Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-12
were TOLD TO
LEAVE TOWN
Two Smelterme1 Escorted Out
of The City
AND WARNEDNOT TOkETURN
At WO0dville the Men Appealed to
the Authorities For Pro-
lection.
AND WARNEDNOT TOkETURN

A scene from the pages of Buttes MS
tory of the year 1892 was ~re-enacted last
night, although with a smaller cast and
less theatrical display. Then a thousand
or more men, members of the Butte
Workingmen's union, marched out to the
| Mountain View spur, then in course of
construction. and escorted several dozen
men to suite and initiated them into the
mysteries of the union.
Last night about 100 men, who are
said to be members of the Smeltermen's
union, met in a room IN the Mantle &
Bielenberg building and organized for
business. About 9 O'Clock they marched
out on the street, formed in tours and
proceeded eastward. An inquisitive re-
porter sought to learn the object of the
men, but was rebuffed at every point.
Not one of the crowd would volunteer
any Information.
At first it was supposed that a 3-7-77
organization had been formed, and that
the members of it were about to under
a the pleasant duty of lynching a
man as a warning to murderers and
others that hereafter Butte would be an
unhealthy climate for them. No rope
was visible in the ranks, however, and
after a time the object of the men was
divulged.
AT the Parrot smelter two men. named
Charles H. Savage and Henry Burch,
were employed. Savage had charge Of
the blast furnaces and Burch is an cleo
trician and operates the electric trolley
car. 1t appears that both men have re-
fused to join the Smeltermen's union.
and the members of the latter organiza-
ton decided to make al. example of them.
TIL crowd proceeded direct to the Parrot
smelter, passed through the gate with
out uttering a word to the frightened
Waterman, and seized the two men. who
were pushed out of the works in as short
a time as possible.
The men were marched out by Meader-
vile and over in the direction of Wood
vile. Just what instructions were given
them could not be learned, as the smell
termen refused to talk and the two men
who were taken out Of the smelter could
not be found today. 1t is supposed, how
ever, that they were told to keep walking
eastward and not to return to Butte.
About midnight a telegram was received
at the Montana Central office from the
agent at Woodville, stating that the two
men We're there and demanded protection
from the authorities of Silver Bow
county. They wanted to return to the
city, but were afraid to do so. No Off
GERS were sent out.
Mr.. r. d. Grant, the general manager
OF the Parrot, said that he had expected
the visit, as he has received several let
tiers from the union in relation to the
men. He did not feel, however. that he
mad any right to compel the men to join
the organization. He supposed that the
two men We're taken to the hall of the
union and initiated, as on a former oc-
casion, and had no idea thai the men
were ordered to leave town. He was at
home in bed at the time Of the visit of
the union men, and when he reached the
smelter the crowd had passed out with
the two victims. The whole affair seems
to have been conducted with neatness
n dispatch.
AS far as can be learned none of the
other smelters in Meaderville were Wis
tied. The union men, it is supposed. re-
turned to the city in small groups.