The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-04-27
The CAPTURE AT FoRsYTHE.
An Unconditional Surrender Without the
Slightest Disiurb,ncc.

slightest blslutntncc'
Special Dlspatch 10 the Stanllrt.
MILES CITY, April 26.-Tho Montana
contingent Of Coxey's army came to grief
last night, and now the army, about 800
in number. is under guard by the troops.
The STANDARD correspondent accompa-
MED the troops TO Forsythe last night when
the surrender was made. The Coxey men
arrived there at Top. m, having no trouble
with tho exception of heating the engine.
But at Forsythe they found no end OF
trouble in store for them. The
switches were all solidly
spiked, the engines were all
dead, being minus fire, water and throt-
ties. But undaunted, they selected Engi-
neer O'Neil's pet, No. AIS, and proceeded
TO fire her up, using hose to convey steam
from the abandoned "hog," and thus
forced draft. II required the presence
in the shop of about 80 men and numer-
ous threats to induce the yardmastcr to
produce the throttle. All this consumed
about two hours and accounted for their
presence when the troops arrived.
In a few seconds the blue coats were in
line on the ground. One company was
then thrown along the platform beside
Coxey's train and the Montana commune,
which for 90 hours had had full sway
on the Northern Pacific, were prisoners of
war without a shadow OF resistance from
any one.
The STANDARD correspondent was af-
fordcd an opportunity 10 inspect the COM
monwealers and their train. Tho latter
consisted of IL cars; one of provisions
and il was well filled-one of coal, one of
railroad tools and II 10 carry III. army,
each of which was well lighted and con-
tanned from 30 to ~ men together with
ther baggage. camp epulpage and the like,
making a total of about 400 men. About
three hours later, when the two passenger
trains came in from the West, they pro-
duced about 100 recruits, men who re-
fused to pay fare, alleging that
they were Coxeyites, and they we're also
taken in custody by tho soldiers. The
commonwcal army failed to contrast very
fayorabIy with Lieutenant Colonel Pages
regulars whose blue uniforms and brown
legcins. long Toms, glstening bayoucts
and well-lillcd knapsacks and cartridge
boxes. caused the dusty and bcgrmed
| faces of tue army TO look even less at
tractiye than would otherwise have been
| tue case as they gazed from car doors
upon tho Twenty-second infantry. In
general the men had tho appearance OF
ordinary laborers.
The residents of Forsythe spoke highly
of the conduct OF the Coxeyites, saying
tina, the officers kept them under close
discipline, preventing any overt acts, and
| il was not until after the regulars arrived
that few of them scattered around town.
Captain william Hogan was inclined to
be quite talkatiye and desired to make a
speech. but Colonel Page declined
to permit il. To reporter, how
ever, he was profuse IN his
declarations that his followers were peace.
able men. having grievances which they
\ desired 10 make known in Washington.
He said that they had done nothing wrong,
had not fought anybody and did not in.
tend to. and that one company could have
stopped his command just as easily as
whole regiment, At present all OF the
commonwcalers are held in tho custody
Of the troops and nothing will be done
with them until orders are received from
the secretary OF war tomorrow.