Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-11
SANDERS BIG RUN
Into the Arms Of the United
States Marshal.
LATEST EXPLOIT OF A ooXEY1TE.

The Gang which Stole the Missouri Pa
.iac Train Cornercd and Captured After
some Exciting Observation-Disclosures Of
The Kansas Onheials. Including the Gov
srnor-How the Train. stealers Overcame
All Obstacles.
SALIVA. Kan. May 1.-THE war" is
over. The intrepid Colorado contingent Of
the commonweal which has kept Colorado
and Kansas in an urronr for two days has
surrendered Internationally to Marshal
Medley. They were $50 strong and every
MN was put under arrest. Tie surrender
was made peaceably ami the entire army
Is being taken to Topeka for trial.
KANSAS CITY, May ll.-Sanders' reck-
less army of commonwealers defied pur-
suit and laughed at obstacles again yes
tesday Three times their stolen train
was reported stalled before cars and en-
gines, purposely run off the track ahead
Of them, and each time the railway Off
Gals believed they were masters Of the sit
uation. But in less time than it took the
railway company to throw their engines
from the track ut one place and tear up
the rails at another the go-ahead 'wealers
had built n new track around the feeble
instructions and relaid the torn-up rails
with their force of something over 400
men. These undertakings were but few
hours of enjoyable recreation for the
'wea.ers who when riding were packed in
their coal cars like sardines in can.
Curious Idea About LewellinR.
The army's sympathizers were hoping
that the daredevil band might run the
gantlet of United States Marshal Neeley's
hundred Winchesters and reach Topeka
without further molcstation. Once at the
capital they believed the train stealers
would be free from care and penalty. The
attitude of Governor Lewelling gave this
idea encouragement. The executive said
nothing sympathetic when addressed on
the subject by interested parties, but
neither did he say anyt hing condemnatory.
He was entirely non-committal, and alb
stained from interesting himself in the
matter beyond replying to communica-
tons sent him by railroad officials or petty
peace officers. To Sheriff Hart. of Horace,
who applied for troops, the governor sent
the following: Telegram asking for troops
| to arrest 800 men who have stolen Missouri
Pacific train received. Was train stolen
in Kansas. Have any deprcdations been
committed in your county, Have war
rants been issued and processes resisted.
Are the men still in your county,"
The Law Had Paralys sis In Kansas.
The railway company found itself in a
| peculiar fix. The state attorneys having
declined TO help them and the county au-
| mot 70 do
TO have the wild train move on to having
several hundred arrested men to feed and
place on trial il took legal ingenuity to
get the railway in n position to appre-
I bend the Wild men and runaway train at
all. They depended on their general at
torney, Bailey Waggener. to drag them
out Of the difficulty, and he succeeded il
pressing the United States into service by
| getting TIE c.erk of the United States
court at Topeka to issue writs of arrest
Tor the unknown commonwealers, an act
which the Populist leaders condemn as
unlawful.
An Army Of Z. s. Marshals.
With United States Marshal Medley and
force Of fifty men, each armed with a
rifle or shotgun, Waggener started west
on special train from Topeka The forces
and firearms were increased en- route. and
when the special reached Scott City, Kan,
100 deputies. each with a gun. were aboard
The special made an exciting race to this
point. as here il was determined to give
battle to the foe, if battle there had to be
here the line was drawn, beyond which
the 'wealers. with all their nerve and in.
dustry, would not be permitted to pass.
Meanwhile the 'wealers were reported rs
flying eastward. having broken camp Mt
Chivington, Colo, where they peacefully
spent the night rolled in their blankets in
the open air, while their train stood still
| on the main track