The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-25

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Il do not know"
What Chinese had failed to pay his
l~icense?"
II don't know"
so you know they were entitled to
conduct their business without inter-
ference by you. but you started out to
raise some money to pay for interfering
with their business?"
Il don't know that II was to interfere
with their business or not"
You know what you did II for" sug-
gested Mr.. Wines again.
Yes, sir"
Between o and l." said Colonel
Sanders. turning to Mr.. Wines. isn't
IL a little impudent to prompt the wit
ness like that, a little against the
rules?"
"Oh. I don't know that 1t is against
n rules" replied Mr.. Wines.
What If a boycott?' asked Colonel
Sanders OF the witness.
IT ont know: / can't explain It,"
When o use the term what do you
mean by it,"
Il don know that ! ever used it,"
You have lived in Butte six or seven
years and never used it?"
II might sometimes in conversations"
What did you mean by IL when you
used IL sometimes i'm conversational"
Il suppose IL means quit trading with
any one when you van to-"
Does 1t mean to require other persons
to quit trading with him also?"
Not necessarily"
Dan Mcdonald, president of the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor assembly.
was recalled and questioned about the
missing record book of the assembly.
From any information that has come
to you have you any knowledge or sus-
picion who took the book" asked
Colonel Sanders.
only that some party reported that
il the book is lost Colonel Sander a
1t. and we were thinking of starting
proceedings against him to get it back"
Il suppose there was some hilarity
over a matter Of that kind?"
Not very much. We thought the
colonel seemed to be more interested In
that book h any one else"
Mr.. Mcdonald said he believed the
book was gone, but he had no reason
to suspect who took 1t. and no particular
effort had been made to recover II.
H.. L. Heath, recording secretary OF
the defunct association of Hotel and
Restaurant Keepers was recalled and
| questioned about the record book of the
association. He said IL has been over a
year since he last saw IL. n when he
looked for 1t. in response to a subpoena.
he could not find IT.. He said he did not
have sufficient time to search for the
book n he was excused until this
morning and was instructed to look
for IL.
Mary A. Lyons was called as a wit
ness and testified that she had lived In
Butte 13 years and during the boycott
period kept a boarding house at No. 8
South Montana street and another at
112 West Granite. She said she knew
of boycott committees Of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor assembly and Clerks
assembly, as some of its members board
| ad with har They throatannS RI hoy
colt her If she patronfzed Chinese.
who were 'they?'" asked Colonel
Sanders.
Charles Lane, Frank Reber, Henry
Davis and II Gels"
The witness said a Park street dry
goods house had been boycotted because
some of the employees boarded at ner
house and she gave their washing to a
Chinaman. The boycott continued from
1891 TO 1894.
who was active in the boycott?"
asked the colonel.
Charles Lane and Frank Reber.'
who were they?"
Charles Lane represented the Trades
and Labor assembly and Reber the
Clerks assembly"
How long did Charles Lane board
with you?"
For years"
When did he settle up and quit?'
ne ntNtE ulu StltIt UP anu Ut Hull
when j made him quit"
II paid you, did he not?"
No, he did not. If I had a China
man boarding with me i think he would
have paid me. / have now a suit in the
district against Lane for 81 400 or
81, 500 for what he owes me-"
Did Reber settle up?"
II have also got a suit against him."
Miss Lyons said the boycott commit
tees used to meet in Mr.. Lanes room.
There were about six men. including
Peter Breen. She heard Lane and Reber
and Breen say they would run all the
Chinese out of town and woul not quit
till they had.
NJ. Il. Moltz. a member Of the Clerks
assembly. testified and told about the
boycott committee of that union and
about the walking delegates. He said
the duty Of the committee was to see
people who employed Chinese and every
member Of the assembly was also expect
ed TO look out for such persons. A copy
of the printed bylaws of the assembly
was introduced in evidence. The at
tention of the witness was called to a
clause which imposed a fine OF IS on
every member for ~patronizing a Chinese
or japanese.
DO you know OF any imposition OF
that fine on any membe of the Assem-.
bly?"
Yes, ! think Fenner. the president
was fined at one time and Fred Bacor
also"
DO you know NJ. r. Geiger and
George b. Walters?"
Yes. sir"
Were they brethren in this assem-
bly?"
Yes, SIR"
The witness said Walters once called
on him at the store and notified him Il
quit boarding at Mrs. Noyes' place.
"Wha reason did he give for wanting
you to- quit, because the food was un'
healthy?"
mo. because she had a Chinese cook
What did you reply to him."
We'll. I quit"
Il will ask you as to the power o.
the Clerks assembly to enforce such {
demand or any Of its demands?"
We'll. you had to comply or get on
Of town"
Moltz was questioned as to his knowl
edya ~ a hoyCoft an the Palace regtatl