The morning call., 1894-04-29


started from the Cascade Locks at o'clock
and when we reached TrOutdale there
were 500 or eco men awaiting US. They
made a rush for US. sidetracklng our car,
and coDfscated the engine. Marshal Grady
and several deputies were present; but IL
was useless TO make protest, as the num-
bers were too great for US.
"Our engine was hurriedly coupled TO
the boxcars on the track and the crowd
started East on q wild rush, regardless OF
any trains they might encounter. They
put their own engineer on the locomotive,
and ii was just possible that lives might
be lost by tits wild train running into
others coming from an opposite direction.
We at once wired to the United States
Acknowledgement at Washington, who in
formed US in reply that troops would be
sent in pursuit of these men.
when the stolen train reached Cascade
Locks the leader OF the army kindly in
formed the company by telegraph that
they were handling all way business. The
Union Pacific at once sidetracked all its
trains and left the road open for the tramp
train.
Governor Pennoyer, who is at Ashland
u
the Populist party. refused to call upon
the militia or the United States troops to
arrest the common wealers."
ARLINGTON. Or. April 25.-The Com
monweal Army that stole the Union
Pacific train at Troutdale was stopped
here at 6:4O this afternoon by two troops
of the Fourth Cavalry, u. S. a, from
Walla Walla in command of Colonel
Compton. The train bearing the troops
arrived at $50. As soon as the train
stopped the troops were ordered out OF the
cars and marched down the track quarter
Of mile to the end of the lower switch.
where they were posted. part behind the
train of cars on a side track and the re-
mainder behind rocks and sand dunes.
A flagman went down the track and
placed torpedoes at intervals. About 3
o'clock the steam of the approaching train
was seen at point four miles away. and
the shout went up Here she comesW As
the train came up the engineer shut of
steam a moment and it was expected the
army would not run into the trap. But
in moment a white cloud rose from the
smokestack and then the whistle for the
station sounded.
AS they came nearer flags were seen
waving from the top of the engiDe-cab. In
a moment the red flag was wildly waved
by the lagman and the engineer answered
with short blast of the whistle. Then the
tOrpedoes exploded in succession, and. S
the train slowed down, the cavalry rushed
from their hiding place and there was an
ominous cooking of gunlocks. A sergeant
and three men with loaded arms boarded
the engine and Engineer Ollie Barrett
gladly gave them charge of 1t.
AS the soldiers boarded the engine half
dozen of the Industrials jumped from it
with amazing rapidity. At the open side
doors of the eleven boxcars the heads of
numbers of the Industrial Army were visi-
bic. Not man was allowed to leave the
cars. Soon the soldiers clambered on the
roofs of the cars and the captured train
was slowly pulled into the station. AS 1t
passed the crowds Of citizens the Indus,
trials repeatedly cheered.
Arriving at the station the soldiers
guarded their prisoners until Marshal
Grady arrived at $50 on a special from
Portland. Marshal Grady and Colonel
Compton held short conference, then the
Industrials in the caboose were ordered
out and it was searched. Marshal Grady
picked out three of its occupants as the
ringleaders and ordered them back into
the eaboose with cavalryman at each
door.
The Industrials were ordered out of the
cars, stood in line and searched by the
cavalrymen. Other cavalrymen searched
the cars. Three revolyers and miscel-
laueous collection of butcher knives,
razOrs and shears was found and confis-
Gated. After being searched the men
were sent back into the cars and cavalry
men put on guard.
An attempt was made to interview the
ringleaders, but they refused to talk. be-
yond cursing the press. One short, thick
set. dark-complexioned man with heavy
black mustache, whom Marshal Grady de-
clared to be General Scheffler. did talk
enough to admit that they were bound to
Washington to petition President Cleve-
land as American citizens. but he refused
to say what they would petition for.
They we're dsgusted when told they
were to be taken back to Portland tonight
under escort of the cavalry. Most of the
men wore green cards on which is printed
the letter of their company; few had bits
VI 4Od. "hibO anu UluC IiUDODs Ou d DlI
of board tackled on the side of a car
was written u. S. L. A., Fifth Regiment,
Company F." On another car was tackled
cloth bearing the inscription Success to
the Industrial Army" The entire outfit
left Arlington for Portland at 10 o'clock,
escorted by the Fourth Cavalry.
Engineer Barrett says the men did not
| threaten him or present guns. but insisted
that he should pull their train, telling him
they would treat him like man. At Ar
lington they were given water, but thew
travel on empty stomachs to Portland.
TACOMA, Wash, April %. General
Jumbo" Cantwell and his Army of the
Commonweal, TO the number of about 800.
marched out of the city to-day in driz-
zling rain and are now encamped at
Puyallup ten miles away, with the Seattle
army. Sym2athzers marched with the
crowd to the city limits. Jumbo" marched
at the head of the procession with bis two
lieutenants and his big ST. Bernard dog
A boy carried a handsome flag at the head
of the column. Five large wagons, loaded
with commissary stores, were features of
the parade.