The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-17
IN OPEN WAR.
ihe Rival Lea i-ia.urr- in Fni"i.a. Kan.
Have E.guu sIa-iiiiiir- in
>Otid Earnest.
Doors BATTERED; Down With >ie'i.c Ham
iier> and Eio'ing the Order
All Around.


quarters for the state house. They
marched through the long corridors
leading to representative hall unim
peded The little column forced its way
through the line Of guards stationed at
the foot Of the stairs in the west wing.
and started up the stairs. On the first
landing was crowd Of populist house
officers under command of AdJhtant
,;cncral Ariz. They were armed. and
the advancing republican crowd were
met with the muzzles Of rcyolvcrs and
Wnchestcrs. The adiutant general com
nanaed them to halt. but no stop was
made and the advance guard pushed
into the crowd Of popuiists. Three or
four Of them succeeded in passing III"
doorkecpcrs after a brief struggle and
getting into the hall. but the popnlIsts
succeeded in closing the door and bar
ring it, The republicans on the outside
demanded admittance. and when il was
denied them Speaker Douglas swung Il
large sleslge hammer and began to bat
Ter the heavy doors leading from the
cloak room 1t took many blows 10
beat IA pas,ageway through. but the
doors finally gN,e way and the repuh-
/ !ican legislators surged in with IL loud
shout. The popuists prompt. re
treated and left the republicans in full
possession nf the hall
! As soon as it became known by the
r,pulsts what had occurred Governor
,.cwellng was notified. He promptly
CALLED OFT THE MILITIA
and instructed them to proceed to the
! hall and eject the members Of the re
publican house from the floor The sol
diers started on their mission.
The republicans being informed of the
action of the governor held Il hurried
conference To determine upon what
course of action to pursue. No definite
plan was decided upon. but individual
republicans are trying Ia induce the
Santa Fe railroad 10 call out its shop
men to oppose the militia III electlng the
republicans from the hall
Other industries that were known 10
bc in sympath. with the republicans
were also asked TO furnish men for the
same purpose. Down stairs the lopuists
were not idle compan. { IA local mil
itia company. which Adiutant General
Artz had notified last night to stand in
readiness. was already on the ground
and orders we're teiegraphcd To Holton
and Marion for companies ID and &. and
it was reported that they would be soon
on the way by special train.
: The populists say there were "A as
sistant sergeants at arms sworn in and
in possession Of the hall when the re-
publicans forced there way in. The.
offered no resistance except to warn thu
republicans that they were destroying
state property and would he held re
s,pOnsible to the law.
THE ONLY WEAPONS SHOWN
by the populists were in the hands o
4. J. Boyd. l.. l.. Hopkins and L. I
: Young at the foot Of the stairway ant
I'd in the hands Of two wild young mer
+, - who rushed across the hall from til
back stairway. \. J. Boyd had a Win
" chester and man named Hopkins an
Yount had revolvers. G. &. Clemen.
H. H. who was also on guard at that poin
r. had heavy cane with a hooked handle
No attempt was made to use the weaI
70, ons except by Clemens. who. with
II broad grin on his face. used the hook {
" his cane to catch republicans by tn
- ankles as they passed up the stairwa
nd thus tripping them down. but. as the
er. fell others fell upon them. and at or
time dozeu or more populists and r.
- publicans were writhing together. G
their way up stairs the republicans ca
= tured Winchester and revolve
which they will preserve as trophies.
ays This morning the Santa Fe train fro
Atchison and other places along Il
line brought seventy five republicans
!" act as assistant sergeants at arm al
FRI other trains are expected to
BRING ADDITIONAL REINFoRcEMESTs
hid from points near Topeka. The repub
sof cans anticipating trouble today te
graphed for help last night. The M
mic - s''''
being delivered. but the men 10 whs
they were sent got out u. their beds
pna iani fore midnight. and had gathered
recruits for duty at the capitol.
- IN \ STATE OF SIEGE.
eets The republicans have nailed. barn
,nth
house.
!. The populists have decided to frei