The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-25
UNITED STATES
REGULARS
Have Taken Possession OF Sand ISL
and and Di' placed Washing
ton Militia.
FISHERMAN BADLY INJURED
Andrew kta,aang rushtd on Net kaet by
lot Of Asn Early yesterday Aorning
No Arrests Yet Hadt-Ibs taioa
AnIioHs 20 Discover the Asu.

The fact that the Washington state
militia were ordered on sand Island. did
not leak out Until yesterday morning 4
ripple OF excitement passed over tho city
WHOM tho news became known. and dis
c,.zrlonH took place at every street cor
ner Tho militia were requested 10 move
from thr island by Uniied States author
tiles. and the general opinion seams to
BE- that the action Of the government
wnS rminenIly correct
II WAs stated 20 an Astorihn repre-
sentative yesterday by a gentleman In a
position TO know tho facts. that the nrst
cause Of the order was tho action OF
the miliuamon In lounEinR about tho
lighthouse at Fort Candy. making Il a
sort OF headquarters. and using the sup
pliUp there The information was telc-
Eraph-d 10 the chief OF the lighthouse
board In Portland. who. IN turn. commu-
nicatrd the facts 20 General Otis. NJ tho
Vancouver Earfacks Tho result Was
that Major kenEie. In command at Fort
Candy received iclrgraphic orders from
AsNUtf1 WIS n Jay OF Two NEns 10 cause
the evacuation Of the island by the mill
uamcn. Accordingly. Major KenEir. with
a de,Hch hment OF regulars. visited Sand
Island. The army oficer asked the mill
tia captain by what authority he was oc-
cupying tho island.
ny virtue Of authority vested In me
by the governor OF the state OF Wash
ington,' replied the militiamAn
Arc you aware OF the fact that you
are occupying government reseryeT"
asked Major kensie
II am" wins the reply: and my or
dcrs arr 20 protect the lives and prop
rrty OF citizens OF the state OF WASH
inxton"
In this instance" said Major KcnEie,
II am the duly authorized agent OF the
United States government. and M such
I will allow you Just twenty minutes IN
which 90 yHcatr In the event OF your
failure to do 10. my orders are to place
the detachment under arrest and proceed
to the state Of Or,xon."
This conversation took place about mid
night ON Wednesday. and tho mllltiRmen
were hastily summoned from bed and
ordered to pack their tents. The militia
on Chinook beach. which IL also a gov
crnmcnt rcsrr,ation. wcrc also ordered
to move. rhv detachment left by tho
major In charge OF sand Island. consists
of eighteen men under a lieutenant
II was also stated that considerable
feeling existed against the state militia
for numerous acts which werv particular
ly obnoxious one instance Is cited where
one OF the mlliliamcn ordered fisher
man TO cXtnguish light In his
hut. which hc said was burning contrary
to orders, The iishermUn's reply was u
decided one and the light was not extin-
guish,d. There II general feeling OF
rejoicing among the fishermen In the city
over the action OF the federal authorl-
ties. and there seems to be n belief cur
rent that Major KenEic will not stop
with the election OF the Washington state
troops from Sand Island but that he
will also cause the removal OF the OBJ
noxious iiHh traps southwest OF the is
land. Rs well as certain other traps which
now surround It's shore.
Another bit OF excitement was caused
early yesterday by the report that a
fisherman OF uppertown had been ser
iously injured, 'ither by strikers or by
outside parties seeking 10 make trouble,
The story was that early yesterday
morning Andrew Wcavaang, Union
fisherman, was set upon by a crowd upon
the Eagle Canncry dock, 10 which point
he had gone for the purpose OF getting
some tools and making somo repairs TO
his notracks Several men got into an
alteration with him, and finally began
knocking him about Then one OF the
mon pushed him on the dock and he was
precipitatcd to the beach below, striking
on his left side on a large snag. The
fall rendered him unconscious, and he
was carried by his friends on strctcher
to his home In that condition.
II was said that the lnjured fisherman
had been warned some time ago not to
fish About week ago he was found
fishing on tho river. but only caught two
FISH one OF which he kept, and the other
was given TO friend, Ho has been IN
ever since that time. II Ia assorted that
during the strike OF 1890, Weavlang was
a leading non-union man, and made
many enemies on that account
Some investigation was made ycster-
day by the police department, and while
the injured man snid that ne had rtcog-
niXed two OF his assnilants, no arrests
have been made, Inquiry at the head
quarters OF the Fishermen's Union re-
vealed the fact that Weavang is In good
standing In the order. and so far as
known had committed no infrlngements
of its rules Secretary Jensen stated
that II It was discovered that he had
broken the rules OF the Association he
would be dealt with by the association
according to law. And that on the
other hand II II was learned that he
had been attacked by Union men, either
with or without cause, the association
wuold deal with those men promptly, o.
that II would bo the first to bring
to Justice Tho association viii
tenNnce violence and law br
reserves to lself the rigr al
It's own members acc LOT &C
Report was cr a,,ai ,
Weavang's pt e ,ts
saving his JrdinS
nal. n .dons tnereo,
muc' .frent hast NV, nor
: ,gsictan had ltte ~,