The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-19

wealers on Monday last, from Mont
pelier to this place, is still held in jail
here. Today he was searched and
among other things his diary, which
gives an account of the 'wealers' trip
from Portland up to the day before
they stole the train at Montpelier, was
found Bickers is not as good as the
text of his diary would Indicate He
took the engine out of the round house
al Montpelier and ran it to this place,
acting as engineer and fireman both,
as far as Waterfall, where a party of
'wealers was picked up, one of whom
was fireman.
Bickers was seen Monday evening
trying to leave town on a passenger
train. He resisted arrest and did not
give up until John Ward, the deputy
who apprehended him, put a gun in
his face. Besides his diary, Bickers had
his card of membership in the army
as first lieutenant, company M, United
, States industrial army on which he is
) described as weighing 162 pounds, five
feet seven inches tall and locomotive
fireman by occupation. His diary is as
follows:
The Woes of Weafer.
april 19.-Entered as first lieutenant.
company NJ of fifth regiment indus
trial army. Went into camp one and
one-half miles down river Columbia, and
remained there until April a, and to-
wards evening there was an order TO
get ourselves prepared to travel. We
left camp for Northern Pacific freight
yard about p. m, but the railroad
company fooled the industrials pretty
fine, by starting a freight down the
lower end Of the yard, and when the
+la1- p,fair,
twenty-five miles an hour. After we
had orders to march and cross the
Columbia river for Almira, we did so;
took considerable time to cross. An
immense crowd of citizens of Portland
watched us cross. We soon found out
that the Northern Pacific company had
forty armed policemen in charge OF the
depot. After we had crossed, we went
into camp at the Allnira stock yards.
We intended to board a freight that
was going out at a. m, but like the
Northern Pacific we were fooled again.
The word was given TO march and we
walked to a place four miles from the
city limits. We stayed there and
cooked breakfast. After. dinner we
commenced. to march TO Troutdale and
arrived about 7:S0 p. m, dampened
through with rain. The folks in the
town of Troutdale soon found us places
of shelter and sleep. We soon had fires
coffee.
ION the 2Sth-we are still here.
Taking DickinsOn's Train.
Nothing happened until the indus
trials took possession of the Union Pa
cific telegraph in Western Union. Dur
ing the morning the general manager
came from the east and when at Trout
dale his engine was taken, and after
switching the car into the siding, took
- 41oA -,
and started. We arrived at the Dalles
about 2 p. m. Saturday, 2Sth Of April
The citizens turned out en- masse to
see us. We left after turning the en-
CINE and taking a full tank of coal
ard water We got to Arlington and
was met there by the Fourth United
States cavalry and having made a COM
plete search of the industrials TO find
If we were, as the Oregonian stated
e band Of armed lawless train-robberS
= they ordered us into the cars and spik-
ing the doors we started on our trip
back to Portland. l must not omit
to state that an the weapons found
was three six-shooters, one dagger. a
few raZors and axes and a butcher
knife. We arrived at Portland about
5 o'clock Sunday morning, April %.
We were very hungry, not having had
anything to eat for thirty-siX hours.
We had rations issued in the morning
rested and put into Jail. The balance
were on the side-track in front of the
Union Pacific depot. The boys were
quiet and behaved themselves very
well, under a very heavy guard of the
Fourth cavalry under command of Col
onel During. In the afternoon we
we're visited by the people of Port
lapd, at times between five and six
Ehousand, some in sympathy with US
and some in curiosity; but, however,
The people towards evening were get
ting SO worked up that the Union Pa
cine company switched the train of in
dustrials down to the lower end of the
freight yards below Albina. We We're
prisoners until Thursday, May l. when
we were all released and paraded the
city The trades unions Joined with
us. Portland was stirred UP with ex-
element. We marched to the Plaza.
between Fourth and Fifth, and then
returned TO our old camping grounds.
The balance Of the week was taken
up by receiving donations for trans
portation.
They Fared Well.
I'VE Jared good for provisions. H
company started first, and it would
have been better if they had remained.
for they have been the cause of lots of
trouble and false reports regarding
the movements of the army H com
pany moved out Saturday, May 3. e
went the morning of the 9Th. M
Company left Sunday, May s. at II
p. m. and arrived at The Dalles at
q. m and met company e We LET
them go on, as it was according TO the
rules. We were at The Daues Nav 7
and s. leaving the afternoon of the Sth.
Net F. and e companies at Poca-
teIlo We got out that night. Com
panies E., NJ and c. arrived Al
Huntington the morning of the Sth
Was there the 9Th, leaving at mid
night. We Travelled along in fine shape.
coming across company H at Mamma.
They wanted to get in our cars. but
we would not have anything to do with
them, so they boarded the train and
rode with us to Montpelier; and here
we are. I must state that we received
-Kn abundance Of provisions along the
road through both states of Idaho and
oregon.
Mistaken sympathy.
Montpelier. Saturday, May 12.-Ar-
lived at / p. m. A town that must be
noticed in my remarks by the kind
Provisions of all kinds were all ready
10 be divided to each company H e.
* C. and M We have Just .cnrked
supper, consisting of coffee, boiled
meat and potato soup; just had pho
tegrapher taking our pictures The
Nevening was spent by men forming
UNTO squads for private talk. At 600
there were ten men from each com
pany selected to guard during the
night During the night about u
I o'clock, few men in company H got