The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-03
Army BREAKING UP.
Gen. 6hspard Called O 70 AZ
count Tor rund2
y neAsLy OEposEo.
-. Spnss Tsiis Mss No. - Yss0 -
oquaAs. os Ovss - Msss saanss
80 Hsunsss.

pvvArxpr. Msy z--fspscial- l-Ths has
80 - uoss sysutfnl dsy siscs tssvsng
oeef4aa. The oommsssary has bsgun -
ma teu. snd CoFnmssssYy 0spsraa Bars
a.ne - his resignation this morn
M. 70 TAXA effect Immediately. ~
4 cscioek this morning 0sn- 6hep-
"A ssft for aeastIs 70 tntsrvfsu
cav. NeGssw. bus on sxT1vlng - Seattle
tosrred that The eovefpos uas h Tacoma
H Immediately Ian Tor that city, and -
esraine 70 his Own statsnsnt mssssd ne
trnfn which brought In Gov. Ae0rsw.
Jumbo madA trim 70 Orsang snd invssst-
esaed The peudsr-bank story and found thas
sixty pounds u gisnt powder had besa
eosarod bensath de track ovaf which pas
ssnesr trains ass bssng hauled nsssiy svssy
houx.
As . nestsng Of the Tacoma dtvtsioa
Jumbo made the above ssatsmsnt snd also
fhae The Seattle division had sold ont. and
~ shesnee Of Gen. Shepard. Who was sx-
pseted 10 asrtvs on ths train With the gov
ofuor, seemed 10 back up his statsmsnt and
caused tsoubls tmmsdiatssy in The ranks
81 NE Seattle division. Jumbo also stated
thas Il wensd not - possibis 70 move the
army Ill st one time. and ofdsrsd the
) msn - oresnixs Ia squads Of twenty ana
elses captains and make their way the hsss
thy conid 10 point east 81 tho noun
1nins - ~ decided upon later.
Inst q this meeting closed the pssssn-
~ train came in bearing Gov. Ac0raw.
Who psueseded tmmsdiateiy 10 the opsrs
Mouse. uhero he he'd bsen invited
- mss4 with the estissns Of PnysL
1un NJ. Parker setsd - temporary
ehafsnan, ssaaing that The msssing W.
called fos he purpose Of setting rid Of
1ho asmy, which was eating them out Of
houss and homa NJ. Barrett vas their
eioossd chairman and introduced Gov. Nc.
0faw - The fiSst speaker. but Mr.. Mc6raw
ID pos wish 70 ssy anything until be had
heafd what the peopls wanted; sayine
thet 10 eanae 70 listen TO them Several
osnsiemen then followed. but until J. G.
Jespsr took the platform nothing definite
haA 6een suggested Nr. Jesper stated
ehat ths army wsss unwslcoms visitors and
shet Puyailup easisens were unwilling
hosts and thas the problem resolved ITSELF
1eun 70 thfss proportions, va: That the
army dishand and drifs over the state ~
tsampss second. that they b ISN'T
- their respective homss: third. that the
railroad give them transportation towards
Washisston City" Which Of thsss thru
psoposisjons would b. bsst he was net In .
position 70 stats He did not however.
favor disbanding ths army - Puy-
ailup. Some one suggested that
- leaders Of the army b heard
from. and Gen. Jumbo sook the stand and
gave his views on the subjsck He said
enas ths army wanted the railroad 10 cus
che sass; that 10 would give them 81. 500
for twenty-four boz cars from Puyailup 70
~ Paul over any road, he did mot care
what onA He then started 70 tell
The eitissns about the giant powder.
bss was stopped BY the chairman. declared
ous 81 order. and requested 70 stick 70 the
subject. He sisted that he would like "a
have the eatissos secure transportation 70
SPOKANE. vhsFs they might nnd true
Americas eitissns. A. this point shs
ladise became curious, and one
Aroes 70 ssk Jumbo what hs was
going 70 % whsn hs sot 70 wsshIngton
Ciay. bus he chair objsc>n6 and Jumbo
rssignsd The door. Mr.. Jsfloss then took
the stand and had said bus . few
words vhsn As was interrupted BY
Gov. Mc0raw, who took exceptions
to some Of his remarks stating that he was
not In sympathy with the movement, bu,
the army might appoint . commit.
- 81 from one TO twenty 70 taks
their resolutions to Washington City.
Mr.. Jcariss then continued, stating
that s'it would b. useless 20 try to send N
back 70 our homss-ws have no homes. =
He then paid . tribute 20 che people OF
puyallup. thanking them for shsil
generosity, and said that the
army vould leave Puyailup with
In twenty -four hours even II
the strong arm Of the governor did not
cid il fApplause.l He then made an APP
peal 10 the governor to insereede with ths
railroad officials of the Great Northern e
secure transportation for the lndustrials
II WAS then moved and carried that
committee OF three be appointed to confer
with the Northern Pacific. A committee
Was also appointed TO confer with tn,
Great Northern. Gov. McSrAw sher
stated that the government officials were
against the movement aud tia, the Judge,
who represented the government wsr,
against the movement.
While the meeting OF The eitisens VA
going on At the opera house the air va
growing warm in tho Seattle diyls
lon camp. the report being circulated tha
Gen. Shepard had decamped with tn,
funds, aud the faces OF the officer
grew long - hour after hour the
waited to hear from Gen. Shepard, and ns
response came At O'Clock the Seat
tie division was massed fog the par
pose Of sieciinE . new general
bat Just ~ this moment Gen
Shepard arrived. coming out from raeom
ON the dummy road. The companies wer
then dismissed and . meesiag Of the of
cers called ~ O'Clock
Promptly ~ so'clock the officers wer
On hand and . very stormy meeting "a
held. An accounting Of the funds Vas lie
handed. and although Gen. shspas.
begged hard for delay. the report was o,
derea 10 b ready a. 10 o'esoek and sa,
meeting Vas adjourned until that time.
The rrivates we're not idle. but ~hil
the otfiecrs were IN consultation had me
and passed resolutions to have . Thorough
investigation of the finances. and II the
were net ssraight-wsll. there vii b
trouble
TACOMA, May 3--fsreeiai l--6ov. As
GFaw came 20 this etty today IN rvsrons
10 xqaests frcm eisisens. Who wished .
con'er With him aeeas the situation q
fassilur. where the Seattle and Tscom
Industrial Armies ara eneamped. Tn
governor while here vas interviewed by
cotamitses ef foyatsur eitissas: J. 2
Hartman. Of The First National ban
Of that rasos and attorney "a
Ezra Msssss: H. H. Isreyre. ediso
Of the fnysliap cs.ssxa. and NJ,
Miller. They heped by comforting via
the governor that some means tor shs "a
partass Of shs Seattle and Tacoma COG,