Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
GATLING GUNS NOT USED.
National GuardSmen Ordered to
Move Against Coxeyites at
Mt. Sterling.

COLUMBUS, O., April 2S.-Gov. McKin-
ley has ordered Battery H of this city,
Capt. Frank T. Stewart, to report at its
armory preparatory to going to Mt.
Sterling, if necessary, to clear Balti
more & Ohio Railway freight train of
Galvin's contingent of Coxey men.
The battery has Calling guns and can
non. The Governor ordered Cos. A, B
and C, Col. Colt, of this city,
to report ready to proceed at 9;30
A. NJ. to Mt. Sterling. These are all
Columbus companies and with the
battery number about $50 men, some Of
the members being out of town and
so scattered as not to be available to-
day. Col ECoit himself was at Chillo
Gothic, but he fastened home.
The Governors action is based on the
fact that S. P. Peabody, general agent,
and Supt. Graham of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railway, said they had not been
able to get a freight train through Mt.
Sterling for two days, and that the
sheriff of Madison County, with one
company of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment right in Mt. Sterling and
at his disposal under the law, had
refused or was afraid to act. This
Mt. Sterling company has about thirty
men. The men in possession Of the
train number about 200. The battery
will take the Calling gun. John Ma
honey, Columbus police officer and as
q representative of the state, very de-
termined man, is at the train with some
deputies, and it is supposed the show of
military is being made so as to
enable Mahoney TO induce the
men to leave the train without
the use of force. If this does not work
the military will go to the scene. Adjt.-
Gen. Howe is there in citizens clothes.
His uniform has been sent to him. A
company of the Fourteenth at Delaware
has been notified to hold itself in readi
ness. The opinion prevails here that if
the sheriff of Madison County had
shown little nerve there would not
have been any occasion to use troops
from other places.
The train of soldiers at 1925 A. NJ.
pulled out for Mt. Sterling. Two Cat
contained soldiers The other was bag
gage.
It was g surprise, says dispatch
from Mt. Sterling, to the Calvin army
at 30 this morning when Detective
John Mahoney and his men asked him
to vacate the train. When he present.
ed his commission showing that he rep
resented the Governor, who had
given him special power in ac-
cordance with the law, the Cox
eyites laughed at him. They refused
to hear the commission read. They met
all demands in the name of the state
with boots and jeers. Mahoney
wired these facts to the Governor and
coli hot oil ho
would proceed to put the men off the
train by force at daybreak. He was
told to do nothing, and at A. NJ. Adjt.-
Gen. Howe and Encouragement Rich
ards arrived at the train. After confer
ence with them, Scott Chenowith,
sheriff of Madison County, ordered the
men off the train. Calvin said he mad
no control over the men and was power
less to do anything. The Sheriff and the
state officers then walked along each
car and ordered the men on each to
leave the train. This having been done
Encouragement Richards addressed
the men, saying that Chenowith was
sheriff of the county and the power of
the stata was behind him. eff you re-
fuse to obey this command to get off
this train the state Of Ohio will compel
you to do So" he said. When
he had concluded Calvin spoke to
the men saying: "Men, I have no con-
troll over you; you must act on your
own Judgment in this matter. Each
man must act for himself individually,
but I would advise you to obey the
order of the sheriff" Not word came
from the men. The sheriff then made a
request upon the state for the assistance
Of the military.
When the troops reached Mt. Ster-
ling Gen. Colt addressed the common
wealers and advised them to leave the
train The cars we're surrounded, and
nothing was left for the army" to do
but abandon their places. There were
numerous mutterings, however, and
there were yet few troublesome signs,
but the surrender was complete.