The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-22
MONTANNS HOGAN|TES,
'fheir Arrival at Bismarck Not Hailed
with JOY by the lnhabi-
tants.
They Demand Three Days Rations
hut the City Authorities Say
no"


NO"
The following account of the arrival
of the Montana Hoganites at Bismarck,
is taken from the Tribune of that city
Of Friday, June Is.
The Hogan contingent Of the Coxey-
ties are here. These are the contribu-
ton Of Montana to the industrial army,
and are the same ones who stole the
Northern Pacific train at Butte some
time ago. Their leader, Hogan, is still
in Jail, and the followers of him, who are
in the city today, have come down from
Fort Benton by way Of the Missouri
river.
The fleet arrived within sight of the
city this morning, and tied up at about
the mouth OF Burnt creek, where the
men went into camp on the bank of the
river for breakfast. To those to whom
C%oxeyism is a novelty, the sight was an
odd one. Ten flat boats were tied along
tho shore, and ten boat crews stood and
sat about and along the edge of the
river, waiting for breakfast. The various
boats are named for Montana towns, and
flags float from them, TO the breeze, as
they float along the turbulent bosom of
the muddy Missouri,
The boats upon which this army mas
come from Fort Benton are the regular
fiat-bottomed scows, whose shape adapte
them to all conditions of the river. They
are built Of pine planking of double
thickness and are stout enough to with.
stand contact With whatever obstacles
may be encountered in the rivers chan
mel. In length they are about forty feet
and in width ten-large enough to &C.
commodate twenty-five men without in.
convenience. Each boat is provided
with oars for steering and there are sails
also for use when the wind is of suffi-
Gent velocity to render them of service.
Nine OF the boats are for the t%ransporta-
ton Of tine men, while the tenth is for
the storage Of commissary supplies. This
latter boat is longer than the others by
twenty-five feet and has borne down the
river from Fort Benton the provisions
upon which the army has eubsisted since
its embarkation.
In all, there are 241 men in the de-
tachment. There were 2G0 upon start.
ing, but some of them quilted the main
body at various places along the line,
some to go to work and others to go east
by rail. The captain, Edwards, is a
Butte a and he was elected after the
start from Benton, as was a so the treas
Sullivan, a miner, who handles
whatever funds the army may become
possessed Of, and makes necessary dis.
bursements. There is also, a newspaper
with the party, a young fellow
named Davis, who is bright, intelligent,
and ar entertaining writer. Davis is from
Great Falls, and has been with the fleet
since its start. He sends a special from
each town of importance along the route,
and is preparing a complete history Of
the trip for THE Great Falls TRIBUNE,
and the London Daily Telegraph, that
the English nation may be appraised of
the doings Of the Coxeyites
The river is high at present, and the
trip from Benton has been made in a
shorter time than anticipated. The aver
age distance has been l30 miles per day,
and the whole trip thus far has consum-
cd just nine days. There have been not
many unusual incidents upon the trip,
beyond those which usually appertain to
an excursion Of flatboats down the
At ono place, one of the boats
went over the falls, at a government
dam, and it's passengers had a somewhat
narrow escape. BY day. the men have
rowed, and made as great "a distance as
possible, and at night, the boats have
been tied up at some convenient place
along shore, and the men have gone into
camp for rest from the days exertions.
Few stops have been made along the
route. Provisions have held out thus
far, and there was nothing to interfere
at any time with the continuance of
their journey. At Williston, the army
was met by a number of armed marshals,
prepared to protect property, but the
fleet passed on down the river. Wash
burn was passed at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and this city early this morn
ing.
The leaders of the army approached
the mayor and officials this morning and
that they wanted three days pro-
visions, enough to last them until they
reached Pierre. A special meeting OF
the council was held and it wau decided
that the city would not furnish the sup
plies demanded. The Coxeyites say
they will endeavor to make their
way east by rail if they do not secure
provisions.
Last night an extra force of watch
men was put on at the bridge and all
we'll armed. One leader of the Coxey's
was jailed for making loud threats and
disturbance. The river feet is
still here and a number of the men are
In the city. There have been no con.
hicts between the authorities and the
as yet, but the next few days
may bring forth some developments.
Tribune 16.-The navy Of Hoganites
is still with us. Yesterday afternoon the
ten boats were put off from their moor
ings a mile or 80 up the river, and came
stream. A d~eafening noise from
cheers and hurrahs Of the men, and
blowing OF horns and the pounding
Of tin pans vas made as the boats pulled
INTO the landing. They moved down to
big bend of the river, about a half
mile below the warehouse, and here they
tied up again. Camp was made and a
OF the men came into the city.
From some OF the citizens they secured
Hour and other articles of food, and the
,ommissary department was busy in the
afternoon baking bread ard piling it up.
Last night Admiral Edwards stated that
he navy would leave for down the river
his morning, but tho morning and the
afternoon found them still here. There
las been no trouble from them thus far,
md they say they intend to leave to-
morrow morning.
Although it is not claimed that Ayers
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