The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-12
Seattle Coxeyites Capsized in
the Yakima River.
TWO wEALERs SHOT AT YAKIMA.
Nearly Two Hundred Prisoners to Be
Brought to Seattle.
Jack Jolly Says Deputy Marshal chi
dsster Shot Him-Ths De equities and
Indussriais Hate Zach Osher More
Than Ever-Yakima Editor Arrested.

tao NoAOv Mpvculeuk are muSn SxeltSI
tonight over tho news of the battle in
Eastern Washington. p. h. Egbert we'll
known Populist, Is said 10 have stated
that he has 1.0Uo men ready to release the
Commonvealers who are now being
brought from Yakima under arrest The
sympashizsrs gathered in groups about
town tonight and talked in = threatening
manner. No change is noted in the con-
dition Of Jack jolly. the wounded deputy.
Chief Deputy Bridges left tonight for the
Cascade tunnel to bring in forty-hvs
deputies. who have been doing guard duty
there.
q. 8. Deputy Marshal Jolly states that
he vas shot by Marshal Chidester by mis-
take, because Chidsster lost his head aud
got scared while he. Jolly, was knocking
the Commonwealers of the top OF the box
car with stout stick. When he accused
Chidestsr Of shooting him, he says, the
latter made no reply.
ELLESsBuRe, May 1L-fSpecial.l A party
OF eighteen Industriais started down the
Yakima river in boat about $50 this
morning. When four miles down they
struck . big eddy. which dung the boat
against log lodged in the middle OF tho
stream. turning il bottom side up. Eleven
succeeded in climbing on the log, three,
named Carpenter. Haley and Maple, swan
out. and four drowned. The names OF the
drowned are:
w. NJ. LAURENCE. an old man from
Seattle.
II. DAVIS, young man from Seattle.
]. c. Brown, young man from Seattle.
j. WEgSER Of Spokane. an old man
who joined the army here. He has
hr,t tl,sp in. q ~ tng a hraw In
kane.
One Of the men who swan ashore rushed
mp to town aud gave the alarm. Many
citizens and Wealsrs went to the rescue.
and worked three hours trying to get .
they succeeded. Then they tied one
end securely in the top Of . pine
tree and by q system of puileys inn
provised for the purpose finally began
haul ng hem to the top Of tree, one at .
time the nee to the ground by ladder.
At o oclock this evening the last Of the
eleven was safely hauled ashore and
brought to town. nearly frozen and FAM
ishsd. They were on the Log about nine
hours, in water cold ~ ice. They suffered
severely. This thoroughly wsansd them
from the idea OF going by boat down the
Yakima river. In fact they have given up
the effort to ride to Spokane, aud the
officers this evening called . meeting for
tomorrow to discuss ways and means Of
making the journey to Spokane on foot.
The officers conccds that IL Is impossible
to ride on the Northern Pacific, and say
that nothing remains to bs done but
walk.
The man Buck, who was the leader In
A.
owned BY the officers here. who say he IL .
hobo. IL 10 . fact that the city marshal.
assisted by the officers Of the army, kicked
him out of Elensburg two nights before.
He is said to be Brock Rely. the Seattle
longsboreman. The Weaiers are giving .
minstrel and variety show tonight for the
benefit Of the army.
NoRrH YAKIMA. May 11.--Another COL
lision occurred between deputy marshals
and Commonwsalers about o'clock this
morning. and two more of the latter are
now confined In the hospital suffering
from gunshot wounds. Word was received
during the night that Us men had cap
tured two freight cars At Eilensburg and
were coming down TO iibsrate the Coxey-
ties imprisoned in the county iaii. The
marshais marched TO meet the 1ndustrials
and stopped their car by means OF throw
ing rail across the track at . point two
miles from the city. The Industriais
scrambled of the cars and started to run.
but were brought 20 halt by bullets from
the rifles Of the marshals. Two OF the
men were wounded. but not seriously.
The others, to the number OF l30, were
marched TO the county Jail and locked mp
The marshals had been instructed not 10
fire without orders. but they claim that
the FIRST shot came from the Common
wealers. This II strongly denied. but two
revolvers were taken from the prisoners.
one OF v hitch had several chambers empty,
aud looked ~ though IL had recently been
fired.
Fifty Coxeyites and . number Of va
kima citixens accused OF inciting the army
to resistance were started on an early
morning train under q heavy guard for
Seattle. On account of trouble along the
limo Of the Northern Pacific 20 the west the
train was moved over the Union Pacific
via Wsiiuls and Portland.
Additional arrests are being made to-
night of those charged with incitinR the
Industriais to resistance. Among those
arrested are x. II. Libbey, editor of the
Yakima Republic: William Mayer. q car
psnter; Charles Little. . policeman; Will
lam S,sigier and farmer named Parker.
They will be taken to Seattle tonight for
trial, along with the 80 Coxeyiies who
were arrested this morning.
Troop C. of the Washington state cav
airy. has had orders from Maj Johnson to
hold itself under marching orders. ready
to move at any hour. 1t Is supposed their
destination 10 soma point on the 6rsas
Northern.
SPOKANE, May 1f-~Three hundred Coz
eyites surrounded the Northern Pacific
depot for an hour today and howled them
selves hosrss. A special train with two
box cars and q passenger coach hiisd with
sixty Puget sound Indus.riais under ar
rest had pulled ia from Yakima. and Or
dsrs had been received from Judge Han
ford 70 take the prisoners back 10 Seattle
for trial. The train stood at the depot for
"a hour while four passenger coaches we're
bsing s~cared In the boz cars the men
were busy whiting air-hoies. And outsi,le
A high board fence we're tho leaders, coun-
seiins peAes 10 the men ia the cars and MT
,erfng ipcsndisry utteranees with the asxt
breath. ON the cars and guarding the en-
trance to the depot vere twenty-five depu-
ties uith Wsnchestefs. Jumbo cantwsgi
alternately gave orders 70 the men in tho
cars and harangusd the esowd around
him. when the four extra coaches had
bssn coupled on the train vent vsst ut .
thirty -miis rate. Marshal Drake said he
would transfer The prisonsrs frsm the box