The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-07


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IHofts OF the Leaders q the Am"'gam"ted
Association y Prevent Further
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HoMEsrEAD, Pa. July R-After a lengthy
conference Of Anna Ramatsd leaders meet.
ing OF loci ed.out men was called at four
O'Clock. Il was ATTENDED by LOCO men.
many of whom carried s4usksts, The ma
tional officers of the Aras s:garns ted associa-
tion made strong appeais 10 tho men, while
cannon roared outsii6. President Weihs
pleaded. .niths 80 withdraw and as
sursda - NJ Res containing the
World h Ind ediately removed.
R.iol. MeE 1rxf 4dsnt of the Ma
said, ssThSTo ha1g been an sw-
ful slaughter OF human life here
to- day. and by all mssns further sacrifices
of human life should Be avoided. am a
stranger in town. but from to.day's action
T know full vail IL vou eantinno aoino az
vor .,a ,,;l;t;. -;,, ~ ,raa,. "a o,,t haf,-a
oark ana you Wall De oeieased. Az tnis
juncture President Weihe again attempted
to address the crowd. but Instantly there
va. . lond ,anort ard with ana accord
-, \. y. A.. ~
Tvan wh;. % snnaaIs pe % ns;na ~ no m.d usts. 10.
men were endesvorine to pump
oil on the barosa. II was uaa-
lass - .oa4;,n. .ha ..;,. A.,
.ee' eaae suo ne0'Ane. nn
nour lAter' WnlAe sne men we're WaltlnR ZOE
to burn the barges. and tho men
in them. Hugh O'Donnsll, the leader of the
strikers. prasnad the American fao and
.Ao"k p"o W NS =: - :" p"'.'one" .
speech Tor mercy Tor the finkertons, who
were lying like Gagged wolves in the bsrgss.
The ext aordinary power OF O'Donpell over
tho str;kars hacsma m.nifa.t At onca A
~ .-,s sss.-.a 80 49,.
1ew people oemnffeo ana cried out'
Lets burn them," but there were
the sherlff aud make infor nation for mur-
dar oaa;n.t .hsn, - ..;d +ha ,o.aar ,rh;.
uei aea'n0' sAom, sa'u sno ie"uei' LUIS
was received with eheers ana when the
strikers waved their hands and asked the
Pinkertons to surrender there was an i'm
time the leader of the strikers came on
deck. Then began = strange scene. Strik-
ara crowded the boats. captured rifles and
looted everything. They were mad with
rage, The first man taken of the barge
was diving. shot through the side, Then
one by one the strikers followed
in charge of an a4laged guard,
each man carrying dasa vAlise,
The guards carried the Winch esters taken
from the Pinkertons. Six Pinkertons we're
renorted killed and manv danaerously
wounded. The guards took the men nile
to a rink. There were 2O9 of them, and
probably two thirds of them we're beaten
brutally BY the time they reached the i'm
provised isil, They claim they we're mis-
ent towns, were strangers to each other,
and had been told they were wanted to
watch men. They huddled in the rink alb
soIutely terror stricken, fearing lynchinp
from the immense crowd of people gathered
outside.
Among the scenes and incidents attend
ing the surrender and landing of the dis
comfted guards from the baroes, one
specially worthy of note shows the bravery
OF one Of the Pinkerton men, As he reached
the river bank with his companions. thew
were assai.ed from all sides BY
the angry crowd. In the shower
of stones and missiles of all
from the others and begged for q hearing,
In the silence which followed he said:
"Feliow citizens: When came here did
not understand the situation, or l would
never have come. Iwas told was to meet
and deal with foreigners. had no idea
was to FIGHT American citizens. l am a
of the Junior order and appeal to
YOU fer permission to leave and oct myself
out Of this terrible affair" The crowd
cheered him and he proceeded upmolested,
In the afterAoon the hills back OF Home
stead and ACROSS the river, az far as the eve
could reach, were dotted with human be-
inps. With every shot from the strikers
they craned their necks, hoping only to see
q phsstly result. The Pinkertons we're hors
de combat and their warning purely passive.
The strikers had a cannon. which they
tried to train on the boats, but each
shot flew wide of the mark. Finally the
cannon burst and they resorted to dyna-
mite, Great chunks of it was thrown
about. the most of which ouly splashed the
water. Occasionally it struck the roof, but
hroo IN of Smoke One luckv ahOk rtrnoL