The Bessemer indicator., 1894-05-26

river towed by steamer.
A large company Of Coxeyites is col-
lecting at Denver. The men are cared
for by the reserve corps. The army
will not start to Washington until the
Salt Lake men arrive. Captain Nor
ris believes that he will have 1900 men
in line.
Twenty-nine commonwealers were
fenced to sixty days in Jail at Se-
attic for contempt Of court for steal
ing Northern Pacific train after the
United States court had enjoined
them from interfering with the opera
ton Of the road.
Representative Davis and Mr.. Taub-
eneck have been making n careful es-
innate Of the different bands Of Coxey-
ties on their way to Washington and
claim that there arc 5000 men tramp
ing or riding on boats and borrowed
trains toward the capital.
Fry's army reached Cincinnati on
the Goth. The Central Labor Council
has taken the army under its protec-
ton, and its leaders are confident they
can collect money enough to send the
army to Pittsburg. The industrials
will probably be taken up the river in
coal barges.
General Benefits Colorado division
of the commonweal army arrived
at Sen eca, Kansas, on the 22nd, but
was not allowed to enter the city, the
council in a special session having de-
cided not to offer them park or trans
portation by wagons. Bennett said
he would not let his men walk as they
had not walked over sixty miles in
their entire trip from Denver.
Fitzgerald and his New England
army, consisting of forty-three men
reached Washington on Tuesday. They
only expected to stay in the city few
days. They have petition to pre-
sent to Congress, but have not as yet
made any plans concerning the man
ner of presenting it. The petition is
strongly socialistic in its nature, and
goes much further than the Co1ey
plan. Fitzgerald says his men are
strongly in sympathy with Coxey, but
they are not in any way connected
with him or his army.
A scheme is on foot to perpetuate
the commonweal movement. A meet
ing Of the leaders will be held in Des
Moines to formulate an association.
1t is predicted that the order, which
is to be of political nature, will be
as rapid in growth as the A. p A,
but, unlike that order, will have moth
ing to do with religious subjects. 1t
will invite laboring and poorer classes
to gather and force Congress and state
legislatures to accede to their demands.
1t is said General Weaver will be con-
nected with the movement
Sullivan's wing of Randall's division
of the industrial army held an enthu-
siastic mass meeting on the public
market at Toledo Sunday afternoon
and enlisted $50 recruits. During
their four days stay the wealers were
royalty treated. They go from there
to Cleveland and from there to Mas
silon, Coxey's starting point. The
army is composed almost entirely of
trade unionists, and Lieutenant Nc
Cauley, second in command, claims to
be the originator of the Knights of
Labor and is the oldest grand master
workman of that body.
Four prominent citizens Of Mont
pelier were arrested Friday on the
charge Of aiding and abetting the in
dustrials to capture the train from
Marshal Pinkham and posse, Monday.
Their names are John Westfall, ]. A.
Lowe, Charles Hager and Joseph Full
Ter. There is warrant for John
O'Connor, one Of the leading Demo-
cratic politicians Of the county, but
he was not found.
Judge Riner of the United States
Circuit Court for the District Of Wy
oming on the 23rd passed sentence
upon the fifteen members Of Company
II, Portland industrial army, who were
arrested at Cokeville by United States
Marshal Rankin and taken to Chey-
enne for trial.
The judgment of the court was that
b. Hughes, r. +. Weed and G.
O'Brien, who appeared to have been
among the leaders who urged the men
to seize the train at Montpelier, be
punished by confinement in the county
Jail Of Laramie county, Wyoming, for
q term of FIVE months; and that AL
Smith, j. Short, 4. p. Devereaux,
Charles Myers, Peter Schuter, John
Bamford, J. Clark, Barney Reel, G.
j. Powell, +. Linn, Fred Bailey and
J. w. Rowland be confined for four
months.
In sentencing the men Judge Riner
severely condemned their acts.
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