The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26
THE SALON PATROL
Withdrawal From Sand Ialand
Quiet and Peaceable.
NO THREAT OF ARREST MADE.


WfYHam I. Lindsey, chief hugier a 0e
Fsrst regiment. 10 back from . season OF
camp life ~ Bakers bay. whittier he went
with the detachment which Gen Caxr took
down from this city April > By order OF
Gov NcGrzw 70 protect nshfng infefeSss
at shs mosz-h of TIE Columbia river. The
occasion OF Mr.. l3ndsiey's return 10 that
during his absence he received an appoint
ment as regular letter carrier In the post
once here. and was ordered home for duty.
He LEI, uwaco .. O'Clock Thursday after
noon and reached Seattle de following
day.
He thinks ne reports sent out from A.
torta - 20 The ejectmenf Of the state
troops from Sand island are incorrect.
especially In stating that they were driven
on, On twenty minufe1 noticA
The reports have 1t" be hid last night
''saat re were driven out from Sand island
~ Midnight Wednesday night Nov. In
point Of fact, We got our orders from Capt
Adzuu at : O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
No regulars were present One OF our SER
geants simply came over to the issand with
orders that We we're TO return to Camp
Carr. which = in the park 1t uwaco- Our
men ere stfl pasroiins in steamers, and
are ssili On the scene ready to prevent any
trouble that may threaten to arise
of course have no authority TO state
TIE cause or origin Of Capt Adams order.
can only say that the general supposston
among our men WAS that IL was IN con-
formity with Geographic instructions re-
ceived By him. But - to our being driven
out forcihiy. or given twenty minutes In
which TO withdraw, or being Threatened
with arrest. ! know Of my own personal
knowiedse thai such was not the casa
There Is the friendlie4 possible feeling BE-
tween the regulars and the guard ~
Bakers bay
Camp Paradfse, at Chinook Beach, Of
which was IN charge. was abandoned By
US even earlier. We left there Tuesday
night, and II there was any order from
government authorities don't know any
thing about IL
hension as TO the situation at Bakers bay.
and great many peoie seem TO have the
idea that there Is no real necessity for the
presence OF our men there. You can draw
your osn conclusion when tell you that
while was in Astoria took pains to IN
tsrview a number Of fishermen. most OF
whom claimed to be members OF the union
They did not hesitate to declare that they
would tear up the fish traps as soon as
the troops were Withdrawn, and some said
they would tear them up as soon as the
fishing season began We had several
very frank conversations, for told them
that IL they attempted to tear up the traps
we should undoubtedly give them warm
reception
Il was told By . man In Astoria whom
I regarded as reliable that We came near
having trouble about April Is. The boat
that was held up at that time by our men
was supposed TO contain spies from As
toria. and they were ordered to halt They
paid no attention to the order. and our
men fired shot or two across their bows.
which brought them around They were
arrested by the sheriff. and upon giving
satisfactory account Of themselves, were
allowed TO go on their way to uwaco.
They did not so back at once TO Astoria,
as was stated In the teier6Ams at the tine.
But when they did go back there from Il
waco. their account Of the adventure stir
red ID the union fishermen to such an ex-
tent that . proposition was made to go
over 10 Sand island and clean out the
soldiers. Fortunately cooler counsel pre-
vailed. and no such rash attempt was
made.
''one OF the Astoria papers. speaking of
this affair. went so far as to call u
bloodthirsty villains. which. by the way,
was a radical change of Its opinion ex-
pressed when we first went down that We
were Gov. McGraw's tin soldiers. CT at q
later date that We were Gov. McGrax's
dudes This paper. ! think. does not re-
feet the better sentiment In Astoria,
which, while In favor OF removing the
traps. Is certainly opposed to any such
demonstrations of violence as that which
was the immediate occasion OF our being
ordered to Bakers bay"