The San Francisco call., 1899-06-12
DENOUNCE
THE DEATH
OF DEVINE
Improved Order of Red Men
Protest Against Bull
Pen" Methods.
BAD FOOD SUPPLIED
Prisoners of the Military Authori-
ties Declare That Only Starving
Men Can Eat the Stuff.
BY HON. PATRICK REDDY.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WALLACE, Idaho. June 1.-THE
human treatment Of NJ L. Devine by
the military authorities Is expressed in
the following resolutions adopted by
the Improved Order of Red Men at
Mullan:
Whereas, Michael L. Devine, an hon
ored member of the Improved Order of
Red Men, was unjustly arrested by order
of DR.. France and General Merriam and
incarcerated in filthy guardhouse, the
result of which was the fatal Illness and
death of said Michael L. Devine. and,
Whereas, The dying request of Brother
Devine that he be allowed to go to Provi-
dence Hospital at Wallace and die a free
man was denied him by DR.. France and
his satellites, and
Whereas, The religious rites of his
church were denied Brother Devine, and
he, although accused of no crime was
held a prisoner and died through the neg
lect and incompetency of physicians, and
Whereas, Brother Devine yielded up his
life surrounded by bitter enemies and no
friendly face being allowed at his death
bed to console him and help to prepare
him to meet his Maker; therefore be it
| Resolved, That Flathead Tribe, No. II,
| Improved Order of Red Men, denounce in
unmeasured terms the harsh and brutal
| conduct of DR.. France and the military
! authorities in doing to death our de-
ceased brother and the un-Christian spirit
exhibited by them in denying the conso-
| lation of his church to an expiring man;
and be it further
Resolved, That although Brother Devine
was not member of Flathead Tribe. No.
! IL. yet this tribe in common with the
! tribe to which the deceased belonged
mourn the death of an honorable man,
Michael L. Devine, who was murdered by
Dr. France and the military authorities at
Wardner on the 1st day of June, 1899; and
! be it further
Resolved, That our charter be draped
! in mourning for thirty days, that copy
minutes and a copy be given TO the Mullan
| Mirror for publication.
e. ]. FLANAGAN,
P. V. WHELAN,
CHARLES D. WHITE, Committee.
Governor Steunenberg, Bartlett Sin
clair and the military seem to have
become intoxicated with power, and
instead of suppressing an insurrection
which was the excuse for calling on the
President for troops, they are oppress-
ing the people, imprisoning men for
expression of opinions and conf1scating
icize their actions.
Such outrages have never before in
America been perpetrated under the
guise of martial law.
Men who, have been liberated from
the bull PEN deny the statement OF
Sinclair that prisoners are we'll fed and
treated, but assert that the food is OF
such a disgusting kind that none but
starving man would try to eat it.
Witnesses are intimidated and bull
dozed and threatened with capital pun
ishment and Imprisonment if they dc
not identify persons supposed to be
implicated in the riot.
AS was proved yesterday, even the
insane are not allowed to escape the
brutality of the military
The shooting at Johnson was an out
rage which would be tolerated In nc
community on earth except one where
the man who ordered 1t was above al
law