Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-13
INTO DEATHS MOUTH.
A GALLANT BAED WEIGH PEE
F0RMED MOST NOBLE AND
TAL0ROUs SERVICE.


Paper to Have Representative ON the
Field.
There il at least one contracting firm in
Montana today which has had more than
it's fll OF cheap foreign labor. That firm ID
Drum d Breckinridee on the line Of the
Butte Short Line. or the Northern Pacific
Il Montana railroad, as it is officially
known.
When Keeie, Green & Barbour took the
contract Of building the line. they feared a
scarcity Of labor in the territory and sent
to an employment agency at st. Paul for a
gang Of Italians. They arrived and were
assigned to Drum q B~reckinridge sub-con-
tractors, who are building a portion Of the
grade about sir miles from town. For q
while all went well until the man Tarcinali
was killed by a sliding rock, last Sunday.
This put the gang in bad humor as they
blamed, although uniustly, the fcrman for
the accident. Since then they have been
surly and iii humored. The discharge OF four
or Ave OF their compatriots during the
past two or three days, for general
ipcompeting and l~axiness, has not tended
to molly their naughty Roman spirits,
and, II, anything, they became worse. Yes
terday morning another one was dis.
charged, whereupon q portion OF the re-
manning ones quit work and compelled a
number Of others who refused to join
them to quit also; T F6f4 9f.I .ai-ed .sss
b so1Bcfafaesd man was reinstated all
would strike. Their request was not com
piled with, and the mob, about 100 OF
them. became exceedingly boisterous and
threatening, and all were discharged. Mr..
Drum informed Mr.. Keefe OF what had
transpired, and upon his advice came to
town and notified the authorities. In the
absence Of Mr.. De Witt, Acting Prosecut.
ing Attorney Corbett instructed Sheriff
Lloyd to visit the scene OF the disturbance
with q posse and see that no violations
of the law were committed.
The sheriff at once, organized q posse
OF five men, and with TIE MINERS war
correspondent as q quasi combatant,
started out in Lavelle's band wagon drawn
by four horses. All were armed with Win
chesters and q look Of determination.
Nothing worthy OF note occurred on the
trip out and when within q few hundred
yards OF the camp General Lloyd went
ahead to r~econnoiter. Captain Kessler, as
next In command, volunteered to accom-
pa ny him, and jumped out OF the wagon to
follow his chief, but not without first cast
ing q piteous and appealing look at THE
not SO very old and have q family; don't
desert mel" The correspondent was never
yetknownt to desert q friend in need, and but
toning up his linen ulster struck out brave
" with the gallant captain, whose counte-
at once assumed q more cheerful
mien and it's owner even vent so far as to
make q feeble attempt at Joking. The
camp, composed OF tents and wickiups,
which had hitherto appeared to be
deserted at once began to swarm
with laundering, ~gesticulating Italians and
all crowded around the valorous trio. Gem
eral Lloyd acted as spokesman and asked
for the boss, with a strong Italian accent
on the boss" A swarthy dago with q
song-and.dance hat on and colossal ear
rings, replied, Gotta no bossa; ALA bossa."
The general next asked, in his choicest
latin, Tor some one who could speak English,
and after q hurried consultation among
themselves the crowd finally pushed for
ward q most unclean and squaIid looking
Lazerone who said, me speaka de English,
whata you wanta?" Drawing himself
proudly erect as became him, General
Lloyd stated that complaint had been
made to him that the men whom he was
addressing had behaved in q rude and
boisterous manner calculated to incite riot,
war, bloodshed, agony and death, and then
told them that his orders were from the
contractors to clean out the camp and cause
every last man from Italy to va
moose the ranch. Another consultation
among the garlic eaters ensued and their
ambassador bluntly said, 'No cleana the
M NINA nrfo jkfI uo 0offo nr1r ronn tMa~
lean bossa he 60 to towna, he discharge
Italiana mana and we wanta oura mon"
They were then informed by the sheriff that
II they would leave peacably and 60 to
town he would see that they would receive
their 'mon," at the same exhibiting his
diamond encrusted gold star. The star
evidently was the prettiest jewel they had
ever seer, judging from the way they crowded
about to get q glimpse Of it. Victor Eman-
uel again spoke out and said, me knowa
youa de siberia, me goa to, towna getta de
mon, com back and cleana outta de
campa."
Mr.. Breckinridge now appeared and in.
Producing himself to General Lloyd stated
that his partner, Mr.. Drum, was still in
town and that il the men would also 20 to
town they would receive their time checks.
All this time the remainder of the gal
liant warriors who constituted the posse
were in the wagon, and seeing their COM
rades surrounded by a mob OF semi-bar-
barians, caused the driver to take them
into the camp, and as soon as they arrived
they jumped out with a gun in each band.
Hurriedly handing one each to General
Lloyd, Captain Kessler and TIE MINERS |
hired men, Lieutenant Anterior, Sergeant |
Evans and Corporal Lovejoy, formed
themselves into open columns, threw out |
skirmish lines and waited for the signal |
which wa to that the battle |
should begin. The sight Of SO large an
army, equipped and armed for a p~rotracted |
campaign, caused the vasals to weaken and
became less defiant, and some made q
pretense Of packing up and preparing to
leave the camp.
Seeing that they we're no longer inclined
10 make trouble, Mr.. Breckenridge re.
the general to leave q part OF his
posse as guard, and he would allow the
mob to remain on the ground until this
morning, when he would send them to
town to get their pay. The general con.
,ented, and detailed Lieutenant Atherton,
Evans and Corporal Lovejoy to
while himself, Captain Kessler
and the war correspondent started back
10 town. The trio had gone a mile or
when they met Mr.. Drum going toward
the camp, riJing O venerable and dignifed
He informed the commanding Of
icer that he a ready to settle with the
men, and that as soon ss he got back to
'he seat OF war he would give every last
,ne OF them their time checks and sire
Upon receipt Of this information General
lloyd decided to return and gave the or.
Ter to countermarch and in q short time /,
he little army was once more collected to-
ether in the presence OF the demoralized +.
nemy. The general again ordered the
amp cleared and even in q more determined :
one than before, for he had been reinforced !
y the addition OF q battle-worn veteran )
Ihom he picked up on the back march and
ressed into service. Is
In su instant the enemy began to pack =
p trunks, put away kettles, frying.pans :
otherscamp equipments, empty straw
icks and in other ways prepare for q
breed march. While this was going on the
eneral issued an order to take down all
be tents, which belonged to the contract a
re-, and load them into q convenient wag e
This accelerated the movements q
I the now thoroughly demoralized enemy n
nd when the last wickiup was !,
lso emptied, the match was applied and :
q moment they were blazing as only the v
itchy mountain pine car burn. Captain .
essler and the war correspondent were a
sxt detailed as q body guardto Mr. Drum, r.
no vas In q cabin, about a quarter OF a a
lie away, and after thew had reached 81