The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-22
INCIDENTS or rae srErKE.
Gen. bryant Tells Of scenes st Living
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Gen. John II. BRYANT, she receiver Of
the Seattle. Lake Shore Il Eastern rail-
road and the Seattle Ceal ana Iron Com
pauy, who has 1ust returned from the
East after two weeks sIsgs with foods
and strikers at Liyingstoae, Mont, had a
good opportunity Of observing The opera
tions OF the strikers aed the regular
troops at that town and on his trip from
there West In taking Oh the incidents
Of the trip with Rosr-I TE1LIaKxcEa re-
porter yesterday, he said:
The strikers would not even allow the
colored men on the car to cook food for
the schildren 10 the party. and they were
supported by the mayor OF Livingstone.
When the traip was made up 70 come
West some 251to 800 OF them gathered on
the track and DISTRACTED the way. Capt.
Lockwood, of the colored troops, which
were ~on guard there. ordered the
crowd 70 get off the track. but the
mayor forbade him 70 touch the mob
prickIng them on the legs With their bayo-
nets, and one man was cut on the head (;
that scattered them. Afterward the
deputy rnarshals identified those who had
been in the mob by the blood on their
trousers. though they were only prieked,
and arrested them The soldiers had
orders to fire If any stones were throw n
of the officers warned the mayor OF
this so that the mob tell back ali the
more readily. While the brakeman was
STOPPING down 20 test the airbrakes n
striker raised atone TO throw At him and
| called a soldiers attention TO him. Some
body warnea the striker and he iin1nedi-
ateiy fell on his knees and begged the SOL
eEh IA All m ar Inn nNR 40
shoot, and he did not In my opinion
Cap Lockwood prevented riot by his
timely action.
II want 70 speak in the highest terms of
/ superintendent Finn and Chief Dispatcher
McEwar, OF the Montana division, WAC
had charge Of affairs at Livingstone.
They are both brave. cool, careful men,
and Mr.. Finn handled the affair in first
class way. Mr.. FINN got On n loco
motive, and he and Master Mechanic
Brown ran 1t TO Helena TO get the or
ders of the court against the strikers.
General Supeyin teudent Kimberly and
Assistant General Superintendent Dickin-
sonnre also cool headed men and careful
managers, There nas been a good deal of
talk about the soldiers, but IN my estinla-
ton they behaved well and showed great
deal of patience and judgment.
"Mr Kimberly met Mr.. Dickinsona at the
bridge across Heligate river belaD Mis-
souia, and an attempt was made Sburn
il ahead Of them. The soldiers on guaxd
there a. night saw man approach below
the bridge and pile waste soaked with oil
against the tint They waited Till be
had set fire 90 10 ADD had started away, and
then tified him full Of lead by the light OF
his own fire. Then they went down and
put out the fire.
You have fearless fudge and a loyal
governor. men Of a different class from
the officials in some states. Judge Han.
ford was the first judge TO declare the
strike an insurrection and 10 open the
read. When got telegram telling me
Of his order, the few people in Livingstone
who were opposed TO the strike gathered
around me and joined in congratulations
over his action.
at Is no use talking about recognizing
the road untii business has settled down
10 its normal condition. The best thing
We can do II 10 get our roadeed into good
condition by putting in stone An place
OF wooden cuivefts here. taking ont a
curve tkere and reducing grades
wherever We can. 80 that the annual
chi rge FOR maintenance OF way will
be rxsflced and the security for the bonds
improved. am In favor of retaining the
men who came here 20 90 TO work on the
road. for they took their lives in their
hands, aud Ii would be an injustice TO turn
them out, no matter how capable the old
men may have been.
the volume of business In the East is
better, but the profits are no larger Mr..
Armour told me that business was better.
but there was no comfort in IL. which /
understood TO mean that there was no
protit Things generally we're better until
this strike came, and OF course that para
lived everything Judge Hanford's treat
raent IL the Coxeyites aud the strikes IS
commented on very favorsblv IN the East /;
also the action Of Gov. McGraw In havln 4
tha trn,na ready for saFytca /"