The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
A TRAIN SEIZED IN OREGON.

Trout Dale, Ore, April 2S.-A train on
the Northern Pacific was captured here
by the Commonwealers yesterday and
held until to-day. This morning they de-
tached the engine from the special car Of
superintendent Dickinson and started
eastward. When the seizure was made.
United States Marshal Grady ana several
deputies were present, but it was useless
to protest because of the great number of
the industrials. The Washington OIL
cials were at once telegraphed. aud they
ordered Gen. Otis, of the Vancouver
barracks, TO act. Accordingly under his
direction, two troops OF cavalry left
Walla Walla for Umatilla Junction,
where the branch road meets
the main line of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company.
AT the same time Gen. Otis
ordered the troops at Boise to be held in
readiness to move to Nampa, Ida,
should the Walla Walla detachment fail
to intercept the Coxeyites at Umatilla.
Marshal Grady, as soon as he could get a
special engine from Portland, went after
the fleeing industrials.
THE TRAIN CAPTURED.
One hundred and twenty-five men of
the Fourth cavalry under command of
Col Comton, left Walla Walla at o'clock
and arrived at Umatilla Junction at 41O
p. m. They then came westward over
the main line of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation line to intercept the in
dustrials. The orders were not to
hre unless absolutely necessary and then
to fire to kill. They met the train
at Arlington, forty miles this side of
Umatilla and captured it without a
struggle. The train was then held until
Marshal Grad Y arrived pen. 4h422 ar
rival of the marshal, it was decided to
take the men back to Portland and the
train was started that way al full speed.
The soldiers went forward in the special.
They will reach Portland about o'clock
tomorrow morning.
KELLEY TRIES TO CAPTURE TRAIN.
Van Meter, Ia, April 28.-Two attemptg
to stop freight trains by unknown parties,
believed to be members of Kelleys army,
have alarmed the Rock Island officials.
The army prepared to move toward Des
Molnes at 8 o'clock tonight and started.
but soon broke and struggling
bands followed the railroad tracks,
while others scattered about town.
The night is pitch dark and rain fell
heavily at o'clock, but the sky has since
cleared. Suspicion was soon aroused that
the men of the army meant mischief, and
this was strengthened when the second
section Of freight No. "a passed
and a torpedo was exploded under
the engine while near the depot.
The train slackened its speed. but
Division Superintendent Stillwell, who
was on the platform, signaled the engi-
neer to 60 ahead, This was at 9:2O
o'clock. Soon after this the railroad
detectives reported that the soldiers
were punched east of the town along the
track. Twenty minutes later the
third section of freight No. "a
passed and exploded two torpedoes
This train, too, was signaled
to go ahead. By this time Superinten-
dent Stillwell was thoroughly alarmed,
as the torpedoes had all been placed in
position by unknown parties. No more
trains will stop between here and the city
station in Des Moines tonight. Re-
ports from railroad and Pink
erton detectives lead to the
belief that attempts to capture
or perhaps wreck Rock Island train will
be made by Kelley's men tonight or to-
morrow. The contributions from the
populace have not been liberal or sponta-
neous during the past week, and farmers
teams have not been furnished in suf-
icient numbers, and consequently Kelley
and his men have been growing more dis
agreeable each day, until to-day their
temper was decidedly ugly.
A WOMAN IN COMMAND.
Sacramento, Cal, April 2S.-Over 100
industrials who left Oakland yesterday
afternoon on the steamer Alvira landed
at New Hope this morning and marched
to Walnut Grove on their way to Sacra-
mento. They will arrive late tonight or
early in the morning. A band of 800 is
commanded by Mrs. Anna f. Smith,
an elderly woman from San
Francisco, who was unanimously elected
TO the position, after several leaders of
the other sex had failed to start them on
the way to Washington. She is a woman
of great decision and of commanding
presence, who expresses her determine
tion TO lead her followers on until they
stand in front of the capitol.