The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-29


wins Industrial Arms. which sesxed =
Baltimore oaio train near Washing on
Coarihou.e yesterday and rode to this
place. refused to give mp the train this
morning. When the state of affairs was
reported to Gov. Mckinley he promptly
ordered Companies A. B and {, Four
teenth regiment. and Battery II. O. y. e..
Columbus. TO Mount Sterling. with CAT
ling guns, to clear the tram. The troops
ieis AZ ii 30 a. m. Meantime Sheri q
Chenovifh had in vain ordered the men
on the train. Attorney General Richards
said to them: IF yen refuse TO se, off
the train the state OF Ohio will com pei you
to do 80" Col. Gavin then sad TO his
army: Men, have no control over you.
You must act on your own Judgment In
this matter. Every man must actffor him.
self individually, bus / would advise you
to obey the order of the sheriff" Not =
word came from the men. The sheriff
then waited for the militia, who arrived
st Il 10.
As soon as the tr oops formed Sheriff
Chenowifh handed Col Colt paper, di-
recting him to make use of the military in
clearing the train. IL read: "Any per-
son Who resists You will arrest and hold
subject 10 further orders. You will then
guard the train and railroad property at
this point until further orders" Col.
Colt addressed the men as follows: Your
commanding officers have surrendered,
and now, in the name of the state OF OHIO.
l order you to leave. l notify you / will
give three more minutes to ge, off the
train, and if YOU do not 10 so | shall use
~
As he spoke he drew out his watch
10 count the minutes. He then
started down the train and repeated
his order. which was taken up by
Gen. Howe and other, officers. Several
Galvinites yelled, Ave surrender" and
began to get down. but the mass of the
men frowned and shook their heads. In
the meantime the Gatling guns were
PLACED so as TO sweep the top of the long
string of cars Companies A, b and & were
1t the head. There was hesitation on the
part of the GaIvanites. The man holding
the American flag on the forward car ex-
claimed. ''l'li stay till the last" Gen
Howe extended the time, and then COL
Colt took Company A and mounted the
car. As soon as the officer reached the
hag the fiagbearer said: 81 am law
abiding citizen and will obey orders" He
forthwith proceeded to climb down. Ii
was signal and the others followed
In less than ten minutes from the time
Col. Colt gave his first order to the men to
vacate the cars in three minutes the train
which had been standing on the siding
since O'Clock Friday morlng, or thirty.
tive hours, pulled out. the besieged engi-
neer and conductor waving adieu to the
hobos.
The Calvin regiment of Common wealers
secured enough money from citizens to
pay for transportation and left at 30 to-
night. The Fourteenth regiment went on
the same train.
CoLusBrs. o., April 2s-Col. Calvin and
his 2I0 men arrived here at midnight from
Mount Sterling on the Baltimore & Ohio
They are quartersd in the Trades Assem-
bly hall.
VAN METER Ia, April 2S.--Gen Keiley's
army began the forced march from Stuart
to Des Moines today under smiling skies
and with solid columns. singing war
songs. The Sacramento malcontents had
struggled in during the night, and l,25i
men lined up for tho roll call. The citi-
zens of Stuart were liberal in contribu-
tions, and forty-one teams were furnished
for transportation Of the men. Dinner
was served at Eariham, eleven miles from
Stuart At Earlham Kelley became in
censed, and announced fatty that
he would go no further un-
less wagons were furnished. COM
mittees Immediately began securing
the surrounding country for transporta-
tion, which was obtained. The army
struggled into Van Meter during the after
noon. some on wagons. some on the roads
and others on the railroad tracks. The
men were weary and footsore on the
twenty-mile journey from Stuart. bu,
were determined to go ahead. and urged
Kelley to lead them on. Camp was made
in a grove half a mile from town, on Coon
river. The cool, clear water looked re-
ireshing. and within fifteen minutes 500
men were shouting and splashing IN the
stream. After the swim supper was
served and the men rested for the tedious
tramp.
Kelley wired the Des Moines reception
committees to send out wagons TO meet
the army during the night. He said he
would make the city by O'Clock in the
morning, and thus give his men time to
rest and prepare for the reception they ex-
nect TO receive from the laboring men
there The night march was as interest
ing 10 the people along the route as il was
wearing on the men. and all night long
little crowds gathered to see the unique
procession go by. The Rock Island rail-
road ran all of the engines out of Des
Moinss today, and will keep the ya:ds
there as clear of rolling stock as possible
while the army remains there.
PuEBLo, Col. April 2s.-~Abont 800 men
attended the meeting OF the Coxey move
ment called for tonight Three speeches
were made, the first orator being Attorney
ii. McFeeley. The next was Prot. Nor.
ris. a well educated man. His address
was typical Popuiist speech. Mr.. Engle,
a German socialist. was the third speaker.
Lengthy resolutions were then adopted
alter which the meeting adjourned until
Wednesday, when an organization Is 10 he
effected.
NEWTON. Conn. April 2s.-The Swift
contingent of the Coxey army left West
eriy this morning, twenty-five strong. The
army vas not arrested last night. as had
been reported. They entered the city at
O'Clock in a drilling rain and went te
Knights of Labor hail. Mayor Bentley
notified the captain of police to treat tht
Indusirials as though they came in psrloi
cars.
SACRAMENTO. April 2s-The san Fran
cisco and Oakland Industrial Army
,ranped today ffcm beyond courtiand &c
Richiand, fistsen miles south OF sacrs-
m.uta. Their road lies along the riye'
bank all the way. lined With orchards IL
which cherries are now ripening. Tn.
army went into camp IN Gsmmon's iarg,
warehouse on the hans OF the river, wher.
.na nan will uAss the night. Sheriff