The Delta independent., 1894-05-30

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their way east left Ogden on the 2lst for Salt
Lake. About eighty left the previous night
on the same route, and fifty more will follow
They have abandoned all hope OF help from
the Union Pacific and will look 10 the Rio
Grandc, where rccleverships and contempt
cases have not been brought up against them.
From 400 To 800 more, 1t Is said, will reach
Ogden from the west within the next few
days and will ali turn south for Salt Lake.
Twcnty-eight OF the men who were brought
down from Echo to Salt Lake for attempting
to steal Union Pacific train, were brought
before Judge Merritt and all pleaded guilty.
They were all sentenced to three days In the
penitentiary and were on their way to prison
within an hour after court opened. The en-
tire band was composed Of wanderers from
the company which left California several
weeks ago.
Fifty industrIals seized q freight train at
Bcckwith on the Oregon Short Line Wedncs-
day 1t was sidetracked and troops started
after them.
A commonwcal army from Omaha number
ing 2OO under command Of General Kelsey,
reached Creston, Iowa, on the END on their
way to Warrington.
Kelly's army reached Quincy Monday, end
Ing its first trip on the Mississippi at the
camp on Goose Island, opposite the city.
The boats we're lashcd together and came
down the river towed by . steamer.
Twenty-nine commonwealers were SEN
fenced TO sixty days in jail at Seattle for con-
tempt OF court for stealing Northern Pacific
train after tho United States court had en-
Joined them from interfering with the opera
tion of the road.
Representative Davis and Mr.. Taubcneck
have been making n careful estimate Of the
different bands Of Coxeyites on their way to
Washington and claim that there are 5000
men trampIng or riding on boats or borrowed
trains toward the capital.
At the urgent request OF Rev. Myron Reed
md the leaders OF the Denver Coxcy army,
Governor Waite loaned the state tents TO be
used by the industrials while In Denver
About $50 men were in camp on the oath and
more were constantly coming.
General Benefits Colorado division of the
commonweal army arrived at ScnccA, Kansas,
on the 22nd, but was not allowed 10 enter the
city, the council In special session having
decided not to offer them park or transpor-
tstion by wagons. Bennett said he would
not let his men walk a. they had not walked
over sixty miles in their entire trip from Den
yer.
General Sanders went to Kansas City We'd
ne,day evening, and upon invitation ad-
dressed the members OF the Central Labor
Union. lie said he would leave Lcavcnworth
or Kansas City ns soon as released from GUS
tody, and would then proceed to st. Louis
and Cairo, where he would join Kelly's army
and go TO Washington via Plttsburg and the
Ohio river.
The Sanders army was stll In custody on
the 22nd, but with prospect Of speedy re-
lease as the following dispatch from Judge
g. G. Foster Of the United States District
Court to United States District Attorney
Perry would indicate:
"W c. Perry, Wichita, Kansas.-Unless
you consent to discharge all the Sanders men
except five or six, will have to issue habeas
corpus. c. g. FOSTER"
Judge Rincr, Of tho United States Circuit
Court for the District Of Wyoming, on the
23rd, passed sentence upon tho fifteen mem
bcrs OF Company II, Portland industrial army,
who were arrested at Cokeville by United
States Marshal Rankin and taken 10 Cheyenne
for trial. Tho judgment Of the court was
that b. Hughes, X. +. Weed and e. O'Brlen,
who appeared to have been among the leaders
who urged the mon 70 seize tho train at Mont
pclier, be punished by confinement In tho
county jail Of Laramie county, Wyoming, for
a term OF five months; and that Al Smith,
j. Short, z. p. DcvercauI, Charles Meyers,
Peter Schuter, John Bamford, J. Clark, Bar.
ney Reel, G. J. Powell, +. Linn, Fred Bailey
and j. W. Rowland be confined Tor four
months. In sentencing the men Judge Rincr
severely condemned their acts.
A large company Of Coxeyites is collecting
at Denver The men are cared for by tho re-
serve corps. The army will not start for
Washington until the Salt Lake men arrive.
Captain Morris believes that he will have
1900 men In line.
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