The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26
rs By THE WAY.

IS BIZ THE WAY.
- ensr6 event marking . distiactf-s
a - Dc history Of Seattle MAS ire
enfnue ROT. which took ptAee on the
- q February. isss- The aEa-Sn--
= e<4fasfnn when led up 20 the riot
s. ~ oxer Western Washington dur
-. -. fafI and winter Of ISE ard AIRING
~ - e1d owed Ets exs3tense TO 10 GRE
-, Il was prompted By race 7nSaxo-
- - irritation At the poor enforce
~ - xhs Chinese exclusion act afsd by
~ flr1rr4e afzezxszn< upon a log hsixi-
-, ,1-u<rw1en In fact. ft Gas nx .
s3|:<1 evfeu ,fsc whole nation almost waz
ss-6rrd with labor troubles. and agssa-
'2ss, s-1-unea 70 be 80 the air. * was not
..5ss,1n that Oh this Coast the disturb
-. SkcnId take the form of an aEiss-
$50 anezs< ca.EAse LABOR Cheap Chinese
- oeensd 20 the unEasnkzng 70 sc ssss
- enrpe Of TIE depression which had
1.sS.esf n she Northwest since the sisszrd
sss~ruee II 1sss and IL WAS not strange
sSse - agitation took the form of
s'sussr attack upon the Chinese AMI CHI
= nbps.
- feeiing. intensified by the long
>.@1nnw Aggression. was on the pofas of
,1S1,ufpu in some outward uzntfeaf1-
s;.S ~1nen fbe entire country VAS startled
~ - hgulal massacre Of Chtncss ia
- u Rock Springs Wye. In the
- q ixss-
- III . party Of Cinnamon haA
- fxken into the Squak valley by ihe
~ hrothsrs for the purpose Of packing
- U4re attacked by . party Of YATES
- 4nldlAns and three OF their na1aoer
na The others escaped by jumping IN
afrnsm near By their cAmr xa1 By
~ u the brush until their axz-2s s4ll. Il
A ~ The affair. horrible - Il xss.
- to add Rev strength to the aSna-
- nnd public meetings we're ed AZ az
80 eyery town on the Sound. At Mhsen
efnknaf and oflezrlmez Ineenslsry
6khes were made, and the watch word
Fl aiong tine IIne was. The Chinese
~ - On September Is. us. an anti-
(1fnoue congress. with dAjezates from all
- the Sound. was heidsas YesIe-'s hail
: ~ city and presided over by the may
- = Tacoma AZ this congress an eefirs
- 1oos1ed that al Cinnamon must feaxe
Iu<<fn Washington before November l.
= o<&ober ! mass meeting at Tacoma
oommtftes of fifteen Was appointed TO
onngs for the expulsion OF the Chinese
- thai city within thirty days On tie
uM1fng Of November several hundred
s11osnx assembled 4bout the Chinese quar-
- sal began the forcisie removal Of ne
EGeSc from the City OF Destiny The
$3.50 made no resistance and NO at
Dk wAs made ~ any city or county IT.
- 70 protect them The heashens aud
~ eReets were bundled into wagons
~ driven 10 Lake View. . station on the
- q the Northern Pacific railroad. and
- SGT morning they were placed GA
1n1nD and shipped 10 Portland Soon
NJ their departure the quarters former
h oocnpled by the Chinese were burned.
- hon that day to this II has been I'm
1Miole for Chinaman to get a foothold
~ e<epa we're taken to punish those
- ~ forcibiy driven the Chinese frnm
51eon4. and the agstators, seeing that
Ufne against the Chinese were followed
~ ~ punishmenf. came TO the conclusion
~ the best way to settle the Chinese
enos<iea Was to drive the Cinnamon out OF
~ ceuntry. and during the next few
Noon Cinnamon were forcihly expelled
h<1@eD& Va AtAE A4x&A4tEt low 83 III EQ41~
- hordering on the Sound. On NcveFn-
~ Gov. squire issued a proclamation
Warning all persons from participating In
- - violence and calling upon the cits-
- 70 assist In maintaining lAw and
w4ef. The following evening mass mset-
- Vas held at Frye's opera house. at
tm6ed both by those who had been promi-
nenf In axifattnR the forcibie removal Of
tat Cinnamon and those who. while they
upfe opposed to Chinese labor. believed
- Cinnamon should be dealt with in only
I pe4ccabie and lawful manner. At this
Deotine speeches were made by represen-
1ffyes Of the Knights Of Labor and by
ca J. c. Halnes. Judge Thomas Burke.
fodxe J. r. Lewis and others. Though
1iamsetIng had been called In the Interest
i harmony and reconciliation. II did not
lnxe the desired effect The discussion
!otpeen able speakers representing IDEAS
3metrtcally opposed. excited and irti-
mted the audiences. already wrought up
y the highest pitch of feeling and on
Ne following day the sifnafion was more
than ever before. An anti
Alnese meeting was called for Saturday
waning. November :. NJ the Bljou the
lter. and there were grave approximations
(. trouble. The revenue cutter Oliver
yolcott iay OF yesier'x wharf all day.
lpinting toward the center OF the city.
Aerfn John II. McGraw assembled at
he court house several hundred citizens
sAo had previously been sworn IN as dep
~ shsriHs. The two military companies.
under Capt. Joseph Green. and 70.
uder Capt j. G. HaInes. were held at
lAeir arn,ories in readiness for any erner-
Rney. President Cleveland issued a
exclamation. and ten companies 90
caissd States troops under Lieut.. Col u
b DsRus.sy. were dispatched from VAN
Isu~er TO Seattle. They arrived Sunday
nrrning. November 3. and took up quar-
lws IN a couple Of vacant buildings be-
onxsrx to Gov. Scutr,. Gen John tsshoon.
rannandsr ef the Department Of ire
eolzmbsa. arrived that same evening.
kAs presence OF tbs troops had most
nsstaxy effect upon the anfi-chsnese agi-
ntors and for q time the disturbance
puA1idad.
. During November fifteen OF the asifs-
m we're arrested and tried for ecnsptv-
~ 10 deprive the Chinese Of the equal
zxotsStioa OF the laws. William II.
Nalse prosecuted the case. but the ac-
fused. after svowEnw that no act OF vss-
knee. breach az the peace or unlawful act
Would be committed or countsnanced 10y
nsn. were acquitted This seamttai.
1assd en- these proteatatsons. vent FAR 20
Nay the excitement. The regular troosz
we're withdrawal. and the eonvfrfson be-
ezsns general that the TROUBLESOME eass ~
slcn weuid be settled hy peaceasie sseAlis.
ne community vas ssngularty NnaIst-
neus IN It's desire 20 see the Cinnamon so.
Nd Is long as the agitation was safrsec
~ .Aas< MI NNl< .NlffD -.