The Forrest City times., 1894-04-27
LARCENY OF A TRAIN.

 The Butte (sIoat.) Contingent of the
 Coxey Army in Line for Trouble-Speed-
 ing Eastward Northern Pacific
 Train Captured and Manned by Their
 Own Men-The Road Being in the Hands
 of Receivers the "Army" will Have the
 United States to Reckon With-Orders
 Issued to That End.
 ST. PAUL, Minn., April 24.-Shortly after midnight 500 men t Butte, com posing the Butte contingent of the Coxey army, entered the engine house of the Northern Pacific railroad, ap- propriated and prepared for service an engine and proceeded to make up train composed of five coal cars and one box car. This action occurred af- ter struggle of four days between the local authorities. and the mob, which yesterday assumed such propor- tions as to overcome the officers of the law, and the departure from Butte was made without any opposition upon their part.
 The train was manned by members of the mob. It crossed the main range of the Rocky mountains early this morning and reached the main line at Logan, seventy miles from Butte, at about o'clock. They breakfasted at Bozeman and flew eastward at the rate of fifty-five miles an hour, coming to a sudden stop at Timberlane at o'clock on account of a cave-in.
 Attorneys for the Northern Pacific have wired the sheriff at Livingston to place the mob under arrest for the larceny of train. Gov. Nelson has been asked to call out the militia to prevent the Coxeyites from entering Minnesota. Later the mob shoveled itself out and passed through Living ston eastward.
 The United States Government win Take
 Hand Against the Robbers.
 ST. PAUL, Minn., April 24.-The gov ernment has decided to employ the stern hand of repression on the Coxey- ties who are flying through Montana on train they stole from the Northern Pacific railway at Butte last night If there is any resistance there will be bloodshed. The fugitive train is expected at Bismarck at noon to-mor- row. At 10 o'clock this evening United States Marshal Bede received the fol- AoWihS run httoiuCy- -ptHcIdl Olucy. Execute any injunction or other process placed in your hands ty United States court for the protection of persons and property against lawless violence by employing such number of deputies as may be necessary.
 If execution is resisted by force which can not thus be overcome, let the judge issuing the process wire the facts to the president with re- quest for military assistance
 About the same time Marshal Bede received the following from Judge Caldwell of the United States circuit court:
 LITTLE ROCK. April 24, 1891. To the Tnted States Marshal, District 0f MIiHe- sotd, st. Paul. Nian:
 If the persons who forc and Iegally seized train o' cars on the Northern Pa eihc in Montan elonging to ne receivers of said road. mould bring the same into your district, it will be your duty to seize the same and restore the possession thereof to the receivers appointed by the nited States circuit court for your district It will be your duty to summon a posse suff- cent for this purpose. The attorney-general of the United States has been requested to procure direction to the general command ing the department to render you any assist. nnce necessary to execute this order.