The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-04
The COrOn9F'S Jury'S YsrdiCt PleaSes
HIM YJFy Much.
WON'T TAKE A JOB AS CAR
But Upon Urgent Request He VIII
Take a Trip through the East
and Hobnob With the
ColdbugS.

ruined by the late explosion which &C.
| cured only n few hundred yards away.
| The congregation has ever since been
| without a place of worship but the COM
mittee seems TO have reached the con-
clusion that II is not its province to fur
| nish spiritual food to the distressed, and
| considers that II is doing lis whole duty
| in looking after the material wants OF the
sufferers.
A small portion of the Rounder con-
gregation met ut Caplice hall this even
ing, Rev. Jerry Rounder in the chair. The
meeting was called for the purpose of con-
sidcring ways and means by which the
tabernacle could be repaired and the
usual Sunday evening services resumed.
The reverend gentleman read COM
munication he had received from c. +.
| Williamson, a member of the congrega-
| ton, inquirIng, "Why are Scandinavians
not employed at the Anaconda mines
since election 2"
| Mr.. Rounder stated that the rumor that
| he had assumed the management OF the
| Anaconda mines is premature. lie had
been considering the matter for some
| time, but although the stockholders of the
| company had on several occasions got
down on their knees and implored him
| with tears in their eyes to accept the
| position, he had not as yet consented and
| did not think he would. lie could not
conceive of anything moro dastardly and
| tyrannical than for one man to have in
his sole grasping employ 1000 of 5000
men and pay them SO 50 per day. a man
who would do that must he a car of the
most Infamous type. IL he wasn't car
| why does he persist in employing great
numbers of men and upholding big wages
when other companies favor reducing
| them? Mr.. Rounder SAID he would rather
be a humble clergyman, even though I'M
| orthodox. at an average Sunday evening
| salary of GO cents, 3 beer checks and a
| poker chip than to be responsible for the
| employment of all these men at wages
| that are tyrannical-to some of the other
| mining companies.
| Regarding the communication the cler-
/ gyman said that not having as yet ac-
copied the management of the mines in
question, he couldn't say. He would refer
| the matter to the Scandinavian Inde-
pendent club.
| Another communication was received
of an anonymous character inquiring
| whether or not 1t was good taste for a man
to get married exactly one week from the
day his brother, killed in tho eXplos sion,
was buried, and how much assistance
|
lief committee. Mr.. Rounder SAID in re-
gard TO this communication that he knew
nothing of the circumstances and would
| refer this matter TO the relief committee
with power to act.
| Messrs. Plncus, Knowlton and Conlon,
from the committee on relief for the
| Rounder tabernac lie, stated that they had
not been able to secure any funds for the
repairing of the tabernacle except 90 cents
from Joe Klaifki, and that 90 cents had
been used for expenses on the way to SER
vice that evening. The committee was
| discharged with thanks.
Mr.. Rounder said he felt more than
| pleased that the inquest which had been
concluded during the past week had not
found the Rounder tabernacle explosive.
| After the failure of some of the witnesses
to establish the eXplosiveness of wheel
barrows, tallow candles and hose carts,
he had then felt some apprehension lest
the tabernacle should be found to DO eN-
plosive and responsible for the disaster.
The verdict, however, he considered a
complete eXonoration of the Rounder
tabernacle and a worthy testimonial of
its non-explosve character.
"And right here" continued Mr.
Rounder, II wish, as one humble citizen
1
the manliness and integrity of the coro-
ner's jury. l am not Offering any opinion
as TO the justice of the verdict, for that is
something of which the jurymen were
far better able to judge than was /. But
the verdict showed, at any rate, that the
Jury was not influenced IN the slightest
degree by the wealthy station or standing
of those w'o might DO affected
by their decision. They did not
have to mind personal friend
ships OF high standing, but considered
only justice TO tho victims. When a coro-
ner's jury can he found that can render a
verdict without fear or favor, there is
hope that some time in Silver Bow county
a man who commits murder may be hung
for it. There is hope that justice may be
restored eventually to the head of affairs
in this county. The jury could not be
called an A. p. A. jury or a Catholic jury,
a republican jury or a democratic jury. 1t
was jury of citizens, and the verdict
was OF character winch tends TO restore
confidence in the ability of the American
people TO govern them selves and to do
justice one to another, irrespective of
wealth or poverty, station or creed"
The matter of recognizing the Rounder
congregation and repairing the tabernacle
was next considered IN committee of the
whole. Mr.. Rbunder said IL had always
been his ambition to preach in a church
with a steeple on IT, and If the tabern acle
was to be repaired he wanted a steeple
put on the church. Ii was the general
opinion of those present that it would not
be best to solicit subscriptions in town
Just now. IL had been cur
rently reported that there were a
good many religious people among
the goldbugs of the East AMI It was con-
cluded. after some debate, 10 send a COM
mlttee east for funds to build new
tabernacle IN Butte, or repair the old one
| il not enou Eh can be raised for a brand
new church. Rev. Mr.. Rpundcr was APP
pointed a committee TO investigate the
state of religion in the country at large
aud raise funds for Now tabernacle
Mr.. Rounlcr said he would gladly make
/ the tr n fr,yIdcl he could get pcrmi~-