Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-13
The Chinese lmbrOgliO.

The United States Marshal, last
Tuesday. visited Tacoma, with n de-
tachmont OF l.. $. Soldiers, aud pro-
coedod TO place under arrest twenty
eight OF her best citizens, for IN al
leiged violation OF the law in clear
ing the city Of Chinese a few days
before. indictments having been
found by the Grand Jury then in
session at Vancouver. The Marshal
found no difficult in making the ar
rests, aud doubtless would have
encountered no trouble had not the
four companies Of U. S. Infantry
been encamped on the triangular
piece Of ground near the railroad de-
pot. When assembled, the Ledger
says. q better looking and happier
lot Of prisoners wero eve before
seen. All were cheerful; there was
no confederation depicted on any
countenance; there was laughter
aud pleasant joking, and one would
have thought that the entire party
were on a holiday excursion. There
MAS no such persons present as the
Oreyonian depicted in its columns as
being cowardly and brutal; t. ere
we're msu there on whose breast
danglsd the emblem that marked
them AZ sx-soldiers-men who had
seen service in the field and had
fought for thsir country; were loyal
to their flag. aud were now loyal to
the country and free white men;
there were sun Drowned hard-toiling
mechanics, who earned their bread
by the sweat Of their brow; there
were merchants, who conduct large
aud small places Of business; there
we're county and city officials; in
fact there were honest men and
white. A glance at the names Of
those who are in the custody OF the
Government, will convince anyone
that ,hcy r not what they have
been charged with being by an op-
posing element. Their names are:
Il. Jacob Weisbach. Mayor; D.
b. Hannah. Councilman; James
wickersham. Probate Judge; E. G..
Bacon. Councilmen; H. Bixler, T.
Nixon, A. U. Mills, II. c. Patrick,
John Forbes. Jacob Ralph, H. A.
Stevens. W. Christie, y. j. Ander-
sou. John Budlong. F. McGill,
Charles Periz, NJ. c. ellis, A. W.
Cone. Il. Won Schroeder, Louis
Simpson. Benjamin II. Everett, G..
II. Apperson. q. ID. Dawson, A.
Raduenzel. NJ. McAtee, c. L. King
aud j. Fernandez. The whole party
compelled to pass the night in
the courtroom, the Marshal being
with them. The next morning they
were taken to Kalama by special
train, accompanied by the soldiers.
Al all points on the road the pres
ence Of what was fscetiously termed
the " Tacoma excursionists, created
the most lively interest, and they
we re greeted with enthusiastic cheers
and good wishes on every side.
At Vancouver, where hotel accom-
modations are scarce, private houses
were thrown open for them, and the
utmost sympathy was expressed and
offers Of aid rendered by the citizens
generally.
Wednesday morning the Tacoma
sxcursionists'' assembled at the
Courthouse in excellent spirits.
Several eminent lawyers offered,
g~ratuitously their services. After u
discussion upon various points, the
U. y. District Attorney stated that it
would DO impossible to bring the
Ease 10 trial at the present term of
court. and the parties would be re-
leased on bonds of IS, 900 each, to
answer at the May term. The first
Indictment, containing six counts,
rseitsd that the defendants had con.