Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-30
Second Clash Between the Militia and
Strikers in Which Several are
Injured at Lansford.
BUSY Day for the Troops and Sol
diers Compelled to Use Bayo-
nets to Disperse the Mob.
Commander of the Militia Will Ap.
peal to Military to Put the Town
Under Martial Law.


at Lansford Captain w. H. Helm Of
Company K, Twelfth regiment, was
slightly injured A half dozen strikers
were bayonetted by the soldiers as a
result Of the fracas. Major Gearhart,,
in command of the troops here, states
that he will appeal to the military .au
thorities to put the town of Lansford
under martial law. e
From daybreak the troops were ac-
tive in .quelling disturbances and pro-
tecting nonunion men while on their
way to work. AS has been the case
for the past few days the troops were
jeered wherever they went. The Of
ficers repeatedly admonished the
crowds not to insult or modest the sol
diers, but their words had but little
effect.
At first Companies X and F were
placed in two trolley cars. " One Of the
cars was run in front Of the car which
carried the nonunion men to work and
the other in the. rear. While passing
through Coaldale and Lansford the sol
diers were hooted.
s At Summit Hill about double the
usual number Of men ayailed them
selves of the. protection of the soldiers
and went to work. The pickets Of the
strikers made efforts to stop them. but
the warnings of the soldiers held them
at bay. When the Workmen had been
loaded onto the cars the return trip
through the valley commenced The
word that more men than usual were
reporting for work spread through the
lower part of the valley and in a short
time the streets were s@/, !
+ Almost Blocked With People.
When the corner of Center and East
Bersch streets was reached the cars
stopped to allow several nonunion men
to get off. AS the men stepped down
the mob made a rush for5them. A half
dozen soldiers sprang off the car and
with leveled guns forced the strikers
back and made a passageway for the
nonunion men.
When the soldiers returned after es-
cOrting theil charges to a place of
safety the mob commenced to close in
around the cars. The strikers were in
an ugly mood and when ordered to dis
perse merely yelled louder and pressed
closer. As Captain Helm of Company
K was about TO jump from the car he
was seized around the legs and thrown
to the ground. A half dozen privates
who followed him We're roughly han.
died. One of the men had portion Of
his shirt torn off, and, according to the
enlisted men and the officers, a number
of blows were struck. Major Gearhart,
who was in command of the two com
panies, then ordered his men to dis
embark.
With dubbed guns and fixed bayo-
nets the soldiers forced the crowd
back. Many of the strikers stood their
ground and would not move until the
soldiers jabbed them with their bay
onets. Some of the strikers, fearing
that the troops would fire, rushed into
the opera house on the corner and for
a time a wild scene Of confusion
.reigned. In about five minutes the
crowd had been pushed back to the
curb line. In the melee several Of the
strikers were knocked down, while 9TH
ers suffered slight bayonet wounds.
Captain Helm was severely bruised by
his fall. s u .l5 5s1