The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-03
THREATS OF MINERS
A Serious Rebellion Nipped in Its In
cipiency at HOrr.
Mr.. STRONG OUTWlTS THEM
Without Giving Reasons, a Crowd
Visits His House and Orders the
Superintendent to Leave-A
Posse Arrives in Time.
Special Dispatch tc he Standard.

Special Dispatch tc he Standard.
Livingston, March AT a late hour
last night word was received from
Horn asking Sheriff Young to gather
posse and proceed with all possible
haste to the lake two miles from Horn,
where the coal is mined. Sheriff Young
gathered a posse of 10 men, including
the war correspondent of the Standard,
and left on a special train for the
scene. At Mulhvrin a stop was made,
and the party toiled on foot up a mar
row, tortuous gorge for a distance of
four miles and arrived at Superinten-
dent Strong's cabin at o'clock this
morning. Here the cause of the trou-
bic was first learned. At o'clock D.
m. Sunday afternoon a gang of IS to
100 Austrian and Hungarian miners
called upon the superintendent and in
formed him that he must leave the
camp within four hours. They refused
to give any reason for their summary
demand. The superintendent informed
them that If they had any grievance
he stood ready at any time to correst
them as far as lay in his power and
advised them to consult together and
come back at the end of four hours.
They then withdrew in ominous 81
lence and Mr.. Strong telephoned to
Horr that he was in trouble and asked
that two or three men come to him.
He did not consider it wise to tell the
true state of affairs or ask for a large
body of men, as the miners also had
access to the telephone and might
pounce down upon him before assist
ance could arrive, If they should sus-
pect that he intended to fortify him
self in his cabin.
At o'clock DIR. Allen and another
D1fA
they surmised what the trouble was
and sent a message to Fort Yellow
stone for troops, but finding they could
get no help they wired Sheriff Young
for assistance. When Z o'clock came
the intimidators scaled the mountain,
but were stopped several yards below
the cabin by the presence of four arm
ed men at the door of the cabin. DR..
Allen went out and informed them
that three of their number could come
TO the cabin, but If they all attempted
to come any nearer blood would surely
be spilled. They agreed upon a com
mittee of three, who waited on Strong
and Barry and informed them that
the time for their leaving camp had
been extended until o'clock in
the morning, and in case they did not
go both would be strung up to the
nearest tree. This time the informa-
ton was vouchsafed that the weight
was overlooking the cars. Mr.. Strong
again assured them that he would rec
tify any wrongs done them, but he was
not prepared to evacuate. The miners
answered this by firing a volley of
shots and threatening certain death IL
they were not gone in the morning.
but when the posse arrived they got
wind of ii, and not one of them APP
peared to make good their threat.
Two months ago the present superin-
tendent, who appears to be a fair
minded, very determined man, succeed
ed ]. III. Conrad. Mr.. Strong claims
that that gentleman never accepted
the change with good grace and that
he once intruded upon affairs which
had passed to the control of Strong
who lately informed Conrad that he
must cease such action or leave the
camp. Warrants were sworn out at
Horn before Justice Culver for the os-
tensible ringleaders, Anton Weber
Charles Walters William Jones, Joe
Martin, John and Anton Skeebits They
are charged with assault with intent
to do great bodily harm and threaten
ing the lives of J. +. Strong and ]. l..
Barry and with drawn revolvers as
sorting that unless the said Strong ard
Barry did not leave the lake camp of
Horn they would lynch them and also
endeavor to induce others to assist in
the lynching. The posse is making the
arrests.