The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-08
AS A MILITARY ROAD.
Uncle Sam Will Operate the
Northern Pacific.
FORCES or The LAW AROUSED.
sa,dt.y. Called Out and the Grant 20
Help civil ofHeers-The Citizens
oaer Their Aid.

ANY oersons who hereafter attempt 20
interfere 81 force with the operation
or the Northern Pacific railroad VIII
have the United States goyernment 10
eea. With. Orders were Issued 70 the gen
erals commanding the Federal troops 81
eacl end OF the line 20 use their forces
70 ouen the road. and troops are already
on the move Tor that pzTposc- The reYe-
nue. cutter Grant has been ordered 70 inis
rort to aid the civil authorities IN any OF
the Puget sound cities in preserving order,
and. although this city has 50 TAR been
happigy tree from any serious acts OF YIo-
fence ia connection with the strike thanks
70 the c0o.ne~s and self-restraint OF TIE
strikers and the prompt measures taken
nv the city and Federal authorities. her
coming vas welcomed by every iaS-abid-
ing citizen. The police force of Tacoma
has been increased 70 meet the emergency,
ard the CITIZENS Of Spokane 70 the num-
Der OF 40 have enrolled themselves
as volunteers 10 aid the sneriH IN
preventing any further riots. The fTst
sign Of dlsloyalty in the state militia has
been stamped out by the disbanding Oh
Company e., of Spokane. for refusing TO
obey orders and its subsequent reinstate-
rnent on professions of repentance, and
those members of the National Guard who
returned 10 the city yesterday were IN
sxerving ia their declarations OF loyalty.
News from all quarters was 10 the effect
that the power Of the law is being .exersed
10 restore order and that IL Is heartily and
actively supported by the iaw-abiding cit
,zens who compose the vast majority of
the community. The dispatches which
give the particulars of these movements
follow:
wAsHrssroS CRY. July Cen. Sco-
field. commanding the army, has sent or
ders 10 Gen. Merritt. at ST. Paul, and Gen.
Otis. at Vancouver barracks, directing
them TO use their forces 20 open mp COM
municatiOn throughout the entire length
OF the Northern Pacific.
ST. Paul. July THE Third regiment,
United States infantry. was ordered home
from camp at Lake City today. and will
start West on the overland train OF the
Northern Pacific at 4:l5
PORTLAND July THE United States
troops irou Vancouver barracks will move
early tomorrow morning, taking special
The Northern Pacific trains between
Portland and Tacoma moved nearly on
time today. AT a meeting of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce today resolutions
strongly condemning the strike were
adopted.
PORTLAND, July IA special train of
seven cars will leave here over the North
ern Pacific, at l A. m, for kaiama, where
II will take on board United States troops
from Vancouver barracks and transport
them TO Tacoma and other points along
the Northern Pacific. The troops will 60
from Vancouver to Kalama by boat early
tomorrow. They will be distributed
throughout the state Of Washington in ac-
cordancc with Gen. Schofield's order. TO
assist in running mail trains on the North
ern Pacific
Companies a, b, ID aud r. Fourteenth
infantry, left Vancsnver at $50 a. IN. for
Kalama. under command OF Col. Ander-
son.
OLYMPIA. July Especial capt. To-
sier. commanding the United States reve-
nue. cutter Grant has written Gov Nc
Graw as follows. "In accordance with the
general duties of the revenue cutter SER
vice of the United States TO assist the civil
authorities IN preserving peace and good
order, | have the honor to inform your ex-
cellency that in event of any unlawful up
rising or demonstration threatening the
peace of the communities ON Puget sound
! ain prepared to cooperate, unon your
request, with the forces of the state to the
extent of landing 40 any designated point
thirty well-armed men and two rapid-fire
4
60 check any ordinary uprising"
fAcoNA, July 7.-Instructing the grand
jury impanelied in the United States cir
cult court today. Judge HanfoId directed
them 20 inquire If any law of the United
States had been violates in this district.
He explained that the Northern Pacific
WAS IN the hands OF receivers, who were
acting as agents of the court, and there
fore were agents Of the United States.
He called attention To sections 400 and
btte OF the Revised Statutes, which make
n illegal for anyone 90 interfere with an
officer or agent of the government I'm the
performance of his duties, and TO the
portion oi the interstate commerce act
providing n penalty for interference with
the commerce. between the states. In
concluding his charge, the court said:
"Thetc are upon the air rumors aud repayts
OF combinations and oFEaBi katinas com
mandet by individuals. ana sctua,ed By deter
mutations - proceed 10 thc extcnt Of aefusl
resistance 10 the lawfully constituted autborf.
tics % the United States government resist.
anee 70 toe eontt aud It's officers. aud defiance
81 the nation itself. Any such resistance psF-
uClpafed IA BY considerable number OF peo.
pie. means al Instruction against the govern.
meat
Ia this city there was less excitement Al
tho depot than on any previous day
since the beginning of the strike. tho
police kept more rigid order and the rail
road officials made much progress IN re-
organizing their forces. All passenger
trains on the Northern Pacific aad Lake
Shore roads ran within an hour or so al
their schedule time, except the ones loav.
ing az : a. IN. aud l0;2n 2. m. which have
been abandoned until the main line 10 the
East h opened. The only mishap occurred
rhaat q. nl., when an engine ran into an
omen switch NJ the foot OF Marion street
The switch had been accidentally left
open. ana. as the engine was Just return.
ing down the yard, her steam had been
allowed 60 run down. so that when he saw
the switch the engineer had not enough Il
back, bat another engine pulled IL GA
again and no damage vas done.
The police stationed az the depat ken,
the crowd hack from Railroad avenue. and
allowed none hut those having business
there a. 80 west OF West street This put
stop - the ahase Of the non.untoa men
which has occasionally been INDUCED i'm.
aud thc unruly ones in the crowd ventsl
their spleen on the officers and deputies
a. J. lawson dang vile language az them
until Oalcer Mike Powers arrested him
ubaut 4 81 and sent him 10 the city jall
Ghc ouly other arrest was that OF Denny
o'Hrien bv O.hcer Corbett ia the evening
1}e wss talking strike - violently At the
coypcv Of Main and South Third street.
taag he attracted crowd which blocks
ttc sidesa : ana BE Nas locked az.
As one 81 she sea smnioYcs IN the shor
~ Seath seceaa ana Weller streets "a.
riding down the track ora a railroad yelecl.
pede oa Friday morasnga nan Jumped