The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-21
TIE LOCAL SITUATION.
Freight and Passenger Trains Are n
RuuulnV IN An DlfaAtfan.

Freight and Passenger Trains Are Nov
Running In All DireStionL w
The local railroad ntua tion yesterday
showed that the efforts Of the officials i,
opening the blockade were bearing fruit.
Early in the morning q freight train arr
rived from the east with six cars Of perish
able freight for Helena, and nine Other
cars for points farther west. Later In the
day q tram comp osed OF fifteen cars loaded
with cattle arrived from the west, pnd with
only slight delay 10 was sent on east. The
engineers and conductors on both thsss
freight trains we're old employees OF ths
company. The Elkhorn train that wenk
out Thursday did not return the sans day.
owing 10 the fact that the crew had lot of
work 20 do. and IL was iate when they az
rived al Elkhorn. due to the smount ot
weeds that had ovsrRrown the track. II
returned yesterday morning however. and
brought down sixteen cars OF ore for ths
East Helena smelter. In the afternoon .
freight tain was sent out 10 Rimini.
Another freight from the east WAS expeolsd
In last night and one from tho west, In adj
dition 10 a cattle tain. The train 10 Marys.
VILE was sent out returning at noon.
10th the express trains came In sll light.
No. being four hours late and No. 2 afrlv-
ina abous $50 y. IN. There were q lot ~
applications hisd yesterday by former eu-
ployes. As soon As Agent Stewart gets the
yards cleaned up he will begin receiving
freight for local points. There was ono
switching crew o., work all day yesterday.
During the past few days there have been
q couple OF exhibitions OF the ill-feslinu
that exists between ths striking employee
and the new men. aud also thoso who are
anxious that the A. X. u. should doclars
the strike oil. A couple Of dAya ago one %
the employees bad an Argument with Mr..
DotJ, merchant a. the depot as 20 the
poaitlon OF abe mon, and a. a result tho
abroad man, whose name is BaeT, AZ
saullsd the merchant Friends OF BaeF
say that Doiy struck the nfst blow, while
Doty'a friends say the assault Was al unr
provoked one. Yesterday aitst noon SONS
OF The strikers or their sympAthiEer ns-
saultsd a new man named ,Denny al she
depot lie was pretty we'll beaten up. and
after he got away from his aInnilants hs
told them that he would still keep on work.
ing. Marshal Davis has agreed 20 send
two men down 90 the depot 10 prevent
reonrrepos OF auoh scenes.
Yesterday there were three moro COM
mitments to the Lewis and Clarke county
iail OF men charged with intimidAtlna new
employees Of the Northern Pacific. One
was George Berg. OF Marysyills, Who was
an operator there before the airike. lie
was released In the afternoon on $500 bail. I
The train from MissoulA last evening
brought In two mote, J. II. CLARK aud j..
N. Macsltath. Marshal McDGmott has
decided 10 proceed against those keepers OF
public eating places who refuse 10 serve
deputies. uoder the law keepers OF public
houses are compelled TO serve any one who
behaves himself and pfofiors tho price for
accommodations. A. some places hotel
ksepeFA refuse 10 feed deputies and these
will be attended 10. The marshal has Also
gol on tho track OF men who have been en-
g0ged In criminal act. such ne burning Aad
0ynaniting bridgea eome important az.
Tsstea along this line may be looked for in
dag or two.
Members of the local lodge OF The Amsti-
can Railway union held a meeting laat
night IL was stated after sue meeting
that no action was taken looking 10 deolaF-
inR ths strike OF hero, Members Of the
local committee had dispatch from Halle
early In The aite noon saying the local
union thsrs was alill nrm. ihoy received
no dispatches later telliug that tha strike
had been declared OF Al Dutts At 5ilb y. M.
Tho car SspaiFsrs reported for duT yss-
te,dAy.