The morning call., 1894-04-26
BLOOD SHED.
War in Earnest for
the Army.
DEFENDING THE TRAIN
Deputy Marshals Make
the Attack.
REPULSED BY THE SOLDIERS
And Their Rifles Captured and
Destroyed.
THE TRAIN STILL ROLLING ON.
A Number of People Wounded in
the Battle, but Strange to Say
No One Was Killed.
REPULsED BY THE SOLDIERS
And Their Rifles Captured and
Destroyed.
HE TRAIN STILL ROLLING ON.

TACOMA, April ga special to The
Ledger from Allen c. Mason, a prominent
citizen of Tacoma who was at Billings yes
terday morning on the west-bouDd train
says: About o'clock this morning tht
Coxey contingent from Butte, 600 strong
wearing tricolor badges, relied into Bill
lings on sixteen freightcars loaded on toI
and inside and with flags dyng, followed
closely by train containing United State'
Marshals. The west-bound passenger
train was laid out thirteen hours, fearing
to run up against them, and went on a
side track half mile below town.
The Coxey train is apparently having Its
own way. Al Columbus the railroad off,
cials had obstructed the track last night,
but the Coxeyites removed the obstruc-
tions, pulled through and replaced them.
On arriving at Billings Leader Cunning
ham. from the top of rear car. was ad-
dressing the large crowd collected. when
about fifteen Deputy Marshals marched
past under arms to capture the engine.
The crowd surged forward and around the
Marshals, while the Coxeyites from their
train guyed the Marsbals, warning them
to commit no violence.
The engineer, though under cover OF
rifles, refused to leave the cab. when bang,
ten or dozen times. went the rifles. The
Coxeyites charged and wrested most of the
guns from the Marshals, who retreated
under the protection of their revolveTs.
firing occasionally.
kill theml Hang themH shouted the
Coxeyites, who saw one of their crowd on
top of the train with blood streaming from
a wound on the forehead. Several depu-
ties ran, followed by the crowd hurllng
stones and hitting several of the deputies.
who were driven back to the train mar
rowly escaping a violent death.
The Coxeyites smashed the captured
rifles in pieces over the railroad rails. The
action of the Marshals in shooting in the
miscellaneous crowd is severely con-
demned as fOOlhardY, and enc citizen was
shot through the lungs, but will recover.
There were no fatalities. One man was
shot through the vest over the heart, hav-
ing 8 narrow escape.
The Billings people furnished the Coxey-
ties with an abundant supply of provisions,
and after speeches by the leaders. Cum
niugham and Hogan, denouncing the depu-
ties as murderers, they violently captured
fresh engine and pulled out for the East,
claiming the right of way. There was a
live rooster on the engine, and a score of
flags were flying. They expect trouble
with the United States troops at Fort
Keogh. There is no drunkenness.
The Deputy MarsEals remained at Bill
ings. 1t is wonder that many were not
killed.
Considerable apprehension existed in
Tacoma to-day in regard to the Industrial
Army movement. 1t was feared that the
armies of Tacoma and Seattle, which will
center at Meeker junction in few days,
would seize train and start East. Prompt
action On the part of the Federal authori-
ties is doing much to dispel this fear.
About Fl 'ty Deputy Marshals were sworn
in to-day, in compliance with the orders
from the Circuit Court. Fourteen were
sent to Meeker junction. ana the rest
placed about the depot, yards and at the
Edison carshops.
Jumbo" CantwelI general Of the Ia
coma army, said tonight in a speech that
he would fool 'em yet and take the army
East on the cars. Were none too good
to steal train" said be. Superintendent
Dickinson of the Northern Pacific says the
company will transport none of the army.
The Federal authorities announce that
they can secure force enough to prevent
any stolen train getting out Of the State if
one is stolen.
SEATTLE. Wash, April 25.-The North
west Industrial Army, 618 strong. marched
out of town tonight after dark. first max
ing a grand demonstration on the principal
streets, which were packed with people to
see them depart. They marched TO South
Seattle, four miles, and camped for the
night in a church and several deserted
store buildings.
Commander Shepard says the men Will
be marched to Puyallup. thirty miles dis
tani, where he says train will be taken.
de refuses to state how he expects to get
transportation. but admits that the North
ern Pacific has refused to give it,
PORTLAND. April 25.-Portland's In
oustrlai Army, numbering about 500, is
campeu tonight at Troutdale, a village on
the Union Pacific, eighteen miles east of
thIs Guy. Ihey started out early thi,
morning from this city with the evident in
tention OF capturing the early morning
Union Pacific mixed train, but they were
foiled in this by the mpany.
The train usually carries a numbar of
freigbtcars, and long before it started the
army began climbing into the boxcars hpt
the engineer quietly switched off The
passenger coaches. leaving the Indus
trials in the yard.
The regular overland Union Pacific
train went out tonight carrying dozen
Deputy United States Marshals, who will
endeavor to keep the IndustriaIs from in
terfering with the train at TrOutGale.
About sixty recruits arrived from the
south this morning on the Southern
Pacific. They. with a few stTagglerS, have
gone into camp near the Southern Pacific
carghops. The Union Pacific fficials say
they Will look to Federal authorities to
protect their property.
TRoUTDALE, Or, April 25.-POrtland' s