The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-08

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OF miiitiamsn sprang forward with leveled
bayoncts. John Burke, who was standing
In front Of the mob, was throwing coal
Ono Of tho first soldiers in the charge
plunged bayonet clear through his body,
the point coming out at his back.
Burke went down like . log and died In
few minutes. The mob broke before
the charge, but quickly rallied, and after
short pause came on again, sending .
pattering of revolver bullets before it.
The troops, deputies aud police waited
for no orders, but tho rifles came TO n
level, revolvcrs were drawn aud the storm
OF leaden death swept into the mob.
II MANY WE'RE KILLED.
deputies and police pressed forward,
rapidly driving the crowd before them in
the widest confusion. II was all over in
three minutes and the militia marched
into their train, and, with the deputies,
returned TO the city. They looked as
though they had been through q battle
when they disembarked. Their uniforms
were torn, their hats gone; they were
covered with dust and dirt, and many Of
'"e''' "a" "ee" o"u'y o'u'seo ny '"o "s'"s
s'ones'
II believe" said Superintendent Await.
ter, 'that at least dozen men werc killed.
| saw men strcwn all over tho tracks, and
they were dead men, too. The mob was
not far away whom We began TO fire, aud
| for about ,hree minutes the militia. depu.
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u'Ax 'es" '.'v ""' .'o"u VIZ
e'ose enough anu tue MOP was o'e e"oue"'
and DON'T think many bullets went wlid'
/ There were more killed than We will over
know about"
| Tho statements of Supcrintendcnt Al.
water M 10 tho number Of mon sbot down
ara urh.,d h, An. ,,,l;,;om mer ana doru.
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''' many "'e" uec'H''"s '"es "au '''"
ne strikers carrying away men VINO were
e'"er aead OF wouhded' Iho injured
'"en WHOSE "a'hes arc gwen "erc oro"gn'
10 the city py the police ana placed In tho
hospital. Tho report OF tho fight occa.
stoned great excitement at army head.
ouor,.rs .rd tho ro,,.., ~ poI;co In.
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A""' .'". s0'S"' ."''P"s o'
regulars anu ua'iihR gun oe sent I'D tue
| scene added to tho feeling. Tho men he.
came quiet at evening, however. and the
| regulars and artillery were held at the
depot all night.
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1 HonerlI MICS n0u n lone conference
with Mayor Hopkins this evening. after
which the mayor said: "General Miles
/ informed ma he had inst been In confer.
opco with tbo nresi,lcnt ovcr ,bc tcle.
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pso'ect o"0 sosc.h"o"' o"'u'"Rs !" s"''
cago; 10 protect tue suo''reasury, the post
oiiice and other government edifices and
| to see to the enforcement of the inter.
state commerce law. He said he would
mot charge upon tho mobs or rioters nm,
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| A'S "'a~es so'. VI """S VI "e''o" w.
tween tho state and government troops"
ALETTER TO CLEVELAND.
| Thu follovino latter was seut hv tc,c.
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| Deos a"o ooSc'S'9"' VI s"0 A' "' VI ""u
n. OF Ii I
| t"i'Au"' '"N
To The Hon. Grorer Gierftdnd, Washington,
DC.
DEAR SIR-Throngh long period OF depres.
| sion, enforced idleness and low wages. result.
Ing In widespread poverty and. In many eases.
actual starvation, the working people have
been patient, patriotic and law abiding. and not
until the iron hold OF corporate tyranny was ap-
| piled and the intention to sublugate the work.
l In Ia IN wll af tha