The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-08
SERVED NOTICE ON THEM.
Gen. Miles Defines the Sort OF Con-
duet WarrantIng the Use
OF Force
But the Regulars Were Not Called
Upon Firet TO ACT on the
Order
Same improvement Anirmed to EHiut In
the Condition Of AiraiFs At Chicago
and Elsewhere.

CHIoAoo July 7.-'And II is further ord
cred that 10 any sot Of hostility be COM
mi,,ed. such a. firing upon railroad trainS.
assaulting trainmen, marshals or soldiers,
throwing al them rocks. pieces Of iron or
other missiles, these assaults shall be re-
relled by the use OF hrs arms"
30 wroto Gen. Nelson A. Miles In bis
order Issued this afternoon detailing fed
eTAl troops 10 assist United States mafshala
in preventing Obstruction 10 the movement
Of mail and interstate commerce trains. II
Was. In short notice 10 all rioters that
temporizins with them had sessed. and
that hereafter the policy of the government
would be 10 put an end TO their rioting.
srson and pillsRe by shooting 20 kill when
ever or wherever necessary. AZ chance
would have Il, however. IL did not fall TO
the lot Of the national troops TO be nrst 70
carry ous tbs spirit OF this order. Com
pany +, Second regiment, l. N. O.. had
that distinction.
The story Of the encounter between thirty
eight young militiamen. composing this
company, and the Vicious mob at Forty
seventh street and Loomis street 10 told
elsewhere In these dispatches Up 10 four
o'clock In the Afternoon the day had been
comparatively quiet one. Small mobs had
been going all through the district west Of
State street and south Of Thirty-ninth,
bu ming q few cars here and there and
threats OF firing railroad shops and the
like. but 10 was more In the nature Of bush
whackinR than anything else. and not al
oil like the massed bands Of strikers who
gsthsred along railroad tracks yesterday
aud to-day. absolutely blocking all move-
ment by sheer force Of numbers. This
state of affairs was doubtless the outRrowth
Of various conditions. such as the presence
Of vastly increased force OF soldiers. aud
that yesterdays wrecking and firing Of oars
had left q large share OF tracks 10 the south
impassable. 80 that about all the disoerna-
BILE movement was In the shape Of wreekina
trains, sndeAvoIing to bring der ont Of
chaos. which existed all through that
region.
The disturbed section to-day embraced a
spAcs OF about twenty-five square miles.
not 10 mention a sporadic bit OF inoendiar-
lam on the Burlington road Mt Crawford
aud Western avenue, the latter having she
dis,instion OF being the work Of women
and children.
II 10 estimated that In ths district men
toned not less than 10000 rioters were out
al one time or another dufing the day. but
the ground was 40 thoroughly pAtrollod by
police, marshsls and military that they
found little opportunity for getting to-
gether In large numbers. Some Of them at
the stock yards found time for indulRing
ia the grim humor of laying out grave
yard In due order and sresting headstones
at graves bearing the names of their pet
aysrsions. including that OF the president
Of the United States.
One feature OF the day was the showing
OF its teeth By tho building trades council
Of the ei,y In calling ont the steam filters
Ia the big packing houses at the stock
yards. with the threat that il was merely
preliminary to calling on. its $4,000 mem
bsrs. aBd tying mp all building IN the city.
Another feature OF ths day was the
patrolling OF sentries before the federal
rub-treasury, in whose vaults lie some
$4,000, 900 OF Uncls Sans money. which
Gen. Miles thought might prove ,empta-
tion 70 some Of Dsbs' followers not TO be
resisted. especially In view OF the fact that
they a'e not tiush just now.
For the fret time since the strike opened
there we're several distinct notes OF i'm
no, confined 10 Chicago. Here the postal
authorities reported noticeable i'm
pioyement In the movement of mails.
Outside OF Chicago II was noticed that the
strike gave many evidences OF having
-saehsd its oulminatiou, and of falling In
a fence. To begin with. the promise that
tue seabosrd trunk lines would be tei-up
st buffalo was not fulfilled; the strike was
not extended 10 Pittsburs. as was predict
oc; At number of points in the tiei-up
district the strain was lightensdi at one or
two points men who had agreed to 90 out
failed 10 do 10; but the most significant OF
all, perhaps, was the refusal Of the A. X. u.
al Louisville. Colorado Springs and Denver
10 obey Debs' order 60 strike. Joliet also
reported detection from the ranks there.
The emt lOyss OF the Joliet a Eastern are
T. turning to work.
Un the other hand the q lends Of law and
order had occasion 10 be pleased on account
OF the massing OF troops here and at tho
ordering OF the movement Of oops by the
president with view 20 lifting the embargo
ON the Pacific coast business, both by
northern and central routes. To this the
only foil which tho managers OF the strike
were able 10 show was an arrangement be-
tween President Debs and Grand Master
Workman Sovereign, OF tho knights of
Labor. 90 call out the members OF that or
sAuizatiou. l50. 900 In number, provided the
other four msmbsTs of the executive COM
mitioe would agree 10 the order OF calling
them out IL is estimated that Dobs has
q al out 7b,t01 n or. 40 that II the agree
msat gOes II will bs no small addition 10
the 10. cos Of idlonOss.