The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-25
THE MONTANA COxEY's
VIII be rendered a Reception by the
Military at Fort Keogh To-day.

80 ~ ~ tit boNN VI
many obstacles, for the past few days
from Butte, en- route to the east. will be-
due here to-day, and coincident with it,
approach, the question whether such an
, aggregation can seize and use the prop
erty OF railroads and levy contributions
upon the communities through which
they pass. for their ~sustenance, is ap.
preaching a solution. This proposition
will be decided negatively at Fort
keogh this afternoon, unless some
change is made in existing orders, and
the Montana Coxeyites will find further
progress eastward as a body perempto-
rily denied them. the mandate being en-
forced by Uncle Sans ~bayonets.
For two days past rumors ef the adj
vance Of this army has been rife IN town
and last night it was definitely learned
that the expedition had reached Law
ingston and would shortly start for this
end OF the valley. Supt. Finn preceded
them and by causing a landslide wher-
ever practicable, emptying water tanks
and putting such other distractions in
the way Of the army train. so delayed its
progress that it could not run any bet
ter than half speed. and did not reach
Plllings until TO day about IL o'clock.
Here the posse Of United States mar
shals. some se~yenty-tive in number. that
had been following the army from Butte.
caught up with them, but it would seem
that the junction was formed by mis-.
take. for about II 30 a dispatch was re.
ceiyed here. stating that the army had
captured and disarmed the marshals and
broken up their Winchesters. Mean
time a delegation Of citizens OF Miles
City had accompanied Supt. Finn to
Fort heogh for the purpose Of inter.
viewing Col. Page. and ascertaining il
the military proposed TO take any hand
in stopping or caring for the Coxeyites.
IT being apparent that il Miles City had
70 give them a meal. preparations would
nsse to be begun forthwith. Supt. Dor.
sey, who is just out Of a sick bed. and
physically unable to direct any active
operations. remained at the telegraph
operators elbow al Miles City in con
slant confidential correspondence with
the railroad officials at St. Paul.
The trip to Fort Keogh was really
productive Of nothing. as Col. Page. be-
ing without orders. was officially ignor- |
ant Of the existence Of the Montana
arUy, and consequently unable to afford
the delegation any information as TO the
attitude he would take. In fact. though |
he received the visitors most courte-
ously and expressed a very ~fervent hope
that he might be ordered to interfere.
all he could say at that time was that he |
would have TO let the army pass through
unhindered, unless they committed some
depredations on the reservations; but the
delegation had barely crossed the parade
ground after leaving the headquarters,
when Col. Page was seen to receive a
telegram, the purport OF which was
made public when he came TO a group
Of officers and in a business like tone,
said, We'll. gentlemen. get your compa-
MES ready" Then signalling the otfic-
ers present into the club room for brief
consultation, TO which .Supt. Finn was
invited. it was shortly afterward made
known to the waiting Miles City delega.
tion that orders had peer received from
the secretary OF war, through depart
ment headquarters at st. Paul for the
commandment at Fort keogh to stop the
Coxeyites, and hold them until further
orders. The news was received with
much satisfaction by the officers and
civilians as well. the former expressing
much qualification that the matter had
been placed in their hands, and the lat
ter no less pleased to be relieved of the
responsibility connected with the alleged
commonwealers. 4 brief interview then
took place between Col. Page and Supt.
Finn. in which il was arranged that Finn
should attend to the stopping of the
train, a task which he most cheerfully
undertook, impelled thereto by the re-
~membrance of many i~ndignities recently
heaped upon him by one Hogan, who is
mssquerading as commander in chief of
the Montana army.
The program above set forth will most
assuredly be carried out this. afternoon
unless the orders Of the military are
countermanded, which is scarcely to be
thought of. The army is due here. on
ordinary running time, about 8 O'Clock,
and "a MI. Hogan has considerably sent
word ahead that he will not resist the
military. the scene at Keogh will be de-
void Of sensational features. The train
will no doubt stop on being tagged; the
army will disembark, be taken in charge
by the military, and marched to some
convenient spot where they can be