The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-25
VIII BE Escorted Back to Butte.


afternoon.
Will BE Escorted Back to Butte.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 25.-A Niles
City to the Dispatch says: The Montana
contingent of Coxey's army will not go
further east than Fort Keogh,
owing to orders to the military at
the fort. The army is now at Bill
lings. and a dispatch just received
here says that they have captured seven
ty- five United States deputy marshals
who had followed them from Butte.
superintendent Finn of the Montana
division is here and will attend to the
stopping of the train at Keogh. Hogan,
in command of the Coxeyites, had wired
Finn that he would want his private car
to go east from Miles City and Finn will
be on hand to explain the interruption
in the program.
500 men, with gatling battery and Col.
Page will execute his orders The
probability is that the army will be re-
turned to Butte under military escort
Private advices in this city state that
in the fight between the deputies and
the Coxeyites one was killed, but
three or four were injured.
Olney Issues Further Orders.
WASHINGTON, April 25. = Attorney
General Olney, anticipating the ar
rival at Bismarck of the train
captured at Butte, Montana, last
night by a continent of COxey'S army, to-
day telegraphed United States Marshal
Cronin giving him orders similar to those
wired last night to Marshal Bede at ST.
Paul
He is ordered to execute any process
issued by the United States court for the
protection of property and ask for mill
tary assistance if any resistance which
cannot be overcome by the marshal and
his deputies is offered.
He Comments on the Report That the
CommonweaI Is to BE suppressed.
ATLANTIC, Iowa, April 25.-Gen. Kelly
was shown this afternoon the Associated
Press dispatches from Washington stat
ing that the government had practically
decided to interfere with the common
veal movement, and had ordered the
Montana train load of men stopped. The
general refused to believe that the gov
ernment had really decided upon such
action.
II don't see how they could reach such
a decision,' he said, ''but if they have,
we will make a test case of it and carry
the matter to the courts. We will not
resort to physical force. We are peace
full, unarmed men and will never at
tempt to cope with government forces.
Our battle must be fought in the courts"
Col. Spead took the same position as
that of his late chief.
sThis action is a usurpation of power
by the government" Spead declared.
awe will go to the courts if we are in
terfered with. They will decide in our
favor
''And if they declare against you, what
then?" was asked.
"They never will, !" was the emphatic
reply. ''They cannot, but even if they
do, the people are greater than the
courts"
Temporary peace reigned at the fair
grounds today where the contending
factions Of Kelly's industrial army were
camped. The revolution of yesterday
which separated the San Francisco and
Sacramento divisions and elevated Col.
Spead to the generalship of the latter,
was the one topic of conversation in the
camp and the bitter feeling among the
men was as apparent as it was yesterday.
An attempt to patch up peace was
made, but Kelly absolutely refused to
recognize the recalcitrant officer. The
latter again asserted that he would march
to Washington with KeIly's column, but
would hold no communication with the
general. The Sacramentos, while in the
minority, were determined and
seemingly anxious for a test of
strength and power with the
Kellyites. Both leaders were kept
busy today preventing personal conflicts
between the men of the divisions, and
Kelly expressed his fears to Asso-
ciated Press reporter that the men would
get beyond his control and precipitate a
general fight.
The march to Des Moines will begin
tomorrow morning. Kelly addressed the
and aroused enthusiasm.