The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

He Says They're Going Washington as
N Living Protest.

He Says They're Going to WashingtOn as
Living Protest.
General John Sherman Sanders and
his Cripple Creek industrial army as
prisoners of war, who arrived in Topeka
this afternoon, are cOntented and happy
in their present imprisonment
A STATE JOURNAL reporter talked with
General Sanders in General Attorney
Waggener's special car Immediately on
the arrival of the train.
General Sanders is a good looking
young man, dressed IN good suit OF
clothes and pair of corduroy leggings,
but he had not shaved for a day or two,
and his shirt not fresh from the
laundry. He apologized for his dirty
shirt and said: ''Ihis shirt is little
soiled, but this railroading is dirty busi-
ness and is hardly what it Is sometimes
cracked up to be-" and the general"
smiled
continuing he said: "My full name is.
John Sherman Sanders. Not the Sher-.
man who marched TO the sea or the John
Sherman of single gold standard fame,
but John Sherman Sanders, vino believes
in silver and double standard"
''What are your present plans?"
''We started for Washington and we
are going there can tell you. We ap-
precIate the kindness of the government
III assisting us on our journey thus far
They have been very kind 10 u.s." and he
looked at Balie Waggener with twinkle.
in his eve.
I'VE left Cripple Creek a week ago
Tuesday with seven companies, and left
Pueblo Monday night with eight COM
panies. having enlisted an additional
company there.
ave have had remarkably pleasant trip
considering everything. The most diff
cult obstruction we had to pass at
Chivington and that WAS bad one. They
had put a big engine square across the
track ard a big freight planted
on each side of it, but we got around all
right. The last obstruction we went
around in just thirty minutes and built
long stretch of track.
What the men are most interested in
just now is getting something to eat
They had light breakfast of eggs and
meat at Hoisington at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. Last night at supper had
fresh beef. A COW was run into camp
and in not to exceed thirty minutes it
minutes it had been butchered, cooked
and eaten Our men appreciate a good
thing"
In regard to the regulations of the
army General Sanders said: First of all
we have discipline; our regulations pro-
vide for the enforcement of our orders
We do not allow firearms in camp and
you will not find gun of any kind
among the men. Drunkenness is strictly
forbidden and we have since leaving
Cripple Creek had two trials by court
martial and have drummed two men out
of camp for violating ORDERS"
General Sanders says his home is at
Spokane, Wash. although he has been at
Cripple Creek for several years. He has
been miner all his life and has during
the last thirteen years worked all over
the west in various mining camps. He
says that the report sent out
that his men are mostly Mexi-
cans is false; that there are but
two Mexicans in the army and they were
both born in the United States.
The general has been riding in Bale
Waggener's private car all the way from
Scott City and shortly after the train was
side tracked here, Mr. Waggener invited
him out to dinner while the yard master
was instructed not to move the car while
they were at dinner.
Balie Waggener. the Missouri Pacific
official, who is responsible for the men
being arrested and brought to Topeka,
said: Il am going to Atchison at 4:4L
don't know what is to be done with these
men, they are in charge of the United
States marshal and he is looking after
them.1