The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-26
MINERS LOOKING
AFTER CLANCY
Butte Judge Is Not Allowed to
Go Hunting.
ARMED MEN AROUND DEPOT
EFFORT TO MEDIATE IN THE
COPPER WAR.

/ d UTE, Mont. oct. 25-The most
4 ID important development i'm the cop
FER situation today was the fact
I that Judge William Clancy decided TO
/ forego his intention of shooting elk
/ while thousands Of idle miners are
( looking TO him for whatever relief is
I possible. Judge Clancy today stated
/ that he would not leave the city and
I VIII do an he can to expedite the ap-
/ peal from his decision to the supreme
} court.
! A local committee Of the miners un-
I Ion waited upon the judge this after
/ noon and had long consultation with
3 him on the subject of postpOning his
hunting trip. The judge had already
/ informed Mayor Mullins that he had
/ decided TO give up the trip. The fact
/ that a number of armed men were
I around the depot last night when it
was reported the judge intended leav-
ing the city caused the mayor go take
( extra precautions looking 20 the per-
sonal protection of Judge Clancy.
Both Judges Guarded.
Every corner Of the city is being
/ guarded and number Of special po-
iceman have already been impressed
into service. All Saturday night four
policemen guarded the home Of Judge
{ Clancy and two the home OF Judge
.
that he would employ 500 special police
men If he found the situation warrant
ed it. While there nave been no uuu-
sual demonstrations the mayor says he
VIII take every precautiOn to prevent
anything that might incite riot or dis
order.
Smoke is still issuing from the Colo
RADIO and Washoe shelters. but IL IS
stated that fires would probably be
Withdrawn in both plants tonight or
tomorrow. The engineers and pumpmen
are still being employed in keeping the
mines drained of water.
Street Throngs
The city tonight. though thronged
with idle crowds is quiet. the an
|nCUncement Of Judge CIancy-s abandon
ment OF the hunting trip apparently
having exercised a soothing influence.
Indignation is still rife over the de-
parture from the city Of John McGiu-
Miss
Late last night an efigy of Judge
Clancy. was discovered hanging i'm one
of the principal streets of Great Falls.
where the big eIcctroIytic shelters OF
the Boston & Montana company are To-
tcated- The perpetratorS of tho deed
are unknown to the police.
Useless Effort
Last evening kilograms were sent
from Great Falls to Senator w A.
Clark in this city. Governor j. K-sToola
at Helena and Representative Joseph
Dixon AT Washington and J. J.. Hill.
president of the Great Northern asking
each Of them if they would act with
the other gentlemen named I'm an effort
to mediate between the warning copper
Interests with a view to keeping open
the mines and shelters Of the Amalga-
mated company. The kilograms were
Inc outcome of the consultations Of the
Business Mems association of Great
Falls and are as follows.
Senator w A. Clark. Butte-WouId
you act as a member Of mediation COM
mittee between warning copper COM
panies Of this state. other members to
be Senator Gibson. Governor Toole.
! Congressman Dixon and presidents Hill.
Of the Great Northern company. i'm an
eDdeavOr to open mines and smelters of
the Amalgamated company in Mon
tana ?'
Before taking any steps in the mat
- ter. Senator Gibson was consulted He
approved the plan and said he would
Z be only TOO happy to do anything that
{ he could in the matter.
Senator Clark Heard From.
Late last night Senator Clark was
E heard from by the following telegram:
(. Butte. Oct 24-Herbert Strain.
"a
Z ] citation. Great Falls Will be glad tc
e act with the gentlemen named and see
p CSignsd) wv. A. CLARK"
The thought OF the citizens who IN.
= itiated this plan was that this commit
4 tee could act between The parties T.
b. the copper war and the courts iu any
! way that they might think best rs
J. soon as they could consult with each
d other.
s From President J. j. Hill Of the Great
e Northern the following message was
received tonight.
st Paul. Mimi. Oct 25.-To Her.
2 bert Strain President Business Mem
Z Association. Great Falls Message re
CeivCd- Would be very much please
! to assist but there must be some ln.
dicatiou of willingness on the part O
the disputants or efforts i'm the direc-
= ton proposed viii accomplish nothing.
tSigned) JAMES j. HILL
e est Paul Mimi. oct. 25.-United
States Senator Paris Gibson. Great
I Falls. Message received. Have re-
/ ceived message from Herbert Strain
and can only add that IF j can be or
: any assistance 1 shall be only too glad
: to do everything III my power 20 re-
lieve situation.
g (signed) JAMES J. HILL"
y A telegram was also received from
ID Governor - "a Il OOle- sl-llL A-ll- MS 4Ll-
r. tention Of joining i'm efforts to effect
= peace between warning copper inter
y ests.
Heinze Statement.
= F. Augustus Heinze i'm a statement 70
the public today says that the offer OF
the Butte miners union of $500 "a share
- for the MacGinuiss stock i'm the Is. a. IT.
j. company is just half of what Mr.. Mac
= Ginniss was offered for his stock about
& G. wear ago. Mr.. HeinZe's statement
4 has caused mild sensation. as tha
: best price that Boston x Montana can
command at the present time. accord
ing to indisputable authority, is SIPS.
A report received Ia this city tonight
says that John MacGinniss has been
= seen I'm Salt Lake.
? Tonight a meeting of the executive
committee of the Butte miners union
I, is being held behind closed doors.
3 All Unions Interested.
s. The officials Of the miners union refuse