Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-13
rHE puYAILus RESERVATION.
War Between indian and Regular
Troops Imminent.


land at 8 O'Clock Friday from Vancouv-
er, Wash, on their way 10 Puysllup,
where they are required 10 prevent de
predsti0Ds on Uncle Sans lands.
The company consisted of0O men un-
der the command Of Captain Carpenter.
They remained at the depot until the
Northern Pacific train was ready TO
leave, when they left for Puyallup,
where they will prevent, by force, II
necessary, the invasion Of the Puyallup
Indian reservation by force Of men
under the supervision of Frank Z. Ross,
a railroad builder.
The eight ofa warlike body Of men
in the streets Of Portland, armed to the
teeth. and ready for blood II necessary.
excited no small amount Of attention
this morning. At the depot quite a
crowd had assembled, out Of curiosity
to see how they looked. They appeared
well prepared for service and wore their
fatigue uniforms. All useless append
age had been left behind, but the men
were prepared to make long stay of 1t
II necessary. The sight Of the field un-
forms, tents, baggage, leggins, car
tridge-beIts, haversaeks and canteens,
and the general rough.and-ready ap.
pearance of the men stirred the blood
Of an old Grand Army man who was at
the depot, and he Immediately RECALLED
a small group of hearers with accounts
ofsimilar scenes in the days of '6l, the
troops were issued 40 rounds of ammun-
ition, tent equipage and rations before
leaving Vancouver, and are well pre-
pared for q campaign.
The Tacoma News, In commenting
on the fact that the Uuited States troops
Lave been ordered to Puyallup, says:
The men who have been at work
grading for the railroad projected by
Colonel Ross will be ordered off the
land. If they refuse to go peacefully,
they will be chased away at the point
Of the bayonet. Ifeither action is taken,
the whole trouble will be taken to the
courts, and there appears to be no doubt
that Colonel Ross will be granted per-
mission to build the railroad as he has
been doing. The land upon which the
grading is being done is owned in sew.
crafty by the Indians. 1t is their land.
These Indians are citizens. They vote
and exercise all the rights and privileges
OF citizenship, with the single except
ion that they cannot sell the lands
which the government gave them.
1T BELONGS TO THE INDIANS.
The land, however, belongs to the
Indians and they claim the right to
otherwise do with 1t as they see fit. If
they desire to build houses upon it they
claim that they have the right to do so.
LIZ they wish to plow 1t they claim that
they have right. In fact, the In-
dians simply claim that they can use
the land as they see tit, and If they
wish to build q railroad upon it the
government cannot stop them. The
Indians are building the road for Col
onel Ross, and If they are forced to quit
they will, according to some lawyers.
have good cause for damages against
the government. No matter what the
outcome may be, there will be many
interesting and important legal points
raised II the controversy gets into the
courts.
COLONEL ROSS TALKS.
When Colonel Ross was seen he
said: "If the United States troops
come we will find out, by law or other.
wise, whether we, as American citi-
zens, have the right to go ahead and
Improve the country. Times are hard,
aud II every man that has loose money,
or who has influence In inducing out
side capital to invest a few million
dollars In railroad building and the
improvement OF the country, would as
sist us, they would be great benefactors
TO the large number of laboring men In
the country now unemployed, rs well
AS to the people In general. / am
going as tar as can In trying to pull
out the plug Of hard times, and In set
ting the ball of prosperity rolling now
instead of waiting for perhaps long
and uncertain time-maybe years. II
all join with me we will see change
for the better, and that soon. hope
these things will sci the people to
thinking, 30 We may all act together"
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Still another plano TO be given away
At kIausse Bros. shoe store.
The richest and purest, the New York
Ice cream at S,rong's.
Hawks& Levar, wall paper, 97 State.
Appolonaris mineral water on sale at
tones 4 Bernardi's.
Coughs aud colds kept of by taking
simmons Liver Regulator to regulate !
he system.