Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-31
Cartsr's Utah Army.


their way east left Ogden on the 21st for Salt
Lake. About eighty left the previous night
on the same route, and fifty more will follow
They have abandoned all hope of help from
the Union Pacific and will look 10 the Rio
Grande, where recieverships and contempt
cases have not been brought up against them.
From 400 to 500 more, 1t is said, will reach
Ogden from the west within the next few
days and will all turn south for Salt Lake.
Twenty-cight of the men who wero brought
down from Echo to Salt Lake for attempting
to steal Union Pacific train, were brought
before Judge Merritt and all pleaded guilty
They were NIL sentenced to three days In the
penitentiary and were on their way to prison
within an hour after court opened. Tho en-
tire band was composed of wanderers from
the company which left California several
weeks ago.
Fifty industrials seized freight train at
Beckwith on the Oregon Short Line Wcdncs-
day. 1t was sidetracked and troops started
after them.
A commonweal army from Omaha number
ing 200, under command OF General Kelsey,
reached Crcston, Iowa, on the 22nd on their
way to Washington.
Kelly's army reached Quincy Monday, end
Ing its first trip on the Mississippi at the
camp on Goose Island, opposite the city.
The boats were lashed together and came
down the river towed by steamer.
Twcnty-nine commonwcalers were sem
fenced TO sixty days In jail at Seattle for con-
tempt OF court for stealing Northern Pacific
train after the United States court had en-
Joined them from interfering with the opera
tion of the road.
Representative Davis and Mr.. Taubeneck
have been making careful estimate OF the
different bands of CoIcyites on their way 10
Washington and claim that there are 5000
men tramplng or riding on boats or borrowed
trains toward the capital
At the urgent request of Rev. Myron Reed
and the leaders of the Denver Coxey army,
Governor Waite loaned the state tents to be
used by the industrials while In Denver.
About $50 men were In camp on the 24th and
more were constantly coming.
General Benefits Colorado division of the
commonweal army arrived at Seneca, Kansas,
on the 22nd, but was not allowed to enter the
city, the council In a special session having
decided not to offer them park or transpor-
tation by wagons. Bennett said he would
not let hi. men walk as they had not walked
over sixty miles in their entire trip from Den
yer.
General Sanders went TO Kansas City We'd
nesday evening, and upon invitation ad-
dressed the members Of the Central Labor
Union. He said he would leave Leavenworth
or Kansas City as eoon as released from GUS
tody, and would then proceed to St. Louis
and Cairo, where he would join Kelly's army
and go to Washington via Pittsburg and the
Ohio river.
The Sanders army was still In custody on
the 22nd, but with prospect Of speedy re-
lease as the following dispatch from Judge
C. G. Foster of the United States District
Court to United States District Attorney
Perry would indicate:
"w. C. Perry, Wichita, Kansas.-Unless
you consent to discharge all the Sanders men
except five or ak, will have to issue habeas
corpus u. u. FOSTER"
Judge Riner, of the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Wyoming, on the
23rd, passed sentence upon the fifteen MEM
bers of Company II, Portland industrial army,
who were arrested at Cokeville by United
States Marshal Rankin and taken to Cheyenne
for trial The judgment Of the court was
that B. Hughes, r. +. Weed and c. O'Brlen,
who appeared to have been among the leaders
who urged the men 20 seize the train at Mont
pelicr, be punished by confinement In the
county jail of Laramie county, Wyoming, for
a term OF five months; and that Al Smith,
J. Short, E. p. Devereaux, Charles Meyers,
Peter schuter. John Bamford, j. Clark, Bar
ney Reel, c. j. Powell, F. Linn, Fred Bailey
and J. W. Rowland be confined for -FOUR
months. In sentencing the men Judge kiner
severely condemned their acts.
large company of Coxeyites is collecting
at Denver. The men are cared for by the re-
serve corps. The army will not start for
Washington until the Salt Lake men arrive.
Captain Morris believes that he will have
1900 men In line.