Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-14
ROSSLYN AFTERMATH
THE SOLDIERS WERE rooTsoRE BUT
ENJOYED THEIR EXPERIENCE.
Could Not Afford to Work--Coio-
mel Jones Pleased.

The footsore members Of the First Vlr-
ginia Regiment. who so bravely perform
od their duty at Camp Rosslyn In driving
the Indus.rials out OF the State Saturday
morning, reported for duty at their re-
spective places OF work yesterday. The
intervening Sabbath had afforded them
much needed rest, although the soldier
lads were still somewhat jaded by their
tramp Of eighteen miles and their nth
Of nights sleep upon the bare ground
at the camp. On the whole the Richmond
military rather enjoyed the trip. Their
experience was novel and to some extent
exciting
One Of the most interesting pieces of
property Of the Coxeyltes which fell
under the vision OF the boys was the
book Of the secretary Of the camp. which
contained the itcmized accounts OF the
members OF the army. The largest ac-
count seen was one which aggregated
&65. II was said that this was the
statement Of General Carroll, who APP
pears TO have been In command since
the disappearance Of General Kelly. whose
name the regiment of misnamed indus
trials' bore. Almost any price would
have been paid ia the Coxeyites for their
journal. or ledger, but they would not
part with it..
THE CAMPS GOVERNMENT.
The Dispatch reporter present interview
ed General Carroll with reference to life
in the camp The commandant Of the
Industrals said that the camp was gov
erncd by "A board Of supervisors, who
4 a =
! latlons OF the camps rules any petty
/ disturbances were disposed Of by this
board. which met every day In one Of
| the dingy and weather-begrimed tents.
! The General was I'm the brightest sort OF
/ humor on the morning Of his departure
/ from old Virginia and he chatted with
the military lads with as much uncon-
Germ as II he had not just received his
walking papers.
THEIR OBJECT.
One Of the orderlies Of the camp. while
| speaking To the Dispatch man concerning
the principles Of The army, said: we are
not out mere as thieves and vagabonds.
but are men banded together I'm a com
| mon cause-that Of doing good toward
! one another by assisting one another to
get living prices for our labor. There
are among us many skilled mechanics.
who could not stand having their wages
cut down every few months. Why. what
would We come TO " this thing would keep
up? / tell you the day is soon coming
when affairs will be different. Therein
be q revolution i'm this country. You are
driving US out this morning but in a
year wen come back here 5000 strong,
and then yOu'U see what this movement
means"
"Why didn't YOU go TO work in St
Louis when your men were offered $3.50
a day." queried the gatherer.
COULD NOT AFFORD IT.
go. we were not offered 1t. and be-
sides. we could not afford TO work for
such a price Soon If We did. we would
be laboring for 80 cents "A day. and there
would be no hope OF ever establishing
living wages again With this the Cox
eyite joined the Industrials. and the
reporter went over to JOness camp, and
lay down on the ground for a few hours
sleep.
Colonel Jones speaks in most laudable
terms Of the sOlderly manner in which
the regiment boys deported themselves.
both upon the trip TO Alexandra and in
camp. He was much surprised TO learn
that one or two firms having IN their en-
ploy members Of the regiment who hal
been ordered to go on the trip had in
formed them that if they went they would
lose their situations. The Colonel how
ever. added that he had been more than
pleased To learn that these firms had not
kept their threats.
General Anderson has not yet returned
10 the city. Therefore. no official news
concerning tn SITUATION at Camp Rossiyn
could be obtained al his office yesterday.