Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-13
I'A]E BLOCKADE RAISED
Uncle Sans Strong Arm Raises the
Northern Pacific Railroad
Blockade.
a Full Regular Train Passes Trough
To The Pacific Coast
Sunday.
Two Companies of Regular Soldiers
To Enforce Its Uninterrupted
Passage.
The Accumulation Of Ten Days Mail
Is Distributed All Along the
Line.
Soldiers Have Fifteen Days Rations,
And Orders to Shoot If In
terfered With.
A Little Excitement Over In Mandan
When The Train Passed
There.
A Train at Last.

A Train at Last.
The blockade on the Northern Pacific
was raised Sunday, after eleven days
without a through train. Pursuant to
the instructions from General Schofeld
to General Merritt, q train was made up
at st. Paul Saturday night. It was
manned by q crew of the roads trusted
men, and several other crews were on
board to relieve the one which started
first. Two companies of the Third in
fantry from Fort Smelling under COM
mand Of Captains Hoaglend and Will
kinson, were aboard the train, to insure
it's freedom from any molestation by
mobs along the line. The soldiers were
accoutred for service, and each had his
bayonet fixed upon his rife, and a full
cartridge belt. The men we're given ex-
plicit orders to stand no foolishness but
to shoot, and at once, if any interference
was attempted.
The train was the regular through
mail of the road, and consisted of mail,
baggage and express c~ars,several coaches,
q diner and a sleeper. Upon the two
mail cars which were required to haul
the immense amout of mail matter, were
stored the accumulation of the ten days.
Col. R. M. Donnelly was in charge of the
car, and the amount of the mail put off
at Bismarck was immense, several wagon
loads being taken to the office for distri-
button, which occupied yesterday after
noon, last night and a part of to-day.
The train met with no attempted in
reference along the line from st. Paul
to Mandan. At Fargo, Deputy Marshal
Daggett and several assistants boarded
the train, and accompanied it as far as
Mandan. At jamestown, it took aboard
the militia company from this city,
which has been in attendance at the en-
campment, and brought them home.
Conductor Sloan had charge of the train
from Fargo to Mandan, but no passen-
gers were carried. A soldier stood at
the door Of each coach, with loaded rifle
and fixed bayonet, and no one was al.
lowed to board the train unless he be-
longed to the force which guarded it.
General Superintendent M. G. Kimber-
ley was aboard, en- route to the coast
with the train. There were one or two
passengers, and the Others upon the
train belonged either to the crew, or to
the force which guarded it.
The tram crews who were brought
from st. Paul work six hours and rest
twelve. They are sufficient in number to
man the train through to Portland,
should crews at the division points re-
fuse to 20 out. They have food aboard
for a ffteen-day trip, and willgo through
to the coast, unless some damage is done
to the road or bridges, sufficient to pre-
vent their passage.
The train reached Bismarck about 8
O'clock yesterday afternoon. It pulled
slowly into the yards, and when it
reached the depot, there was a mighty
cheer from the crowd which had as
sembled to meet it. It was pleasing to
witness theNre-establishment Of commu1-
nication: and resumption OF mail service,
After 9 stop Of Is o. 20 minutes, the
train moved out, and proceeded to Man
dan, where there was another crowd as
sembled, equally large. a crowd Of the
strikers ard railroad men in Mandan
collected about the engine, and dis
cussed the situation. That the majority
Of them were angry at the turn affairs
had taken was evident, but they made
no attempt to hinder it's passage. Two
squards Of the regulars established a
dead line, and up and down this line
they marched, with loaded. guns. No
on attempted to cross the line to get to
the train. Uncle Sans blue-coats had
an aspect Of determination which pre-
vented any foolishness. "A new engine
was taken from the round house, and two
Of regulars escorted it down to
the train, and coupled it on. Every
care was taken. There vas nc display
5cf authority which might excite anymob.
just . quiet airof business which meant
that the train was going through, and
that the wiser way for any one who
wish to the contrary wal to make
no attempt whatever at interference.
Capt. Wilkinson took his seat in the cab
Of the engine, and Engineer Burke Of
.Mandan wa at the throttle. There was
8 stop Of fully an hour, and train moved
ont.
After the passage Of the train, 9 mob
q hundred surrounded q squad OF ten.
deputy muarshals who had come up with