The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-12
DRIVEN OUT OF VIRGINIA.
Gov. 0'Ferrall Takes Decisive
Steps Against the Tramps.

''~>S&ASN AOt'b mug no SSS6m-
blage of Coxeyites, Galvinites and So
called industrials, who have been camp.
Ing st Rosslyn, were driven from the
soil of Virginia shortly after daybreak
this morning by the militia of that State.
The raid was made without the least
resistance from the armies"
The houses, which had been erected
from boughs OF trees, straw, hsy and
other material which could be secured,
are but remnants of their former ap.
pearance. After their occupants had
been forced from them the torch was ap.
piled and every vestige that the flames
could destroy was burned.
Yesterday afternoon orders were is
sued to Companies A, B and C, of the
First Virginia Regiment, at Richmond,
to assemble at their armory, and within
two hours the men were on special cars
on their way to Alexandria. The mill,
itiamen were equipped for field service,
with rations, blankets and rifles and
twenty rounds OF ammunition each.
At Alexandria, which they reached at
1880, they were reinforced by the
Alexandria Light Infantry numbering
sixty four men. At 1880 the march
was begun for Rosslyn, which thew
reahed at q. m.
AT daybreak the militiamen marched
to the Acqueduct bridge and from that
point line OF skirmishers over a mile
long was drawn around the entire camp.
The men were given strict orders to
allow no man to pass back into the
State of Virginia.
General Anderson and his officers then
went to the leaders of the industrisls
and told them in plain but courteous
and kindly language that they must
leave the State An hour was allowed
for breakfast and gathering up what
little effects zach might desire to take
away. All OF them except one contin-
gent offered to go without word of
protest but tho California men said that
they wished q show of force before
they stirred.
Promptly at o'clock a ompany of
militiamen were marched down the
steep slope of the banks OF the river
where the Coxeyites had their impro-
vised homes.
The men packed up their little belong.
ings and marched from their hurriedly
constructed tents up to the banks and
on the acqueduct bridge.
guard OF some twenty men was
placed at the Virginia end OF the bridge
and no one who could not give proper
accounting of himself was allowed to
return.
Temporary Resting Place.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE common.
wealers who were this morning driven
from their camp at the Virginia end of
the acqueduct bridge by the Virginia
militia by order OF Governor O'Ferrall
have found temporary resting place.
They remained on the bridge until
the middle OF the afternoon, when they
we're marched to the grounds of tho old
naval observatory, at the foot of Twenty.
second street, Washington. Permission
to use the grounds was granted by AS.
sistant Secretary OF the Navy McAdoo,
at tho solicitation of the district au thor.
tiles.
The "industrlals" are to remain on
the observatory grounds until Tuesday
BY that time the District authorities ex /.
pect to BIO able to furnish transportation
West for all those who wish to 20 in tina {
direction. Some wish to 20 East, and
with these more trouble is expected
They will probably have final choice
OF walking away or going to the work.
house.