Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-11
IS BEARING FRUIT.
THE COMMONWEALERS FORCING
THE ISSUE.

Two 4. 3. Marshais Shot Mt North
Yakima While Engaged In Pro,
tecting Railroad Property DE,
faulting Treasurers of the Army
Funds-They Surmount Difficult,
ties Ina Railroading-The Army In
Washington Must Move Coxey
Addresses the Committee on La
bor-ResolutIon of Inquiry TO b,
Submitted to Congress.
A fight occurred at Yakima Wednes
day between the U. S. Marshals ant
the commonwealers, in which two o
the officers were shot, and three Cox
eyites were wounded. The difficulty
occurred over an attempt to capture {
train for their own transportation
eastward. About $50 had boarded tn,
train, when one OF their number at
tempted to set brake. A deputy or
dered him to stop. and on his refusing
pulled him away. The Coxeyites ther
began clubbing the deputy, when thu
shooting began.
Adjutant Fitting, of Seattle, went te
Yakima from Ellensburg Wednesday
evening, and demanded food and shell
ter for the army. The City Council
granted leave for the members to SLEEP
in the city hall and food was given in
the morning. All along the line the
industrials are in an ugly mood
Thirty of them left Ellensburg Wednes
day night to walk over the mountains
to Wenatchee, on the Great Northern
where they hope to secure Transports
ton to Spokane and possibly st. Paul
Commander Dolphin tried TO rur
off with the funds of the Common
wealers at Spokane, but was discov
cred and pulled from the train by hi.
angry constituency.
Judge Hanford, Wednesday night
issued an injunction restraining al
persons from interfering with or tres
passing on the property OF the Great
Northern.
A Topeka, Kan, dispatch of the 9Th
says: The Cripple Greek Coxeyites
under Saunders, who stole train a,
Pueblo, Colo, and started East, are
now sidetracked at Covington, Colo.
near the Kansas line, where they have
gone into camp, their coal and water
supply being exhausted. At IL p. NJ
q special Missouri Pacific train started
west over the Santa Fee after the train
stealers. 1t carried United States
Marshal Nuley, with about 500 depu-
ties. A writ of replevin has been
sworn out for the stolen train, and
warrants have been issued against
the Coxeyites for bringing stolen prop.
erty into the State Of Kansas. On
these warrants it is desired that the
Coxeyites be arrested. Governor Lew
cling was applied to for his influence
in gathering together force of depu-
ties, and replied that he would take
tho matter under advieement.
The Cripple Greek Coxeyites got
around an obstruction near Olney
caused by ditching an engine by laying
0 new track around it. Eighty miles
further on they found four engines
ditched, but they got around them the
same way. The Superintendent of the
road ordered the water drawn from the
water tanks. When the water gave
out, the Industrials obtained supply
from q we'll, carrying it in their dinner
pals and coffee cups.
Colonel Inman, Logan, Savage and
Wells Payne looted the treasury of the
Fort Suffer army. They were ar.
rested and told where the money wal
secreted.
A squad of Commonwealers, 40 in
number, arrived at Caldwell, Idaho
Wednesday, on train they had cap
tured. They had possession, but q
Union Pacific conductor was in charge
The train was side-tracked, and the
United States court which had issued
restraining orders was appealed to
The troops at the barracks were pu,
under orders ready to march and have
since held themselves in readiness Ia
move. A Deputy Marshal read the
order to the men. When the train
was ready to move they climbed aboart
the rear cars. They were detached
and the rest OF the train proceeded
eastward.
Twenty.three members of Calvin
Commonwealth were arrested at Bis.
sell, Pa, at midnight, Wednesday, TO-
attempting TO capture Baltimore 4
Ohio freight train. They were sen
fenced to 20 days in Jail.
Kelly's army foatilla at moor
Wednesday babe goodbye to De-
Moines. Most OF the boats in the
feet were rugged with oars, or sail
improvised from army blankets. Be
cause of the numerous sand bars tn,
men are frequently compelled to wad'
and push the boats. They had pro
visions for several days, and the townl
along the route are expected to re
plenish their larder. The army, tn
first night was scattered along tn
Des Moines river to . point q it'll
more than three miles out. The,
cannot reach the Mississippi in les
than q week at the present rate.
| The other Coxeyites are in q ba'
way. Randall and bis staff were dis
} charged from arrest at Laporte, Ind
upon signed An agreement TO leave tn
country a. fast As possible. Inman
colonel of one OF Caliiornia's com
mands was given six months in tn
county jail ct Sacramento, and in Nev
York, Sweetlands, Of the New Englsn
contingent, was arrested for paradin
the streets without . permit. Il
Edinburg, Ind, parties believed to be
long to General" Jennings com
monwealers broke into the genera
store of Charles Stein Wednesda
night and carried away $3.50 worth G
; guns. The act has caused excitement
At Vandalia ILL.,, General Morrison
commander of the st. Louis brigade
became boisterously drunk, and tn
army disposed him, electing in hi
} stead John Schwart. Fully one-hsl
of the army are Germans, and the
decided to follow Schwart and to sepa
rate from the rest. They had man
recruits along the road, and when the
arrived at Vandalia the men were al
most starved and ready to commit an,
act of depreciation.
l At Washington the district healtl
J officers. Wednesday, decided tn
Coxey camp nuisance and dangerou
to health, and the Commissioner
gave Coxey and his followers 48 hour
to abste the nuisance. This doubles