Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-13
THEY MUST LEAVE
All Western Industrials to Be Sent
Away Tonight.
COMMISSIONERS FINAL DECISION
IT -.- -
All Those Left Will Be Treated as
Migrants.
A w E T S z n D A Y
COMMISSIONERS FINAL DECISION
W E 7 S U N D A Y

transportation. ..-
This morning the chief of police, Mr..
Frank Hume and City Passenger Agent
George NJ. Bond Of the c. and o. railroad
had a conference with Commissioner Ross
relative to the disposition of the remnants
of the army.
1t was represent I'd that there remained in
camp about 1856 men, one-half at least of
whom belonged to the east 1t was decided
to offer transportation to the other half
from the west and those who accept it will
leave tonight at IL O'Clock. Then those who
belong east will be given notice to leave the
city within twenty-four hours. If they fail
to do so they will be arrested as Migrants
and sent to the work house.
The Camp Today.
There is but little apparent diminishing In
the ranksof commonwealers encamped in the
rear 81 ounds of the old naval observatory
Conflicting reports have been circulated as
70 their numerical strength, and 1t is hard
to determine. for as fast as some are trans
ported away others appear and fill their
places There is no anxiety on the part of
the industrials as to what will be their
future after tomorrow, as II seems to be I'M
derstood that an exter sion of time will be
granted. The scene was a picturesque one
this morning. Little groups OF men were
gathered here and there. some under trees.
others under small shacks of cut brush
and others under the naval observatory
pavilion. About a dozen fires were ablaxe.
and the odor Of boiling meat and vegetables
permeated the atmosphere. The picturesque
Is added by the white walls of the old OBJ
servatory and the abandoned stables and
outbuildings belonging to 1t. We'll we are
on Uncle Sans grass after ALL" remarked
one commonwealth. "and that with govern
mental authority" added another. Just
then the strains of the After the BALI
tune filled the air. the words being After
the Strike. The discordant music ceased
upon the appearance Of DIR. Griffith, who
has charge of the grounds and the build
tngs. He had desired to know the correct
| number of industrials. A commonwealth
after taking the census, reported $50 which
is an increase over the number as determin-
ed by policeman. who reported l5S The
contingents from Spokane and Seattle were
grouped apart from the rest, and after a
col sultation the single men, one and all,
agreed not to accept transportation unless
1t be to their homes I'VE would rather 20
to the work house here than to be shipped
about like lot of cattle. and, having been
dumped on some western city, be pinched
and jailed out there remarked one of
them and We are just going to stay here.
now that we are here. They can do no
more than arrest us, and We will not OBJ
Ject. There are about thirty of this class
and according to their statements Mrs
Cantwelrs division will greatly swell the
number of those who will not move on.
No one seems to know just where Mrs
Cantwell, her little child and the big dog
are, so committee of five was dispatched
to go up above Georgetown, and another
committee sent over in Maryland, to locate
the female COMMONWEALTH and pilot her into
the obserVatory'camp. There is some doubt
as to whether the authorities will allow her
TO come In, but unless orders are issued
contrary she will meet no opposition from
the police, who have charge of the men, or
the marines. who are only guarding Uncle
Sans property.
DIR. Griffith paid visit to the Navy De-
partment this. morning and reported the
condition of affairs. He seems to think
there VIII be an extension of time as the
railroad company Will transport only sixty
men night. and, while there are some
who will not go, still the majority were
making preparations for their trip tonight
while others are looking forward TO a trip
on Wednesday.
Beyond the shower this morning the men
experienced no Inconvenience, there being
sufficient food in camp to last them during
the day. Some of the marines are keeping
a watchful eye on vegetable garden of
some dimensions which belongs to the OBJ
servatory. and orders have been issued not
to allow the industrials to enter. A group
of three N en-. however, were overheard TO
remark that they knew where the veg.
etables were, end that it was an easy IN at
ter TO sneak in there tonight. in spite of the
vig1l@nt sentry
Communication with DR. Griffith "a main
talned by passing word along the lines II
being transmitted first to the police and
then passed from the sentry on the outside
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the building and thence to Dr. Griffith,
VINO, while his duty only lies in keeping
the property free from depredations and In
jury. still maintains a friendly feeling for
the men, and gave orders that the stable be
cleaned out and made into sleeping quar-
tiers for some Of the industrials
Regarding the proposed farm, some are
skeptical, while others confidently assert
mat some washington philanthropst who
desires his Fame kept quiet Is arranging
for the purchase Of several hundred acres
OF ground on the Virginia side, and iE the
event Of its not being purchased lease for
number Of yeirs will be arranged This
land Is said to be mostly timber land and
the ccmmonweaiers will work 1t on the
cooperative system.
4 Wet sunday.
The fndustrialites had a sorry time of II
yesterday. The steady rain and the keen
raw atmosphere made life miserable for
them, and as If to make matters worse the
morning broke with no food in sight Pros
pective starvation was happily averted
however, by Mr. Frank Hume to whose
warm benevolence the misguided men at
tracted to Washington under the guse of
lT'dustrfals demanding relief owe a great
deal Of gratitude. For the past three weeks
Mr. Hume has been providing the hungry
throngs with provisions, and yesterday he
sent large quantity of bread, beans. ba-
cen, tea, coffee and sugar to the present en-
oampment and lightened the cloud Of gloom
ulu IScontent tnat mad settled upon the
aggregation. In the afternoon the Rev DR.
Seymour conducted a religious service on
the lawn in front of the old observatory
building, and there was prayer and preach
Ing and song. The industrials joined I'm the
latter with hearty willingness. Besides DR.
Seymour, Mrs. Cowgirl and Mrs. Gor also
addressed the men. There was no DISPOSE
ton on the part Of the authorities to treat
the industrials as prisoners in any sense.
Marines from the navy yard guarded the
buildings in the Enclosure to prevent the
strangers from entering them. but the sta
bles and outhouses on the grounds were
pronered to the men last night for sleeping
purposes, and this unlooked-for shelter
from the weather was eagerly accepted
1t is expected that all the men now oc-
cupying the observatory grounds will be
sent out of the city to their homes In the
west within the next forty-eight hours.
Satu rday night, a car containing seventy
two men. under command of Hugh Cas-
stdy, was sent by way of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad on it's way to Kansas
City, Mo. Mr.. Frank Huma furnished pro-
visions for the travellers. Last night sixty
five more with Lieutenant Colcne,"
Moody at their head. were also sent to
Kansas City, and every man aboard was
glad that he was leaving Washington. In
a speech before their departure General
Jeffries wished them good fortune and ex-
pressed the hope that they would, upon
reaching home, organize regiments of I'M