The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-10
Utah Orders the Railroad to
Dump No Garbage.
TROOPS TO ENFORCE THE ORDER
The Industrial Army Likely to Be
Returned to California.
Reno Decides 90 show No Mercy Co the
Boston and ssn Fran
cisco. the Exsrsmss Of the Cootiasns,
New Regiments Are Forming.

oarEs, April a-This has been one of
the momentous days In the history of
Ogden. The hearing for an injunction
against the Southern Pacific, restraining
1t from unloading or allowing the Indus
trial Army to remain in Ogden or in the
territory of Utah vas had before Chief
Justice Merritt and Associate Justice
Minor. 1t appeared from the evidence sof
the officers of the army that il was COM
posed Of vagrants and tramps, who had no
money or means Of support, and who
started from San Francisco without
either food or bedding and with
but scanty clothing; that their trans
portation was paid from San Francisco to
Oakland BY the mayor OF San Francisco:
that their fare from Oakland TO Sacramento
in cattle cars was paid by contributions
from the citizens Of Oakland, and their
fare from Sacramento to Ogden was paid
by the governor and the mayor OF
Sacramento. bat nothing whatever
was paid py any member Of tho army.
1t also transpired that Gov. West
served notice upon tho officers, agents and
attorney of the company last Saturday
noon, forbidding the men to be brought in
soV SOsAttoiJ thUb eatS 6OyCfuOE W08 tOlQ
by the superintendent of the company
that the train was sidetracked in Nevada
waiting for the matter to bs satisfac-
torily adjusted. and the governor did
not know Of the intention OF the
company to bring the men to Ogden until
after o'clock Sunday afternoon, when he
was informed that they would be here at
6:l5. He Immediately took steps to Sc
cure al injunction, which was served upon
the superintendent twenty minutes before
the train arrived. forbldding the company
to bring the men into Ogden or permitting
then. to lsase the cars.
Superintendent. Bancroft Of the Union
Pacific: Welby. of tlie Rio Grande West
ern, and Knapp. Of the Southern Pacific:
COL Baker. commander Of the Industrials:
Capt. Barker. Goy West, Marshal Pratt
and others testified. The evidence proved
without doubt the indigsncy of the army,
and pointed strongly IN the direction that
citizens and officials of California were in
strumentai in foistins these ], zoo paupers
upon this city.
Tonight. after full hearing Of the case,
the court issued permanent injunction.
requiring the railway company to keep
the men confined In the cars in which they
were transported, nok to remove them and
not to permit them to remain in the
territory. It is expected that tho
company will obey the order ok the court
and Immediately remove the men from
the territory, otherwise summary proceed
ings will be taken to return the men to
California. The militia and . strong
police force are here on duty, closely
guarding the men and prepared to enforce
the order Of the court.
This evening Judges Minor and Merritt
signed mandatory restraining order on
the Southern Pacific railroad restraining
them from keeping or allowing the indus
trial army brought by said road
" uniawfniiy into said territory, "
and ordering them all back
into the twenty-seven box cars. or from
keeping any portion of the army in the
cars any longer in the territory than 10
absolutely necessary to haul them away.
This means that the Southern Pacific
must at once carry the army back from
whence it came. Superintendent Knapp
was interviewed late tonight by an Asso-
ciated Press representative and stated that
he would do what he could to follow out
the order of the court. and that at 6 o'clock
tomorrow morning he will advise the in-
dustriais TO board the box cars and peace
fully submit to being carried back.
At II o'clock tonight the militia on guard
we're relieved By sixty deputy United
States marshals. The governor ordered
the sheriff OF Weber county TO relieve the
marshaIs with an adequate force at 8 a. m.
The Union Pacific Railway Company
has hat ba IaA I~l
Army, now being held at Ogden, may be-
come desperate and attempt TO use forci-
bic means to obtain transportation east
Attorney T. l.. Williams. oil the
above-named road, went before Chief
Justice Merritt and presented q
petition today, reci,ing that the
men composing the army were destitute
and seeking transportation 10 the Missouri
river; that petitioners were unwarranted
IN giving them free transportation and
unwilling TO do SO: that these men are
liable 20 become desperate and endeavor
20 take forcib!e possession of the
railway property. and that such
Interference is liable to result in
great destruction and waste OF property,
aud possibly hloodshed. The petitioners
praye9 that an order of the court be IS
sued 10 the United States marshal, com
nlanding him TO protect all of
said property, and that he call
10 his assistance whatever force
may be necessary 10 presere the
same. The order Was signed as re-
ouested. The order OF the eonrt concludes
- follows: And tile said marshal Is
hereby further ordered to call to his assis-
tanee. as deputies or as posse comisa,us.
al tie necessary aid tor da.y executing
thi. order"
RESo, New. April s-The Southern Pa
cine having given notice that IL would no,
transport the members of the Industrial
Army now here FOR les than tie regular
rates. the ciiixeas OF Reno held q mass
meeting to consider the situa,ioa- Reso-
ia;lons sere adopted declaring sha, the
assembling OF large bodies Of men with
the express purpose OF lat midssing tue
legislative branch OF our government Is
menace 10 he nation A. large. that IL -
the dayy of each community 10 deal with
tie emergency in its lncipieney, instead
Q! passing it along in aggravated
forut TO nriFhborsng communities ::
tAAg the citizens Of Reno proposed
Ia discharge their duty as eomma-
nifty and stop the further congregation
a. Reno ef the so-csiled Industrial Array.