The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-05

but all the men who are serious on
this question want to go straight
through to Washington.
Another member OF the army whose
name could not be learned, said: II
have got pretty good sized case OF
disgust on board myself, and iG Is
easily explained, too. You see this
high monkey high Frye seems to
think that this whole business is got
ten I'D tor his especial benefit, Every
time he gets $25 dollars he puts Sis of
it in his pocket for what he terms
reserve fund, and spends $40 tor pro-
visions. The only thing that L am
alraio of is that the reserve tund Is
liable to prove zoo heavy 3 burden Tor
him before long, and that he I1lght
have to leave US to dispose OF It,"
THEY ARE KNOWN.
The police force that met the gang
say that many of them are OLD Time
acquaintances; that they have neen
shutting back and forth throughhere
for several years, and many OF
them are the toughest Kind OF
of hobus. Some OF them
resemble almost to the cot gang
that rendezvoued here several years
ago ana caused the police deal OF
trouble. The majority OF the gang
are the toughest specimens lmaglha-
bic, being dirty and filthy t" degree
As before stated the whole gang were
dead bent on going up to the mansion
and saluting Governor Hogg, ana hau
Captain Owens not told them mot TO
worry the governor by going up
there" they would certainly nave
been there,
The police were at the train for the
purpose of keeping the gang from
scattering or getting loose in the
town. They were successful in the
main. but five of the army succeeded
in eluding the vigilance of the ofi1cers
and escaped up into the city. They
were captured in q short while put
not soon enough to put them on the
train with their comrades. Iney
were taken to the police station,
where three of them were
fined $40 each for vagranoy and put
on the streets TO work. The other
two having O little money on thelr
persons we're exempt from the chaEse
and we're turned loose.
GENERALLY APPROVED
The action of General Manager
Campbell of the International ana
Great Northern in hauling these
tramps over his line gratis met Win
general approval yesterday. Most OF
those spoken to on the subject SAID
that Manager Campbell faced the IN
evitable bravely. That i'll case he
had refused to haul the tramps out OF
San Antonio they would have come
of their own accord. Ihey Wouio
have broken up into squads OF elght
or ten and made their way pima p&S :
gage through the state, stopping at
every station begging and prooaOly
stealing and otherwise making them'
selves q general nuisance. That IN
hauling them bodily through the
state no conferred a lasting blessing
on her citizens that they should apN
preciate.
The governor received the following
letter Yesterday from Captain John II
Hughes of company D, frontier bat
ration. who was at Sierra Blanca while
the Industrial army was there:
Ell PAso, Tex, March 81, 1893.
To Governor Hogg, Commander in.ohief From
tier Battalion, Austin, Tex
DEAR SIR-Your telegram of this
date addressed TO me at Sierra Blanca
was repeated and received by me al
Ysleta. In reply thereto 1 confirm my
dispatch to you as follows:
"I am not serving the railway com
pany. Sunday morning switch was
displaced, q train sidetracked and q
seal broken. 70 protect property
ordered them off The train at Finlay
AT Sierra Blanca [ aided deputy
sheriff in serving injunction Issued tt
| the state by district court. My com
mand is in camp at Ysleta and was
when your telegram was received
! Full explanation will follow"
A telegram was published in this
mornings issue of the Ell Paso Times
from certain citizens of Ell PasO re-
veals the fact that you have been mis-
informed as to my conduct and that O
my men in regard to that body OF mei
styling itself the Industrial army. Ii
order that you may understand ouI
connection with it, will explain the
same in detail.
On the afternoon on the 21st in St.
| last Wednesday, Sheriff. Simmons OF
this county, was at Ysleta. A telegram
was received there addressed to Mr.
Simmons or myself from the mayor Of
Ell Paso, in substance requesting us tC
come to Ell Paso at once with all oul
force to help control an army of tramps
Believing from the dispatch that ar
emergency existed, we responded Al
once. Arriving at Ell Paso we founC
considerable excitement and a large
meeting of the citizens being held dis
cussing the best method of meeting
and dealing with the large body o
men, numbering several hundred, ano
expected soon to arrive. Not know
ing the character or discipline or wha
to expect of these men, many of The
citizens were naturally anxious and W.
were requested to remain in order tx
check any demonstrations of lawlesss
ness that might occur. Believing
our duty to be ready to protect life Of
property from any violence, we staid
By reason of delayed trains the army
did not reach here until Thursda!
night. 1t remained here until Friday
afternoon, being orderly AID well be
haved while in town.
Friday afternoon they marched on
of town and camped near Concordia.
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