The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
HEARING is CONCLUDED
All the Testimony in the Chinese
Boycott Case In.
A FOR SUBMISSION
The Trial Has Taken Up Thirty-Six Days
and Over a Hundred Witnesses
Have Been Examined-Four Big
Volumes OF Testimony.

The Chinese boycott injunction hear
ing was concluded yesterday, and in a
short time tie testimony will be ready
to submit 10 the United States court.
upon which a decision on the injunction
will be made. The hearing has taken
i'm all SO days. 81 for the ~complainants
and five for the defendants. and over
100 witnesses were examined. their tes-
timony filing four big volumes.
Dan Mcdonald. president of the sill
YER Bow Trades and Labor assembly.
was put on The stand yesterday morn
ing TO contradict the testimony of
w. f. r. Mcdonald, the witness who
testified on Wednesday to the effect
that the assembly and its president had
repeatedly violated the injunction dur
ing the past six or nine months. Preei-
dent Mcdonald said that at the first
meeting following the Issuance of the
Injunction :be matter was brought up
and discussed. and il was decided 10
obey the courts order strictly, so far
as the Chinese were concerned. Since
then the Chinese question has not been
brought mp In the meetings. The wit
ness denied that any grievances had
ever been presented since that time
against persons employing Chinese, OF
that he, as president. had appointed
sons or that any committees made re-
ports on such matters. No action
whatever has been taken I'm reference
to the Chin ase. Mr.. Mcdonald said the
regular standing arbitration and boy
colt committees had been appointed.
but NJ Chinese matters had been re-
ferred to ,hem since the issuance of
the injunction. In other words, w. Il.
II. Mcdonald didn't know what he was
talking about when he said the Chinese
boycott was still being carried on by
the assembly.
NJ. w. stills. secretary OF the Silver
Bow Trades N Labor assembly since
last January. also testified that no ac-
ton whatever had been taken relative
to the boycott of the Chinese since his
connection with the assembly. and that
any statements to the contrary were
not facts. Mr.. Stills said that in regard
to the boycott generally, he had no
knowledge except from hearsay, as he
was not a resident of Butte at the time
IL was inaugurated and i'm force.
well l guess the defense will close
Its case at this time" said Mr.. Wines
at the conclusion Of Mr.. Sills' testi-
mony.
rs there any rebuttal?' asked Ex.
aminer Blake
we have nothing further to offer, o
replied Mr.. Brooks
The examiner was about 10 close tn,
whole case. when II was suggested thai
A. A. Sand3hl and r.. f.. Taylor, tive
of the defendants and clients of AttoT.
ney George Clark. who had not beer
present at the examlnsti ton. NIGH
want to be heard before the case wa,
finally closed. and ar adjournment wai
taken until ? o'clock. but at that houi
the two defendants were still missing
After waiting some time the examiner
closed the case without them. 1t is no
likely that the case will be brought
before the court until September.
Closing out sale Of belts and wais
sets at one-half the regular price a
Towle g. Winterhalter, jewelers., 2s Yves
Park street, Butte.