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plot nor to be taken alive. Meanwhile some difficulty arising between the council and their president A. M. Ames, the adventure was postponed.

After this, meetings of the order were regularly held Monday nights, the council discussing proposed burnings and killings. It was ordered that Ben True should be assassinated for guarding the Chinese quarter after the attempt to burn their houses had failed. On the night of March 8th, Eugene Roberts and John Slaughter met opposite the Cliico hoteh

"Business," ejaculated John.

"What business?" asked Roberts.

"Some of us are going to burn old Chinatown," John replied.

In an open space in the rear of the town they met about twelve o clock that nioht. One of the number, Holderbaum, obtahied three sacks of straw, and saturatino- them well with coal oil started for the Chinese quarter. For half an hour after the dogs barked so loudly they were obliged to keep off, but finally they succeeded in shoving the straw under a house occupied by a Chinawoman and igniting it.

Next, the incendiarism of the Butte Creek Gardens, whose tenements were rented by Chinese was ordered, and this time more distinguished action followed the order. By the council of nine James Fahey was directed to reconnoiter, while the others, armed, should hold themselves in readiness.

"There is a big lot of Chinamen down there," said Fahey on his return.

"It's got to be done, 1 suppose," ejaculated Wright.

"We have to begin some time and somewhere; so far it has been all talk and no cider."

"I didn't know I had to murder men when I joined," said Slaughter.

"The council have to father this job, as I'm out of it," growled Fahey, as he walked off toward the room over the butcher's.

At 7 o'clock on the night appointed, near Chico