The Irish standard., 1894-04-28
BOLD WORK.
Montana Commonwealers Travel
Eastward on Stolen Train.
Zhey Capture IN Engine and Some Cars,
aud Start for Washington Over the
Northern Pacific-Unlted States
Marshal to Stop Them.
TROOPS NAY BE CALLED OUT.

OutluBouJ Oh Tue CO1ey army. enCere
the engine house of the Northern Pa
cific railroad, appropriated and pre-
pared for service an engine and pro
ceeded to make up q train, composed o
five coal cars and one box car.
This action occurred after struggl
Of four days between the local anthori
ties and the mob, which on Monday as
sumed such proportions as to overaw'
the officials OK the law, and the depar
ture from Butte was made without an,
opposition upon their part, The trail
was manned by members of the mob
It crossed the main range Of the Rocky
mountains early in the morning ant
reached the main line at Logan. Z!
miles from Butte. at about o'clock
Alter short discussion as to The
method of procedure they left Logan
bound eastward. Before leaving they
were told by the operator that they
must expect to meet west-bound trims
to which they replied that if the road
officials did not clear the track they
would do it for them. The train was
run at q speed of 40 to IS miles an hour.
At Bozeman they stopped and prepared
breakfast
The train was stopped suddenly at
Timberline, IA miles west of Livingston,
Mont, by q cave-in in the Timberline
tunnel. The accident to the tunnel &C.
cured at o'clock Monday night, and
1t YVES learned at 6 o'clock that the
damage had been repaired and the
army was ON its way again. Superin,
tendentJ. D. Finn and Chief Train Dis
patcher c. A. >McCune. of Livingston,
were notified at 1880 q. m. that the Coxey.
ates had succeeded in stealing train at
Butte and we're rushing over the
road toward Livingston. A warning
was wired to the leader of the band to
look out for other trains, aud the reply
came back that the regular trains
would not be hurt ii they were kept
cut of the way. Such trifles as running
orders were not to deter the Coxey
brigade, and from the time they left
Butte until they reached Bozeman the
officials were kept in q fever OF anxiety
lest collision should occur.
LIVINGSTON, Mont, April 2e.-Sherift
Conrow received a dispatch Tuesday
from Cullen & Toole, Of Helena, at
tcrneys for the Northern Pacific, in
structina him to arrest Gen. Hogan on
the charge of the larceny Of Northern
Pacific train, and q warrant was sworn
out by the company's local attorney to
DO served when hogan arrived. Super
intendent Finn left at 1:45 p. m. in his
private car going east
A.
Timberline at S o'clock. passed Liv-
ingston Tuesday evening, and are Co.
Ing eastward at the rate of 30 miles an
hour. All regular trains have been
ordered to clear the track to prevent
collision and enormous loss of life
The train came over the mountain
from Butte at the rate of IS miles an
hour and is evidently in the hands of
experienced men.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 6.--Late Tues
day night United States Marshal Bede
received sensational orders from Attor-
ney General. Olney md Judge Caldwell,
Of the United States circuit court, d.
rectinK him to recapture the train
stolen at Butte by 500 Coxeyites. The
Third regiment at Fort Smelling has
been notified OF the grave situation,
and If the Montana train stealers do
not surrender meekly there will be
bloodshed. This is the telegram Mr..
Bede received from Attorney General
Dlney:
> Execute On Injunction or other process
placsd IN your hands by United States court
Tor the protection OF persons and property
nv nT1r
number OF deputies Is may be necessary. II
execution IL resisted by force which cannot be
let the Judge Issuing the process
wire the facts to the president with request for
military assistance"
Marshal Bede received the following
srom Judge CALDWELL:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aorii Is TO the
United States Marshal, District CT Minnesota,
ST. Paul, MINI: II the persons who forcibly
Nor thern Pacific in Montana belonging
TO the receivers of said road should
bring the same into your dtstr1ct it
will be your duty to seize the same
md restore the possession thereof
10 the receivers appointed By the United State
iuty to summon posse sufficient for this pur.
pose The attorney general OF the United
States has been requested 70 procure direc-
Ion to the general commanding the depar tment
70 render you any assistance necessary to exc
'ute this ORDER
Train Thieves Captured.
FoKsYTHE. Mont, April 26.-The Butte
ontingent of CoNey's army that stole
he Northern Pacific train was captured
lere by Col. Page, of the 22d United
states infantry, stationed at TT. Keogh.
Col. Page left. Fl. Keogh about 9:25
asst night with $50 men in 10 box cars
nd a caboose and proceeded slowly to
his place, reaching here about mid
light. The leaders of the rioters were
laced under arrest without much op-
osition.
After leaving Billings the marauders
slowly and at some times did
ot travel more than three miles an
our. About II o'clock they reached
his place and were informed of the
made for their reception.
he leaders were somewhat discon-
erted and announced their intention
remaining here until daylight. This
7as thought to be blind on the part
the indnstrials, who it was thought
,ould proceed east in q short time.
This proved to be the programme, for
1880 the engineer went down to the
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