The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-16

bling houses. and place in Office their sue
c's ssors, 8. q. Barnes and Dennis
Mullins. Messrs. Orr and Martin. hav-
ing obtained from the district court
an injunction restraining Gov. Waite from
forcibly removing them, were determined
TO resist TO the uttermost. They accord
ingly kept the entire police force at the
city hall all day under orders To resist the
soldiers if attacked. In addition, several
hundreds of the toughest citizens. many
of whom have records as man killers, were
sworn in as deputies of Sheriff BurchineIi
and placed In the city hall as reinforce
ment of the police department. Each
deputy was armed with two six-shooters
and instructed to use them in case OF ne
cessitY. The police were armed with shot
guns in addition to their clubs aud revolv-
ers.
The First regiment and the Chaffee
Light Artillery arrived at the city hall at
3 O'Clock, and Gen. Brooks. the command
ing officer, delivered to Police Lieut.. Clay,
in command outside the hall, a message to
the effect that if the removed police COM
missioners did not vacate within half an
hour the office would be taken by force
fore the half hour expired prominent citi-
zens entered into negotiations with both
parties TO the controversy, with a view of
reaching . settlement by arbitration. and
while the negotiations were in progress a
truce was declared.
The streets about the city hall were
packed with an angry mob numbering
many thousands. Had one of my off,
GERS given an order to fire." said Gen.
Brooks. "he would have been riddled with
bullets from the crowd, and we would
have had To sweep both sides of the street
with Gstling gun. However. the mob
made no overt act aud there was no blood
shed"
On the governors representation th at
the state militia would probably he made
qua,e TO cope with the mob tn at had full
possession of the city, Gen. McCook called
out the 9TH United States infantry from
Fort Logan. thirteen miles from here, TO
act in conjunction with the state and local
authorities in clearing the streets and pre-
serving the peace. The United States
troops arrived about $50 p. IN.
Adlutant General Tarsney. an old Indian
fighter, has placed the militia stategicaliy
in front of the city hall on Fourteenth
street. with two Gatling guns and two
big Napoieons loaded with grape and solid
shot trained on the city hail, and four
companies OF militia in front and around
them TO stand The crowd off The excite
ment is intense and Is increased by the
reinforcement OF the local state troops,
numbering 220 men. by the Boulder and
Fort Collins companies of the FRS; regi-
and tha SATAnA egf .ia.
from Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Since
; O'Clock this morning the city has been
entirely without protection from the GRIM
inai classes.
Al the city hall it Vas claimed strict
orders had been given not TO fire a shot or
raise . club until the militia had taken the
offensive. From p. IA. till 8 state troops
acre drawn up IN line Of battle. and the
city hail forces were ready for action.
Tie other city officials were prepared TO
vacate at a moments notice. All over
tures from the governor were rejected and
au American dag was dung from a window
This was cheered by the crowd City
officials and prominent citizens sought IN
vain for a compromise. and every hour or
gso the governor threatened TO sNtsrmi-
nate the city hall people in thirty minutes,
but wiser counsel finally prevailed The
Ere department bad lines of hose through
she city hail TO throw water on the be-
selgers, the fregnen acre armed aud TIE
surgical department sas made ready 10
care io7 lhe wounded in case OF con tiict
4, . O'Clock. or shortly after the arrival
% tie United States troops, AdJutani
faszney ordered ;he state troops back 20
she Arm0ry, and presently the crowds
thAt had been sgFgtng she streets began
20 Istndle and the excitement died
ou, The United States troops are
cAmped IN front 81 the Union
depot, a here Sheriff Barchinsll says be
will Try 70 keep them fog 40 or taree days
10 prevent any possible local outbreak. lie
has only fifty special deputies ugder sFa4s,
&c says, and these are to patrol tie streets
"A ;he absence Of policemen.
sFN-Tne xlihdrAsal OF TIE state
troops from the scene OF action tonight
Sas the result Of conference between
ssov. waite aad Adyatznt Tsrsnev. 81
which IL sas decided iEat Il would lie in-
fos.lbte 10 take the city hail with the
ioree st hand. a.thoat unnecss-
sarv Joss Of ne, Tomorrow ins
governor aiH call 81 tie troops Of the
state - beaver. ana ~asgr4Ay be wsA -
ass the attempt 81 Install the Bes police