The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-30

casnic formerly employed in the eanstrnc-
ton o. esose railroad. said sonigaf; a
COMMITTEES os seven az Us waitsSs upon
the Northern Pacific yesterday ana
ncfaned the managers that she rail-
road men, toSe:her with the
American Railway Union. would tie up
tie road oy II O'Clock tomorrow night If
tue army were nos gwen 8 train. We got
no answer" Assistant General Saperir-
tendent Dickinson says he never heard of
such proposition before. and added.
They'll not t4e Up the road"
PuysrIuP. April ca-TSpeciai. After
three days Of rainy weather the soldiers
were thankful 10 God for clear day: hus
their happiness was soon msrred, hen
TIE desai' sent 20 the eommisssry returned
with the report that someone had stolen
their knives, forks aud spoons. which had
been tSrned into the eommissarv
department the night before. There was
general rear and the air was fairly blue
with the kicks of the captains OF the diff
ferent companies, but breakfast vas served
at last, after which the men amused them
selves taking baths and washing their
Clothes
Shortly before II o'clock meeting OF
the officers was called. which at iirst
threatened 10 be stormy one. but which
turned out harmonious. Some OF the
officers wanted the resignation of Marshal
Potter. but when the fact was shown that
he had been obliged TO do the work of four
men their objections TO Mr.. Potter were
withdrawn. The Office of marshal was
abolished and the Offices OF brigadier gem
eral. two coionels. two adiutants and two
quaxtermasters were created. Mr.. Potter
was elected brigadier general: Capt Ray.
of d company. Second regiment. colonel
of the First regiment. and Capt. Wright
was elected colonel of the Second regi-
mens, the adjuiants to be appointed by
the colonies.
While the meeting of the officers OF the
Seattle division was being he'd Gen. Can't
well was holding mass meeting at the
opera house, but the audience being so
large the meeting was adjourned TO the
open air, and at l O'Clock Gen. Cantwell
introduced Hattie Y. Belden, of Tacoma,
~hosang an original song composed by her
self, entitled The Commonweal Army"
Miss B@lden was followed by Mrs. Hobart,
OF Peoples party fame. who gave an hour
and half harrangue, denonncing the Se-
attic Press Tines. Nelson Bennett and the
deputy marshais. Pointing her long.
gauns dnger at two of the nsarshals she ad-
vised them TO go home 'and let the
army take q train and proceed on
their way. She said that "Us wimmen Is
tired of populatin' the world to have our
sous shot down by you Russian Hessinns."
Z. J. Jeiiries. "ihe high private in the rear
rank" then came forward and eniight-
ened p the audience on the plan of
the Industrias, proposing TO send
petition TO Gov. McGraw requesting him
TO order Judge Hanfori TO instruct the re-
ceivers of the Northern Pacific railroad to
furnish the army with train from Puyai-
lup TO Chicago for $1,000 Miss Beiien
then sang another song as q prelude to
Governor Teat's long-winded speech.
Jumbo then appeared and opened his
speech with the remark that lit was like
school boy play for him TO get up and
make talk like the speaker preceding
him." He then sailed into bis friends
Nelson Bennett and Paul Sehulze.
When he got as far as the
deputy marshals he said: "These
deputy marshais are men. and some
OF them know haven't been eating regu-
larry. An empty stomach has no con-
anything TO get living. They can
appreciate the fact that If hun
cry stomach will make them try
TO protect the railroad IL will also
make the Indusirials capture train" He
then stated that one of the managers of
the Northern Pacific was To be in town to
speak on the other side of the subject. and
invited the gentleman to come forward
and take the platform. but no response
was made.
Gen. Shepard was called for and came
forward and made a few short remarks.
announcing that the army would go to
Washington City and that they would not
walk.
The Industrial Aymp News sold fast at .
cents a copy. About 800 people were up from
Tacoma and the streets OF Puyailup were
never before so crowded. The different
companies, after eating quiet supper re-
tired quite early. and peace and calmness
settled down over the city. Supt. McCabe.
of the Northern Pacific, came in on an
engine from Tacoma at about O'Clock.