Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-12
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like he laps Without For
NAL Declaration Of War,
6oVeflOl Throws Heavy 6
Armed Force Against Gen.
Poole and Captures / His S
P0sltlOn Poole Retired
and Seeks Reinforce
!. meats In District Court
lille Col. Peake Sleeps
% His Arms III P''OOle's
Lite Stronghold

Lite Stronghold
!; All the command Of the governor, J,
4 Captain Murphy Of Company A, N. D.,
N. G., and detail Of ir,ilitiamen
charged the Office of the adjutant gen
,eral at the capitol Monday morning and
took possession, taking an inventory
of the property and establishing Col.
Peake in command. General Poole
was not present when the ,nilitiamer
i took possession, and when Superintend-
: ent Slattery opened the door and gave
entrance to the warriors all was peace
FIJI and quiet and no blood was shed. \ 4
There was no little interest about the
capitol when the squad appeared and
marched into the Office over which coi,--.
troyersy has ragged for, several days.
Tin1id men kept at a little distance lest
real warfare begin and the smell Of
powder smoke and the roar of cannon
should fiji the air with hazard and gore.
When II was discovered that no battle
! was imminent, people came4a little
nearer and peered il to see:what was.
taking place, and confidence was re-.
stored. The bloodless battle was over.
Col. Peake having uccessfuily storms,
ed the capitol heights and planted his.
battle flag on the summit, where it
waved de6antly all day, General Poole
retired to the fastnesses Of his strong
hold at tie Northwest hotel, threw out
pickets and mounted heavy artillery on
the roof, to sweep all the avenues OF
approach. - sse,. >~; i. =.
Skirmishers were thrown out by the
opposing armies at intervals and the
rattle Of small arms was heard during
the afternoon and evening mingled
with the click of the typewriters Of
the war correspo po1dents, who were in a
state Of feverish activity Il, l. .2z. Est
All kinds Of ranlors were. in the air.
One; said that Col: Peake would mount
the cannon commanding the entrance
to- the capitol grounds and sweep Sixth
street with grape and canister. For
midable looking guards with 6xed bayo-s
nets paced the Office eager for the sight:
Of blood and finding It not Earth
works were thrown up and sharp
shooters stationed in the capitol trees
8 10 pick off approaching enemies. ~
General Poole III the meantime was
busy with war maps, lists Of commissarys
supplies, and made close and careful
Z stndy Of the plan Of campaign 50 sue
<cessfuiIy employed By ellington at
Waterloo The capitol Libraries were.
ransacked for copies Of the life Of Ma.
poleon, Hannibal, Caesar, Alexander
and Dennis Hann6n, and at 4 late hour
last night the war correspondents were.
still on duty, expecting at any moment
X to be called into action. S sz:s5
War photographers werehin the yicin-
ity Of the capitol and the Northwest
all the afternoon, taking photographs
81 the country and apparently making
ready to report the best systems of at at,
! tack and defense. Several times in the
Course ofithe day the shadow Of great.
war balloons hung over the respective
headquarters and then the big engines
III war swept gracefully away, 70 reap
pear again at some distant point. The
condition of the roads and the heavy
4 snow made artillery movement diff.
cult and il seemed likely last night that
] ttle opening battle would be fought with
infantry no cavalry horses Being ob,
q tainable s5s
William Laist the canIlo oneers oft the
capitol forces, estimated N, the after
] noon tl,at he would Sc able 70 drop
red i,ot shot % the Poole feadquarters
al the rate of five 4 second and more
I I il necessary.
Superintendent Slattery stated last
nirht HAT with i force Of five men ale
would Sc able % sweep 81 the ap-
proaches To- The capitol provided the
military would furnish the broonis
Ii IS thought that 81 driving one Of
Hinckley,s hacks into The capitol en-
trance WY and sinking \, tie Poole
iorces esn 3 prevented from nakins