The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-11

| no trade. occupation. or business, ano
have visible means OF subsistence, ~, ,
| are daily sent out into the surrouhnli'a
| country in squads to beg aims, ana ieIus''
| work when same Is offered AT usual
| wages, and as frequent VIOLATIONS Oh IN"
have occurred in the vicinity on lheir eu
| campment since they have been theIe,
| and being without means or support uSs
will soon be driven by demands OF huhses
| 10 secure food by theft or torce, anu 'u,,on
| the citizens are entitled to ptotee',r'
| from violence. disturbance, ana anhos a. ~
i of these strangers from other Stat'9, an,
as on account OF their numbers II -, on
possible for the county autnorlues ond
| force the vagrancy laws OF Nhs"t me
| said authorities have aPpeaiieaar nd os in
Executive OF Virginia for an an "a as
| the opinion Of the Executive t Wv. utegal.
scmbiy is without warrant an am e. ctr,
and has already resulted IN n"', a. encamp-
zens OF said county. ana a. accommo-
ment is without the necess,a,. S,.iIness <.nd
d"tions and is apt to breed sickness ''''0
D Sow therefore. !. Charles 7. oEt''" nf
Governor Of the CSin n,,t"ortv vest
Wig nio' by virtue Ct autnoi,tH al
Nhs'hia' DS do hereby require an
~ he Faid people known az i
Gns,,ials' or Comm n"eal,rS' III, ~"
e9csmped within, 5 disea5 5d'' and i0U dis-
ot 80 ana depart from me SAID Com,
r,'nn,nnwoalth Of Virginia, at or before
m'clork NJ Of Friday, the lDth uaE Vl
~,
scr9ble within the said Commonweal IN:
AMER hearing the proclamation read, the
mon said they were willing 10 De tdheh
i'm charge by the state, which. OF GouIse;
means that they want 10 De lcu' IN, an
en,'ee few Of them said they were Wiling
10 stay where they are. notwithstanding
ne reclamation. No defiance was SHOWN,
but all openly stated that II the hillloms
IF the law made descent upon u1e camp
no trouble would be experienced as an
would probably peaceably accompany the
After insisting that the Goyernor.s
proclamation must be obeyed. t.eueta,
Anderson left the camp. TO-DAY Neiiei l IT, 81,
Anderson and Lieutenant Monroe again
visited the camp to see II the prociaHla-
ton had been obeyed. They tOund tIi5
men I'm camp just as on yesttru"I, ~
that they had paid no attention , ~ not
seem disposed to do so. General AhueI-
SON then returned 10 this city and tel
egraphed the Governor as 10 the S,a'e
Of affairs. - w.
E-sdIrg the Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug; "
Noon to-day was the hour iiAed ~ Iuc
proclamation OF the Governor Of Virginia
Tor the "Commonwealers' bivouaced
among the green willows that fringe the
banks of the Potomac at Rosslyn 10
yond the limits Of the old Dominion.
A visit to the camp about that hoNF
showed no unusual cOmmotion amongst |
its jewellers at the vague penalties hlnt1 |
ed at in the proclamation. The stars anu !
Stripes noated gaily from the hag-poie |
at headquarters and the men were scat |
tered around, some preparing the Tusdi |
midday meal others endeaVOIlhs 10 m
prove their personal appearance win the |
limited toilet hxtures at their command |
and others INDUCING In the hastily I'M
provised amusements Of the camp
The scene was not unintcIcstlhs' ana |
4 4 e ID H.
nous Company 90" which generally |
brought up the rear OF the confederate |
army.
No attempt was made to-day to enforce |
the letter of the Governors proclaIna~ |
tion by resort TO force, and it Is not |
probable that any VIII be necessary.
PROCLAMATION READ.
General Anderson, the Adjutant-General |
of the State, who yesterday read the |
prOc lamatiOn to the army, paid another |
isit to the camp to-day and cOnyersed |
with many of the men. He was assured |
by the leaders that neither troops, bay
onets. nor Gatling guns would be needed
for their eviction, bat If the men were |
satisfied that they must go. they would |
do so peaceablyi in the meantime, they |
asked to be allowed to remain until
the result OF the negotiations now being
carried on TO obtain transportation Tor
them TO the West was known.
As stated yesterday, the Western con
mission a failure. and are anxious to re-
urn whence they came one shipment
has already been made, and another Of
about seventy men Will be made tonight
to st. Louis over the G. and O. railroad.
Hon. Frank Hume. who has been fore
most in the movement to rid Virginia Of
these unwelcome visitors, hopes by the !
last of the week To have started the last
of the " eStern men on his hOmeWard !
journey.
Besides his natural generous impulses.
which prompt him 10 assist all in distress
who apply 10 him, Mr.. Hume has another
good reason for getting rid OF these peO-
pie He is chairman Of the Board of
County Commissioners. or Supervisors. OF
Alexandria county, and this camp of the
'OmmOnWealers IS located only a few
niles from his home. 1t is perfectly
natural, therefore, that he should be anx-
GUS for its disintcgratiOn, and that the
men should be gotten rid Of with as little
'ost as possible 10 his county and State.
In his laudabie efforts in this direction
le has had the moral support of the Sec
etary of War and the commissioners Of
he District Of Columbia. who are anxious
est these men become charge upon the
District.
CONSULTING THE AUTHORITIES.
General Anderson. after reading the Gov
rnor's proclamation yesterday, went 10
alexandria for consultation with the city
ma county authorities. lie was 10 have
zen present this morning at a conference
between Mr.. Hume and Senators White
nd Perkins, of California, but wired them
nat he would be unable to attend An
fort was made TO induce Senator Per
iins. who is the president Of the New
FORK and San Francisco steamship line. To
dive the California contingent of the army
teerage passage in one OF the ships Of
lis line 10 San Francisco, via the Isthmus
II Panama, but the Senator did not want
hem 10 return to California by any route,
,ut rather favored scheme 10 send them
o the lumber camps Of the Northwest
il is hardly probable that force will be
necessary to get nd of the greater por-
ion of the men In the camp, but the
sheriff may be called upon to cvict the
gang of loafers which have come from |
lear-by cities.
Nr. John Clark. another member of
he board OF supervisors of Alexandria
'ounty, to-day invited the men to the
shelter of a large building he owns at
tosslyn. provided they were evicted by
orce from their camp.