The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-07-13
THROUGH ATLAST
The Train Over the Northern Pacific
from st. Paul Reached Helena
Yesterday.
SOLDIERS GUARD The TRAIN
Gov. Richards Issues Proclamation
Offering a Reward for Prop
erty Destroyers.


ment special over the Northern Pacific
which left st. Paul on Saturday night,
pulled into the depot in Helena shortly
before l o'clock this afternoon. There
were soldiers everywhere, on the steps
of the cars, inside the baggage cars, on
the engine and tender, and even on the
COW catcher. As soon as the train came
to stop the soldiers jumped from the
platform and Immediately posted them
selves as soldiers on both sides of the
cars. United States Marshal McDermott
had force Of about fifty deputies at the
depot and throughout the yards armed
with carbines. There was quite large
crowd at the depot, most of whom were
there from curiosity. There were some
few strikers among the crowd, but in the
face Of the armed demonstration Of the
military and the deputies there was no
jeering and no hurliug Of missiles. The
railroad company has been trying since
Saturday night to obtain crew to take
the train over the Rocky mountain
division. They haveNmet with no sue
cess, as nobody would go out. All the
conductors living here were ordered to
report for duty as we're the engineers,
but as each and all declined they were
promptly informed by wire from st.
Paul that "their designations were &C.
capted." Freight Agent Stewart and
General Agent Edgar, were unable to
secure the services Of any other people
to unload the baggage, wheeled the
truck in front Of the baggage car them
selves and began the work Of transfer
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st, Paul and who have been with the
train right along had to handle the en-
snH an a,n .neseiTes ans we
train.
Lockwood's Story.
Cout.;, Ioo,,uoa a.. om...
cuseo py tne Sitizens OF Livingston OF
naVing pruiaiiy assauitea one OF the
men at the depot there with his sword,
a,
that ne was intoxicated at the time and
Tells the 1oilowing STORY OIL the affair;
we were trying TO press the crowd
back and this man refused to bulge.
asked MIN 10 move pack and ne SAID:
fou d. scap, you cant put
me back That language means tight
with me, wnether nave my UNIFORM on
OF not. struck him and ne went back.
ihate an there ls TO II. 1 was no
drunken than ! am now
Governor hicRaroe tooay wrote 70
PRESIDENT cleveland, inciosing ascopy OF
the dispatcn sent MN py the citizens
committee from Livingston and request
ing that the matter ana charges be IN
vestigated.'
The Governors Proclamation.
rou p;oLo,d, t,do, ;,,,.a A.. o.,
- . 'o"'' '''"e" 'n0 'o''
lowing prociamation:
nereas, laiormation reserved at
ious sections of the country vicious men
have taken advantage of the existinp
railroad strike to ipiure the reputation
of ths strikers by DESTROYING railroad
property. and
Whereas, Individuals bent ON mis-.
chief NAV seek bv similar methods IN
imnair the good name of our citizens
who respect the right of propertv under
the law. regardless of the trend of their
sympathies in the controversy between
the railroad and their employees.
Now, therefore, l, John p. Richards.
governor of Montana. do hereby offer a
v;ct;op in ony court ~ comnotont ;,r;.