The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-22
Several Hundred Men Wearing
Uncle Sans Blue Uniform
Reach That City
Was Not the Slightest Sign OF
Any Trouble ia the Big
Camp.
Men TryihE 10 Get Their Jobs Back
Declared on at Misssula- situation
In Helena.

Special 10 1hs Independsnt.
BuITE July M.-Ops thousand troops Of
tho regular army are oamped here tonight. /
and those Of them who have bosa around \
town state that they were never eampsd In
. more psaosable spot. IN
ThsiT snlrsnos into Butte was attended 4
By 40 sIeitemspt whatever. The str ksfs
have kept away from tho depots and seem
mainly tptious 10 get thsi, Jobs bsst. for
shs strike ls conceded 10 10 broken as foe
az Butte 4, concerned. There has not been
a eoodsz,d G owd anyvheTe IN Town Z.
day. A Great Northern train this mornins
b onght Ia the soldiers from Fort Assinn-
boine. who left their quarters early in the
week and spent several dave in Helena.
The train lsn Helena at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning AMI reached Butte about nine
o'clock.
The city vas taken by surprise and
scarcely q dozen people wsrs at the depot.
The train consisted OF seven coaches eon-
taiuin, the soldiers. three hoK cas- " ~.
tho camp equipaRs and tvo stock cars with
the horses Of the officers. There we're eight
oom panies seven OF them belonging 10 iht
AWtnttttn uun bhN W Wv AWeut1
hfst regiment. Col. W. l. Penr0 Z
10 commanding and Capt. Gso'ee II
Hoyt is quartermastsr. The vsis Is
men In the troop. They remained on the
train until lii30 o'clock. when they aluhtsd
and marched 10 tho Athletic aroundsl
Tents were pitched during the sfssrnoou
and the usually deserted ball park became
a scene Of great animation.
During Tho afternoon tbs troops from
Omaha over the Union Pncifo arrived,
There arc 557 men and thirty Office o.,
They came in by three trains. which moved
slowly 10 bswsrs OF Dynamite They
camped on the hat back of the Montana
Union depot. There was small crowd AZ
the depot on their arrival. but In tvink-
ling lines had been formed. The entire
vicinity OF the Moniaus Union depot wst
cleared and guards stationed.
Superintendent Currier. OF the a'sat
Northern, arrived with the train over that
line. and Superintendent Calvin. OF ths
Union Pacific arrived on the first train oyss
that line. Superintendent Finn. OF ths
Northern Pacific. arrived yesterday. "A.
Arrangements were Immediately made 70
take out Union Pacific train. Word va
sent 10 ths hotels and railroad odicss thst
a train would leave At once and largo
number Of passengers who have been wait,
ing for weeks 10 Ret south went 10 thS
depot and were admitted within th&
lines and TO the train. The train lsfb
about sir O'Clock. Company A. OF ths
Twentieth regiment. Fort Assinniboine. ss-
eompanied the train. The Omaha troopp
remained in Butte. A regular northsrn
train will be run over tho short line to-
morrow. II will arrive in Butte about nins
O'Clock In the morning. and will 90 on "a
Garrison. AZ the strike IL of on the North 4
srn Pacific no trouble 10 apprehsnded.
Ihe Montana Union strike 10 siill on.
bu, some Of the men have reported for
work. Superintendent Barns. OF that
road. has issued a circular Offering 20 take
back ali employees OF sha, road who rero \
by Tuesday noon. except those who have
used violent or threatening isnruaRe. The
line will probably bs open Monday.
Special to Tho Independent
MIssoULA, July 2l.-H. l.. shapafd, ehAir-
man of the at ikert' committee OF the local
A. Il. L., this afternoon officially declared
the striks of ~ far 90 Missoals 10 con-
eerued. Trains are running regularly
and everything about the railroad yards
and shops 10 apparently working smoothly |.
excspt that thsfs are many new faced
among ,hs workers. and few soldiers are
s,iil pa,ro.line around the railroad props
erty. II Is thought that In q short time
passenger trains viii commence running
all night.