The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-06
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Today me sherifss posse stumbled acrsss
what looked like . clue 70 sks hiding p 4ca
Of Gloystsin5s body, bur a. yet nothsng
has come Of il. -Four nsIes south OF Mica
the posse discovered = place where light
farm wagon left the road - right angles
and led OF through the brush, where no
road existed and no wagon Was ever
driven before. The wsron tracks we're
followed a mile and q half across country
until POINT was reached where the wagon
had been turned around and drives bach
20 the road again. There il could be traced
no further. Tbs brush In the vicinity OF
where the yegon wss turned has been
searched diligently, but withsut success
Some Of the deputies beEfeve that the body
was taken ous OF tho wagon here and car
ried still farther away on horseback How
ever, owing 70 numerous tracks of stray
ing animals. il would be impossible 20
track horssman. Beyond thss place the
topography OF the country cham es, grow
ing rough and PERCEPTIONS until Rock
creek IL reached. This creek Is walled in
by deep canyons. with numerous gulches
leading intoft At right angles. Il is inn
posslbie for horseman 10 ride along the
canyon, 30 the sheriff and ten Of his cepu-
ties dismounted and went down the creek
ten miles. amending six hours in 3 search
which proved fFafsfess, Tomorrow an
other posse will renew the search along
Rock creek, and the gulehes will be ex-
plored
orHKR TARxERs WE'RE THREA1KsED.
The PosT-IsfELrIsExcKg correspondent,
who has Just returned from Mica precinct
where the search was ia progress, found
the people much exercised ever the irlfiu-
ence Of ths Freeman's Protective Silver
Federation and the disappearance ofGloy-
stein. BY faE the majority of the resi-
dents Of this precinct are Populists and
belong 20 the federation, bat there are
few Republicans who, though forced TO
identify themselves With the political
bigots. secretly densunce them and de-
clare they will vote the old ticket South
Of Mica, at a place called Cottonwood. the
correspondent found a blacksmith who
confessed that though he joined the fedeF-
alton he did so because he wzs threatened
with his life. lie says that he has always
been a bold Republican until one day sew
eral farmers came to him and said:
tsYou'd better not talk Republication In
this precinct IL Won't be healthy for you
If you dol"
This warning was sufficient, and the
blacksmith, when approached and asked
to Join the federation did so. simply TO be
permitted TO live quietly and peaceably.
When asked what was the nature of the
oath required by the new secret political
organization the Blacksmith declined to
answer. bat said with shudder:
cit was the d--dest, strongest oath
ever I took"
This man declared that he didn't dare
go out Of his house after dark, aad that he
slept with shotgun by his bed so that,
should the ku klux element of the fedora
ton give him midnight call, he would be
able TO defend himself
Another man living near Cottonwood
Joined the federation, bat afterward with
drew, saying that he would rather die than
belong to such an organization. Now he
goes about his farm armed and declares If
attacked ne will die fighting. An old man
named Bailey. who lives Just south Of
Cottonwood. says that he has been fire.
quently threatened by the moro rabid
Popnlists of the precinct. II seems that
Of the whole precinct Gloystein was the
only man who had sufficient. backbone to
stand by his principles. but he has paid
the penalty for his bravery and manhood.
ORGANIZED TO RESIST THE LAWS.
IL is next 10 impossible TO gain any
definite information concerning the work
ings Of the Freeman's Protective Silver
Federation. A farmer living below Rock
ford, about thirty miles from Spokane,
says that his son was n member of the
order, but soon drew out and left for Mon
tana, where he hoped he would be oat
of the way of those who we're members.
This farmer says that while the federation
does not indorse political murder Ii does
not denounce IL; that the farmers here are
organized to protest against and resist the
collection of all mortgages. chattel or real
estate, next fall. They will resist the off,
GERS and, If necessary, will Aght.
While II may be true that the federation
does not denounce political murders, some
OF its members near Mica have INDUCED in
incendiary talk. IL reported that sew
eral of the leaders An the federation have
declared repeatedly:
"If we can't win by the ballot we will
by the shotgun
| counties east and southeast the federation
is very strong and the members aggressive.
| The Oregon election has made the Popu.
lists desperate and they declare they will
/ win in local politics even If they have to
| lay down their lives in the attempt
wnKEE THE Y. p $. >. oRIGrSATKn.
The Ereeman's Protective Silver Federa.
ton is said to have originated in Denver
as a result Of the pernsrious teachlngs OF
Bloody Bridlesp Waite. tits understood
/ that A. G. Fisk, a Populist agitator ot
Denver. claims the honor of being the
| father of the organization.