The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-19


containing the names of all those who
were boycotted for employing Chinese
help. The Beaver block was among
the number. The cards were distribut
ed about the city and had the name
of the Cooks and Walters union to IT"
The witness said he had understood
that the only parts of the building
that were boycotted were the offices
and lodging rooms. as that was the
only place where Chinese were en-
ployed He did not know that the Sill
yer Bow National bank had also been
bovcotted.
NJ. w. Sills. who said he was a news
paper men and recording secretary of
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor as
sembly then took the stand Colonel
Sanders asked him concerning the lost
record book of the assembly containing
the accounts of the assembly pro-
ceedings for December. 1896, and jan
uary, February and March. 1897, but
he was not secretary at the time and
knew nothing about them.
What newspaper are you WITH
asked Judge Baker.
Il am editor of the Bystander."
Mr.. Stills had been subpoenaed to
produce the records of the assembly
but he said he had been served with
the subpoena only a few minutes be-
fore, and had not time to get the books
He also pleaded that he was very SICK,
and had just come from his bed. HIS
appearance indicated that he was i'll,
and he was excused for the DAY.
William r. Martin, secondhand
dealer. and one of the defendants in
the injunction suit was the next wit
ness called Before going into the sec
ond- hand business, and during the
height of the boycott. he conducted a
restaurant at 81 South Main street.
what labor organization do you be-
long to-"
Il don't belong to any labor organi-
zation.'
What do you know i'm reference to
any attempt being made to prevent
persons from patronizing the Chinese
and their business i'm Butte?'
Il don't know of any such thing"
What do you know about an at
tempt being made to boycott the Chin
ese?"
Il don't know: don't remember
Did either yourself or anyone else
make any attempt, to your own knowl-
edge?"
mo. | don't remember making any
such attempt.
did you see or hear anything that
indicated that such an attempt was be-
ing made?'
mo, | did not: only what ! heard
| about II on the streets"
Did you have any knowledge of
anything else, or hear of any attempt
| to boycott or drive the Chinese out OF
Butte or prevent persons from patron
| izing the Chinese"
Il don't remember anything like that
coming to my knowledge"
Were you in town during the last
three months of 1896 and the first three
months of 1872
| Yes"
And you are ignorant of all such
things?"
Yes, | am ignorant at present OF
any attempt to boycott"
II suppose you would be surprised tc
| learn that there was such an attempt
asked Colonel Sanders. but Mr.. Wines
objected to the remark and the colonel
withdrew it.
The witness was asked as to what he
knew about boycott notices and dodg-
ers distributed about the city.
II was called up here rather sud
denly" he replied, and 1 don't remem-
Der much of anything"
do you think you would remembel
any more If you had not been called
so suddenly?"
Il don't know if | would or not"
Were you not appointed "A member
of a committee whose duty it was t.
boycott the Chinese. and did You no
act on such committee?'
Not in reference to the Chinese tina
| can remember"
"Who was with you on that commit
tee?"
- don't remember"
Were you not advised that you wer
one of "A committee to confer with othe
committees or persons about the boy
cott?'
Il don't remember being advised b.
anyone in reference to the Chinese"
did you not act with Harry Nor
gan and others on such committee?
II don't remember of any committe
of that kind"
"'vhat other committee did you &C
on?"
Il can't remember that acted o
any committee. l was not long in tn
association"
You were in there long enough I
get Office"
IF was appointed l don't know;
can't remember
Martin was asked about the meet
ings held in Bakers restaurant by de-
egates from the different labor organ
izations He said he had attended on
| meeting, but that IL was only an IN
formal affair."
That lis. Ii was not opened wit
PRAYER" suggested Colonel Sanders.
Did you attend such meeting"
we congregated there" said III
witness. Fin reference to getting wor
for some unemployed women.
Who was there besides yourself?"
II can't tell don't remember"
What was said by any one?"
Il can't say-I couldn't remember
Notwithstanding about unemploy
ed women-I can't recall-I couldn
: tell don't believe any actual wor
was done"
Did you have list of the unen
ployed women"
1T seems to me there was a list, {
far as my recollection goes.
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