The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
LET ALL TRAITORS BEWARE.
TEXT OF THE ISSAQuAH MASS
MEETINGS RESOLUTIONS.
Persons Who Tore Down stars anu
stripes and Hoisted Yellow Rag OF
spain to be discovered and Pun-
i.hed-Newton Adjudged Guilty.

specia, Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
ISSAQUAH. May 5.-Citizens here are
deeply incensed at the activity OF the cow
ardly person, or persons. who tore down
the Stars and Stripes here on Tuesoay
night and hoisteG the Spanish flag on the
coal company's store. They propose TO as
certain the perpetrators or the outrage
and TO punish them as they deserve.
When the mass meeting was called last
night tn PASS resolutions condemning the
insult to the country's flag the town hall
was found to be in possession OF Judge
viii l.. Newton. who is strongly suspected
of being the ringleader or the traitfous
gang and several Of his crowd. They re-
fused to surrender possession unless tney
were paid $3.50 rent In advance for the use
Of the hall. ,.,.
No words were wasted in parleying VII,
Newton or his associates. A nundreu
pairs OF willing arms united in an assault
,,pon the building. In less than minute
the door was burst In and the citizens III
possession. The hall is the properly OF
the town, and the citizens were nishiy M
dignant that Newton should attempt 10
withhold possession of 1t.
Judge Newton has frequently oeen
termed the king OF Gilman" He Is
cauncilman uolice Judge and school d.
rector. all by appointment. He was re-
Gently appointed school director by the
Populist county school superintendent.
The following is the full text OF the reso-
lutions passed:
s.whereas. the public of Gilman has been
outraged nv the tearing down OF me ma
tionai banner Of our republic; ana
Whereas In its stead has been placed
the emblem OF the enemy OF our country
with which we are now at war. ana Win
which all commercial and friendly rela-
tons have ceased and as no greater act
- he mi
70 the actual invasion OF our territory;
"Be 1t resolved, ffrst--That the people
OF Gilman in mass meeting assemn.ed.
do hereby appeal to the patriotic instincts
Of this assembly to give forth to this as
eeufbly any and all evidence which they
may possess OF the preparation or intent
10 perpetrate. the ye-msn,foned acts rs,
when such persons shan be adtueged guilty
by n vote of this assembly ssieh person or
persons shall be waited upon by q COM
ruittae Of FIVE. appointed by the chair OF
thfs assembly and notified TO leave this
town and vicinity. for all time, WITHIN
fSenty-four hours from Tue adjournment
II this meeting. or suffer the deserts OF
aThird-Be II further resolved. That any
nersou or persons hereafter asspiayins
any Spanish flag, or the flag OF any ma
ton with whici, the United states ~ new,
~, nav ne Mt war or anyone publicly ex-
messing sympathy for such nation, shall
t,a summarily dealt with.
'.E'cnrth-Be IL fuTtner resolved however,
1-s,At fhis assembly give the charge agains<
every person So accused a thorough and
impartial investigation. and that. as IN
common law the accused have the benefit
OF every doubt.
Moved and carried. That u II the bense
of this meeting that one w. l.. Newton Is
ths chief instigator Of the said Nets. and
Is guilty of the same.
..E;irther moved and carried. That copy
~ therz. resolutions he furnished the Seattle
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