New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
TO STOP IRAIN-STEALING.
THE UNION PACIFIC TAKING DECISIVE
ACTION.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL. ARMED WITH WRlTS
FROM \ FEDERAL. COURT. SENT AFTER
SIIEFFLER'S BAND OF COXEYITEs


FROM \ FEDERAL COURT. SENT AFTER
sHEFFLERs BAND OF CoXEYITEs.
Laramie. Wyo.. May 1S-The Union Pacific
management is taking decisive steps to put a
quietus on industrial" army movements over
its lines Yesterday five companies OF 22l Com
monwealers under command OF General" 5. L..
Shelter seized Union Pacific train on the
Oregon Short Line and started eastward for
Washington. The party the same which
on April % stole Manager Dicknsons engine
and two days later stood off United states Mar
shall Grady when he attempted to arrest them.
The railroad authorities attempted to check
General" Shelters advance at Montpelier by
running all engines and cars ont of the yards.
emptynE water tanks and locking switches.
Proceedings also begun in the United
States courts at Cheyenne in anticipation Of the
army's reaching Wyoming. An Injunction was
granted restraining "Grnerai' Shelter and his
men from retaining possession of the cars and
engines Of the company and their continued use
of the road Writs were also issued to United
States Marshal Rankin directing him to arrest
Shelter and not more than fourteen others of
the army and retain them i'm custody 10 appear
before the next sitting Of The court: also direct
ing him TO restore to the Union Pacific the prop
erty taken by the "1nlustrials' and protect the
road in its possession Of it. The precautions
taken at Montpelier failed 10 check SHELTERS
advance. and this morning Superintendent Ban
croft telegraphed officials at Cheyenne: About
80 Industrials have stolen engine and six box
Montpelier and left there At $50 running
regardless of everJthng. Arrange to keep them
from running into anything as they seem 10 be
reckless
When this Information was received Marshal
Rankin Immediately organized force of depu-
ties and left Cheyenne or "A special train to head
off the "Industrials' and serve his wr!ts Of
arrest The posse Is accompanied by Judge VAN
dcvcntcr attorney for the company, and Train
master Culross Of the Union Pacific one Of the
fastest engines on the road has pulled the special
across the mountains at the rate OF forty miles
an hour and by tomorrow morning the Shelter
army VIII be headed Of and. II Is hoped captured.
Rankln's deputies. twelve In number are
armed with rifles and revolvers They are OK
peTienced fighting men, Among them arr Col mel
"Nirk' O'Bricn. who has good record AS an
Indian fighter. Captain ed Smith. who fought
road agents and Indians on the D"adwood stage
line during the Black HIS excitement. ana W.
: Hosford who established reputation rs
fighter in the carly days %! Cheyenne.
President Clcvelanf and Atorney-Gencral
Olney have beer advised II the situation. and n
the Marshal and his posse fail 20 arrest shell
Ter and plac" the road In tn" peaceful posses 'ion
OF the Union Pdcihc the asa or thr regular troops
viii be asked
Word was received by Marshal Rankin ~
Laramie that Shelter ana his men had abandoned
their stolen train at Cokeville the first station
in Wyoming after crossing me ldaho-Nyom!ng
freight train coming eastward. and that Marshal
Rankin and his posse viii meet ih"m at Gran
ger the junction point of tho oregon Nho!t
Line and the Union Pacific