The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-29

Jumbo the Leader of All.
TACOMA, April ~. - ESpecisI.l - Gen.
Jumbo Cantwell and his Army Of the
Commonweal. to the number of about
80. marched ont of the city today in Q
drizzling RAIN. and are now eucamped at
Puyaliup, ten miles away, with the Seattle
army. Sympathixers marched with the
crowd to the city limits. Jumbo marched
~ the head of the procession with his
two heutenants and his big ST. Bernard
dog. A boy carried handsome flag
at the head of tho column. Five large
wagons loaded with commissary stores
were features Of the parade. A large
crowd watched the departure OF the In
dustrisls, but there was little enthusiasm.
the rain putting an effsctuat damper on
the spirits Of everybody. A collection was
taken up in the crowd and swstlsd the
fund the army now has on hand to nearly
5000 On the outskirts Of the town about
100 Of the Coxsyites boarded the wagons.
The remainder tramped through the mud.
At Puysllup ahearty reception was ten
dered the Tacoma contingent by the ESQ
Industrials from Seattle. who had ar
rived early in the afternoon and were in
camp at the unfinished Park hotel. A
ratification meeting was held and num-
Der Of speeches were made.
Jumbo promptly placed himself at the
head Of the two contingents and II looked
up to, a. he expresses it, as ''ds main guy
Of de hull works." Tonight he returned to
the city by train and made speech to the
army auxiliary, which was organized dur
ing tho evening. It Is expected
an attempt viii be made to cap
turs train Every train that
passes through Puyallup carries an armed
guard OF deputy MARSHALL Marshal
Drake went to Puyallup this afternoon.
lie has about 100 deputies concentrated
there. Some of them are armed with
Winchesters and ali with revolvers. No
overt act has yet been attempted at Puy.
silup. A request was made on Manager
Zimmerman, OF the Pacific Packing Conn
pany at Puyallup. for meat. No threats
were made. but the tone Of the request led
Mr.. Zimmerman To believe it would be
| healthy for him to do a. requested. He
accordingly donated 1000 pounds of meat
| on condition that the army does not tres.
pass on his property.
GOV. Mctiraw witnessed the departure Of
| the army. Subsequently he said when
asked what be thought of the movement:
at is wholly wrong. No possible good
| can come of it much harm NAV result.
| Even il these men could reach Washing
| ton City--and IL Is not probable many OF
| them will reach the Federal capital--they
| could do no good. This government cam
| III any acts of lawlessness are committed
the movement will be quickly snufied out
| all over this country"
Then the governor was asked 10 express
! himself rs regards what the Industrial
| Army should do individually. lie said:
They most certainly should try to get
work. and surely most of them could 30.
| cure work of some kind"
| In Gov. Mc6raw's opinion thu Coxsyites
are being influenced by men who on ght To
know better, land who" he continued
| with emphasis. "I am convinced i'm mos.
! instances do know better" However. ha
said there were enough Law abiding people
| to, IL IL were necessary, afford ample
protection TO the lives and property OF iti.
! Zons.
| His attention was called to the fact that
| the commissioners of Pierce county did
not act promptly in authorizing Sheriff
Matthews to sppoin. deputies In response
TO the requests OF PuyaIiup property own.
| ers who feared lest the Industrial Army
| would imperil the safety of their property
and their homes Gov. Mc6raw grew
very emphatic and said with emphasis:
"sherif Matthews has the right TO an
| point deputies. and any person refusing 20
| act when called upon 10 committing an
/ unlawful act and in subject TO punish.
ment He may appoint deputies, AMI
their services are . legal charge upon the
county of Pierce. He may act ui.hous
the authority OF the county commission.
| ers."
Gov. MeGraw stated hs had not been
called upon to disperse the Industrial
Army. and throughout his conversation
there were sideiights showing he deeply
depiored that members Of ths Industrial
Army we're acting, knowingly or other.
wise. under influences Of persons who,
knowingly or otherwise, had gwen them
bad advice In discussing the powers o!
the sheriff he seemed TO indicate that such
sathoritiss could cope with the situation
without the aid OF the state militia, but a,
the same time said that IL the sheriff ol
any county reported he was unabie TO pro
t~ct life and property. he should not heal.
tate to order the militia TO the scene o
the disturbance.
General Superintendent Kimberly. q
the Northern Pacific. was here tonight on
an inspection tour. Hs does not think
the industriais will steal trains. the Man
tana incident having dampened the,
srain-steaiing ardor. Superintendent 10,
MeCabe. Of the Northern Pacific. saws IN,
army viii dlsperse In the ruvailup valley
feYALLCF, April 2s.-lSpscial. -Th,