylvania Send Significant Signi-ficant Letters of Blood. Won to Salvation by the Wiles and Smiles of a Pretty Salration I Lassie. r j Expelling Chinese from Seattle. Pobtland, Ogn., February 7. The Ore-gonian's Ore-gonian's Seattle special: At last the Jong-drawn-out anti-Chinese agitation ' has reached a culminating point, so far as Seat-tle Seat-tle is concerned. It was,thought by many VHEK UNITED STATES TBOOP3 WERE WITHDKAWN From here that the agitation was dead, and -aa s few weeks w-ejrt by, without the commission;, com-mission;, of any oigert act this opinion was strengthened. As events" show, however, the feeling was not even dormant, and the agitators have been quietly laying their plans all the while, j An effort was made to put these plans into- execution to-dayj though with what success cannot yet be said. An anti-Chinese meeting was held here last night, at which a committe was appointed for the ostensible purpose of visiting vis-iting Chinatown and ascertaining whether the city's sanitary regulations were properly observed bv the Chinamen. ' This committee commenced its work at 7 o'clock this morning morn-ing . ''fr- ' ' ' HEADED EY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, Murphy," and accompanied by-an enormous crowd, which had apparently come together to-gether by previous understanding, it proceeded pro-ceeded to Chinatown. The mode of procedure pro-cedure was simple. The committee would approach a China-house and knock at the door. When the .occupants appeared they were asked qnestions concerning the observation obser-vation of the cubic air and other cit ordinances. ordi-nances. While the conversation was in progress the crowd would enter the house and begin packing the contents upon a wagon, which would appear at that juncture, junc-ture, it was - USELESS FOB THE CHINAMEN TO EES 1ST, And they generally acquiesced with as good a grace as possible. When their moveable goods were loaded in the wagon they were also placed on board and driven to the Ocean dock, where the "Queen of the Pacific" was lying ready to sail for San Francisco. Not the slightest warning of this movement had been given, and the authorities were totally unprepared for it. The police force generally gener-ally sided with the crowd, and made no effort to stop the work of removal. Sheriff McGraw was soon on the soene, and commanded the mob to disperse, but they paid no attention "to him. When he would collect a few citizens and attempt to interfere, the crowd would cease operations at that point, but carry it on, without cessation, ces-sation, in other quarters. This continued for several hours; Sheriff McGraw, Judge Green and Mayor Yesler making such efforts as they could in behalf of the law, but with--out avail. About 10 o'clock,Governor Squire, who is in the city, issued .THE FOLLOWING PBOCLAMATION: To tfie People of Washington Territory: Whebeas, It is represented to me by the Mavor of the City of Seattle as-follows: ' "Hon. W. C,JSquire: Sir: The Chinese residents of this City 2df Seattle are being unlawfully removed from this city by a mob unlawfully gathered together; the authority of the city is not sufficient to keep J he peace or preserve order. 1 appeal to you for aid and assistance. (Signed) - Henby L. Yesleb, Mayor. Now, therefore, I, Watson C. Squire, Governor of Washington Territory, do hereby here-by publish this, my proclamation, warning ail persons to desist from a breach of the peace, and that peacaably-disposed persons shall retire to their homes, except such persons per-sons as are disposed to assist the sheriff and the duly constituted civil authorities in maintaining law and order, and I request all persons who are disposed to assist in maintaining main-taining order to enroll themselves under the sheriff immediately for that purpose. Furthermore, I order the military of this city to immediately place themselves under arms and that the commanding officers of such companies report forthwith ' to the sheriff of iing county for the purpose of rendering him military assistance if need be in maintaining the law. Done at Seattle this 7th day of February, 1886. (Signed) Watson C. Squibe, Governor. This was read to the crowd. It was received re-ceived with A HOWL OF DEFIANCE. It had absolutely no pacifying effect. Attempt At-tempt was then made to ring the fire bells, but they were soon silenced. Two local companies com-panies of home guards, organized at the time the United States troops were withdrawn, however, responded as quickly as possible, but by the time they were ready for action, there seemod nothing for them to do. About 400 Chinamen were huddled together in the warehouse on the Ocean dock, and an immense im-mense crowd prevented them from returning to their homes. Indeed, the majority of them showed much inclination to remain, and were thoroughly cowed and eager to get awav. Ofiicers of the steamship, however, refused to receive Chinamen without tickets, and they prepared hot water hose and took every precaution ta xlefend the