The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-29

Portland, Oregon, April 2S.-The in
dustrial army, numbering about 800
men. which has been camped at Trout
dale, eight miles east of here. for the
past three days, captured a Union Pa
cifc train at 9:45 this morning and
started on its journey to Washington.
The train was a west-bound special
bearing General Manager Dickinson.
Assistant General Superintendent Bax-
ter and a party OF the Union Pacific.
The industriaIs We're expecting the
train, and were ready to act. Imme-
diateiy upon arriving at the station.
the conmonwealers, by a concerted
movement, took possession OF the en-
CINE, and in a few moments had run
the coaches on a switch, detached the
locomotive, deposed the engineer and
fireman and within Ten minutes, had
coupled to the freight train which they
captured last night and pulled out
eastward with the army comfortably
settled in the freight cars.
Troops Wired For
At Bridal Veil the Union Pacific en-
gineer. who was taken along was
placed in charge OF the engine United
States Marshal Grady, who spent the
last night at TroutGaie, immedia tely
wired gadier-General Otis, at Van
couver. 70 furnish troops to assist him
In arresting the commonwealers The
Union Pacific officials here were a cnce
notified and Attorney-General Cotton
. went before United States District Judge
Bellnger and procured a warrant for
the arrest of General Schefier and All
members OF the industrial army for the
violation Of the restraining order issued
q. few days ago
Two engines were then sent to Trout
dale. One of them was turned over 10
Marshal Grady, who, with the warrant
started in pursuit of the commonweal-
eIs. The other train brought General
Manager DickinsOn's special train to
this city. All trains on the road were
ordered sidetracked and the common
Wealers given the right of way. The
captured train ran slowly to Bridal
Ven. where stop was made and engi-
nee:s changed. From this point the
COnnENOnWealerS sent a telegram 10 tho
chief train dispa tcher of the Union pa
cihc. saying they would cheerfuily take
care OF all local freight business for
|. me company along the if so desired.
Orders 10 Shoot. Necessary.
When Brigadier-General Otis received
the message calling for troops. he at
once wired an order to Fort Walla
Walia 10 Colonel Compton to intercenr
he train at Umatilla Junction.
4 special train LEFT Walla Waua ar >
p. m. with 10 men OF the Fourth cav
airy under Colonel Charles Z. Compron
The officers with the command are Can
tain W Z. Wilder, Captain J. r. Rich
ards, Lieutenant James Lockett. Adm
tant Henry Z. Cress and Lieutenant
Gordon Noorhis.
The command has ten days rations.
ample camp eQuipage and unlimited
ammunition. The troops reached Una
tila a I 4:l0 and as the industrials had
not yet arrived left at 4:30 for Willows.
AT Umati!la. H. c. Means. deputy
United States marshal, bSarded the
Srain. The troops ara Instructed to cap
lure the cOmmonwealers without blood
fhed, il possible, and await the coming
OF Marshal Grady for further orders.
Their orders are not 10 fire first. bur. if
necessary, 70 fire, shoot to kill.
The command was accompanied from
Waiia Walla by y. J. O'Brien. division
superintendent Of the Union Pacific: A
J. Bissell local agent: w. D. Tyler.
president of The Washington & Column
bia River road. and ?. s. johnson. of
the Walla WaIla Union