The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-16
THE COLORADO ARMY
REPORT OF 200 COXEYITEs ARREST
ED AT BIG SPRINGS, NED.
COxey with His Good Roads Bill Has
n Hearing Before the Senate Conn
mittee-Galvin VIII March Back.

BIG SPRINGS, Neb.. June 15.-Over one
hundred deputies sworn in at Omaha ar
rived this morning and added their forces
to the deputies that had been guarding the
trains in this vicinity. There are over two
hundred commonwealers at this point
camped on the hills north of town. They
came from Julesburg, last night, during a
heavy rainstorm and slept in the granar-
les along the tracks Two hundred more
followed them but were compelled to go
into camp along the hills without shelter
from the storm.
Trouble occurred at Paxton, forty miles
east. Deputy Hubbard, of Lincoln, with a
small band was called there to prevent ten
men from taking possession of an engine
and several box cars. Tony Smith, a des-
perate negro, drew a dirk knife and Hub
bard was forced to subdue him at the point
of revolver. The others at length SUBJ
mitted to arrest and all were taken to
North Platte and lodged in jail. Julesburg
is being rapidly freed of the Coxeyites on
account of the arrest and transportation
of seventy of their number back to Denver.
Big Springs is now the center of the situ-
alton. The wealers proposed this morning
that they be allowed to take possession of
a train. undergo arrest and be carried to
Omaha as prisoners. Chief Deputy Cogge-
shall stated that he was not yet willing to
accept such terms, although the PROPOSE
ton has met with favor among their Off
ciais. Some members of the army are Sc
curing wagons to carry them to Grant, the
nearest station on the B. & NJ. A secret
ballot was held at the camp and it is
thought that this plan of campaign will
meet with great favor. 1t Is more than
likely that the latest contingent OF deputies
will return to Omaha tonight or tomorrow
on account of the unwarlike front of the
commOnwealers.
A dispatch from Julesburg, Col, tonight
says: Two hundred Coxeyites captured an
east-bound freight train at Big Springs,
while the deputy United States marshals
were here for dinner. Their progress east
was stopped by a west-bound train and
they were overtaken by the deputies. They
were arrested without resistance and will!
be taken TO Omaha. This breaks up the
whole crowd.
COxey and Browne Heard.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Coxey and
ment, were granted hearing by the Sem
ate committee on education and labor to-
day to advocate their good roads bill
They urged the passage of the bill on the
ground that if it passed it would provide
employment for the idle men of the coun-
try The hearing was not completed and
il will be resumed on the 9th inst
The Coxey bill for good roads and nom
interest bearing bonds, which Senator Pef-
fer introduced in the Senate. has been in
troduced in the House by Representative
Geary, of California. 1t was done by re-
quest, and does not signify that Mr.. Geary
entertains the Coxey theories. An amend
ment has been added to make IL COM
pulsory for every State Territory, county
and township 10 give work to every un-
employed person In its limits at $50 a day
for common labor and $3.50 for labor with q
hours