The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-29
PORTLAND REGIMENT HALTED.
Gen. Shelters Army Took piekin.
sons Engine and Flew East.
soldiers From Walla Walla Headed
Him or and Took Him Raek-The
Seattle Army aud J1meo's Army
Unite at fuyailup.

Las oeen cAnpeu AZ lroutdaie, eighteen
miles east Of here, for the past three days,
captured a Union Pacific train at - this
morning and started on its Journey 10
Washington City. The train was a west
bound special bearing General Manager
Dickinson, Assistant General Superin-
tendent Baxter aud party, of the Union
Pacific. The Indussrials we're expecting
the special and were ready to act Imme-
diate.y upon its arrival al the station the
Common wealcrs by concerted movement
took possession of the engine. and in few
moments had run the coaches on q switch,
detached the locomotive. deposed the com
pany's engineer and fireman, installed
their own engineer. and within twenty
minutes had coupled TO the freight train
which they captured last night aud pulled
out eastward with the army comfortably
settled In the freight cars. Al Bridal
Veil the Union Pacific engineer, who was
taken along, was placed in charge of the
engine.
United States Marshal Grady, W no spent
last night nj Troutdaie, Immediately wired
Brig. Gen. Otis, AZ Vancouver. to furnish
troops to assist him in arresting the Com
monwealers. The Union PaciIc officials
here were at once notified. and General
Attorney Cotton went before United States
District Judge Bellinger and secured n
warrant for the arrest Of Gen. Schefllsr and
all the members of the Industrial Army
for violation OF the restraining order is
sued few days ago. Two engines were
then sent to rroutdaie. One OF them was
turned over to Marshal Grady who, with
the warrant. started in pursuit OF the Com
~ q
General Manager Dickinson's special
train 10 this city. All trains on the road
were ordered sidetraeked, giving the Com
monwealers right-o;.way. The captured
train ran slowly TO Bridal Veil. where a
stop was made and engineers changed.
From this point the Commonwealers sent
a telegram TO the chief train dispatcher Of
the Union Paciiic, saying they would
cheerfuliy take care OF all local freight
business for the company along the line il
20 desired.
The train which the Industrials seixsd
at Troutdale contained several cars of
local merchandise. The army permitted
the train crew to unload this freight at
different points, and even assisted them.
At The Dailes, where they took on coal
and water, they tried to proceed with their
own engineer. but he could not handle the
train, aud Engineer Barrett was again
placed In charge.
Gov. Pennoyer. who Is at Ashland to-
day, where he opened the campaign for
the Populist party, refused to call upon
the militia or the United States troops to
arrest Common wealers.
General Manager Dickinson and As
sistant General Superintendent Baxter ar
rived this afternoon on . special train.
Mr.. Baxter gave the following account of
the capture OF their train at Troutdaie:
AT The Dailes this morning we had an
intimation that o crowd of man we're wait
ing Tor our special train to capture our en-
gine so We sent the four ladies' OF our
party ahead on the regular passenger
train. that they would not be subjected to
any Inconvenience should such arise. We
started for the Cascade Locks at 3 o'clock.
and when We reached Troutdale there
were 800 or 600 men awaiting Us. They
made rush tor Us. sidetraoked our car
and connscated the engine. Marshal
Grady and several deputies were present.
buE IL was useless to make protest. as the
nunbers were too great for us. Our en-
gins vas hurriedly coupled to the box
cars on the track and the crowd started
east on q Wild rush. regardless of any
trains they might encounter. We at once
wired To the United States attorney gem
eral in Washington City. who informed us
In reply that troops would be sent in pur-
suit Of these men,"
When Brig. zen. Otis received the mes
sage calling for troops he at once wired an
order 10 Fort Walla Walla TO Col. Comp
ton TO intercept the train at Umaiiila
junction. A special train left Walla Waila
at ? r. m. with l22 men Of the Fourth cav
airy under Col. Charles r. Compton. The
officers with the command we're Capt. w.
+. Wilder, Capt ]. Il. Richards. Lieut.
James Lockett, Lieut.. and AdIutant
George o. Cross and Lieut.. Gordon Voor.
hies. The command bad ten days rations,
ample camp eqnipage and unlimited am
munition. The troops reached UmstiiIa
at 10 aud. as the Industrials had not ye,
arrived, left a. 30 p. m. for willows. Al
Umatills III. c. Means. deputy United
States marshal, boarded the tram.
ARlfsoroS, Or. April 2s.-The Com
monweal Army. who stole the Union
Pacific train at Troutdsle. we're stopped
here at 6 20 this evening toy troops from
Fort Waila Waila The train bearing the
troops arrived at SD As soon as tho
train stopped the troops were ordered
out OF the cars and marched down tn,
tracks a quarter of a mile TO the end Of ths
lower switch. where they we're posted.
part behind a train Of empty cars on q
siietrack and the remainder behind rock,
and sand dunes A fisgman went dowr
the track and placed iorpedoes on II a. In
iervals About . O'Clock the steam of th'
approaching train was seen ~ point foui
miles away. and a shout went mp, "fher'
they come" As the train came up the en-
eineer shut of steam q moment, and i
| Vas expected the army would not run inss
| atrap Bat in a moment white elouf
rose from the smokestaek, and then tb.
whistle for the station sounded. As ih'
train came nearer American Tags wer'
seen waving from the top OF the engine
cab. In a moment q red flag was wildly
waved by the fsgmsB. The enginee
answered with short blast Of tn
whistle. Then torpedoss exploded IL
rapid succession, and as the trair
sloxed down the cavalry rushed
from their hiding places and thsr
vas an oninous click OF gunlocks
A sergeant aad three men With loadee
! arm. boarded the engine. and Enginee
| ollis Barrett gladly gave them charge o
Il. As tie soldiers boarded the engln
| half dozen of the industrials iunp~.
/ from il with amazing rapidity. AZ III
o.erl side doors of the eleven box cars tn
I n-sds Of the members OF the Indastria
/ Army we're visible. Not a man xss a
/ ioxed 20 leave the ears. Soon the soldier
clam bersd on tie roofs Of the cars and ID