Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-06-15

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men on the cowcatcher had been put of.
it whistled through the yards at a
twenty-five mile gait, too fast for catch
ing purposes. Perhaps eight or a dozen
Coxeyites managed to get away. The
remainder are still with us.
This is the second attempt Of the
whole body to secure transportation in
this way. The railroad company has
taken a determined stand in the matter,
for, as they say, and truly, that should
they once give any n body Of men pos.
session Of even n or two cars, in which
to ride, and the whole army, from Spo-
kane to st. Paul would have to be car
ried upon this precedent, and the com
pany might as we'll give up attempting
to u trains. It is understood that q
body Of United States marshals will ar
rive from the east tomorrow morning,
to protect the railroad company's interests
and look after any disturbance.
From Wednesdays daily.]
Excitement Continues.
Camp Coxey was deserted this morn
ing. The birds flew last night, and this
morning only about forty or fifty Coxey-
ties were to be seen in the city, and these
q new delegation which arrived from the
west last night. The industrial army
made a new move last night, and most of
them were successful in getting out of
town. At about IL o'clock, several of
the men marched, under cover of the
partial darkness, to the hand car shed,
where the cars of the several section
crews were stored for the night, broke
the hinges from the door, and pulled out
the hand cars. Lumber was handy from
an adjoining lumber yard, and with
this, they made platforms between two
cars. Four cars were impressed into
service in all, and this gave standing
room, for the greater part of the army
and, having failed to secure %transporta-
ton on trains, they moved eastward in
this way.
At the same time, another band moved
down to the bridge, where another hand
car was to be had, for one was taken
there by section men, who had gone
down Ito guard the bridge for the night.
The Coxeyites seized this one, and
started off with it. The bridge watch
man fired several shots, but the men went
on uni%nterruptedly. The sound of the
shots aroused the officers in town, and
they confronted the men as the hand car
came into the yards. Shots we're fired
from the front and in the rear. The
Coxeyites were between the frying pan
and the fire, and, accordingly, they stop
the car and took to their heels. It was
almost impossible to follow them among
the freight cars in the yard, in the dark
ness. One, who appeared to be the
leader of the crowd, was caught, and
taken off to Jail. The others escaped.
In the meantime, the ones who had
been successful in stealing the hand car
and getting away, we're bowling along
the railroad track, to the eastward. They
must have passed one or two freight
trains, but, in these events, they lid
themselves and their cars until the trains.
had passed, for the crews of two freight
trains who reached town from the east
this morning had seen nothing of them.
They left several of their number at
Menoken, one or two at Sterling, but
still the main body went out. At Steele,
they stopped, and went to look up their
leaders, who went there on yesterdays
train. But the people of Steele did not
want any information as to Coxeyism,
and the leaders did not speak there last
night. Enthusiasm for the Coxeyites
was very stagnant, and the men left
their hand cars a mile or two this side of
Steele, and then moved on to the other
side, to await the passage Of the regular
train this morning.
The arrival of train No. l this morn.
ing brought eighty deputy United States
marshals, to look after the preservation
OF order, and take care of whoever Of
Coxey's army who may feel inspired to
seize trains. Deputy Marshal Daegett.
who is one Of the best officials in the state
and who has had his share of experience
with troubles and disturbances Of the
kind, was with the men, and Deputy
Loomis, of Fargo, was another. Col. p.
s. Miller, of the National Guard, was
another arrival. Supt. @. J. Wilson, Of
the Dakota division Of the road, came in
and is looking after the interests of the
company, and there are numerous others
who are here because of an overplus of
Coxeyism.
Aside from the members of the army
who are coming east over the Northern
Pacific, the river contingent may be a
source OF trouble. The governor had q
telegram a day OF SO ago, from Vice
President Clough of the Great Northern
that this band, numbering from $50 70
800, were expected daily at Williston and
it was feared they might attempt to seize
q Great Northern train at that point.
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