The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-02

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narrated. and in the capacity OF a news
paper reporter I went tQ-fhe hospital ara
snteFvieSsd all the voundSi men / found
from their own stafsmsnfa that they were
al Foreigners. none OF whom lived In Sc
attic. and rot one Of them had even &C.
caAred his intention 20 become 4 citizen Of
the United States / found further that
none OF them were property holders 10 mis-
commonwealth, and that 10 ore OF them
had ever paid dollars taxes toward the
support OF this city. county or territory.
stewart vas found TO be MORALLY wound
%. and took his dying statement. Dat n in
mind must have been badly affected by hts
wound. for his statement was al great
variance with the facts as detailed By the
other wounded men, as well as by the
hundreds OF eyewitness TO the whole az
fair.
After speakers began haransu.ne The
crowd IN the street the excitement 60
peared TO increase, and for nearly an hour
the militia and Home Guards stood faclag
mad and excited crowd. Al last the mob
dispersed sudicisrtiy to allow the China
men TO proceed on their way TO China
town, and from that day 20 the present the
Few Chimes u Seattle have remained IN
moiested.
Though the crowd IN the stree. had
fallen back. the excitement and bitterness
Increased under the agitation, and cenun-
Citations or the Home Guards were heard
on all sides, and prominent citizens be-
longing TO that Organization were threat
ened with hanging by thu mob. Finally
warrant was sworn out In the police
court by some man under p fictitious
name charging five OF the Home Guards
with shooting with intent to kill, the OBJ
ject being TO get these men w,ere the mob
could pounce upon them and tear them 10
pieces constable attempted to serve
the warrants. but Judge Greene declared
the guards were officers OF mis- court ana
that they should not be molested just
before the warrants were served, however,
Gov. Squire. upon the advice OF Judge
Greene and other prominent citizens, pro-
claimed martial Law. and suspended tina
writ OF habeas corpus.
Gov. Squire at once promulgated an or
der appointing the following staff: Col
Granville O. Hsilsr. adjutsnt general; G..
Morris Halter. assistant adtutant general;
John H. MoSraw. George G. Lyon, c. III.
Klttinxsr and Laurence s. Booth, aides;
Henry @. Strive, Judge advocate general.
A. +. Alden, provost marshal; George u.
Hin. commissary. general. DR.. T. Il.
Minor surgeon general. Orders were
issued closing all saloons; commanding
that all business houses should be closed
between p. IN. and a. m. each night.
and that all persons found on the streets
after .. m. and before a. m. without
the written consent OF the provost mar
shal should be arrested. A call for yolun-
teers was also issued. and citizens In large
numbers responded TO this call and were
provided with rifles and ammunition and
organized into companies as soon as en-
rolled.
Among the souvenirs which have OF
~sose exciting times IL the following, In
ts~ handwriting OF the late Frederick
James Grant. which prize highly:
Military Headquarters,
Once OF Provost Marshal.
Seattle. February 8. 1885.
Permission is hereby granted 10 D. IL
Crawford to pass TO and from his place
OF business without further notice.
A. Il. ALDEN.
Provost Marshal.
Thu above was among the very first
oernaits issued bat the call for them was
very great and a priated form was gotten
M and many passes issued. some. IL WAS
alleged 10 those unworthy or them Tns
first permits were all called In, but was
allowed to retain mine as a souvenir. and
In liz place was given the following
Military Headquarters.
once of Provost Marshal.
Seattle. February Il. isS
Permission Il hereby granted 5. L. Craw-
ford TO pass 10 ana from his place OF
business until further notice. al all hours,
good for ten days. ;. w. SSoTi.
Acting Provost Marshal
The words at all hours. good for ten
DAYS" are snteriined with TAX. In Lau-
renee q. Booths handwriting. he having
been detailed as a clerk Ia the provost
marshafs office.