The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-01
TO CAPTURE THE CoxEYITEs.
United States Troops Ordered to Seize
Hogan's Army and Take the Train.

United States Troops Ordered to Seize
Hogan's Army and Take the Train.
ST PAUL. Mimi, April 25.-Hogan's
army of C~oxeyites, from Butte, Mont
that left Livingstone, Mont, last night,
reached Columbus, fifty miles this side
of Livingstone, and went into camp,
spending the night there. The United
States Marshal, with a large force Of
deputies, started after the runaways
yesterday and when the Hoganites
were at Livingstone the officers were
only one hour and twelve minutes be-
hind them. The special train bearing
the officers made fast time and over
took the stolen train at Columbus to
day.
When the seventy five deputies dis
covered the 500 CoXeyites, who are
mostly hardy miners, reckless of con-
sequences and determined to proceed,
they found their authority was as little
regarded as their force was insufficient.
The Northern Pacific officials were ad-
vised of the situation and they ordered
that no attempt be made to stop the
train at Columbus and it again started
from there coming this way.
General Manager Kendrick, of the
Northern Pacific, was meanwhile
closeted in ST. Paul, with Colonel
Swayne, commanding this department
of the United States Army, and it was
decided to attempt to stop the train
and seize the men before reaching
Miles City.
Fort Keogh is near that city, and
troops have been ordered to seize the
train on it's arrival there.
Federal AUTHORITIES ACT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 25.- Gen.
Schofield, commanding the army, last
night sent a telegram to Gen. Swayne.
commanding the Department of Da-
kota, instructing him, by direction of
the President, to have a sufficient force
sent to arrest all persons engaged in
the unlawful seizure of the Northern
Pacific train at Butte, to hold the train
and all on board until they a be de
livered to the United States Marshal of
Montana, subject to the orders Of the
United States District Court.
In the opinion of governmentofhclal
none of the SO called army movements
of the unemployed is SC formidable as
that along the line of the Northern
Pacific railroads.. The kilograms re-
ceived here state that bands ranging
from so to 900 men are congregated
along that road with the avOwed In
tention of coming to Washington by
peaceable means if possible, but by
forcible means if they must. Already
one or two trains have been seized, and
constant threats are being made Of
Selling others. Attorney General Olney
to day ~telegraphed the United States
Marshal of Washington to use every
means in his power to maintain the
peace and the security of property.
United States marshals in Montana,
North Dakota, and Minnesota had pre-
viously been instructed to the same
effect, and all of them are directed to
promptly notify the Department of
Justice the moment they are unable
to control the populace.
NO INTERFERENCE IN LOCAL AFFAIRS.
The orders of the President for the
troops to intercept the Northern Pacific
train and arrest the runaway Hogan
contingent was issued solely to COM
mand respect for the mandate of the
United States Court and was not IN
! any sense a national interference In