Show i TJ S deputy marshals routed attempt to stop a train a failure and runaway train run into a anaa at fort helena mont april 25 deputy marshala mars bala attempted to arrest abe coxey army near billings A tight ensued and one man on each bide was badly wounded the deputies are reported overpowered and disarmed bv st paul minn april 25 hogans army of Coxey ites from butte reached columbus 50 miles thie aide of living abton and went into camp marshal W A leigh a torce of deputies overtook alie stolen train at columbus early today when abo seventy ahre deputize deput iee reached columbus they found hardy men determined to proceed the northern pacific officials were advised of the situation and ordered that no attempt be made to atoo the train at columbus geneal manager kendrick of tho northern pacific conferred with colonel swain the department of tio united stacee of america and it was decided to attempt to stop tho train and beize the men fort keogh ia near miles city and troops leavo been ordered to seize the train on its arrival there or abo blehl theoma april 2 A from billinge montana to the ledger says at 1 this morning tho coxe contingent strong arrived at killings on freight cars closely followed by a etuin containing united states marshals arriving at billing jeader J eader from the top of a tar the crowd fifteen deputy manuals rushed up to capture the engine and placed tin engineer under cover of their rifled tho charged and wrested gaoat of abe guns from the maryhale ma alio retreated under the protection of their revolvers vol vers firing occasionally the deputize deput iee were followed back to the train amid a shower of stones and missiles and narrowly escaped death the captured rifles were broken to pieces over alie railroad track one citizen was shot through alie lung but will recover no other fatalities the billings people furnished abundant supplies of provisions after speeches by giosan denouncing the deputies namur deers they violently captured a fresh eleine and started east claiming the ight of way the marshal remained at billings at 11 tonight the coxey train is miles west of keogh and the military commander is prepared to give them warm reception i they offer resistance the takes a hand aa there lias been already in congress a disposition to criticism criticise critic ise the presidents action in ordering united states troops to stop copans train it may bo proper to bet lorali tho facts that influenced the executive branchi of tho government in this matter first it appears that abo party strong applied to the northern pacific railroad authorities for transportation free to washington this was refused by the receivers then the men broke into the roundhouse round house captured an engine and made up a train at this stage alie railroad authorities applied for and obtained from the feutral court an injunction restraining them the authority for this was the fact that the railroad wae now in the hands of the united states and abe courts were responsible for its management through the receivers the disregarded the injunction and the court issued writa of abreut against them for contempt of fourt when th untied ln bought to arvd thi writ he with hia was locked up by abe hon and alie party ran away with htiu artin f r washington finding aln unable with the at their command to carry out the lawful processes of aliu court alie judge and united states marshal telegraphed for aid to attorney general ainey the latter saw tho president last night and general was called into consultation it was soon settled that there was warrantable necessity for executive action the property seized was within federal control and alie mob had resisted the mandates of the federal courts sections revised statutes authorize the uso of federal troops to eup presa insurrections rebellions and conspiracies which prevent the enforce mt nt by judicial process or civil pro cc edinge of the laws of the united states thera was no ground for tho interference ct the governor or state author of montana for the matter was an against the federal statutes and a violation of the orders of the federal courts su there was no recourse but to the president and no course open to him save to maintain law and the usual civil process having failed through the maridale mari hale inability to control the solution to direct alie united state troops to enforce that process lie isred orders to col swaine to intercept the lawbreakers law breakers arrest them and turn them over to the united states marshal for such action and punishment as the court may pre scribe the northern line over alie Hoga inget pass to como east runs through alie boundaries of the military post at fort keogh montana and this point was selected for the arrest to make sure the should noi pass beyond abo montana line where the jurisdiction of united states would stop fortunately this point ie one of alie strongest garrisons in the northwest comprising about men general army new april 25 coseye homo ro serve held another meeting this afternoon there was a much larger crowd in attendance than at yesterdays meeting the following proclamation was ordered to all honest patriotic and law abiding citizens of the united states of america in view of threatened violence buffering hunger and privations to abo industrial du army the peaceable conduct and interest of its members and the constitutional rights of americans to peaceably aemile all american citizens are appealed to in the name of almighty gil the constitution of the united states humanity law and justice organize at once in every city town and hamlet throughout the land a home reserve to army whose aim and object ball be to see that this constitutional right is not abridged or in any manner interfered with let your armalea be composed compo eed of none but patriots and conservative men properly officer all companies compan iea aad regiments and drill for one week spokane wash april 25 an order has been issued by judge II anford of the united states court directing deputy marshal vinson to swear in a bulli cienfu force of deputies to guard alio trains of the northern pacific from seizure by the commonweal ers this action was taken a report that concerted movement was on foot to seize trains at spokane seattle and tacoma seattle wash april 23 the northwestern industrial army 1000 strong made up of men who came to the northwest to work on alie great corthern and everett monte ariato railways will start on font this evening lor washington city next day they will march to where the tacoma contingent strong will boin them hopes are still entertained of ee curing transportation from the northern pacific but failing in making this arrangement the evident intention is to board the first east bound freight train alie army is organized organised sed in tour teen companies of about sixty men each the white home guard washington april 25 although re por been current that the white house guards had been reinforced the report are not true the ordinary arrangements fur guarding the while house alien crowds are lacre arc considered sufficient alie matter chich rivee the president concern was the permission permie sion a local real estate dealer gave coxey to encamp in woodley park which adjoins the president country place to raise a fund aaril 25 the committee on public comfort held a meeting at Coxey rf headquarters this afternoon at it was decided to ask each of the newspapers in the city to receive donations to the funds to be devoted to the subsistence of the commonweal army while in the city ope member of the committee A Tro gina who is a musician in alio marine band handed in his at the suggestion ot his commanding officer captain Murp liv alio thought it was unwise for an enlisted edicer to identify himself prominently this movement george francis train is expected here tomo now and kev M K cross of alie primitive apostolic church ott god who is a young minister has advertised liu will deliver a discourse sunday night for alie benefit of the commons on the decidedly unscriptural theme damned toola populists discuss the movement washington april 25 populist senators and representatives were in caucus tonight at Po until 10 to reach an understanding to the populist attitude toward the army there present senators stewart of nevada and alien 01 nebraska representatives pence and 11 of colorado bell and harris boen nt minnesota kern and mckeighan 0 nebraska chairman reck of the national corn was also present the coxey movement was discus ed while there was no endorsement of the movement the speakers urged it was a legitimate and natural outcome of national 1 gi stewart urged with his usual vigor that alio gold anarchists were re for the popular |