The record-union., 1894-04-27
SERIOUS TROUBLE ANTICIPATED
WITH KELLY'S FLOCK.
All Efforts Looking to a Peaceful Set
tlement of the Strike on the Great
Northern Road Declared Of-A
Battle Just Begun Which May
End In Bloodshed.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


| train had been running wild in the noun
tains to this point, where it was taken In
charge last night by Colonel Page, with
500 men from Fort Keogh. This place is
forty-three miles West of the fort, and
the military had been ordered to hold
themselves In readiness to intercept the
| train when it arrived at that point. Later,
however, it was learned that the Hogan
ties proposed to stop over night at For
sythe, and the troops were bundled on
special train anu started for that place.
| When they arrived at II o'clock they
found the stolen train standing at the
depot. The Commonweal brakeman
! tagged the train, and when told that
troops were on the train, tersely re-
marked: "Well, the jig's up" The SOL
! diers lined up on the platform beside the
| Coxey train, and the Montana contingent
was ordered to surrender. 1t was scarcely
a necessary command, and they were
promptly obeyed. The Commonweal
train consisted of fourteen cars, one well
filled with provisions and one with rail-
way tools, one with coal, ana the other
eleven cars carrying the men. Each car
had from thirty to forty men, with their
baggage and camp equipage, etc., making
total of about 400 men. The men are a
hard-looking lot, whether so naturally or
from their recent experiences it would be
hard to say. In a short time their train
had been side-tracked and put under
guard.
General" Hogan. Conductor Wiley
and Engineer Cleveland were put in a
boxcar by themselves. Soon two sections
of the passenger train came In from the
west, and the conductor reported large
numb ber of Coxey army recruits who re-
| fused either to leave the train or pay fare,
anu the military promptly took charge OF
! these also. There were nearly 200 of
them. Before leaving Miles City last
night the authorities had warrants sworn
out for the arrest of General Hogan,
Lieutenant Pat Meaney, Conductors
Smith and Wiley, Engineers Olney and
Cleveland and ten others, charged with
grand larceny in stealing a boxcar OF
tools and car OF coal.
| The charge of burglary will also be en-
| tered against them as soon as the Gov
ernment reaches them. The Common
wealers are still here, and will remain
| here until tomorrow, awaiting orders
| from the Secretary of War.
KELLY'S ARMY.
| ADAIR (Ia.), April 26.-The Rock Island
| officials anticipate trouble with the In
| dustrial Army tonight, and deputies
and railroad people are in state of ex-
element over what it is feared is an ap-
preaching crisis. Over 800 men of the
Sacramento division assert that they
would walk no further, and announced
! that they had determined to ride, and
ride on Rock Island train. The Rock
island wired east and west for additional
men, and a goodsized force of burly
railroaders will accompany every train
that moves tomorrow. About 9 tonight
| Yardmaster Hamilton of the Des Moines
! Railroad took several assistants and dis
! tributed through Kelly's camp circular
signed by Division superintendent Still
| we'll, which says in part: Threats have
been made that train of this company
will be or may be captured by parties in
the so-cailed Industrial Army or other
labor organization for the purpose of run :
ming the same over the tracks of this
company. Notice is hereby given that
in case any seizure occurs, and
an attempt is made to run such
company, for the safety OF
travel and of our employees, the
passing train will be obstructed,
the usual danger signals displayed
at the point of obstruction, and
any train run in opposition to such sig
mails or after this notice, will be at the
peril of the parties operating upon the
same"
The men clustered around the camp
fires to read the notice, and the air was
soon filled with denunciations of the Off
cials OF the road. Kelly was highly in
censed over the action of the company.
''This is an attempt" said he, ito incite
my men to riot-to seize a train. That is
the railroads. only hope. That they must
make us lawless or their plans will fail.
We will not seize train; we will get it
at DpS MOinAS without s9iZur6.O
Most of the men said they would do
nothing without orders from Kelly. But
the Sacramento men were sullen and re-
fused to answer inquiries, merely reiter-
ating that they would walk no further.
PoRTLAND's CONTINGENT.
PORTLAND (Or.). April 26. The Indus
trial Army, about 600 strong, camped at
Troutdale, eighteen miles from here, took
possession of the Union Pacific station
and drove out the operator this morning
AS soon as the news reached this city, at
torneys for the Union Pacific applied to
Judge Bellinger of the United States Dis
trict Court for an injunction restraining
the army from interference with the COM
pany's property. Judge Bellinger signed
the order, and United States Marshal
Grady left at o. clock on special train
for Troutdale, where he served the order
on General Scheffier, leader of the
army.
The Union Meat Company, whose
stock yards are at Troutdale, telephoned
late this afternoon, asking the Sheriff to
send a number of deputies TO guard their
property, as the men insisted on sleep
ing in their buildings tonight.
Late this afternoon Sheriff Kelly re-
quested Governor Pennoyer to order the
militia to Troutdale. The Governor sent
the following answer: II am in receipt of
your request of this date upon me as
Commander-in-C Chief of the,militia for
sufficient force TO keep theSApeace and
good order in the State, simply because
there is crowd of lawless people con-
gregated at Troutdale. 1ou do not al
lege any actual breach of the peace. This
is CIVIL and not a military Government,
and it is your duty to exercise the civil
power to quell any disturbance when it
occurs and not to call upon the militia
before it occurs"
TRoUTDALE (Or.) April 26.-Every-
thing is quiet here tonight. United
States Marshal Grady with sixteen depu-
ties and Sheriff Kelly with twenty-four
deputies arrived here on to-night's train
for the purpose of protecting property.
MILITIA CALLED OUT.
SEATTLE Wash April ga battalion
of militia was called out at midnight to-
night. Ninety men responded to the call
within forty-five minutes. but most of
them were dismissed and told to await
orders. Colonel Green denies that there
was any other motive than an emergency
call to test the availability of the men, but