The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-04
RESISTING THE LAW.
Methods of Silver Federation
in Whitman County.
THE eLAKELEY ISLAND MURDER.
A Guatemala Merchant Drowned on
the Oregon Coast.

oskesdaIe. sept g. Special Rowe
brothers, the farmers. who with an afmsa
mob dr0ye away the guards ana iiaot''.
away oats upon wnca 81 execution psH
been levied. mention OF - Aich was fsaa0s
IN the Post-InteIligen-sr al the time, have
sysfu b4eonse eytaugieG with the Law and
are now under arrest. II seems tEAS they
were IN the habit OF dsfging the Jaw ana
their creditors and, backed % g,o"tt
ful secret organization they coasl.'sIs'A
themselves safe ia their defiance, AboII
orc year ago the Mccormick Harvester
fsarr,usuv secured Judgment against them
for s1yo and levied upon forty-iiye tons o
hay. a binder. s0G bushels of wheat, nine
hogs and other property. THIS execution
was openly deflsds and every DIX OF ti'S
property taken away and disposed or
When The trouble Of TWO weeks ago oc-
CURED the Mccormick company decided
20 again try 10 secure property 70 satlsty
their judgment, and accordingly levied up
on a fwo-thlris interest in eighty acres OK
bound grain IN the shock. nineteen hSss'
ten tons Of hay. binder ana thFse
horses. This was placed under guard ana
an order OF gaze secured. Yesterday
portion OF the property was taken away.
and the guards came TO town ana nothed
the constable, who gecured a warrant and
arrested bofn OF the brothers. who are
row out on bonds. Their preliminary hear
Ing Fl set for next Wednesday.
property levied upon the agent Of the Ne
Cormick company was visited by friend
and advised 70 let the matter drop, as
there would be eefioGs trouble u an at
tempt was made TO take the property
The agent replied that they intended TO
keep strictly within the bounds or the IA"
ane had no fear OF trouble. To ihis the
friend replied SUBSTANTIALLY as follows:
1.-THE law be ID We don't care Tor
the Law. II II merely means of 0ppres-
zion and robbery. We are right ana
inightier than ihe Law. Take example
from Judge Piper, of Macaw. who was
compelled 20 have his house guarded and
TO make arrangements 20 have the IRE
bell rung 10 call the militia ln order 80
avoid assassination. He did the sensible
thlng by resembling his action and piedg-
lac as that he would appoint no
more receivers for our homes.
Take warning feosn him. and save
are 400 strong Ia Whitman county. and
in an hours time can have 100 men all
armed with Winchesters ready 10 protect
the rights OF our families. None OF that
property will ever be allowed 70 be taken
from Rowe brothers farm. and you viii
only lose by pushing the matter"
The agent said that n the county au-
shoritiea could not afford him protection
the state would be called upon, and should
this prove Intellectual Uncle Sam would
furnish men and arms 10 put down the
uprising. This statement was met by the
following slgnincan: hint: what good
will IL do man II he II called upon
some night by committee and strung
up IL the entire United States army is
called out9 IL cannot give back his life
IL all the nea in the county are hung Tor
t."
To the Post-Inteillgencer correspondent
the agent. who requested that his name
be suppressed. said that the property
would be taken and sold according to
law. He IL prepared for the threatened
after-nlght visit should such "a Thing occur,
but thinks the above talk by the man who
Claimed 10 be a member Of the organiza-
ton, only a bluff made In favor OF Rowe
brothers. He promises n warm recep-
ton TO any night callers. and thinks there
will be no need TO call on others than the
local officers for aid.
Constable Hickey. who arrested the
Rowe brothers. returned 10 Oakesdale late
Saturday night. and told the correspond
ent that they submitted gracefully 10 ar
rest and readily furnished bonds, but
made desperate threats against the man
who had the warrant issued. A strong
guard has been placed over the property
levied upon. and IL VIII undoubtedly be
cold on September 10. IL buyers can he
found. II IL feared that no one viii care
% buy the property and risk n personal
encounter or legal battle To gain posses
sion OF II. The result Is awaited with con-
siderable interest