The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-27
noGAN's ARMY ARRESTED.
United States Troops Capture tho Entire
brigade Without Bioodshcd.

Brigade Without Bioodshcd.
FohsYrHE, MoxT., April 2G.-Mid.
night, last night saw the end Of the
Butte contingent Of tho Coxoy army
that is marching on to Washington.
For sixty hours all traffic on the North
ern Pacific tracks had been stopped in
this state and during all that time
train had been running wild from the
mountains to this point, where it was
taken in charge last night by Colonel
Page, of the 2ond U. S. Infantry.
Col. Page, OF Fort Keosh. had secured
special train and was laundering down
the road to meet the train stealing con-
tingent He came on to Forsythe
shortly after midnight and found large
part OF the Coxey army asleep in the
box cars. The surprise was go COM
plete that the Coxeyites gave up with
out struggle. The troops left most OF
the men aboard the train and aurren-
dorcd it. The capture was affected by
company OF 500 infantry from Fort
KeoSh. Nothing definite is known as
to what will be done with the common
wealers. but 1t is supposed eight or ten
OF the leaders will be taken back to
Butte tomorrow and the others set at
liberty.
The army was go surprised at the
prompt maneuvering OF tho regulars
that the leaders capitulased and were
taken into custody without trouble.
There has been no bloodahed and mono
is expected.
TIE CAPTURE.
The story Of tho capture is interest
ing: At dark last night tho stolcn
train was Mt Sanders, fifteen milea west
OF here. and coming very slowly with
IN old "Hogg" engine. The authorities
came to the conclusion that an aSgress-
i've movement was desirable rs it was
feared that the Coxeyites would remain
all night at Forsythe and there paint
tho town. Two special trains were
quickly made up and the regiment
loaded on board. K.
1t was grim site as the men stood
Mt res. with tho flickering lights shin
ing on their muskess and faces almost
happy looking at the chance for little
relaxation from garrison duty.
At Rosebud it was learned that tho
Coxeyites wero at Forsytbe, but wero
having trouble getting on engine and it
was decided to run right through to
this place without stop. The run was
made without incident. When they
arrived here at II 80 o'clock they found
the stolen train standing Mt the depot.
The commonweal brakeman tagged the
train, and when told by Superintend-
ent Dorsey that tho troops were on
board he tersely remarked: "Well, tho
iiG'sup
The soldiers lined up on the platform
beside the Coxey train and tho Montana
commune was summoned to surrender.
1t was scarcely necessary demand aud
they promptly obeyed. The Common
wcaiers train consisted OF fourteen cars,
one we'll filled with provisions, and ono
with railway tools, ono with coal aud
the other eleven cars carrying mon.
Each car carried from thirty to forty
men together with their baggage, camp
equippage, making total OF about 400
men. The men were hard looking sct,
whether altogether naturally or from
their recent experiences it would be
hard to say. In short timo their
train was side-tracked and put under
guard.
ALL UNDER ARREST.
General" Hogan. Conductor Wiley
and Engineer Cleveland wero put in
box car by themselves. Soon two sec
tions OF tho passenger train came in
from the west aud the conductors re-
ported large number OF Coxey re-
cruits who refused either to leave the
trains or to pay faro, and the military
promptly took charge OF these also.
There were nearly one hundred OF these.
Before leaving Miles City last night
the authorities had warrants sworn out
for the arrest OF General" Hogan, hia
lieutenant, Pat AIealey. Conductors
Smith and Wiley, Engineers Olney and
Cleveland and ten others, charged with
grand larceny IN stealing u box Of toola
and car OF coal. A further charge OF
burglary will also probably be entered
against them as soon as the govern
mont reaches them. The Common
wealers arc still here and will be here
until tomorrow awaiting orders from
the secretary OF war.