The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-05-10
THEY Went FOR BLOOD
Two Battles Between The Industrials
and Deputy U. S. Marshals.
PROMINENT CITIZENS UNDER ARREST.
The situation SIN ssrsinsa-Neariy
TIVE Hundred Common wesiers
Arrested-Deputy Jolly VIII Prob.
ably Die-ftve Coxeyites IN the
Hospital.


ably Die-ftve Cexeyites In the
Hospital.
The peaceful valley OF the Yakima has
seen more tumult and excitement in the
past two or three days than has been its
share, even 10 these troublous times
The people have had their thoughts
sharply turned from crop prospects to the
great national industrial disturbance.
and have been brought face to face with
one OF the tragedies which has grown
thereirom. With no industrial army ex.
cepting that which is working in the
fields and paving the way for a bountiful
harvest and season OF prosperity, we
are called to realization that other sec
tons are not so busy; that the cities OF
the coast have a great surplusage Of I'M
employed, and that they have veal,
countenanced and aided this class t.
move on, preying and poaching on the
preserves Of those living along the great
high ways of travel. Yakima has been
unfortunate in being made the battle
ground for one of those encounters be-
tween the representatives Of the law and
the unfortunate-but nevertheless, law.
violating industrials. 1t has been more
unfortunate in either rightfully or wrong
fully being accused, through some of it,
citizens, OF melting the common wealers
to resistance of the law officers. In this
is our main regret, while deeply depre
eating the unfortunate affair OF Wednes-
day night, when hssty and ill-advised &C.
ton resulted in the useless spilling OF
blood.
The first OF the industrials to stop at
North Yakima arrived on Thursday night
last and had no trouble in getting away
the following day. Many OF them had
the mistaken idea that they had mis-
sion to perform and that their duty called
them to the national capital. There were
others who were barnacles and had at.
tached themselves to the cause and the
army for the "fun Of it" and to have the
benefits of travel and an outing at the ex-
pense of the labor of others. Did they
want work? Probably many of them
did, but they were bound by the obliga-
tons of the organization not to accept it,
at least so they claimed, while others
were not OF the working kind and didn't
want work under any conditions. Men
were needed in the hop fields, and grow
ers told item that the opportunity was
open to earn rs cents a day and their
board at tying hops. But not an Gin
dustrial" was secured. They preferred
laying tribute on honest labor by practi.
tically forcing communities, through SYM
pathy or otherwise, to feed and support
them. and the railroad companies to
transport them without pay.
A big delegation of the commonweal-
ers arrived here on Tuesday night and
went into camp down by the city pound
Wednesday morning the freight from
the west brought in another job lot,
while many arrived on foot; others on
hand car, which they captured up the
road and ditehed just above town,
and still another lot floated down
the Yakima on raft Of ties and landed
at the Natcheez bridge. They seemed q
very well behaved crowd in the main
and kept much together, only sen ling
off small squads occasionally for pro-
visions, which were mainly furnished on
orders of the city officials. They were
going to take the II o'clock freight. they
said. for Spokane, where the great Jumbo
had preceded them in Pullman car. A
dozen United States marshals were
here, having been brought in through the
action of Mayor Prosser, but the two fac
tons, who were soon to meet in bloody
strife, seemed TO get along in verv
friendly manner for time. GOOD
morning, Coxey," said deputy, chow
are they feeding You down here in
Yakima" "Oh, made healthy meal
of bread and potatoes, thank you," came
the rejoiner, II suppose you had ten.
derloin steak, soft boiled eggs and pump
kin pie for breakfast, and then made a
face at it,"
The II O'Clock train was q long while
in pulling out-in fact, we believe it ia
still here, but 1t made one or two false
moves, and at one time the band of in.
dustrials covering the tops of the cars
thought they were off for Spokane, but
after running down the track a mile or
two the train returned to its old stand
The deputy marshals urged the 'wealers
to get off the tops of the cars, and Sheriff
Simmons had long talk with them and
showed them the dispatches from head
quarters TO sidetrack the train unless the
industrials cleared out, but they refused
to bulge. Two deputies had talk with
a large number of the Coxeyites and re-
ferred to having helped them to ride all
along the road from Tacoma, and said
that they would continue to help them
but that they must break up into squads
and keep off the tops of the cars. 81 can
put about twenty-five of you into one of
these cars" Deputy Warrington is re-
ported 10 have said, land you will be all
right for Spokane, but you are only en-
couraging trouble by remaining where
you are" We've got the top hand and
we're going to ride on top" one of them
replied, and further negotiations were
broken off.