The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-06
GOOD FEELING PREVAILING.
The Soldier Lads Have an Excellent
Entertainment.

BLACK DIAMOND, July Especial. /
Orders have been issued forbidding any
man TO shave or have his hair cut during
his stay in the field; forbidding any men,
Der TO go 10 saloon or be under the in
tiuence Of liquor, under pain of arrest and
court-martial; appointing Corporal W. +.
Clarke as sergeant. S. G.. Taylor as CON-
pany commissary, Sergeant J. G. Jolly as
company quartermsster, Sergeant ]. II.
G. kally as company bugler, +. z. King as
company clerk. and naming the main
street Of the camp Fife avenue.
This evening the company had an enter
tainment, at which the following pro-
gramme was gone through: Recitation,
Captain W. G. Fife; lecture, Sergeant G..
W. II. Davis; sketch, r. II. Rice and D. P.
Lea; the Black Diamond Bugle. A. \.
Brown; editor-in-chief, Cy. Burns and H.
II. Collier; associate editors. song, D. P.
Lea; prayer, Z. E. Emmons; benedictloa,
F. E. King; instrumental solo, G. H.
Clunn.
The bows cut a thirty-foot pole in the
woods, set it firmly IN the ground and
hoisted iine large nag from il which had
been borrowed in the town. A number of
the members went 10 church under the
guidance of the daughters Of the town this
evening.
Deputy Sheriff Stretch yesterday arrested
Charles Maxwell. colored, for taking too
much whisky. Another eolored man fred
a revolver 10 scare away crowd of eele-
orators who had taken possession Of his
kitchen. There were no other disorders,
the saloons being practically closed. The
white people are not leaving with Us much
alacrity as was expected. for many still
cling TO their old homes aud three families
which had left returned today.
Three white miners were stopped by =
colored guard under the bankers last night
while trying 10 pass the lines. They
looked hard af him and remarked, You re
not the blank We want They then
went down the hill into the brush and
were heard taking there for some time
after. The impression prevails that they
were after PARK Robinson, who killed Nor
-is and Williams. but what foundation
there is for it no one can tell. There Is a
general belief. however, that vengeance
has been sworn against Robinson and that
he j. liable 70 be asSssslnsted- This idea
i more likely 10 be the result Of some hot
heads words than any avengers plot
The three colored guards who were on
the train from which the shots were hred
last sunday surrendered themselves -
Depufv sheriff Brockway this evening al
,he request Of captain Foley. They are
Can" A. II. Williams, Richard Diamond
snd Alfonzo Toney, al oolored, and viii
go TO Seattle in the morning with Captain
3. Foley. r. c. Carmichael and Ii. A.
Fisher. the other prisoners. are IN charge
of Mr.. Brockway. The three men on
whose evidence the warrant Was sworn
ont tried 20 ind them this morning. bGi
bat failed, aud they settled the difficulty
hy sur-endering. Four other fictitious
names we7e ON the warrant. but the men
whom they intended 10 designate, could
not oe identihed-
DEPUTY Sheriff James Wells came up
this evening 70 take the place Of Ben
stretch. who has had 4 seven weeks siege
here. and James Smart came UP 10 Black
Diamond TO take charge Of affairs there
The next problem 10 be solved IS TIA. Of
disarmament, bat no instructions hsye &c;
been received on the subject. Iae force oi