vessel from any attempt to force the Chinamen on board. In this dilemma A COLLECTION WAS BAISED, And enough subscribed to pay the passage of about one hundred. These were received on board, each one expressing a desire to go, and declined offers of officials to protect them from violence if they remained. " The steamer should have sailed at 1 o'cleck, but was detained in the hope that some arrange ment would be made for the passage of the remaining Chinamen, who were huddled on I the dock, unable fto return to their homes i and perfectly willing to 'go. About 5 p. m. THE MILITIA MABCHED DOWN TO CHINATOWN And took possession. It was thoroughly deserted, de-serted, except by a few merchants, who had been allowed to remain temporarily. At 6 p. m. a writ of habeas corpus was issued charging that Chinamen were illegally restrained re-strained of liberty on board the steamer. The writ was made returnable at 10 this evening. In the meantime the steamer was enjoined from sailing. The situation at this hour (9 p. m.) is uncertain. A dismal rain is falling, and the mob has largely dispersed. dis-persed. The Chinamen who are not on board the steamer are huddled together on Ocean dock. Two companies of muitia, and about 100 home guards are patrolmg the streets. The Oregon Improvement Company Com-pany also has eighty men guarding the docks and warehouses. The authorities are determined no Chinamen shall leave unwillingly. un-willingly. Every effort will be made to avoid bloodshed, but the utmost determination determina-tion is expressed on this point. Governor Squire, in addition to issuing the proclamation, proclama-tion, sent the following telegram TO THE BECBETABY OF WAB, Secretary of the Interior, and General Gibbon, Gib-bon, commanding the Department of Colum- bm" Seattle, W.T., February 7, 1886. An immense mob is forcing the Chinese to leave Seattle. Civil authorities are arming a "posse comitatus" to protect them. A . serious seri-ous conflict is probable. I respectfully request re-quest that United States troops be immediately immedi-ately sent to Seattle. Troops at Fort Townsend can arrive soonest, and probably will be sufficient. Have issued proclamation. (Signed) Watson C. Squibe, . . Governor. " - The troops at Fort. Townsend and Vancouver Van-couver are ready to move and are only awaiting orders from Washington. Much surprise is expressed that the movement waarranged sb quietly. The city is full of strangers, and it is hard to tell whence they came. It is believed by many that the plans were made inTacoma, as many prominent agitators from that place, as well as the reporters re-porters of both Tacoma papers, arrived here yesterday. Mayor.Weisbach, of Tacoma, ia also here, and it is freely asserted that he is engineering the movement. -' : Vancouver, February 7. General Gibbon has answered Governor Squire that ' - he could' not send tboops - Without direct orders from the President. I These have not yet been received. Pobtland, Or., February 7. The report that the Knights of Labor headed the mob to expel the Chinese seems to have no foundation. While members of the organization organ-ization were in the mob, there is no evidence whatever that the Knights as an organiza-tionxounselled organiza-tionxounselled the measure. . v . : Pabttand, Ogn., February 7. To-day; as by the programme laid out, the Chinese are being driven out of Seattle. It is un- j derstood he Knights of Labor head the movement. The Chinese are marched to the steamer,. "Queen of, the Pacific," lying at the wharf, and the rioters pays ' steerage passage to San Francwcof or each Chinaman put aboard. The steamer plies regularly be-tweerxSan be-tweerxSan Francisco and Puget Sound; At' "this hour (2 p; raj) about one hundred have been put aboard.. An effort was made by the rioters '' ' . TOTOBCE THE CHINESE ABOARD ' Without paying their fare, which is ten dollars dol-lars in each case. The captain has stationed men with five streams of hose, and is prepared pre-pared to throw boiling water into the mob if they renew the attempt to run the Chinese into the vessel. The Mayor of Seattle and other prominent citizens have telegraphed to Vancouver barracks, asking General Gibbon, Gib-bon, commanding the Department of the Columbia, for troops. General Gibbon has telegraphed to the War Department, but up to this hour no authority has come from Washington to send troop3. Vancouver is a distance of one hundred and fifty miles from Seattle, and transportation would be effected by boat and rail. The shortest time the troops could bo transported in is seven hours, and even if the troops should start to-night, they would b9 too late to prevent pre-vent the Chinese expulsion. Chief Justice Greene, of Washington Territory, has TELEGBAPHEDTO AtTOBNEY-bENEBALJABLAND, : Urging him to ' use' his influence to . have troops ordered to Seattle. . A3 yet there is no bloodshed or incendiarism, but it is believed as soon as night sets in there will be serious trouble, of which no estimate can be made at this writing. |