The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-12

| Compaples and q, Of the FIRST heEI-
| 'ment, arrived home last night on NY -
ular mail train. due here al - =, y. 80
/ tired. hungry. and rejoiced nj the pros
| pect OF home fare and a gooH uSu' .ho
| AT 4.39 o'clock yesterday aiterhV"I, 'id
| Richmond soldiery broke camp a.. ietnce
! Ivn. where they had spent the gay Sinet
! dawn moving the COminOnWta'tiS ~, o''n
| guarding the Aqueduct BridSe |" Ne'P
| them from returning -. .oocb,d
| After a tiresOme march they IcH'. ~
Alexandria al 40 o'clock, and took the
| train al $40 for home When the TROOPS
| arrived last evening they were "o"''
| and traVci-wOrn. - ,,,,, nc
| quickly as possible. ana Inc Co"lI'"i''''
| were at once dishanded. ..,.e.,,,
| Major Derbyshire received n feieefah
! from COL Jones about an hour nei 'te tno
| men arrived advising him Of their COM
| Ing, He had the armOry and company
! rooms opened up ready for their reC'p
| ton, and expressed much itSrel 'n4
! the notice had not been sufficient 10 az
| low Of the preparation Of az least DIX
pot Of coffee for their reception
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Washington Star yesterday after
| noon says: The "lndustriais' went upon
! the Aqueduct bridge. and there they Ie-
NAMED all the morning, uncertain as L.
the reception that they would receive from
the police on the District side but very
certain that the soldiery line OF pckets
on the Virginia side woulh hOi peIlniI
| them TO re-enter the Old Dominion
lite after noon, however they crowded
| into the District. and camped N the
| tOWpath near the bridge.
| The District commissioners nave peIh
| seeking to-day some solution 81 the prop
| lem thus presented to them. and succeeded
| in arranging this afternoon 10 have the
| army encamp temporarily in the old
| Naval Observatory grounds. until the un-
| invited visitors can be sent in some way
| from the District.
When Governor O'FcrraH, Of Virginia.
| said the other day that the Common
wealers must go, he meant ii, and tins
morning the occupants Of the camp at
| RoSslyn were routed from their little nuts
| and shacks lust as the rising sun was shed
! ding It's rays over the clear waters oi
| the Potomac river. "Generai' Frye was
| not I'm camp having followed the example
| Of the sO-called General COXey and de-
serted the men when his presence was
! most needed
| AS the advance upon the Acqueduct
| bridge and the Industrial camp was made
| "A long line Of pickets was thrown out,
| ana In few minutes the territory Oc-
| cupied by the undesirable people whom
Virginia had determined to get rid Of
| was cut off by chain of alert soldiers
reaching I'm a semi-crcular line from the
canal bank near the AQueduct bride to Il
point on the shore of the Potomac above
the encampment. As soon as this COZ
| con was established the rest of the sol
| diers. save those who were assigned TO
| guard the roads, broke ranks and pro-
| ceeded 10 make the time pass pleasantly,
| WhIie Adlutant-C General Anderson and
his stan proceeded 70 the Industrial camp
| 10 acQudint its occupants Of the ultima
! tum Of the commonwealth Of Virginia.
| General Anderson was well selected for
| the mission intrusted 10 him.
a man Of striking personal appearance
| with charming and engaging manners.
| he approached the individuals whom he
had been ordered 10 treat as public NUS
| aHces with friendly bearing that would
| have done much to dssipatc any tend
ency toward opposition. even If such had
| existed. There was nothing Of the heroic
| about him. He neither struttcd nor
| raised his voice 20 suggest the import
| ance Of his position.
| ORDERED TO LEAVE.
''Well, boys" he remarked pleasantly
10 the group of lndustrials who met his
| party. I'm mighty sorry for you, but
! you must leave this place by order OF
| the Governor Of Virginia"
| None of the men murmured. The fact
| IS, almost every face wore smile. and
| the whole proceeding seemed To De regard
| ed in the light of a good joke. General
| Anderson talked a few minutes ia the
same gentle strain. and then told the
men that they would be given an hour To
leave the State. All asreed 10 do so
quietly, and without putting the militia
! 70 any Inconvenience, except General
Salisbury's California contingent That
to 50 out unless show Of force was
made 10y the militia. and General Ander-
son promised him that he would not be
disappointed la this respect
STOPPING UNCLE SAM.
The Virginia General ana his aides then
retired through the picket lines leaving
| Inc luduStrldls 10 prepare for their final
departure The most severe discipline
ever seen probably, outside of actual war
was observed by the guards Of the Viz
sihia militia. No one was allowed to pass
| the picket line into the Industrial cg mi,
or out Of it, and this rule was rigdlv Oh
| served regarding even the newspaper men.
| who finally had recourse L. General An
ders0n. and secured written passes, Civ
ing them the privilege
Before the picket line had been thrown.
! ana when the militia vas camped on the
| ROAD half mile above ROsslyn, many
| soldiers returning TO Fort Myer In time
Tor morning TOll-cdll were stopped and
| before proc aeding further After the ad.
vance had been made, and the picket line
established. Wavor bearing the cabalisuc
! letters TT. :. A." all over IT, came trlIrd-
ling Over tae bridge. bound for Fort Myer.
| but was held up by a uniformed Nireinian
| In short order. one of the Indu4triaIs
| who saw this incident turned 10 q com
panioa and remarked.
| There's no use. boys, we got 10 po
These feHers amt play soldiers, they're
| the real things"
what makes you think 500" asked the
man addressed.
why" said the other. don't Won see
| how brave they are? I ten Won II takes
the gamest kind of a man TO hold nm n
government mule, and that man held up
| two.'
FXoDUs COMMENCED.
| A little after O'Clock the milttamen
| were ordered TO fan I'm, and the enforced
| exodus OF the lndustrials began. 4
| scene that might have been pitiable was
made laugh-provoking by the manner i'm
/ which the IndUstrials accepted The in
! eyitable. Many of them had not finished
| breakfast. and I'm such cases they wera
| allowed 10 continue their mcager re-
! past, but a large number started Off
| eating as they went; some waving a flap
/ Jack with one hand and holding a TN
can OF coffee aloft in the other. 4 com
| pany OF soldiers marched down to the sec
| tlOn occupied by the Salisbury, cal.
! contingent. and made the show Of force
| considered technically necessary bv that
! leader. and then continued It's march II
| tne western end of the cncampmcut
mere tDe soldiers ught-ab0ut-fa and
were deployeq from the picket line Ia
me pank OF the river, aud the order was
| SNeh 10 advance and drive out all per
| son" m the doomed territory
| IL was a motley gathering on the bridge
| Inc men brought their flags and their
| insignia OF all sorts with them, and be-
| nina the folds OF many OF these embIems
| the men sheltered themselves from tbe