The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-24
The weaiers' Vail

, WEIs Err SlGNAL:-We crossed the
) Snake river from Huntington, Oregon,
on Monday the 18th of May, about
$3.50, p m, and Immediately the U.
). Marshal ordered us to surrender
and consider ourselves under arrest.
We complied with his request to alight
from the cars and guided by his in
structions until late hour in the day
when he discharged us from his Gus
tody After packing our effects, we
walked six miles along the railroad
track and camped near the water tank
The next morning we marched to
Weiser, 1 miles. In the meantime
this Marshal advised us to refrain
from attempting to ride on the trains,
saying in two days we would be passed
through the state, through his indu-
ence. With this understanding we
eschewed the railroad and walked to
/ Payette, distance of 3 miles. We
remained at Payett two nights and
one day, gong to Caldwell in wagons,
kindly furnished by citizens of Pay
cite. Arriving at Caldwell we secur-
ed sleeping quarters in the Town Hall.
only occupying the Il. r. land topre-
pare our meals On Sunday, the 20,
the same Marshal and his deputies
came down the road with an engine
and one box car, and told us to con
slider ourselves under arrest and with
out further ceremony hustled us all
into the car, saying he was going to
take us to Boise. Arriving at this
place (Nampa) we found company
of soldiers, to whom we were given
in charge. We have repeatedly asked
for Information in regards to the
crime we are arrested for, when we
would get "A hearing and when we
would be taken from this place; to all
which no answer was vouched, ex-
cept in one instance when we were
| informed tibet if we did not cease this
questioning, one or the other of us
would be apt to receive a bullet for
our pains The captain was very
much surpred at the department of
us all when we arrived here. He ex-
pected to meet crowd of rowdies and
tramps. He expressed himself as
being very much Disguised with the
whole affair, seeing body of honest
working men only too anxious to OBJ
tain employment.
Out of the forty members of this
company, travelling through this state,
we could not muster pocket knives
to go around, let alone stand off fifteen
deputy Marshals backed up by a
company of soldiers. The indigntcs
offered to us here by these so called
deputy Marshals are very irritating,
especially when it is borne in mind
that we left Portland with the dis
tinct understanding that our passage
was secured clear through to Kansas
City Our journey was uninterrupted |
all the way through Oregon, but on
our arrival in this state we found that
our mode of travel was objected to
and we Immediately refrained from
presisting in that method to get
through the country, waiting for other
means to be devised to continue on
our journey.
We cannot speak too highly of our
treatment by the citizens along the
line; the good citizens of Weiser, I'M
solicited, out of their little, gave so
literally and their cheering words en-
couraged us more than ALL
At Payette the noble hearted citi-
zens, not satisfied with the benefits
extended, htched up their their teams
and hauled about 100 men forty miles,
to Caldwell. Such deeds as these
give us heart, cheer us on our way
and make us determined to brave all
obstacles to reach that goal, Wash
lngton, where we expect to find that
relief we are so earnestly seeking for; +
looking forward to the day when we
can make known to them that we
have secured the rights of every
citizen.
Then, too, at Caldwell, did not the ,
citizens come loyalty to the front,
hiding us in every conceivable way? ,
And not stopping there, one of its !
prominent citizens accompanied us on =,
he train to see if he could be of use :,
o us, in our time of need, with these
70 called Marshals. We promise to .
continue our journey again when these 8
men have done with us, feeling as