The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27
THE TRAIN srEALERs.



the Montana Leaders.
FoRsyrHE. Mont. April 4-Midnight
last night saw the end of the Butte con-
tingent of the Coxey army marching on TO
Washington City. For sixty hours
traffic on the Northern Pacific had
been stopped in this state, and during all
that time train had been running wild
from the mountains TO this point.
where IL was taken In charge by Col. Page
with 500 men from Fort Keogh. The
place is iorty-three miles west OF the fort,
and the military had to be ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to intercept the
train when II arrived at that point Later,
however. IL was learned that the
Hoganites proposed to stop over night as
Forsythe, and troops were bundled on q
special train and started for that place.
When they arrived At 1850 p. m, they
found the stolen train standing at the de-
pot. The Commonwesl brakeman tagged
the train, and when he saw the troops were
on tho train tersely remarked: ''Weil, the
the jig's up" The soldiers lined up
on the platform besids tho Coxey
train. and the Montana contingent was
ordered to surrender. IL Was scarcely
necessary command and was
promptly obsysd The Commonweal
train consisted OF fourteen cars,
one well filed with provisions, one with
railway tools. ono with coal and the other
eleven cars carrying the men. Each
carried from thirty to forty men. together
with their baggage. camp equipage, ETC.,
making . total Of about 40 men. The
men are hard-looking set. whether SO
naturally or from their recent experiences
IL would be hard to say. In q short time
their train had been sidetracked and pus
under guard. Gen. Hogan, Conductor
Willy and Engineer Cleveland were put
in box car by themselves. Soon two sec
tions Of passenger train came in from the
West, aud the conductor reported large
number Of Coxey recruits. who refused TO
either leave the train or pay their fare,
and the military took charge of these also.
There were nearly 800 of them. Before
leaving Miles City last night the authori-
ties had warrants sworn out for tho
arrest of Gen. Hogan. Lieut.. Patrick
Meany, Conductors Smith and Willy.
Engineers Olney and Cleveland and ten
others charged with grand larceny in steal
ing box car of tools and a car of coal
The charge OF burglary will also be entered
against them soon as the governments
reaches them. The Commouwealers are
still here and will he here until tomorrow,
awaiting orders from the secretary of war.
WAsHIseros CRY. April 26.-fn view Of
the reports from Idaho that coxey army
is organizing in the Coour d'Alene mining
district, in the northern part OF the state,
and that an attempt will be- made To ss-
cure a Northern Pacific train. Attorney
General Olney. after a conference with
Senator Dubois, sent q message 10 the
United States marshal OF Iowa. similar to
those sent to the marshals of Montana.
The war department has taken no 40.
ton toward interfering with the Fry party
which captured q train on the vandslia
road in Indiana yesterday, and probably
will not do 50 unless application for assist
ance IL made By the governor of Indiana
The national authorities arc chsgrined at
what they term the failure Of the govern
ers and local authorities OF the Western
states to do their full duty.
New YoRK, April 26-James McNsught,
counsel for the Northern Pacific Company
in tins city, today wired J. III. Mitchell.
ir.. at st. Paul. and Cullen Il Toole, at
Helena to proceed against the prisoners
before Judge Knowles for contempt Of
court and 10 prefer charges OF grand
larceny against them for stealing
the compeny's train. also charges Of con-
spiracy under the laws of Montana against
the mob and charge of feionious assault
based on the fact Of their firing on deputy
United States marshals.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 26-Gen. Fry's
Common wealers arrived this afternoon on
the freight train which they seized ss
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