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Show About Settled the Seattle Trouble. Seattle. W. T., February 10. The city has become a military camp, and every corner cor-ner is guarded by a sentry, and military rule is supreme. There has been no effort on the part of the rioters to interfere nor even to hold a meeting. They are without recognized recog-nized leaders and are utterly powerless to do anything so long as the military are under arms. There is, however, an intense feeling of bitterness against the militiamen who did the shooting on Monday, and it is openly threatened that they will be hung as soon as the military rule is relaxed. Eight companies compan-ies of the Fourteenth Infantry, under command com-mand of Colonel DeRussy,arnved this afternoon after-noon from the Vancouver barracks, and at 3 o'clock the city was turned over to the regular reg-ular troops, martial law continuing. General Gen-eral Gibbon is expected to-night, and he and Governor Squire will determine upon the future fu-ture course. The trouble is practically over, through the efforts of citizen soldiery. The people have proved their ability under the most trying circumstances to govern themselves. them-selves. They have done this not as friends of the Chinese, but as friends of the law. They wish the Chinese away, but will not permit them to be driven away as long as they are here under National authority. The Evening Ncics to-night says: Delegate Dele-gate Voorhees of Washington Territory, talking about the anti-Chinese trouble at Seattle, said: "It is simply a labor disturbance, disturb-ance, and no worse than frequently occurs in other communities. The people of Washington Wash-ington Territory are as law-abiding and orr derly as any on the face of the globe. They have simply invited some persons who are a detriment to the community to leave, just as communities frequently do with tramps and other bad characters. Not a single person per-son was hurt. There was no bloodshed. The Chinese were provided with the means of leaving, and . with money to supply their wants." |