The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-05
THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.
GOVERNOR H0GG's PROTEGEs PASS
THROUGH THE CITY FRIDAY.
A HARD LOOKING CROWD
They Were Bundled Up In the California
Box Car Pullman sleepers and Wanted
to See Governor Hogg, but Were
Prevented by the officers.

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ternational q Great Northern from
San Antonio. They were bound
north over this road to go as far as
Longview, and were Loaded
in II California box cars
Mixed in among the crowd was
found the classic countenalce of b. M.
Vanderhurst of the Galveston News.
Van has been wanting to go to Wash
ington for some time, and awaited
himself of this the first opportunity
to do 80. When the gang reached
Austin they discovered Van on board
and put him off, he being to much for
even them. 1t was the intent ions OF
the crowd to stop here for breakfast
but they finally left without it. They
also wanted to fall in line and march
up to the mansion and give three rous-
ING cheers for Governor Hogg. In
this, however, they were prevented
nv the police and Harry Owens, the
governors man, Friday, as some term
him. 4. .;o
They persuaded the gang to give
the deal up, reasoning with Ghem ChaG
the Governor had been their friend all
through their troubles, ana there was
no earthly reason why they should
annoy him and make him angry by
going up to the mansion ana making
themselves nuisance.
The eloquence of Mr. Owens hna4ly
persuaded the hoboes TO get oacK on
their train, and the doors being closed
the long train pulled out at 7:3O ior
the north. The gang did not get the
breakfast that they anticipated mere,
and went off to Taylor minus thelr
morning meal. ..,t
General Frye, in expressing himself
on the situation, said that they IN
tended to Get to Washington by the
list of May and were being treated
lust as royalty by the people along
the road as could be expected.
"A. Buyers, one OF the patriots OF
the file, said: "Our present intentions
are to 90 to LongvIew over this route.
From there we intend going to Dallas,
and after waiting around there TOR O
while we will probably make Tor Ft'
Worth. You see, our purpose ID 10
stay in the state just as long as POSI-
BILE. We don't care to get to WASH
ington before May the lst, and as IL Is
40 deucedly cold up there at present
we have concluded to stay down mere
in Texas until the atmosphere grows
more pleasant up in that neighbornooo
I'll tell YOU one thing stranger, tnas
fellow Governor Jim Hogg is an all
round crack up daisy aud no mistake
WHY. lust look how he makes these
railroads stand around here in Hexas
and do just as he wants them 10. On
he's hot stuff, he is sure Some OF the
boys want to go straight through 10
washing UuU, tut tho nGjoriby VI "o,
Including General Frye, don't favor
that thing at all. l am one OF these
kind of fellows that knows soft snap
when I has it, and if l do say so, we
has il sure now. Everything we DC
Governor Hogg is backing us up IN,
and we propose to stay round mere IN
reach of him until we get ready to &c
straight through to Washington
You see if we stay here in the state
until about April 20, we can leave + T.
Worth on the Katy and go stralgh'
through to Sc. Louis. we
have not exactly mapped ou'
our course after that, but L believe
General Frye says that he will &c
from st. Louis to Washington ovel
the Big Four line unless more favor
able route is offered him.
"Where did you come trom" "a'
asked of him.
"Oh. I came from FL Paso. You see
when this gang struck there IRON
San Francisco l was on my way &c
California. but they asked me to Jolr
them and as did not have very much
to do why Just fell into line and here
I am. You see, most OF the gang
along with us were heading tor the big
fair at San Francisco when Genera
FRYE got this scheme up and we read
ilv Joined in. 1 haven't been to
Washington in II years, and you can
bet | don't miss this opportunity OF
getting there. Yes, we have beer
very we'll fed along the journey with
the exception of the layout at Finlay
I tell YOU what, those people out there
must live on air, at least that is wha
we did for three days. San Antonio
= was loaded for US, however, and gave
us good square meal. we
expected refreshments here, but o
course, if you haven't got them, why
we will pass on. would have llkeC
very much to have seen Governo
Hogg on this trip | want to thant
him for his kindness to US and to as
sure him that in case he ever become
one of US he will be kindly rendered
by the craft ,o
Arthur Arnold, man some
what above medium hoigh
and an honest clear counter
anced, when approached, said
UThere are only about 70 mechanic
on board this train and the balanc
of them are nothing but hobos Wher'
in the world they drifted in on US i9
mystery to me- We picked up th'
majority of them Just the other side o
Ell Paso and [ assure you they arc
az much of a nuisance to us as they
are to the railroad people and th'
towns we go through. As far as m!
opinion OF the citizens OF IeHa
goes they are a kindly peopl
and have treated this crowd with IA
more consideration than they deserve
The only place we played in a ireez
out game was at Finlay and tell yoI
it was certainly freeze out game ant
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