Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-16
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S4ko0 place DetWccu tic Bo'Vi"o' Va
Tennessee and the governor OF Indiana
The town Of 81. Mary's and the city OF
Psducsh swarmed with newspaper
men and detectives. But 1t was plain
70 Hendricks that fresh troubles at St.
Mary's between tho director and the
men threatened to draw attention
from she search for the soldiers.
An Official report Of Gen. Waterson,
the officer commanding the 81. Mary's
expedition, has been preserved
whether II was forwarded before his
return TO Laran or was written subse-
ouently Is not known. But II gives n
very clear explanation Of the novel
method adopted in this military cam
paign.
II reads as follows:
"The whole plan has worked, with Few
slight discrepancies, as projected The fcasl-
bjlity Of getting the whole regiment into 81
Nsrys and the neighborhood without attract
Ing attention was easily proven My men be-
Gan to como In four days before thcy as'chinieu
They were In fairly good shape ana passed. lo'
workmen out Of employment ana luler' urawh
II by the excitement u was imposs'plo 10
anywhere without seeing them m'hRhhR WIN
the w0rkmcn and standing about On Iho corn'r'
with tho unemployed In three days seven hun
drcd were In st. Mary ~ and three hundred IN AMI
about Paducah, with orders 10 como III S'raS
slinely to the former place on mo iourIn uay.
Al any other tno a thousand mon suddenly
added 10 tho population OF NO bmali Wv"
would have excited suspicion Du' '"c cAe,p..
ment OF the strike was supposed 10 10 urawmt
tho mon from oil quarters anu groaI c,cu'.
must DO given 70 our forces VINO asn ru'o, WI"
themselves close ana avo'uou a',r"c'ns WY"
tion. On tho night OF INC thiru uay' 'hrco nun
drcd were Already III INC oiu nousc w ,no ~
rens or IN inc 'niihedialc Vicinity un'erboins
the most EXTRAORDINARY discom'or' on hocoun,
OF tho want OF accommodations anu u' ho"r
before sunrise on INC Iourtn aay, ! nM W"
whole command w'lhin reach a'u 'nos' " ..o'
uniformed ana armou' we ,or"ou Vo'u','''" w.
hve O'Clock ID 'he par'e1s lus' 'n,uo ,", .o
southeast OF mo owh ahu ni"'enuu ~ y" W.
railroad Track look possession u 'nc DAM VI
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mcnts Us planned wi'iiou. OPPOSITION r"en 'nSn
carrying hundred anan''y c"g",, imc pa ,,n
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ment' - uni'ormeu orB"h'1a"oh' nuu u'sap
pearca
'The anpos'uon OF INC men was w io''o"s'
une nuharea went sca"er'ngly iron, .nc .A.np
paok 70 'own In tneir FORMER clo'nes " Ion
O'CLOCK anosnot nunurcu gov WI " vl,'.n
oiock, anu 'niru " .Wc'vc o'ook, uiow
snem ny W compsnics ~ oiro'c ~ wv vea.oi
o. 'ne camp .na s'ar'ca 'ncn ou' IN ,au.a.'"s
linea Acsiouia!oa tna' IN ni'een minutes, II
.no men wsikea prisRiy' 'na. 'ncio wouiu 10
distance OF hVe hunurea iee' peswecn cacn
man. snd' OF course, 'nose gong south aha eas'
wouiu nave 70 make iarRe ue'our 70 rcson
tne sown' Az lE.~ 4 was reuucea 70 i've
hundred mon, ~ least TWO huhurea hhvihs
gone toward faaucan IN 'ne asme s,raRgnns
manner inc remaining nvo companies wo,c
StafNa from 'no olu houso vo'wocn s~
snd Tour O'CLOCK gong IN widening 'hes
sonth southeast ana southwest through inc
parrens Aha ABOUT ono huhurou uhuer oruc,s
70 STRIKE inc RAILROAD trscR o! long 'nlerva's
ana return 70 IOWA. hciu ueiail oi tweVe
truaty men WIN me 70 compete tOe WORK
clearing up the fragments ana arranging the
material IN me mousse. Th~ guns wcro hung
into inc cellar ana the Knapsacks heapou upon
tho nrst floor anu saturated by the TWO barrels
OF Kerosene mat were knocked IN inc ncau op