The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-07
HOUBERT'S ARMY HAS VANISHED.
The Industrial Forces Fade From
Sight in the Sierras.
sixteen Box Cars Bore Them Away
Yesterday on Their Journey TO
Washington
a,s Roro Thano AVIAN

The Industrial Army has come and
gone and left but little trace of its pas
sage.
The main body left Oakland yesterday
morning on seven freight cars, in spite OF
their refusal the night before to travel IN
such an undignified manner and arrived
here at noon. The roofs Of the cars were
covered with men and their baggage,
while on every car was displayed an
American flag and banners calling for
contributions.
They we're carried through the city out
to Agricultural Park, where they were
qusrtered in the grand stand and dinner
was served to them about an hour later.
A thousand loaves of bread and thou
sand pounds of beef and bologna sausage
had been contributed by residents and
the men who had eaten nothing since the
afternoon before were fed.
1t was not known at that time how
long they would stay here, but Mayor
Steinman bestirred himself theoretically
TO start them on their way. he COM
municated with the Southern Pacific
Company and managed to secure adVan-
tageous terms on the part OF the city
from the company to transport the men
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here. Sixteen freight cars bore them on
their way out of the State, and as they
left they gave three cheers for the Mayor
and Sacramento.
Major eneral' Houbert, who has
been here tor several days arranging for
their reception, and Colonies" Baker
and Kelly, who had charge of the main
body in Oakland evidently are in con-
hlct as to who is paramount IN authority.
Houbert stated to a RECORD UNION re-
porter that Kelly was newcomer in the
army and threw up $25-a-week position
In order to join it, and had made all the
trouble in Oakland. On the other hand,
Baker supports Kelly, and claims that
the railroad company promised them
seven passenger coaches.
That the men, II unemployed, are not
all so by necessity. would seem to be
indicated by the fact that two men work
ing al good wages in livery stable here,
whose employer was satisfied with them
and who made no complaint, left yester-
day to join the army. Three men who
were working for the Street Improve
ment Company on ] street also quit
work and joined them, and two laborers
quit in another place.
The men were orderly while here and
various opinions were expressed. One
person who was with them for about an
hour and listened to and watched them
quite closely, expressed the opinion that
about 90 per cent. were genuine working
men, who really wished work if they
could find it.
Other people thought very small per-
centage wanted to work, and that the rest
wanted simply to live without it and saw
In this plan good opportunity. 1t is
stated that ex-Chief of Police Dlllman
said he recognized in their ranks several
ex-convicts and men whom he had ar
rested and who subsequently served
terms in the States Prison.
The pledge the men are required to
take binds them to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States and that Of the
army, never to violate any law of the
United States or that of any State or Ter
ritory in which they may be and never to
aid or abet any riotouS conduct, to re-
spect the rights Of property and law and
order and to do nothing that will throw
discredit on the army,
How far they will keep their pledges
remains to be seen, but there was no
complaint to be made of their conduct
while here.
1t was estimated. as the men entered
the cars, that 1850 of them went off on
the train.
When the train pulled out "Captain''
Mitchell, who organized company here,
and who had had quarrel with Colo
neP' Baker, refused to go and said he
would go on the overland at night.
''Major-General" Houbert and "Lieuten-
ants White also remained behind to take
the same train.
What had threatened to be very IN
pleasant temporary accession to our pop
ulation was admirably handled by Mayor
Steinman, President Lawton and Chief
of Police Drew, and too much praise can
not be accorded to them for their excel
lent management of the affair. In addi-
ton to the transportation secured for the
army, the city issued rstions to it for four
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