The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-28
MONTANA
|DYNAMIIERS WARN
Northern Pacific Road and City Of
Helena Threatened in Anony-
nous Letters.
$50, 600 Asked as Price of Immunity
from Further 0utrages by
the Gang.

Special to The Journal.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 2s;,-Under pain of having
houses dynamited, $4,000 has been demanded
from Northern Pacific railway officials by a gang
OF outlaws. The letters at first demanded $4,000,
an attempt to dynamite a bridge across the
Yellowstone river at Livingston.
These letters were mailed to the headquarters
Of the company in st. Paul, from Helena and
Butte, and the company, seing fit to ignore
them has suffered no less than six attempts by
dynamiters who do not hesitate to attack even
been made the target for these threats because
It's officials will not release from custody two
men against whom strong case has been de-.
veloped connecting them with the first dynamite
outrage
Both the railroad company and the city, how
ever have pitted shotguns and rifles against
dynamite, with the results that small army
of heavily-equipped detectives and civil officers
will give battle the moment the gang is en-
Chief of Police Warned.
About two weeks ago two men were arrested
by the Helena police on the charge of having
perpetrated the first dynamite outrage on the
dence Is gradually being woven about them
until the police believe they have strong case.
Not only were dynamite fuse and caps found In
their possession but they have been identified as
having been seen in both Livingston and Boze-
man just prior to the explosions in these places
They have made one or two desperate efforts to
Il
of the key to the main door was found.
The climax came yesterday, however, when 1t
was learned that Chief of Police Travis had
been served with an ultimatum that II these two
suspects were not liberated, the city Jail, which
Is portion Of the city hall, would be dynamited
and all the occupants killed.
The limit given the police was until to-day
and as there has been no new explosion, ethe
officials believe that the dynamiters have aban-
doned the project, at lest temporarily. The
building, and especially the Jail department, is
closely watched.
! Whether this letter was from the same per-
sons who Issued the ultimatums to the Northern
Pac1hc cannot be learned, the originals of the
latter have never been kept in the general
Offices at st. Paul and comparisons cannot he
tney came from members OF the gang which Is
terrorizing this section.
Have Until Sunday Next.
From one of the detectives who is engaged on
the case 1t was learned that the ultimatum gives
the Northern Pacific until next Sunday to hand
over the $5oo oO IT not paid by that time, the
company is to be put out of business in this
| state.
Another squad Of heavily armed men left
Helena yesterday and still another will be
started tomorrow. These men are trying to dis
cover the rendezvous of the gang, as well as the
hiding place of al ton dynamite stolen
| from the Hotter Hardware companys magazine
ten days ago and which, it is believed, furnished
| the source of supply for perpetrating the out
RACES. Because of its character and bulk It
could not have been transported any great dis.
lance, but the mountains afford splendid oppor-
tunity for its secretion. -