The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
FIGHT WITH WEALERS
Two Deputy Sheriffs Seriously
Wounded.
Sixteen Ringleaders Captured and
VIII Be Taken to Bismarck
for Trial.

BISMARCK. n. OAK, June 16.-Seventy-
five deputies. who left yesterday in pur-
suit of Wealers who stole train, re-
turned this morning and report several
hot scrimmages with the Wealers. At
Dawson Deputy Reagen was struck over
the head with an iron bar and was badly
wounded.
The Coxeyites at once oyerpowered
party of the deputies and disarmed them
and opened fire upon the balance of the
deputies. One deputy was shot through
he hip and another bullet cut the flesh
across the back of one of the deputies
Another was struck on the head with
coupling pin. and three shots we're fired at
him as he tried to escape, the bullets pass
ing through his hat and coat.
Late last night a squad of deputies cap
tured sixteen Wealers. Resistance was
offered by some of them. and one Wealer
was shot through the hip. Latest reports
say that ten ringleaders, Including those
who acted as fremen and engineer, have
been arrested and will be brought here for
trial.
OMAHA, Nebr., June 16-Judge Dundy
has decided that the $50 Commonwealers
captured at Ogallalla shall be taken to
convicted, compelled 10 serve the sentence
there.
Judge Dundy received telegram this
afternoon from Attorney General Olney,
as follows: "Haye arranged with the War
Department to have the military reserva-
tion and buildings at Fort Sidney used for
the purpose of confiniDg the captured
Common wealers. as you requested"
Deputy Coggeshall telegraphed Judge
Dundy that he was getting short of sup
plies, and was instructed to purchase
necessary supplies and start for Fort Sid
ney tomorrow. In speaking of the matter
Judge Dundy said:
These fellows are pretty sharp, and it
looks TO me as If they only seized the train
last night for the purpose of being arrested
and brought to Omaha for trial, thus
placing them much further East. l am
Informed that there a large number
OF miners in the crowd at Ogallalla who
were engaged in the Cripple Creek riots,
seeking not TO get out of the country. II
this is fact l shall turn them over to the
Colorado authorities, in order that they
may be punished for their unlawfulness in
the mining egions."
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, June 16.-The
twenty-;hree CoXeyites who were arrested
at Fairfield Thursday for capturing a
freight train on the Louisville and st.
Louis Railroad were before Judge Allen
to-day and were found guilty Of contempt
of court and sentenced to sixty days In the
County Jail. Judge Allen read the delin-
quents a severe lecture.
SALT LAKE, June 16.-Tne officials of
Weber County, Utah, to-day filed suit at
Ogden against the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Company for the sum of $40 DAM
ages growing out of the bringing of
numerous so-called Common wealers with
out means of support into said county. 1t
is believed IL this suit Is successful the city
of Ogden will file similar suits.
KANSAS CITY, June 16.-General Ben
nett left the camp of his Commonweal
army in the East Bottoms Thursday night
with $103, collected at the convention of
Kansas Populsts, saying that be was
going to purchase boats to transport bis
men down the Missouri River, and be has
pot been seen since.
Some Of the men believe that the Gen.
eral has been murdered and robbed.
Others believe that he has skipped out
Colonel Cannon, Benefits first lieuten-
ant, is also missing. The men said that il
he returned TO camp they would ride him
out on a rail, but they will gladly welcome
Bennett back.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. June 16.-Kelly's
11OO Wealers left here about midnight and
General Kelly was offered 5000 to get out
OF town. but refused, as 1t would not carry
him to city big enough to work.
lie said he intended to stay until
he got 500. To-day the matter
was compromised by the payment to
Captain Douglass Jones of the steamer
Rosedale of 500 to transport the army to
Leavenworth, Ind. with promise that for
an additional S125 he would carry them to
Louisville. The army had nothing to eat,
and most of them left camp and went
through the city begging from door to
door.
LOUISVILLE. KY. June 16.-General
Kelly and his Industrial Army will re-
ceiye frosty reception when they reach
here. The Mayor to-day ordered the
Police Department to meet Kelly below
the city and notify him If any of his army
attempts to stop in Louisville they will be
arrested as yagrants and tramps.