The morning call., 1894-06-04
TAKEN ON FREIGHT TRAINS
While Pushing Their Way Over
the Kansas Border.
DETAILS OF BARKER'S BREAK.
After His Followers Are Removed
From the Cars They Cut
the Air Brakes.

ELLIS Kans.. June 3.-The Eastward
progress of a band of Commonwealers
came to an UNEXPECTED end this evening,
and instead OF being sent on to Kansas
City they wore hustled back to Denver
under guard of Deputy United States
Marshals. On Saturday morning about
seventy-fve Wealers under Captain Rol-
ston came in from Denver over the Union
Pacific road. Superintendent Brinker-
hoof, after communicating with Attorney
General Williams of Topeka, decided that
the men must not be hauled out of this
station, and issued orders that all freight
trains should be abandoned rather than
carry them out.
United States Marshal Neely, who had
been notified. arrived at Ellis this morn
ing on special. A train was made up
this evening and the COmmonwealers al
lowed to board il, so as TO meet the
MarshaPs train at a siding six miles east
OF here. On reaching the COxey train
Marshal Neely took few men and going
to where they were seated on top of box
cars commanded them TO get down. Cap
tain Rolstcn asked If they were prisoners.
Marshal Neely replied that they were
United States prisoners, and the men at
once complied. The rank and file were
ordered 10 climb into two boxcars and were
started for Denver, where they will prob
ably be released. The captain and two
lieutenants were not allowed to go, but
were taken to LeavenwOrth tonight and
will be held for trial.
ST. LOUIS, June 3.-A special to the
Republic from Carlyle. H., says: The
seceders of Kelly's army. armed, to the
number of 200 men, arrived in this city at
4 o'clock this morning on Burlington and
Ohio freight train. having captured it at
/ East ST. Louis. The train was sidetracked
here, and the men were marched across
| the river by the City Marshal and CON-
PEELED TO remain there. The army is
! divided into six companies under command
of Colonel Speed. They we're fed by the
| city authorities, and lett at o'clock via
the State road. They expect to reach
! Shattuck. nine miles east of here, where
another effort will probably be made tC
| board train.
KANSAS CITY, June 3-The Artz and
| Bennett band of Commonwealers. who
arrived In Kansas City, Kans., last even
ing. moved into the Wyandotte Jockey
Club Park to-day, and hundreds of people
from both cities visited the camp. The
Wealers were fed by the Knights OF
Labor Assembly Of Kansas City. Kans.,
and they Jared sumptuously. It is pro-
posed to march to this city tomorrow.
General" Bennett will ask the Mayors
permission for his army to march through
the business portion of the city. They
will build fat boats here and float down
the river.
DELANo. June 3.-The following details
of the capture of freight train No. by a
division of Barker's Industrial Army last
evening near Pixley have been received
here: The Industrials placed sevsra
sacks of straw on the track and the engi-
neer seeing the same brought the train tC
a standstil.
The army boarded the train and refuse
to get off, The engineer uncoupled his
engine and moved down the track All
officer proceeded TO Pixley. Word was
wired the Sheriff OF Tulare County. and s
special train bearing a posse of sbou
| thirty-fve deputies was soon started fol
the scene of the trouble. The officers or
dered the Industrials to leave the train
but not until forced to by the officials die
| Barker's men get down from the cars.
The Industrials were very obstinate anC
insulting, and only through the cooiness o.
the Sheriff's posse was serious trouble
avoided After the men were removed
from the cars an attempt was made Il
start the train, but the Coxeyites cut the
airbrakes, and not till driven back several
times did they give up. The delayed Lrair
did not arrive here until this morning.
Passenger trains instead of running
over the main line between Tulare anC
Poso were sent by the east-side branch.
The first detachment of Industrial
under Andre, band of about ninety, ar
rived here this morning and after beini
escorted to the lower end of town wa
fed and started southwark at P. NJ. Tht
second detachment, under Barker, mum
bering 218. arrived at o'clock this ever
ing and they are camped on the edge o
town. The Sheriff of Kern County has
posse of about thirty deputies here, though
no serious trouble is anticipa ted. Th
men have been we'll fed and thus far ar
orderly. Rumor has it that they will at
tempt to board another south bound train
though it may prove to be untrue Th
accidental discharge of a pistol by al
engineer of a train shortly after the ar
rival of the second detachment caused
momentarv excitement and deputies t
grasp their guns, but the particulars o
the accident were soon learned and tn
futter of excitement dad away.
BAKERSFIELD June 3.-Barker's Com
monwealers are nearing Bakersfield. Th
leaders are now between Delano and Pos
and the second contingent is between
Alla and Delano. Trouble is feared to
night, as they threaten 10 capture a trail
or engine to bring them to this city.
There is posse of thirty deputy sher
ifs sent from here to Delano and lik
number from Tulare County who have In
structions to keep the Commonwealth
within the law.