The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-27
MONTANA'S WAR AT AN END
The Train StealerS Made No Fight
Against the Troops.

The Mob Caught Mapping by the Sol
diers-only Three Pistols Found in
Possession of the Commonwealers.
The Prisoners Number 331 and
About 100 Escaped Capture-A Be-
lief That Only Six or Eight of the
Leaders Will Be Held for Trial.
Forsyth, Mont, April 26.-The COM
monweal army, $50 strong, came in at
10;45 o'clock last night. At IL 80 o'clock
the engineer went to the round-house, de-
iberately proceeded to take out fresh
engine and prepare for trip eastward.
Col Page, of Fort Keogh, with the
United States troops, arrived shortly
after midnight on a special train and
found a large part of the Coxey army
asleep in box cars Their surprise was
complete, and the Coxeyites gave up
without a struggle. The troops left most
of the men aboard the train and sur
rounded it.
Although Col. Page and his $50 United
States regulars moved with great eau
tion in capturing the army, nearly 100
OF the train stealers escaped to the woods.
Those captured made no resistance wha t.
ever
The number of those taken by the de-
tachment of the Twenty-second regiment
was 33l, including Gen. Hogan, Engineer
Harmon and Fireman Brady.
THE coMMoNwEALERs UNARMED.
The Commonwealers were ridiculously
poorly armed, only three revolvers being
found. Three of the men were found to be
slightly wounded, their injuries having
been received in the skirmish at Billings
yesterday. Seventy-five deputy United
States marshals arrived here during the
afternoon and the Hogan contingent of
CoXey'S army was turned over TO them.
The train in charge of the marshals,
escorted by detachment of the Twenty
second regiment, started for Helena
this evening The prisoners
will be arraigned in the United States
district court there without delay on the
charge of theft of a train and disobe-
dience of an injunction. The general be-
lief is that only six or eight of the leaders
will be held, and the remainder will be
hauled back to Butte and set at liberty.
Col Swaine had prepared for retro
grade movement on the part of the Com
monwealers by placing four companies
from Fort Custer on the railroad after
the train passed east of Custer.
A FREE FIGHT.
Frederick, Md, April 26.-The Com
monweal army, after spending two very
peaceful days in Frederick had free
fight and shooting scrape last night The
! army is depleted by four member but
no one was hurt. One man was arrested
and sentenced to ten days in the work
| house. Three others took TO the woods
and have not been heard from. The exit
of the army this morning was a trium-
plant one in spite Of the nights distur-
bance. 1t was escorted to the county
line by ten mounted deputies.
DANGER IN IDAHO.
Washington, April 26.-Attoruey-Gen-
eral Olney was to-day informed that the
miners of the Couer d. Alene mines in
Northern Idaho had assembled to the
number of 600 men, and threatened to
capture train and come east. The civil
and military authorities have been ad-
vised 10 take proper measures to prevent
violence to property.
NEGROES FOB STRIKERS PLACES.
Weir City, Kan, April 26.-L. w.
Johns, general superintendent of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
at Birmingham, Ala, has secured here
200 negro coal miners to go into the Bir-
mingham mines in the place of the
strikers there.
NEGROES SECURED AT CHEROKEE.
/ Cherokee, Kan, April 26-An agent
for an Alabama coal company has gath
cred here 100 colored miners to be shipped
/ direct to Birmingham, Ala. to take the
/ places Of strikers.
TwENTY-oNE MINES IDLE.
Columbus, o., April ga telegram
received this morning atthe miners head
quarters from Thomas Fairy, dated Fire
Creek, W. Va, says that twenty-one
mines in that state are closed. They en-
ploy $500 miners. The miners of the
Loop Creek and New River district will
meet to-day 10 decide upon their course.
! Fairy predicts that they will decide to
come out
CoXEY REACHES RYATTsTowN.
! Hyattstown, Md, April 26.-Coxey's
command marched eleven miles to-day
from Frederick to this place
STRIKE OF THE COKE WORKERS.
Connellsvllle, Pa, April 6.-There are
/ 5000 idle men in this section of the coke
region tonight. The additional idle
/ plants are: Wheeler & Mahoning. of
the'Cambria Iron Company: Hill Farm.
/ Of the Dunbar Furnace Company: and
! Leisenring, No. !, of the Frick Company.
KELLEY's ARMY FOOTING IT.
Atlantic Ia. April 26.-Kellev's re-
! united army, again harmonious, marched