Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-03


or thirty gathered about a commune
leader, who read a long description
OF the army from a morning paper.
When he came to the statement that
Browne was a man versed in history,
scripture and mathematics, he com
mented, mathematics; What the
ii is them?" From the comments
passed on the dispatch from Western
armies it was apparent that the men
closely followed the movements of
their allies.
500 BATTERED MEN.
CHICAGO, April 30.-Gen. Ran
dali and his branch of the Common
veal army will start for Washington
tomorrow morning. Their route
will be where the wind listeth and
their camping spot will be the first
place where the army may pose as a
side show, and where the command
ant may pass the hat.
The side show feature began yes
terday. 1t resulted in drawing to
the barracks and neighborhood no
less than 10000 people. The streets
were lined with visitors all day.
Extra police were scattered about
the headquarters and 20 officers
were held in reserve at the nearby
station.
OHIO MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
COLUMBUS, O., April 28.-The
train which Calvin and his men
caught near this city and continued
their eastward trip on was side-track.
ed at Mount Sterling.
The train crew ordered the 25(
lndustrials to leave the train. They
refused. Then, by order of the rail
way company, the county officials
at Mount Sterling were called on
They ordered the Coxeyites to move.
The order was not needed. An at.
tempt was made to force them tc
move, and then there was an ugly
demonstration of force by Galvin's
footsore Weary Raggles and the
Sheriff thought the Governor had
better be called on. So did the B.
& 0. officials.
1t vas done, and Governor Nc.
Kinley ordered Battery H, Captain
Frank Stewart, and companies A,
B, G and +. of the Fourth Infantry.
under Captain Colt, to get under
arms and go by special train te
Mount Sterling.
All are Columbus companies and
with the battery, which was equipped
with a Calling gun and cannon,
numbered $50 men.
The special train was made up
and the start made at II 30 a. m.
With the soldiers went John Ma.
honey and a number of deputies.
The military arrived at Mount
Sterling at 1:30 and were met by
Adjutant General Howe and Attor-
ney General Richards.
The soldiers disembarked from
their cars and were marched along
side the train load of Coxeyites.
First Scott Chenowith, Sheriff OF
Madison County ordered the Coxey-
ties off. They refused to go and
Colonel Calvin said he had no con-
troll over them.
Chenowith then handed to GEN
eral Howe, who had assumed COM
mand of the troops, a paper direct
ing him to make use of the military.
The order was placed in Colonel
Colts hands and once more the In.
dustrials were ordered to leave the
train.
Even Calvin made a speech and
advised them to leave. No atten-
ton was paid, and Colonel Colt or
dered his men forward and then
commanded a charge. 1t was made
with a will, a hurrah and a veil,
and as the soldiers boarded the flats
in which the Industrials were, the
latter quickly slipped off the cars
all but one.
He was the standard bearer, and
he yelled: "l'll stay till the last"
but he did not stay long. A soldier
with a bayonet persuaded him to
get down suddenly.
The men oil off, the train steam-
ed ahead.
The excitement during the time
that elapsed between the arrival of
the soldiers and their capture of the
train was intense.
When Colonel Colt gave his orders
for the Industrials to vacate be pull
ed his watch and said they would
be allowed three minutes to do il in.
They laughed at him.