Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-04
zee .AfETt AND LAW.
Measures Takes 10 Insure the TFan'
aaIIfty Of eur tIiy.

Measure. Takes Go Insure the Tran
asiiity Of Cur tIiy.
OEing 70 The general alarm which has
been fels in the community for the
past few weeks. u vas decided By a |
nun Der of ofisiAis and property bold !
srs to call a meeting for la; evening.
The call vas privately circulated, and
ia response about seven hundred citi-
zsn- had assembled al tie Opera Hooss
by O'Clock. Mr.. II. l.. Yesler vas
called to the chair and q. VI. Halter was
chosen Secretary. Jadge Jacobs then
read the follsEing rss1latioD, vhica
all present were requested 10 cuDe for
ward and sIgu:
k,rglss,i, IhAt ne regard the existence
OF toe CuInese among Us a. disturbing
element. and Ars strongly IN favor OF
tue vlgorons enforcement Of the ks-
strietisn Act aud IT any amendments
thereto thst may be necessary 10 &C
c0Inplish ITS bene1cen, psfpose, and We
fnlly recognize and advocate the para
mount claims of all laborers, who are
or may bee sme citizens Of the United
states, and ve recommend their en-
plsyment by individuals and CORPORA
iions; bat we are also a. a matter Of
honor, right and safety. both a. Indl-
vIduAls and a. a community IN favor OF
law and order, and % hereby pledge
Ourselves to the constituted authorities
within this Jurisdiction. whether the
same be Fedsral, Territorial, county or
munIcipsi, T. aid them 70 tue fullest ex
tent 10 the suppression Of all attempts
to destroy life or property or to endan-
ger the public peace or tranquility.
For an hoar or more those present
6lrd down to the front Of the house and
affixed their signatures 10 these resoln
lions. Al the eHa of that time Judge
Jacsks explained more IN detail the Oh
lee. Of the meeting, and after another
opportunity to sign had bsen given,
tnose Who refused 80 do 80 were request
cd 10 withdraw. The doors we're then
closed, aad g. II. Hanford, Assistant
United safes District Attorney, detailed
the proposed plan of action 70 plainly
that each mao present could under
stand precisely how to act IN case Of
emergency. sheriff Mctirsv then step
ped ON the platform and formally ap-
pointed each man present Depaty
sheriff with all the legal powers per
tanning TO that Office. Justice Lyon at
once administered the oath Of sti ,e.
and the Formally of transforming a
large number Of private citizens into
officers Of the Law was complete.
An informal discussion then took
place. and IL was annoo need that sheriff
Mefiraw would at once complete the
details Of the organization upon which
the ciiiz.ns must nov depend for pro
lection in case Of emergency. The fol-
losing resolution was then unanimously
adopted:
Rssolssd, That James II. woolery.
Chief Of Police. be requested to notify
ali SUSPICIOUS characters to leave town
on or before Monday night next and re-
main away, aud that this meeting
pledge themselves TO uphold and sup
port that offiser in the performance of
his duty In that regard.
After IL mad been announced that the
roll OF depaties would remain for sew
erai DAYS At the Office Of Burke Il Haller,
where any desiring TO do 50 can sign is
and bs sworn In, the meeting adjourned.
GENERAL ORDER FROM sHkRIFF MooRAw.
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF. !
SEATTLE, October 8. 1855.
From the spsc,al Dspaties this day
appointed by me. have selected thu
foilovipp named persons as aids: G. ii.
Hanfofd. G Il. Adair, Col g. q. Lyon,
w, IL Pusaphrey. q. NJ. III tlisr, Charles
Hopkins. Richard Osborne, Chas. Nun
day, l. Robbins and II. A. B,eelsv.
also divide the city into districts as
follows:
No. 4. south of Mill and west Of Sixth
streets. Captains George W. stetson
aud George W. Bullene. Captain Stet-
sons command will rendezvous on Com
mereial street near the Arlington Hotel.
Captain Bailene's company. at the cor
per of Mil and Commercial streets.
No. ?, south Of Mn aud sas, of Sixth
street, Captain T.. A. Turner: rendez
voas, corner Of Eighth and jackson.
No. 8. from Mill street north to Co
lnmbia and east To seventh, Captain J
q. Scurry; rendezvous. corner of Front
aud James.
No. 4, from Columbia nsrth to Sen
eca and east to Seventh. Captain WA.
Rsber,san; rendezvous. corner Of Froat
aud Marion near Frye's Opera House.
No. q, that portion OF the city be
.xeen Min aud seneca streets and east
Of seventh, Captain J. W. Edwards:
rendezvous, corner Of Ninth and James.
No. 6, froaa Seneca street north to
Pine aud east to Fifth, Capssiu Il. J,
Barns; rendezvous. corner of Union aud
THIRD.
No. I, all of Belltown vest Of Denny
school house, Captain W. q. Latimer;
rendezvous, Bells Hotel.
No. 4, that portion of the city east of
Fifth aud north OF Seneca 10 Lsnora,
Captain George W. Hall; rendezvous
corner Of Pike and Eighth streets.
No. .. Lake Union suburb, CaptainW.
j. Oalkett; rendezvous, Western mill.
Other companies will rendezvous as
fellows:
No. 10, Captain Robert Russell; CITY
jaii.
No. IL. CAPTAIN John Lapaston: En-
CINE HOUSE No, 1.
No. II, Captain George K,nnear; COR
ner Second and Madison.
NO. "a, osRtAin n FORREST corner
ass
No, " osptsan - :. - na's's'e'' oo'
hss I ~ anu Iou. streets
a, NO. 10, eaRsAsn T. .. ro"essi corner
f"ai'1 Aha main s'Iees
No 10, cspssso -. neiiosR' corner
ssnes anu oscooo Streets ma, ~
"a T n w