The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-30

be was not IN sx-convsrs, he replied shss
n vas. and admitted having served three
terrs. two OF them for stealing horses and
huxriss while drank, and one for forgery.
Warren Auu VS. called mp today and
stated that CsxrAn.sg, siias fnmsn. Vas
ss.ssssd from Folsom prison on The issh
inst. snd la Less than twenty
four hours afsssuard wss N omcer
ia the Industrial Army q1srssrsd q
Agricultural park, In this city. hs
made his boast before he less thas
In few days hs would b ~ the head OF
one OF these bands Of Inarstrsais. war
dsn AriI seys Carpenter. or fnman. served
tvo terms in San Quentin and Two n fos-
porn. The first term AniJ cosid mos teis
sbout. bat shs second time CarpsnssT went
20 the prison It Was for two pears from
Ventura county for robbery. He VAS
rardousd By Gov. 6sonsman February i,
lss5. under the belief that he was about TO
die Of consumption. His third term was
also for robbsry. committed In Santa
Clara county, aud sssin he vas thought
20 b dying when his term expired.
His last conviction wss for forgery
committed In Contra Costa county.
Carpenter, or Inman, - be u known
hers, succeeded In having Colonel
Williams dsposed two weeks ago from The
command Of the local srmy. and himself
elevated 10 that position. lie 10 rather
bright man, and his address 10 greatly In
his favor. He had succeeded In impress-
ing the city officials and others with the
idea that he 10 m honest toiier who had
A. a. n RDt al
work and desired to do something for the
cause Of thu so-cailsd Common veal by
leading host OF msn TO Washington City.
Just sho viii succeed him In command 10
not known. bat the exposure OF his Grim
tnai career viii doubtless have bad effect
on his followers BY causing the public 10
lose confidence In the men composing the
band, few Of whom are known 70 any
citizen.
The San Fran cisco and Oakland Indus
trial Armies. numbering about 30 men.
arrived here at clock this evening from
Richisnd, fifteen miles down the river.
where they campcd last night. They took
up their quarters OF the baseball grounds,
In the outskirts OF the city. The grounds
consist Of two blocks inclossd with high
fence and with two large stands rooted
over. The accommodations are very poor.
and many Of the men are without blank
cts. They are pretty well supplied with
food. however. one man on the road hay-
ing given them three steers. Wagons were
procured on the way for hauling their
baggage 10 the city. Mrs. Anna Smith.
who heads the Oakland contingent. came
20 the city this morning to look up q
camping place. She first went to Suffer
Fort, where the Stockton army and It's re-
eruits are located, but had cold recep-
tion there, the men refusing 10 have any
thing 20 do with the San Francisco and
Oakland men. ~ Barker had played them
false In ordering them here W bile he was
making arrangements to 10 East by
way Of Mojavs. Mrs. Smith then called
ca Chief Of Police Drew and asked him
waat he wss going to do with tho nswcom-
srs. He told her the city had no place
for them. and that they would DO treated
the same a. other strangers. They must
look out for themselves, and il any Of
them violated the law they would be pun
tshed. Mrs. Smith tried to see Director
Hancock, Of tho State Agricultural So
cis.y. about getting the use of the race
track, bnt he could not be found. The
park had been closed and could not be
occupied except by force, 30 Mrs. Smith
concluded to take the ball grounds, which
are not In use. What the newcomers are
going TO do nobody knows. II Ia not
likely that the citizens will feed them
more than a day or two at the most,
and the governor has repeatedly said he
has no power to take money from the state
treasury for any such purpose. II has
has bsen inferred from statements alleged
30 have been made by Barker before leav-
Ing Oakland THAI he expected TO In some
way compel the railroad company TO take
the army East. but It In not easy TO see
how they are going TO capture any trains.
In the meantime the military oiflcgais are
on the alert, and II any emergency should
Arise to justify IL several hundred mon of
the local military companies would be
called into service.
Tale students to Welcome swsft's Army,