The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-28
OPPOSED To CHINESE.
FRAZIER River Fishermen to Send . Fett-
ton to Miniater Turner.

WESTMINSTER, Il. c.. May 27.-ISpeciai. T.
A meeting of the Fishermen's Associa-
ton was held this afternoon at the Hol-
brook house, at which over 100 fishermen
were present. The object OF the meeting
was to secure new members and prevail
upon fishermen to protect their rights
from invasion by Japanese and Chinese.
A number Of strong speeches were made.
About seventy new members were en-
rolled and a petition to Hon.. Charles
Topper, minister of marine and fisheries,
was largely signed. The petition sets
out that naturalization frauds nave been
practiced by the Japanese and Chinese in
order to get fishing licenses, and concludes
as follows:
We beg and pray that VIC shall receive our just
rights, and that something be done at once with
this matter to save trouble on our rivers by
desperate men whose rights are being trampicd
under foot to satisfy the greed Of monopolists.
We request that the following system OF iicens-
ing be adopted: That no japanese be granted
licenses: that no individual or fish dealer be
granted more than one license, and that the
number of licenses now granted to canning
companies DO greatly reduced. That no one but
a person procuring said license be allowed to
fish on said license; that the price for one ti.h-
ing license shall be s. a year in all parts of the
province. and that any man properly qualified
be granted a license.
Indian Murderer Seeknan Convicted.
OLYMPIA. May 27.-tSpecial. -Seekman.
the Indian murderer, was today found
guilty of murder in the second degree.
The jury was ont four hours. The muir
derer's partner in crime was Williams,
who was convicted May % Of man.
slaughter.
1.-The crime for which williams and seekman
were convicted was the horrible murder of John
Hello, . Chehaiis Indian. On the morning OF
March -, 1898. in the West side division OF
Olympia, John Hello was found with his head
half severed from his body. An inquest was
held and resulted in q verdict that Hello was
murdered by two companions with whom he
had been drinking. George seekmnna AMI George
Williams. Mud Bay Indians. seekman con
fessed that he cut Heho's throat. bat insisted
that Williams held the victim while the murder
was being committed. AZ that time his
testimony was that after the three had
become drunk together they walked over TO the
west eide, where seekuan left them, but had
no, proceeded far when he heard Heho talk indie
Gently about seekmau's squaw and that Seek
man then followed his late companions. and
coming no with Hello took him to task for his
language, and finally threw q stone that struck
Heho in the head and knocked him down.
Williams says that he then left the scene and
came towards town, but that seekninn soon
caught up with him, carrying a knife that Hello
had used threateningly before he fell. and that
scekman informed him that he had killed Heho.
He further said that seekEaan was ss.li so blood.
thirsty tina. On coming to q place where Hshos
horse was tied ha Gu; the animal In several
places. Hello WAS tried some years ago here
10. killing an Indian and served a term for
the crime in the territorial peni,entisry when
IL was located in TharSton county. IL vas be-
lieved tha: he was guilty OF other murdersl