Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-26
TROUBLING AUTHORITIES.
Jhe C0xey and Kelly Army of Tramps
Causing gTrOuble-Tke GOvern-
ment willing to Help sup
press the Mob.

Frederick, Nd, April 2s.--The Com.
monweal army, after spending two quiet
days in Frederick, celebrated their de-
parture by a free fight and shooting
scrape. A party of Hungarians who had
been drinking during the day, came to
blows around one of the camp fires. One
man was knocked into the fire, but ex-
tricated himself and Immediately began
shooting The police scattered the crowd,
but captured only one man who refused
to give any name but sack The Ripper
He was sentenced to ten days in the work
house.
The army marched to Urbana, where a
hall will be secured for dinner and then it
will push on for Haittstown, which ia
twelve miles distant on the line between
Fredrick and Montgomery counties.
Brown promises large reinforcements by
Sunday and says that from Rockville a
triumphant march will be made to the
capitol.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
Washington.-The department of ;us-
tice has received telegram stating that
the situation in the Cour de Alene mine
district in Idaho, is critical. A company
of Coxeyites is organizing at Houser
Junction, on tho Northern Pacific rail
road, and it is feared that it will attempt
to capture train to take them east.
The army headquarters has heard but
little news from the seat of war in Dako-
ia in regard to the captured Commonweal
army. 1t is believed that Col. Swaine
will turn the leaders over to the United
States marshal who will take them back
to Butte for action by the courts and that
the others will disband. The government
will take no action against Frys army
for capturing train on the Vandaia
line.
1t is evident that the authorities are
somewhat chagrined over the failure of
the governors and local authorities in the
western states to do their full duty in
such cases as that which happened at
Terre Haute yesterday.
1t can not be set up in extenuation by
the state authorities that they had not the
power to deal with the law breakers, for
the national government has shown its
readiness to exert its forces and powers
whenever called upon by the proper
authorities to do 30.
WILL PROSECUTE THEM.
New York.-The Northern Pacific COM
pany will proceed against Hogan's cap
tured army for contempt of court and
will also prefer charges against them for
grand larceny in the stealing of the COM
pany's train.
ADOPTED GOOD RESOLUTIONS,
Denver.-The Coxey home reserve this
afternoon adopted resolutions deprecat-
ing the seizure of trains.
AN OKLAHOMA REGIMENT.
Oklahoma City, 0. IA Commonweal
army with over 700 members has organ
lied in this territory and are awaiting
orders from Coxey.
KELLY's MEN REooNoILED.
Anita, Iowa. Kelly's army reached
Anita to-day and dined after march of
fourteen miles from Atlantic where the
start was made undor less propitious con.
ditions than usual as 14O teams had been
promised by the Atlantic committee, bu'
not more than twenty wagons we're avail
able. There was noticeable lack ol
enthusiasm among the town people who
had previously attended the army's camp
breaking and dearth of cheers and
teams.
Kelly was happy to-day for, after
almost week of internal disturbance, the
army WAS united and the men ceased
quarreliug. Even company c, of Secra
mento, which last night refused to be re
conciled, swung into line and cheered fol
Kelly. The young commander was AGAR
victorious and felt more secure in hit
position as leader than at any time since
he left Council Bluffs.