The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-11
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT
COMPANY a. AND H., or FfRS1 REG
IuExT GO TO ILExANDRIA.
Their Attention IL Directed Against the
Coxey Army, and They are Under tho
Orders OF Governor O'Ferraii.

the ragnuinn battalion. under Genera
Fry. forming the western division OF Ia
CommonW cal army, VINO nave 40. fo I'm
time Occupied the Government teseINatIp.
on the Nirsinia sidS o. .,,,s, 'n and aopT'
bpnsion of the citizens Il that part o
toe state. ,-,....,,,io., no
, low Governor OferTa1i had iSSuDu .
uro' lamation instruCtng IN tyNcyitt'
10 leave Virginia soil not later thaa noon
Yesterday. The fact tnat the oratF iVi
fhe Richmond troops 10 move came az
o'ciock. Indicated that the pro'la'.at'on
bsd NOT lcen Obeycd. as wen as Sn wee
tbaf Govornor . Fe.ral. did.'t mean 10
hive any fo0iishness about the matter:
Ever since the CoXeyites OF General
Frv's command have taken possession
OF the Government reservation near
Alcyaudria Governor O'fcrra1i has been
besieEcd with letters from residents oil
thai section of the state, asking MN
10 take some steps TO RID the country oi
these Nagabonas.
mo Governor has very carefully con-
sldered the matter. and has held num-
Der Of conferences on the subject
IL Is understood that the COXeyites are
rerfnrflv willing to leave. but the great
Question has been where they should go.
An attempt has been made to induce the
railroad companies TO carry them back
10 their homes in the West. but no sat
isfactory arrangement has as yet been
made.
The situation received an entirely new
aspect Yesterday afternoon. when Adj
juiant-Geucral Charles j. Anderson, VINO
has been in Washington ana Alexandra
during the past few days. telegrapheu
TO Col Henry 4. Jones. by order OF the
Governor, 10 leave with two companies
on the O'Clock train for Alexandra
where he IS 10 receive furthef oideiS'
The telegram also directs Col. Jones 10
prepare his men for a march OF seven
mi
days provisions.
Colonel Jones. Immediately after re-
ceiving the order from General Ander-
son, sent out notices 20 the members OF
the regiment. and half an hour later
they began 10 reach the armory, where
they received their instructions. Shortly
after q o'clock Company A. the Grays,
ana Company y, the walker Light
Guard. under command of Capt. q.
Cyrus BossIeux and capt. Frank W.
Cunningham. were assembled, and soon
after marched 10 the Union depot. headed
by Col. Jones and stan, where 1t section
OF the regular train was in waiting.
Al The DtPoT.
When they reached the depot there were
one hundred men In line besides the staff
officers ana the ambulance corps.
The little band OF soldiers marched
down Seventh street with measured
and steady tread, ana though not man
OF them knew what was expected Of
y.
when they would return 10 home and
loved ones again, every face showed de-
and every man was there
10 40 his duty, let the cost be what it
may.
The boys were under heavy marching
orders, knapsacks. haversacks blankets.
coffee pots. tin cups, lanterns,
boxes, ana guns. and the indi-
'atiOns are that should the CoXey army
all 10 respond TO orders. il will be in
furious TO their health.
The boys are young. but they are Vir-
;inians. and should they be ordered TO
MOOT. every man of them would pick
lis target.
A large number of the friends OF the
'egiment assembled at the depot 10 see
he boys off, and the cheers were loud
md long as No. 20 pulled out with her
en coaches. three OF them loaded with
soldiers.
While 1t is true that only Companies
"A" and "B" were ordered out. their
ranks were flled up with good men from
the whole regiment. and nearly every
company was represented
ALL A sECRFT.
Governor O'Ferrall sent his proclama-
ton concerning the COXeyites several days
ago 10 Secretary OF the Commonwealth
Joseph r. LdWless, but IL has not been
made public; indeed. the matter was kept
a profound secret until the order came
al o'clock yesterday afternoon to Colonel
Jones 70 leave with two companies for
Alexandria.
None but the officers knew the purpose
Of the order. but ii took very simple
guessing 10 arrive at the fact that they
were called on to dislOdge the horde of
Iramps who followed Calvin and Fry
across the Potomac, and pitched their
tents on Virginia soil
The secrecy maintained I'm the affair." II
IS supposed, was 90 give the Virginia
troops an opportunity 70 make a coup
4 etat upon the CoXeyites and drive them
oil
they came before they would have "A
chance 10 scatter. and also to secure their
riddance from Virginia soil before the
authorities IN Washington should prepare
TO dispute their right To return TO tina.
city, whose guests they We're when they
place.
Colonel Pollard watched the soldiers as
hey formed in line, and remarked that
ne occasion reminded him strongly of
ne John Brown raid. when the Rich
mona boys were sent out TO quell that old
freebooter
THK GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, VA, Aug.
Special.-GoVernor OFerralrs pa
lence and forbearance towards the So
allied lndustrialS exhausted itself last
tuesday when he determined I'm spite
4 many difficulties. to rid Virginia OF
er ra5amuIhn guests. That night he
dispatched Private Secretary Evan r.
lLtSttIiudn 10 IlcnmOnd with lengthy
reclamation. setting forth the odious-
ess ana unwelcomeneSs Of the visitors,
ma ordering them to leave the State OF
'irginia by II o'clock noon Friday.
secretary Chestcrman likewise bore a
Message TO Adjutant-General Anderson,
Which ordered this officer to leave for
alexandria at once. read the proclamation
the wealers, and to straightway call
ut the military, the Alexandria company
nd "a company Of the First Virginia
HlfnRnf hoy NOT
he time named In the proclamation.
his was read Thursday, and Yesterday
Friday afternoon His Exceiency re-
eived message from Acknowledgement
anderson stating that about sixty OF
he lndustrials had already left. and |
hat by o'clock to-day Virginia would |
be entirely freed from the nuis- |
nee which has harassed her for SO |
many weeks.
The General said that about three hun |
red OF the men still remained on the |
eservation. '"'
IT., The m messases received by the Execu-
Indicate that the hobo" strangers wepe
any way obstreperous or Inclined ia |
eslst the law, but as they did not an |
ear ear 70 he hnstling off as fast as they
nouiu, us tNceilency wired General |
,nutrson TO rigidly and literally enforce
he provisions OF the proclamation.
NEWS FROM orr soLpIYns.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. Aug lO.-Special-
ne train which carried the two com
anies OF the First Regiment to Alexan-
',a "tttNeu mere AZ II i. NJ. Inc soldier
Oys behaved splendidly while on mo
'ay and most OF the passengers on The
esuiar train were not aware OF the fact
nat me three rear cars carried some or
schmonds soldiery on rather serious
The soldiery force OF the ree,noent CON
is,Su OF nVe officers OF the field and
Tan, hVe non-commissoned officers Two
dp'dlhs, three leutenants. twentv-five