The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-05
Only Two Hundred and Fifty
Mem Left at Fuyallup.
THE ADVANCE GUARD At YAKIMA.
Railroad Men Not Bothering Com
m0nwealers Who Steal Rides.
People Gsesrsaly Glad to Help the In
dassrials ea Their wsy-Gen. Jumbo
Directing che Movements Of the
Much Divided Army.


unorganized body of tramps. No freight
trains we're sent out today east-bound, and
the men will have no chance TO steal
rides until the overland train leaving here
at IL p. m. passes. They are scattered to
the number of abou, 500 between Puyai-
lup and North Yakima, waiting for
. chance to sneak onto the blind bag
gage or brakebeamA Marshal Drake re-
turned today from Hot Springs. He has
left six deputies at Lester, this side Of the
tunnel. and others at the principal sta
tions between here and there. The side
tracked train at Palmer, which the Com
monweaiers boarded last night, 10 still
there, under guard OF SIX deputies. Most
OF the Industrials who boarded IL are
tramping up the track in small squads.
The crowd at Puyallup has been moving
out all day. Not moro than 800 remain
there now. Gen. Jumbo went to Hot
Springs with the marshal last night and
returned to Puyalinp today. He claims
that seventy-five Of his men reached Yak
ina last night on freight train which
left here early in the daY. They locked
themselves in . boxcar. Railroad officials
soy only twenty-seven got through. The
army proposes TO rendezvous At Spokane.
Jumbo" deprecates installing meth
DDS, but advises the stealing of rides in
crowds of eight or ten. This is the way
the men propose to 60.
The Northern Pacific has decided to ar
rest Commonweaiers caught stealing rides
on trains. The headquarters OF the United
States marshal has been shifted from
fuyaliup to Stampede. at the western
entrance to the tunnel. Gen. Jumbo Can't
we'll claims to have 100 of his men at
Spokane and 200 between Stampede tunnel
and 6prague. Tonight he headed 100, be-
ing the remainder Of his command. for
Lister, hoping to get them out before
morning on freight or passenger trains.
A detachment of marshals have gone there
already. Jumbo claims his plan Of send
ing men away In squads has been working
since Monday, and that when the Seattle
contingent learned what Was up yesterday
they rushed for . train and piled too
numerouslv on the train. which was side
tracked At Palmer. Railroad officials deny
/. his, saying the first batch Of Common weal-
went through the tunnel last nj i-ht ON
the overland passenger and freight train
that went through just ahesd Of it. Until
late tonight IL was generally conceded
among Northern Pacific officials that the
Commonwealers would be allowed to ride
the same as tramps. bat the marshals have
been instructed 70 arrest them even when
riding a. such.
When the Seattle Coxeyitss arrived at
North Yakima the mayor Of the town
wired the Northern Pacific managers that
they must remove them forthwith. I'M
mediatsly The mayor Of North Yakima
- IL a. L..s
Northern Pacific Was not In the business
Of removing tramps from any town.
"Those are not just the words used, " said
an official. ''but that 10 what they meant. :"
"Does the breaking up of the camp st
Puyallup and the starting East of the men
In small bands solve the problem of get
ting them out of the countryf"
at does. We shall treat them just ~
tramps, who steal rides. and inasmuch ~
We not take any cognizance OF them. We
shall not attempt to remove them from
any town or city where they may feel like
dropping of.
Another Official said: "lt's . wonder
they had not taken the tip long ago, and
been out of the state before this time"
The main question seems to hinge on
the interference Of the United States mar
shals to prevent the Commonweaiers from
stealing o ride. Public sentiment Is de-
cidedly against them interfering at all
until the officials of the road make de-
mand for the protection Of property. Pub
lie sentiment says emphatically: LET
them 60; count not on the order of their
going. 30 long - there il no violence. and
business 10 not interfered with"
II Ii not expected, in fact, IL Is the tacit
understanding among railroad men that
the Common callers will not be hindersd
In working their way East % long as
they do not crowd too numerously on
trains, thus increasing the danger Of the
trainmen losing control That was the
only question raised last night when the
red cedar shingle train was ordered side
tracked 1T Palmer.
IL WAS stated today that the conductor
Of the train had fully fifty Of the Common
wea.ers In his caboosc. and that the first
information of that fact that the officers
Of the road received was when the United
States marshsls reported that the Jumbo
ties had seized the train, whereupon the
conductor was wired that he had the men
aboard his train, and that the Common
weaiers we're In possession. The idea that
the conductor had fifty Common wsaiers
In his caboose and did not know IL, struck
those who heard it - being very funny
and absurd.
Superintendent McCsbs. who outwitted
the swarm Of Commonwsalsrs BY side.
tracking them, says:
az was FIRST notified by the conductor
from Crocker station. He reported nearly
100 aboard. Later. farther MP the road, he
ravxcrtsd 1T ahnard I did NIT k0ow hut
that he vss being dictated to by the Com
vsaiers, % sent out an order 10 sidstrack
the train at Palmer. and sent notice Of IN
imaginary tram coming down TO meet
them. Under such sn order no engineer
would go ahead. Then the engine and
cabooss was ordered back to Tacoma, and
in that wsy made sure the train men
sere in charge. and NOS the Common
wealerh"
No through freight train Was made up
today. superiutendens NcCabe says busi-
ness did not warrant IL Tonight as q
O'Clock one vas sent out, and IL 10 ex-
rectsd the Commonwsaiers wiz board II.
bat IL they Pile on in large numbers the
train viii not go through. according TO the
plans of the company's officiais Tomof-
row morning the saingis train. which wss
ssdefracksd at Palmer, viii b started on it,
vsy East again. II inclndes seven empty
ca,tIs cars, into which some Of she men
crep. early this morning. Bat they as-
fordsd no protection from the storm, and
tbs msn had 10 get out and build roaring
bonfres.
They vsrs ell on their uppsrs when
sidstsaeksd - 70 o'clock iass n,ghk Il