The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-25
ON TO WASHINGTON
Industrial Army Will Begin
Its March Tonight.
TRUSTS IN LUCK FOR A TRAIN
Tacoma Army to Join 81 Puyallnp-
Train to He Furnished or Taken
There-The Women Cant Agree.

The Northwestern Industrial Army will
take up the line of march for Washington
City at O'Clock this evening |. coo strong,
and expects to be Joined at puyalIup by
the Tacoma army OF about SOD men. How
II viii so from there Is problem. bat
Commander Henry shepard does no: ex-
pect that his soldiers will have to walk.
though if his men try 10 steal train they
will come in conflict With the Federal
authorities, as the following dispatch
shows:
SPOKANE, April 24-An order was is
sued BY Judge Hanford, OF the Uai;ed
States court. this evening directing
Deputy Marshal vinson TO swear in
8 sufficient force OF deputies 10
guard the trains of the Northern
Pacific from seizure by Commwealers.
This action was taken because OF report
that concerted movement was on foot to
seize trains at Spokane, Seattle and Ia
coma.
The army will make FINAL parade ofthe
city before making the final start. Leav-
ing the barracks at O'Clock. il will march
along Commercial, Front Pike and Second
streets, ana then will continue its journey
southwark on South Third street and the
Grant street bridge. 1t will then travel
several miles up the Duwanish valley
road and camp for the night. The next
morning the march will be continued
to Puyaliup. where the army ex-
poets 10 camp for the night and
To be Joined by the Tacoma
army. At that point reply from Assist
ant General Superintendent Dickinson. of
the Northern Pacific. is expected in regard
10 transportation. III it Is not favorable
the army will board the first eastbound
freight train and trust to its numbers not
to be thrown off. Several proposals have
been made TO capture a train, but Com
mander Shepard says he would not hear of
il. IS il would be in very bad taste, in fact
it would be stealing"
The army will take its provisions and
camp outfit in two wagons and is bounti-
fully supplied for day or two. a large
quantity of -four. fish, beans. clothes. bed
ding and cooking utensils having been re-
ceived in donations yesterday, while Il. +.
Day sent SIS in cash. The soldiers expect
liberal donations from the farmers on
their progress through the valley and
have no lear of suffering anv priva,ions.
The army will also take 1000 copies of
the Industrial Army Meas, which viii be-
sold along the road at 10 cents each. 7.
v. Pattison also desires recognition by the
publication of the following note:
April "A. 1894
The street speaker has done much to-
ward aiding the Industrial Army in the
way of cleaning clothing and sleeping
quite few. He has cut between 40 and
$40 head OF hair, besides what shaving he
has done. j. V. PArTIsoS.
There are now thirteen enrolled COM
paniss of about sixty men each and an
other will be added today. There are also
a number of men who have not yet been
assigned to companies, making the total
pretty close to 1000.
\ lively meeting of the women's aux
Hilary. which proposed to take care of the
families of the soldiers during their alb
sence and 10 establish 9 home for their
children. was held at the barrack, last
evening and ended in the disbanding of
the organization by Commander Shepard.
1t was proposed to reorganize the auxii-
isry, but the members could not agree how
to do it, They may meet again today and
reorganize on new plan.
Jumbo" Captweli, the general of the
Tacoma army. was in the city last evening
making final arrangements with Com
mander Shepard for the union of their
forces.
The unemployed are by no means all as
destitute as they are currently supposed to
he. There is one man in the army who
has placed mortgages securing s. 600 in the
hands of an attorney 10 be foreciosed
while he is on the journey. and another
soldier recently justified in 5000 bond in
court