Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-11
the SITUATION.
,.4ter Feeling Through.
cut the City.
s.xx,.rs Arrive and Relieve the
-. Guards and Niiitta-oGesd-
,ys Arrested sad Cssrt-Msr.
tisI Organized.

a.. Arrested aad Csurt-Mar-
tisI ORGANIZED.
A.. time rolls on, the excitement
- BY the attempted forcibls expol-
a. the Chinese, the resistance 10
,--,.ssness by the home guards and
,...I military companies. and the IN
,-.,,.ts shooting o. a namber Of men
40 attempted to fescibly vress from
a. officers Of the Law their arms, grows
~. fsysrish. The establishment Of
-.,,,al lag has also tended in q great
...mrs 10 allay the excitement. The
..looos being closed has prevented
s,.,terness. and a. men sober up and
..,ulv survey the situation. they realize
-, sftsr all 1t 10 the better plan to
..s, the LAYS ard be good oitizsns,
s.sbsr than Iawless insurgents and
Tss gatherings upon the street COR
-. vssterday were smaller than the
-, hsgore and the utterascss ICES vie
-. and revolution ary in their nature.
Tssys are still a few ioud IN outbed men
"a ANAL Drained bat long touQued
-rr,an. Who 90 about pratina sbsut
ssno,nc this man and that IN IN. and
sssno taeir best endsavors 10 inoite q
-, and bloodshsd, out steps have been
s.hsu 20 arrest and severely punish such
a6sudsrs against the psaoe and dignity
A ths community, aud it will soon be
stopped.
,,ol,ed A. usual, and peacs and qaiet
,.ignsd Supreme Two or three arrests
vsre made daring the night, bat on
srooer explanations being given, the
srrsstsd parties we're pefaitted TO 20
yithoot further punishment. Yester-
a.v A number 81 arrests ssfe made
Gsststsin, Who keeps wholesale liquor
stors on Front street. opensd ap fJr
easiness, contrary to the provisions Of
(,sneral Order No. 2, and when re
eusssed 10 close by the sentinel, he 70
fused. He vas reported and promptly
arrested, and will bs tried today. A
fss mem bers Of tbs % 4 military Dom
pssies Who refused duty. and Who are
charged with reasonable uttersnoes,
have been arrested aud will be court
martislsd. The proprietor of q beer
bail back Of the Jail was also arrested
for violation Of General Order No. 2.
A fselise OF relief pervaded the whole
community yestei day morning when II
vas learned through the medium Of the
Posi- IsrELLIakscxR that the President
had issued proclaim Ition aad tn at
troops had been ordered TO Seattle i'm
usdiately.
oaDkas FRGM HEADQUARTERS.
During the day the following ordsrl
vsss promulgated:
No. IL.
MILITANT HEADouAarKns, /
sKATrLs. W. T., Feb. ., 1886.
All disorderly persons, or persons van
dsring about and having no visible call
ing or business to maintain themselves,
and generally all Migrants, are requsst.
ID y leave the city OF Seattle forth xith.
All sush persons fJaad Ia this city after
tbis data will be arrested and sum
marty dealt with. All persons ulterinR
reasonable or seditieus language, or
Who are guilty OF publicly using words
or actions tending to disturb the peace
OF 10 contempt of the constituted au-
thorities, will be promptly arrested
Tbs Provost Marshal and other officers
and persons authorized to msks arrests
are especially charged with the prompt
execution of this order.
wArsos O. sounr.
Governor OF Washington Territory.
BY X. q. OBRIxS, AdjutAnt General.
No. Is
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS
sKlrrLg, W. T., Fen. 10. 1886.
The Commander In Chief, in sorrow.
fully announcing the death OF Major
General Winfield Ssstt Hancock. u. =
A., who departed this life At bis house 90
Governors Island. New York, on Tues
day. February Q, 1886. at the hour Of
2:B p. m. commands that ell the O va
Of ths city OF Seattle be displayed a,
half mast Till the setting Of the sun 90
Thursday, February IL, 1886.
And he further requests that the hags
Of all A,nericsa ships In the harsor. az
we'll ss those of foreign vessels. be dis
played Ia like manner for the same
period of tiue.
BY order of the Governor and Com.
masder. In Chief. W. q. SQufRn.
By X. q. O'BRrxS. Adiutant General
No. IA.
MILITARY HkApQuARrKRs,
sRArrLK. W. T., February 10. 1886.
A general court martial is hereby con'
vened TO meet at these he ado uartsrs ri
I o'clock this afternoon, for tbs trial OF
all offenders Who may be brought oe
fore H.
Tue following officers are dstailsi 90
compose said coart; Capt ain Joseph o.
Green, Of the Seattle kidas, President
Of the Csurt; Captain J. y. H.inss. of
Compaay ID; Captain George kinaesr
Of the Home Guards; Lieatsnans =. l.
Y. Ksllosg. OF the seattle b 4 -; And
Lisa,ensn J. b. Mstsslfs, Of Con
pany D.
Captain George d. Hill, Assistant Ad.
iataHt General, IL hereby detailed ii
JadRs Advocate OF the Court.
w. q. SouiRE,
Governor Of Washington Territory
And Commander. In Chief.
Il. q. D BBrxs, Adjutsnt General
q. n. HALLKR. Assistant Adj. Gen
COMPLIMENTARY TxLRoRAM.
b1ttXk tut hitrtD1th tMt oktftto ~
Tuesday mornings Orsgeasan, entitlet
"A Tesl OF Amsricauism." vas read
siead at headquarters A number o.
speeches wsre made. approving the ssn
hnents therein expressed, BY . nunbel
OF prominent citizens and able spsak.
era, after which the following sompii-
mentsry Telegram va promulgated. and
ordered sent TO that journal:
MItIrARS hEApouaarxns.
SxArrLS, W. r February 10, 1885
To TIE 0resoaias, Pertisad. o.: I'D
ttorial headed "A Test Of Amefteanism'
In issne of sterdsy hss iast been read
aloud 10 the Seattle Hone Guards. chs
Territorial Militia and the University
Cadets, aud responded 10 BY three bear
~ cheers. aud by udAninous vote "a
return 700 oar thanks
Gxoaor kfNSKAs. Captain.
Nv L. NJ CAsR. Sergeant
Assoc ate diier Alfred Holman. vhs
chancsd 70 be present. vss GATED uPor
aud expressed the thanks OF the Ore
so.iaa 10 . brief speech. He said that
TIE orveesias had SPOKEN its sentiments
"a -