The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-18
Leader Of the luyallups Gone
From the Ken Of Men.
AL THE sRAvEe MOURN HIM.
A Thorough Search Reveals No Trace
Of the Lost Man.
The Isdia.s Are xxcited and Advance
All Kiads ef Theofiss - Account for
the Disappeara.e1-nis Aged Far
ents' Heads Bowed In Grief.

TACOMA. May l7.-Isp.cial Peter STAN
up is missing. Tomorrow morning the
Puyailup river will b dragged for his
body. He was last seeh on Monday at II
p. IN. He had been drinking. bu. was
comparatively sober at that hour. There
are suspicious Of foul play. and the great
est precaution will be required to pacify
his friends and admirers among the Puy-
aiiups and prevent hloodshed il his body
il found in the river. Tonight there are no
honfires on the beach opposite the city.
Tho Indian graders have deserted the
camp and joined in the search for Peter
Ssanup. They are sullen and rcticent.
Old women and many Of the men believe
that the soldiers killed Peter. Others.
less su perstitious. hint that IN enemy Of
his may have attacked him and thrown
him in the river. Louis Lec,airc, an in
teliigent Indian. and an Odd Fellow
and Mason, puts great emphasis on
the fact that some one was
heard proving abont Peters home
on the banks Of the Puyallup
river on the night of his disappearance and
also on nigh. one day last week. wen hs
touched liquor for the first time in about
two years. That day he was seen intoxi-
Gated here with members of Capt Carpen-
ter's command. And again on Monday
night the same proving about the house
was observed by Mrs: Stanup. Suspi-
cion rests mostly on Joe Sway
all, . member of the reservation
police who had stood with Agent Eells
and opposed all Of Peters moves in con-
nection with Frank c. Ross and others to
put railroad through the reservation.
The ground for this suspicion primarily
has its origin IN difference Of policy.
Agent Eeils acquits Swayall in the strong
est terms. and those who know
him well do not believe that
he would have the courage to attack
Peter S,anup. The reservation is in
mourning and the Indians are loath to
believe that Feter actually struggled into
the river and was drowned. As . result,
most Of them cling to some theory Of foul
play. Peter was no swimmer and no
fisherman. When he went on the water,
he had some one paddle q canoe for him.
For this reason it is believed he would
keep away from the water, even in .
drunken state.
Tonight when Peter could not be found,
the aged Puyallup men and women coun-
seied together and wept His father. tx
Chief Jonas Ssanup. agsd Is years. and his
mother. aged three ssos0 and ten, cried at
times like little children crossed by sor-
row. Indeed. some Of Peters white friends
in this city could not control their emo
tion at the sight OF old Jonas Stnnup and
his wife. bent and wrinkled, grieving for
their only son. Peter was the leader of
the Puyai!ups, and for two years has been
making great strides in educational
development. He was about ready TO be
admitted to the bar, and between himself
and his father owned go acres OF the best
Of the Puyaliup reservation land. nom-
inally worth 81, i,O00,0 900 when the reserva-
on is opened up and the railroad run
through ii. While the tears rolled down
over the wrinkles on the faces Of this aged
couple they were silent. They were
choked with sorrow. Mrs. John Slogan. a
cousin of the missing man. was here this
evening and mourned him as dead. She
wert continually. saying: 'Peter is lost.
Peter is killed. The soldiers killed him."
Jerry Meeker. Stanup's closest compan-
ion. has been ut the Yakima Indian reser-
va.ion for three weeks. Today he ap-
peared here unexpectedly. He had a
presentiment that something was wrong
and boarded a train this morning and
came here. He cannot explain why,
except that he thought something
was wrong. Immediately on arriv-
ing he became most active in the
search with Frank Z. Ross. Charles Wood
ward and others. They walked up and
down the Puyailup river. examining every
clump Of bushes and pool. They did not
do that. however. until they had run down
every clue and exhausted every hope Of
finding him alive.
Ever since the United States regulars
came here Peter has been between two
fires. His baby, 2-year-old girl. was sick,
and he would steal every minute possible
10 be with it and his mother. Then he
was 10 have been chief witness for those
interested in grading the railroad through
the reservation. But his interest in the
latter did not keep him away from his
baby. On Monday afternoon. after the
fight between the troops and Indian
graders, he hurried to this city and, after
spending a few minutes at the posr-
lSrrtIsEscEa bureau. darted oil 10 his
home to see mis- baby. This was the last
seen of him in this city. He called upon
reservation, and was enthusiastic over
wha, he considered signal victory Tor his
k.nsmen in repussing troops. Goodw said
HI. wife would be here shortly
and Peter invited him to use bis
horse and buggy whenever he desired. lie
9uai.ed a small glass u! liquor with the
officers and went across the river 10 his
home, the preti!est one on the reservation.
When in The resr-ISTsILfaxScga bursan
he showed no sign of having been drink
is.g. lie was elateJ, bat not excited.
About candieiight he returned to Good IS IN
and shoged sigas Of having been drinking.
lie drank again aud became little
hilarious. As Peter left Good
wins tent he threatened in playful
way To tear il down. He had intended 20
take Goodwin for ride. and had horse
and wagon Goodwin dec eined. and had
some OF his men assist Pete. into has
wagon. and with his bro,her-in~isw. Dave
kgnama, re drove oil toward Tacoma. He
wished to hear about the injunction pro-
crriings af Seattle. but when half ~ay
here. he decided be must return and see
the baby. He stopped TO see Good sin on
the way, aud expressed unreserveiiy his
friendship for the officer, throwing his
arms abou. his neck. He said tie drive
had done him good, and be seemed less
under the iniig<nee of liquor. He WAS
ahie To step into bis wagon ard drive
away. This was about 10 O'Clock. Less
than ten minutes later Dave kahama
roa.ed Goosixin by shouting Loot, loo;
loot" lie said ne had driven into hole