The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-05

was raining hard, and there was a seram-
bic for shelter They were rot at first
allowed about the station. Some of them
pried open = window Of little school-
house and cravled in. bu; many coald not
gain admittancs. They were the ones who
msds for the empty cattle cars. Soon
they were drowned out Of the cattle cars
and built bonfirea About that time the
United States marshals arrived and sougas
shelter in the stasion.
The bonfrss kept ofY the chilis and
made the track in the vicinity Of the ste
ton look as IL an army vas encamped.
The men turned from side to side, As the
Part OF their bodies nearest the blaze he-
came sseaming hot. II kept on raining
steadily, and = demand was made for adj
mission 20 the station, where the mar.
shais were trying to make themselves
comfortable.
Finally. as result Of desperation, the
Sommonweaiers walked into the station
and mingled With the marshals. some Of
the officers objected. but she chilied-to-ths-
marrow Commonwsalers doggsdiy pressed
In. and eventually the marshais made the
best OF the situation. Before morning
marshals and Common weaiers were trying
to sleep side by side. some on the door and
some on sne peuchce.
Morning found them, the Commonweal-
ers. hungry and bedrsggied. Some fiour
and sack Of potatoes and q quantity Of
cold meat was secured for them, and then
began the baking of pancakes for III men.
The marshals were able to buy their msals.
but the Commonwealsrs. most Of whom
were from Seattle. had to make the best OF
pancakes made from q mixture of fiour.
baking powder and salt.
Alter pancakes came the order to m arch
up tho railroad. always toward the East.
Jumbo has gone to Hot Springs, as was
stated in today's Posr- sr-ISrKrLreKScxR, and
the Seattle army, minus general, were
anxious TO get under Jambo's wing. But
Jumbo doesn's want them. He says he
has all he can do TO rustic grub" for the
Tacoma contingent He came down from
Hot Springs to Puyallup this afternoon,
and along the way pointed out his men
struggling along the road. He pretended
to be able to distinguish them from the
Seattle men.
Jumbo's purpose in going TO Puyallup,
he said, was to reship some supplies east
to feed his men, some of whom got through
the tunnel last night on the overland pas
sengsr train and some aboard freight
ahead Of the overland passenger run.
This afternoon there were only $50 men
ut Puyallup. and Puyallup residents weru
rejoicing. They expect to see the ROM
nants of the army leave in short order.
Chief Deputy Marshal Bridges says no
instructions have been received 20 arrest
Commonwealers travelling a tramps and
stealing rides. However, the deputies
will act upon the instructions Of railroad
men given at the scene Of action. Four
deputies are sent out with each loco
motive. and during the twsnty-tour hours
following midnight tonight several freight
trains viii b sent East IL 10 not on.
pectsd that the deputies or trainmsn will
b over anxious about finding from one 20
halt dozen Commonwealsrs Who may Get
aboard any sast-bound train. Marshal
Drake left tonight for Walla Walla 20 at-
tend court
ELLExsBUH0, May A-fSpecial.l l.-Tho I'd.
vance oontingsnt Of the Puyallup Coxsy.
its& arrived here this morning In r..
frigerator Cal. sixty strong. and an hour
later lsfs for the East About . dosen
went mp town. entered . Chinese rsstaur.
Ant. ordered breakfast and then refused to
paH The Chinese are very indignant, and
the next lot viii 6nd 70 din1cult to ges
; meals the same way. This morning's ar
rivals said 100 more would b In on .
freight due st . o'clock tonight Il seems
TO b the policy Of the company TO rush
them through. The citizens will probably
not BE- bothered much.
NORTH YAxrnA, May A-sHpscial.l--
Thirty men Of Companies =. n and q, OF
the Seattle division Of the Coxsy army.
were put on . train here this morning by
Conductor Clement, who told them he
would stop the train II they did not leave.
They psaceably left the cars and are now
Quartersd at the stockyards near the rail.
way. They will stay only 20 long a.
forcsd. They have plenty Of food, enough
TO last to Spokane. whittier they are On
route. Some were offered work, but re.
fused, as they did not want TO 'rat" home
iaborers out Of employment They say
the town il too small for them, and the
citizens nsed not fear violence or prepare
aims. The men want to leave on the first
train. No further arrivals are expected
by Lieut.. Budd, who commands the SQUAD.
Through freights all refuse to stop hero
under orders. The men will lsavs for
Spokane on local freight this evening.
Passengers on the Northern Pacific from
Tacoma state that Coxeyites are becoming
scarce At Puyallup. Yesterday they went
out on top Of freight trains. on break
beams and every other available place on
cars heading toward the rising sun. The
marshals had Great difiicuity In keeping
the men of the brakebeams Of the pas
senger trans. and all passenger trains
were stopped . short distance out Of town
to enable the trainmsn TO clear the bfAsk-
beams Of those who had siudsd the oifi-
GERS.
The Whsseom CoHey Reserve.
wHArcon. May a--fSpsciai. l-Whatcom