The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-01
ruxALlur INDIANS INDIGNANT.
They Hold q Meeting and Dcnounee
Agent Eefls.

agent Gctt&s
TACOMA, Oct 3L-fspeciai. The In
dians of the Puyaliup reservation held the
largest pow-wow which they have had for
years yesterday afternoon in Judge Alvin
Jackson's yard. All the tribesmen were
present. THERE being noticeabIy full rep
resentation Of the Older men who seldom
turn out. Among the prominent ones
present were: Tyee Dick. Gen. Spot,
John Swan, Jim Cody, G. Washington
Sykes. John Cook. cultus Jim, Tommy
Adams and John Seattle. The gathering
took the form of an indignation meeting
against Agent Eslls for the wrongs which
the tribesmen consider him 20 have done
them. II is said that at one time the feel
ing ran SO high that 1t was proposed TO tar
and feather the agent and ran him out OF
the reservation. but the counsels OF the
more moderate men prevailed.
The meeting was called to take some
action in regard to the report which Agent
Eelis recently sent IN to the interior de-
partment at Washington, ID. c. Tom Lane,
the last chief. was chairman and Augustus
kautz secretary. John Cook, George w.
Sykes and Gen. Spot were appointed q
committee to draft suitable resolutions
describing Agent Eells proceedings from
the first and forward them to the president
Of the United States and others, incIud ing
Hoke Smith, secretary of the interior,
Commissioner Browning and the secretary
of the board of home missions in New
York.
During the preparation of the resolu-
tions there was q pow-wow in which all
the leading Indians participated. Chief
Lane capped the climax when he arose
and said TO the excited Indians: "AII who
say that Eelis has grossly misrepresented
Us. that he has persistentiy and all the
time worked against Us. misrepresented
our condition and has tried to rob US, hold
up your hands," when everybody's hand
went up.
The matter of the removal of Rev. NJ
q. Mann and the settling upon them of
Rev. Pamment. which is credited to Agent
Eells, was also talked over. The explana-
ton OF this Is that the recall of Rev. Pam
ment to the field which was ratified by
the presbytery OF Olympia. was only so
ratified because OF the presentation of an
alleged cali signed by Judge Jackson, Joe
Swail and Tom Lane. These signatures,
so the Indians say. were forgeries. Last
Thursday, the day prior to the meeting of
the home missionary board, there vas a
meeting of the Indians which teiegraphsd
10 the BOARD not TO approve Mr.. Pam
meut's recall inasmueh as IL had been
procured through a forgery.
The committee on resolutions reported
resolutions accusing the agent Of gross
instrumentation and With slandering
the dead Peter stanup. The latter part
Of the resolutions read a. follows:
when the evidence proves that be
(Sianupl was garotted aud murdered At
his own doorstep white within the sound
OF the voices of his own vile and children
by hired assasslns who were experts in
their work. and We believe that Eeiis and
his confsderatss. whose object IS 10 get
away from Us our common lands. wanted
Stanup out of their way in order 20 make
Us more easy victims - their schemes
A committee composed Of Jerry Meeker.
Tommy LINE and Antoine Jackson was
sppa.pted trustees 70 plat she school farm,
or '.ebfnmon line" - i; is called. ard sell
il. dividing The proceeds among those en-
titled TO IL This 20 be subseqaent 20 hag-
ing procured from congress the proper
patents.
The Indians kept up the meeting till
dark. Judge Jackson dispensing hospital
ity with proveEbiai Indian prodigalssy.