The morning call., 1894-06-14
WOES OF WEALERS.
Judge Ross Sends Train-Stealers
to Jail.
Federal Troops Asked to Protect the
Union Pacific From Carter's
Crowd.

Los ANGELES, June 13-Judge Ross in
the United States Circuit Court to-day
sentenced the 40 Weaiers who stole the
train of the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad
at Barstow, on June g. TO tour months in
the County Jail each. Judge Ross startled
the court by announcing that he had re-
ceived the following threatening letter !:
"Y ou sentence one of the Industrial Army
to Jail and you will get some dynamite
By order of K"
Judge Ross grew very indignant and
stated that if he knew who the man was
who had sent that letter he would never
send another. Judge Ross found that the
men were acting as an army, and some Of
the men knew that the Atlantic and Pa
cific Railroad was in the hands of a re-
ceiyer, and thus the whole army was in
contempt. The men were divided among
the seven county jails of this district.
OMAHA. Nebr., June 13.-Judge Dundy
telegraphed United States Attorney Gen.
eral Olney this afternoon for troops to
protect the Union Pacific Railroad fro %
the Carter Common wealers at Julesburg
and Ogalla. The reply is expected every
hour from Olney notifying either Fort
Omaha or Fort Russell troops to go out
at the Federal building. A special train
was made up this afternoon In the Union
Pacific shops in readiness for moments
notice. A train has also been made up at
Cheyenne for Fort Russell, and the crews
of both trains are on board. There is great
excitement at Julesburg. There are fully
600 Coxeyites at Jules6urg, who are part
of the Carter army which formed in Utah
and stole a train. They are desperate, for
they cannot Ego to Denver. having been
sent from there with farewell lot of pro-
visions to last them for 'keeps." Forty of
the army stole Union Pacific stock train
this morning aud were sidetracked at
Ogalla.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-Morrison /.
Swift of the Boston Industrial Army
spoke to-day 60 the House Committee on
Labor. Charity, he argued, weakened the
fiber of workiDgmen. and perhaps added
to the tramp army. In Boston the policy
had been adopted of giving aims to those
out of work and in need. 1t would be
better to furnish public work by which
those in want could be producers instead
of a dead weight on the community. He
advocated public farms or factories or
work on roads.
Wages for Government work should be
lower than the prevailing wages, so men
would resort to them only when private
employment could not be had.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 13.-Fifty
Common wealers seized a freight train Of
The Louisville, Evansville and st. Louis
Consolidated Railroad Company, and the
road being in the hands of a receiver
Judge Allen of the United States court
issued orders for the United States Mar
shal to restore the train to the receivers.
Deputy marshals at once leftfor Edwards.
Vile.
BISMARCK, n. Dak.. June 13.-The
Coxeyites succeeded in getting out OF town
on stolen handcars fitted up with platforms
made of stolen lumber. The cars were
found near Steele to-day, but the Common
wealers had fed. An army OF 400 is being
modified here and at Mandan. United
States Deputy Marshal Daggett has ar
rived with force of deputies. and trains
are being sent out under armed protection.