The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-26
AMID THEIR DREAMS.
While Hogan's Band Lay Asleep
Last Night,
Uncle Sans Troops Surprised
and Captured Them
Without Firing a Gun or
Wounding a Man.
ARENOWUNDER GUARD
Leaders Will Probably Be Sent
Back to Butte
Dissension in Kelly'sCamp Ends
and All is Peace.

FoRsYTHE, Mont, April 26.-The
strong arm of the law has reached out
and seized the Montana army of the COM
monweal The army $50 strong came
in here from the west at 1O:45 last night
Its leaders gave it out that the train
would remain here until morning. At
11:3O however, the engineer went to the
round house and deliberately proceeded
to take out fresh engine and prepare
for the trip eastward. In the meantime,
Col Page of Fort Keogh. had secured
special train and was laundering down
the road to meet the train-stealing con-
tingent
He came into Forsythe shortly after
midnight and found a large part of the
Coxey army asleep in boxcars- The sur
prise was SO complete that the Coxeyites
gave up without a struggle The troops
left most the men aboard the train and
surrounded it The capture was effected
by company of ESQ infantry men from
Fort Keogh.
Nothing definite is known as to what
will be done with the men, but it is sup
posed eight or ten of the leaders will be
taken back to Butte and the others set at
liberty.
The army was so surprised at the
prompt maneuvering Of the regulars,
that the leaders capitulated and were
taken into custody without trouble.
There has been no blOOdshed and none
is expected.
Law for the Lawbreakers.
NEW YORK, April 26-Upon receipt
of information of the capture of Hogan's
band Of Coxey pilgrims near Miles City,
Mont, by the military from Fort KeOgh,
James Mcknight, counsel for the North
ern Pacific in this city, wired to J. II.
Mitchell, Jr., at St. Paul, Mimi, and
Messrs. Cullen and Toole of Helena,
Mont, to proceed against the prisoners
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court and also prefer charges of grand
larceny against them for stealing a com
pany's train.
Mr.. Mcknight also instructed the
western lawyers to prefer charges of con-
spiracy under the laws of Montana
against the mob and a charge of feloni-
Gus assault based on the fact of their fir
ing on deputy United States marshals.
1hs News at Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 26-Advices from
the seat of war in Montana were slow in
coming to hand at the department
this morning, but this is probably ac-
counted for by the considerable differ
ence in time between Washington and
Montana.
About noon a dispatch came to the
army headquarters from Col Swayne,
commanding the department of the Da-
kOta, reporting the capture of Hogan's
commonweal by the twenty-first infantry
under command of Lieutenant Col. Page,
at Forsythe, Montana.
The problem is now what to do with
the captives. Col Swayne had instruc-
tions TO turn them over to the United
States marshal, but it is feared that the
latter at present cannot take care of all
the prisoners The attorney general is
awaiting orders to hear from him and
will lend assistance within his power.
At the war department it is believed
that the marshal will simply hold on the
leaders in a m Mt nd
with them to Butte for such action as the
court may direct. The others, it is pre-
sumed, will break up their organization
and disperse.
The VandaIia Crowd.
The war department has taken no ac-
tiOn toward interfering with the Frve
party, which captured train on the
Nandalia road in Indiana yesterday and
viii probably not do unless aDplica-
ton for assistance is made from the gov
ernor of Indiana. The Vandalia line is
not operating under the direction of the
United States courts, and therefore the
federal government can not take the ini-
tlatlve In moving against the train steal
ers.
1t is evident that the national authori-
ties are somewhat disappointed and cha
grined at the failure of the governors
and local authorities in western states to
do their full duty in such cases as that
happening in Terre Haute yesterday
fetal circles here there has
been shown a disDositio, -
refrain from interfering with these or
ganized bodies, even when they have
violated property rights and the laws of
the states, each locality contenting itself
with transferring the evil as rapidly as
possible to the neighboring town or state
as the easiest way to get rid of the
trouble.
ALL ARE HAPPY AGAIN
Dismensfons Have Ceased in Txauv,.